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IBM Power Ideas Portal


This portal is to open public enhancement requests against IBM Power Systems products, including IBM i. To view all of your ideas submitted to IBM, create and manage groups of Ideas, or create an idea explicitly set to be either visible by all (public) or visible only to you and IBM (private), use the IBM Unified Ideas Portal (https://ideas.ibm.com).


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We invite you to shape the future of IBM, including product roadmaps, by submitting ideas that matter to you the most. Here's how it works:

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Welcome to the IBM Ideas Portal (https://www.ibm.com/ideas) - Use this site to find out additional information and details about the IBM Ideas process and statuses.

IBM Unified Ideas Portal (https://ideas.ibm.com) - Use this site to view all of your ideas, create new ideas for any IBM product, or search for ideas across all of IBM.

ideasibm@us.ibm.com - Use this email to suggest enhancements to the Ideas process or request help from IBM for submitting your Ideas.

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IBM Idea: Simplify SR-IOV VF Deconfiguration for Adapter Replacement

IBM Idea: Simplify SR-IOV VF Deconfiguration for Adapter Replacement Title: Automated or Centralized Deconfiguration of SR-IOV Virtual Functions (VFs) Across LPARs for Adapter Maintenance Description: In environments using SR-IOV with vNICs and re...
10 months ago in PowerVM Submitted

Automate add or update of Certificate instead of manual process in DCM

A new process is being implemented reducing the number of days a certificate will be valid.Apple, Google and others are already implementing this.https://www.digicert.com/blog/tls-certificate-lifetimes-will-officially-reduce-to-47-days In 2 weeks,...
6 months ago in IBM i / Security Submitted

Support SMB 3.1.1 dialect in V7R6M0

Win 11 24H2 PCs can map a network drive to a system using IBM i V7R6M0.
about 1 month ago in IBM i / Other Submitted

PowerVC support for Lpars with SR-IOV untagged VLAN settings

PowerVC should support lpars with SR-IOV adapters and Port VLAN ID 0.As of PowerVC version 2.3.2 it is not possible to manage existing Lpars with that setup as PowerVC interprets the VLAN during discovery as VLAN 0, which is invalid.VLAN 0 in that...
24 days ago in PowerVC Submitted

Create a tool in IBM MCP Server that extracts the definition of a query and exposes it to AI

Add a read-only tool to the IBM i MCP Server that retrieves the definition of an IBM Query for i *QRYDFN object and returns it as structured JSON. The response should include referenced files, joins, selected fields, result fields, selection crite...
about 1 month ago in IBM i / AI with IBM i Submitted

Add AIX and VIOS Error-Log Entries for FPIN Actions

Add persistent AIX and PowerVM VIOS error-log entries when Fabric Performance Impact Notification events cause changes to storage-path or device behavior. FPIN correctly reports fabric conditions such as congestion or link degradation. This enhanc...
about 2 months ago in AIX Submitted

Fix or add a working API to list files in COS

Currently, the Qicc_list_files_in_cloud API in the 5733ICC product (IBM Cloud Storage Solutions for i) is not working, and there is no substitute for a list of files uploaded and/or present in COS. It is extremely important to be able to verify wh...
8 months ago in IBM i / Virtualization and Cloud Submitted

Enhanced HMC Password Policy and User Profile Management Through GUI

The HMC is one of the most security-critical components within an IBM Power environment, yet its password policy and user management capabilities remain limited when compared to modern security requirements. I propose adding enhanced password poli...
3 months ago in Hardware Management Console Submitted

Enable PowerVM Live Partition Mobility (LPM) for DB2 HA clusters using Pacemaker and SBD watchdogs on RHEL9 Power systems

Currently, IBM PowerVM Live Partition Mobility (LPM) fails for RHEL9 DB2 HA clusters that use Pacemaker with SBD (STONITH Block Device), due to the pseries_wdt watchdog driver preventing partition suspend.This limitation directly impacts IBM DB2 H...
11 months ago in PowerVM Submitted

Add support for signed certificate installation for PowerVC Appliance

PowerVC customers need to provide a signed certificate for accessing PowerVC UI, PowerVC Appliance does not provide a feature to import the customer signed certificates This can be manually circumvented by engaging support to PESH to install, howe...
6 months ago in PowerVC Submitted