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Enhance the CPYENVVAR parameter of the SBMJOB command to include *SYSVAL as an option

Rather than rely on the CHGCMDDFT command to change the default for the CPYENVVAR parameter of the SBMJOB command, it would be extremely beneficial to have a QSBMENVVAR System value with *YES or *NO as an option. Then on the SBMJOB command, change...
about 1 month ago in IBM i / Work Management and Messaging 3 Submitted

be able to send authlog to an external server

We need authlog from the hmc sent to an external server (a clm for example) In the rsyslog config on the hmc, their is a config to send them to /var/hsc/log/secure : cat /etc/rsyslog.d/50-hmc-auth.conf => auth.* /var/hsc/log/secure & sto...
about 1 month ago in Hardware Management Console 0 Submitted

Request for the additional parameter/function for detaching DDM from LVM Mirror

・Requested function: - I want to request a timeout parameter to enable users to adjust IO timeout to detach each hdisk from LVM Mirror configuration. - I want to request a function that enables a detachment of a DDM under LVM Mirror, in case its I...
over 1 year ago in AIX 0 Future consideration

Ansible Collection ibm.power_hmc: Secrets from environment variables, extra_vars and AWX/AAP secrets

Dear IBM team, the Ansible Collection ibm.power_hmc lacks a secure way to provide secrets at the moment. Could you please add native support for secrets lookup from environment variables, Ansible extra_vars and AWX/AAP secrets? This makes the usag...
6 months ago in Hardware Management Console 1 Under review

keep alive or timeout within the LPR/LPD process to the IBM i for remote output queues to recover without having to end and restart the writer.

IBM i was sending data to the printer. The connection was dropped and both the IBM i and printer are waiting indefinitely for a response from the other side." the current design of LPR/LPD on IBM i does not have a keep alive or timeout setting. Th...
2 months ago in IBM i / Print 1 Future consideration

Add a flag to the Retrieve Command Definition (QCDRCMDD) API

We are using the API to get the command definition such as the Parameters with it's keywords and values. However if the command has a choice program, that program is executed. This can cause unexpected things to occur. In one example, the choice p...
29 days ago in IBM i / Application Development 1 Future consideration

Provide a way to display the current smbc reauthentication timer value for a share

EMC servers don't accept asynchronous authentication data (in other words, a Session Setup Request with new credentials sent on an already established session). They return an error, interrupting service. Since reauthentication can't be disabled i...
20 days ago in AIX 0 Submitted

Add a search zone in the ACS Session Manager

In the IBM ACS session manager, would it be possible to add a search box where you could enter the first few letters of the session name and only sessions starting with these letters would be displayed in the session list? Thank you
21 days ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Not under consideration

When enabling MFA for user in powervc we would like to have the QR code printed on the screen not by email

Powervc users we use have no email address configured (for security reasons) We would like to have the QR code or a passkey presented on the powervc CLI not by email to the specific user.
21 days ago in PowerVC 0 Submitted

UAK expiry - send an alert from the HMC before it expires

When a UAK expires it creates a lot of noise - the attention LED is lit against a managed system, a serviceable event is generated/sent and an alert sent to every LPAR on the managed system. Whilst I am aware that it is possible to automate the UA...
4 months ago in Hardware Management Console 1 Submitted