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Status Planned for future release
Workspace AIX
Created by Guest
Created on Jul 10, 2017

Enhance RSCT code base to allow for daemon communication via SNAT/NAT

HMC's dependence on RSCT for operations such as DLPAR and LPM and RSCT's incompatibility with Network address translation (NAT).

This incompatibility forces my company to deploy/acquire multiple redundant "pairs" of HMCs per Network address translation (NAT) VLAN in order to take advantage of the DLPAR and LPM Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability (RAS) features provided by HMCs.

Idea priority High
  • Guest
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    Feb 14, 2022

    Although the underline code feature in RSCT/RMC is implemented, the integration with HMC to allow the admin to enable the feature is not done.
    It will be planned in the future HMC release.

  • Guest
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    Oct 21, 2021

    Available in the December 2021 GA of AIX 7.3

  • Guest
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    Jan 29, 2020

    Please see also https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rfe/execute?use_case=viewRfe&CR_ID=139081 ,which states similar requirements.