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AIX command to replace "echo cvai | kdb -script" and "echo vfcs | kdb -script"?

I often use the following commands to help me determine (very quickly) which VIOS my AIX LPAR is "connected to" (in terms of disk). "echo cvai | kdb -script" (For VSCSI) "echo vfcs | kdb -script" (For VFC NPIV) LPM is the main reason why I use thi...
over 5 years ago in AIX 13 Delivered

It is not possible to set SA idle timeout.

It is not possible to set SA idle timeout. There is no way to clear out SA if other peer not responding or gone without tearing down SA.
over 5 years ago in AIX 1 Delivered

When IKE negotiation fails there is no proper audit message

When IKE negotiation fails there is no proper audit message – this results not being able to detect condition and report it correctly.
over 5 years ago in AIX 1 Delivered

AIX does not support IKE fragmentation

AIX does not support IKE fragmentation, resulting in the certificate chain needing to fit into a 1500 byte packet along with other IKE payload. Therefore certificate chains larger than approx. 600 bytes will not be supported (no workaround).
over 5 years ago in AIX 2 Delivered

NAT Traversal Support for IKEv2

IBM AIX does not support NAT Traversal support for IKE V2/Transport Mode. This capability is required to support the LPM environment in french customers.
over 5 years ago in AIX 2 Delivered

AIX IPSEC multiple network interfaces

My customer (a bank) needs to implement IPSec between AIX VMs. However IPSec today only supports one network interface. Support for up to three (today) is requested.
over 5 years ago in AIX 1 Delivered

LDAP Security with gidNumber 0

Hi IBM,The AIX implementation of LDAP allows an LDAP administrator to set a gidNumber of zero to an LDAP group, which overrides the AIX /etc/group file. Therefore, an LDAP user in a group with ID of 0, is given system group privileges on AIX. LDAP...
over 5 years ago in AIX 1 Delivered

Request to set/define SysName in /etc/snmpd.conf

Request to define/set sysName in /etc/snmpd.conf.
over 5 years ago in AIX 2 Delivered

It would be convenient to have LLDP available in AIX in order to identify the switch/port our network adapters are connected

It would be convenient to have LLDP available in AIX in order to identify the switch/port our network adapters are connected in. Following cables from server network port to switch is sometimes very difficult and even impossible in some cases. LLD...
over 5 years ago in AIX 1 Delivered

topasrec data for etherchannel adapter physical ports

topasrec reports data only for etherchannel adapters and not report the data for its physical ports."topas -E" reports data for etherchannel adapter physical ports but cannot be recorded to file (interactive only).
over 5 years ago in AIX 2 Delivered

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