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Since PowerVC is using Python 3.11 and the RedHat OS still depends on Python 3.9. Can't you have PowerVC run in a virtual Python 3.11 environment?

The systems administrators (your customers) would benefit. As it stands today. we can either collect a powervc-diag or a sos report. we can't do both.
21 days ago in PowerVC 0 Submitted

Allow the evaluation of RPG expressions as "pseudo host variables" in EXEC SQL statements

The idea is, to allow the evaluation of RPG expressions (including the call of %BIFs and procedures) inside an EXEC SQL statement as "pseudo-host-variables". The syntax could be like that: exec sql select count(*) into :myCounter from mytable w...
3 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Not under consideration

A SQL view to display the information on a line

A view or function that provides information as in the DSPLIND command or the API QDCRLIND More here : https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/i/7.6.0?topic=ssw_ibm_i_76/apis/QDCRLIND.html
4 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 5 Future consideration

possibility to assign the certificate from DCM console for Navigator and DCM web portal

Today we have to manage or assign the certifiate outside DCM console especially while renewing new certificate we have to manage all tcp enabled ssl service in DCM console and for navigator and DCM outside DCM console like web admin console and na...
about 2 months ago in IBM i / Web Serving 3 Under review

Notification Details- Call Home

We would like to explore the possibility to get all the details available on this notification such as: Host name of the device, serial number, model, type. with that we can have more information and details at the time that the call home event is...
about 1 month ago in Cloud Management Console 0 Submitted

Support Hybrid Network Virtualisation (HNV) on PowerVC

When adding a new Network we would like to have the option besides SEA and vNIC to also have the possiblity to select a HNV network device. Adding this "Migratable SRIOV" adapter is already supported by HMC since some time, but there is no Support...
7 months ago in PowerVC 1 Future consideration

Results File - file naming template

Regarding the use of RUN SQL Scripts and the default naming of output files, I've come across several suggestions advocating for more flexible file naming options beyond the standard "Untitled.xlsx". Many other applications—such as scanning softwa...
24 days ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Future consideration

PowerVC 2.1.1.2 6-mounth history in Resource Assigment data

Hello, in the context of a Project we would like to be able to have a 6-month history of the resource assignment data. I 've upload a file with an image of the section for which resources usage would be required. Thanks in advance for your collabo...
9 months ago in PowerVC 1 Future consideration

Warn customers before Defective PTFs are applied

Customers often download CUMEs or HIPERs well before they plan to apply them. During the interim, one or more PTFs may be marked defective, but the system allows the PTFs to be applied without warning customers. The following scenario is a possibl...
16 days ago in IBM i / PTF and Service 0 Submitted
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Provide sum of energy consumed and system temperature to HMC

Energy and environmental aspects are getting more and more into focus when discussing datacenter efficiency The Power High-End (in a minimum P10 and future and maybe P9 as well) systems should be enabled to expose temperature and energy charts th...
about 3 years ago in Hardware Management Console 1 Future consideration