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Hardware Management Console

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    Allow dual HMC to manage each others BMC for updates

    Currently, POWER based HMCs require an extra Linux based ppc64le LPAR in order to update the BMC on the HMC without a browser. In a dual HMC environment the opposite HMC should be allowed to update the HMC BMC.
    almost 6 years ago in Hardware Management Console 1 Future consideration

    Add a flag to HMC CLI commands to display attribute names inline with attributes when using -F filter on atributes (similiar to --header)

    When scripting on HMC CLI you have basically two options for filtering attributes. For example 1. lshmcusr | grep $USER name=dummy,taskrole=hmcoperator,description='Dummy User',pwage=30,resourcerole=ALL:,authentication_type=local,remote_webui_acce...
    11 months ago in Hardware Management Console 1 Planned for future release

    HMC mail sender

    The function "Event Notification" allows you to let the HMC send out an email in the case of issues. The sender of this mails is derived from the name you have given the HMC. The syntax of the mail address:<Console name>@<Console name>...
    almost 5 years ago in Hardware Management Console 6 Future consideration

    HMC should give a warning message when reducing current configuration resources of stopped LPAR by stealing process

    When HMC needs to steal cpu or memory resources from stopped LPARs in order to fullfill a LPM request or a LPAR start operation because there are not enough completely unused ("free") resources in managed system, current configuration of stopped L...
    over 5 years ago in Hardware Management Console 1 Future consideration

    Provisioning LPAR ID in GUI screen during LPM process

    We just completed our test system migration using the GUI LPM. It was smooth as [Deleted] and worked like charm. One major drawback. The partition ID changed and not under our control. Thus new partition on target system comes up with random Lpar ...
    over 5 years ago in Hardware Management Console 0 Future consideration

    HMC CLI command for custom groups management

    Currently (HMC V9R1 Service Pack 1) there is no option to manage custom groups from HMC CLI.
    over 6 years ago in Hardware Management Console 0 Future consideration

    Disabled/Remove social media features on HMC splash page

    On the HMC web splash/login page there is a sidebar on the left which links to IBM Social Media sites. Per the support ticket I opened, it is currently not possible to disable or change these social links.
    almost 7 years ago in Hardware Management Console 2 Future consideration

    Support vHMC on Hyper-v

    Many customers are using vmware, but with new license/broadcom challenges then other hypervisors are asked for. Smaller sites dont have a separate Power systems (or 2) to use for the vHMC so they are forced to either purchase the CR2 (best choice ...
    about 1 year ago in Hardware Management Console 0 Submitted

    Improve HMC VIOS Maintenance option reliability

    Sinve HMC V10 VIOS Maintenance option is supported but the serviceability and reliability need improvement: -Restoring operation after vios maintenance is trustless. (shared ethernet SEA state)-vNIC Auto Priority Failover -a.s.o.
    over 1 year ago in Hardware Management Console 2 Future consideration

    Show HMC Firewall "Available applictions" in HMC CLI

    I would like to see possibility to list all possible Applications that can be configured on HMC firewall, on HMC CLI in a similar way as they are shown in HMC GUI (see atttached screenshot) Currently lshmc --firewall gives list only for the rules ...
    almost 2 years ago in Hardware Management Console 1 Planned for future release

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