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Hardware Management Console

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Disable DNS from HMC CLI

Currently there is no CLI option to disable DNS and "USE DHCP DNS settings" selections in HMC, that needs to be done via HMC GUI. (see Attachment) However, it would be great to have them done also via HMC CLI
almost 6 years ago in Hardware Management Console 3 Delivered

HMC - Add SRC information to LPAR in Gallery View

Add SRC information to LPAR in Gallery View of the Enhance HMC interface.
over 4 years ago in Hardware Management Console 3 Delivered

HMC - Show correct server image in Gallery view for POWER9 servers

POWER9 9009-41A servers show an image of a Tower Server not Rack Mount, when rack-mount models. POWER7 and POWER8 hardware show images of the correct form factor.
over 4 years ago in Hardware Management Console 3 Delivered

PowerVM Simplified Remote Restart for hosts in "not connected" state

Simplified Remote Restart works only for hosts that are in failed or powered off state. When system is "not connected", I cannot perform Simplified Remote Restart. I'd like to be able to perform it.
about 6 years ago in Hardware Management Console 1 Delivered

Modify USB Media Formatting to allow objects larger than 4GB

Many HMC fixes are now greater than 4GB and so can not be installed on a Physical HMC via USB removal media. This is because the HMC format removal media command uses the FAT32 format which is limited at the 4GB file size. Please modify the USB M...
over 1 year ago in Hardware Management Console 1 Delivered

Allow changing default setting for user properties

Allow the ability to set HMC user properties to a different default setting. Example Instead of changing idle time for each individual user when they are created we should be able to change the default setting from 0 to 60 minutes and not worry ab...
about 6 years ago in Hardware Management Console 1 Delivered

HMC CLI Restore command to compliment the BKCONSDATA

There is no equivalent CLI command to Restore Critical Console Data that would complement the BKCONSDATA command.
over 6 years ago in Hardware Management Console 1 Delivered

HMC to store VIOS backupios backup

Add HMC capability to upload and store VIOS backupios backup file (nim_resources.tar) the VIOS can be restored from
almost 5 years ago in Hardware Management Console 2 Delivered

LDAP Group Support for Power HMC

Enable LDAP Group Mapping on HMC
almost 7 years ago in Hardware Management Console 2 Delivered

Enhancement for diagrmc command for PEP testing

To test communication between HMC before setting up a POWER Enterprise Pool between multiple HMC, the command diagrmc is used from one HMC.The problem is: Only RMC connection is tested nothing about ssh (port 22) by default.But "The ssh session is...
almost 7 years ago in Hardware Management Console 5 Delivered

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