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Hardware Management Console

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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
over 5 years ago in Hardware Management Console 2 Delivered

LDAP Group Support for Power HMC

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

Authenticate HMC access against membership in LDAP group

Currently authenticating against LDAP requires each allowed user to be defined on each HMC and requires manual maintenance. Allowing access to be granted based on membership in an authorized LDAP group would allow security to be managed automatica...
about 9 years ago in Hardware Management Console 5 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...
over 7 years ago in Hardware Management Console 5 Delivered

Could not open temporary driftfile /var/lib/chrony/drift.tmp for writing

HMC reported error message : "Could not open temporary driftfile /var/lib/chrony/drift.tmp for writing" Please have a look at Case TS010779841
almost 2 years ago in Hardware Management Console 1 Delivered

Add Physical Processor pool utilisation to Managed System PCM REST API

Please add Physical Processor Pool utilisation metrics (equivalent to those provided by ‘lslparutil -r pool -m <frame>') to Managed System PCM REST API.
over 7 years ago in Hardware Management Console 2 Delivered

HMC 9 change UseDNS to be disable in /etc/ssh/sshd_config

We have a problem with HMC 9 SSH connections who takes too long to connect after we put password. We have another HMC 8 without problems. Both are in the same network and DNS configurations are the same. The only difference is with UseDNS in sshd_...
almost 6 years ago in Hardware Management Console 2 Delivered

HMC REST API changing Performance Stats Preferences should not need full superAdmin privileges

Switching on the collection of performance data should not require the full superAdmin privileges that let the user do absolutely everything (including total destruction) to all the Virtual Machines and Servers.
almost 8 years ago in Hardware Management Console 1 Delivered

Increase log retention of HMC audittrail

Hello,We would like to be able to increase the log of the command result :lssvcevents -t console -d 365
almost 6 years ago in Hardware Management Console 4 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...
about 2 years ago in Hardware Management Console 1 Delivered

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