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Hardware Management Console

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add CLI option to GUI-feature : "Schedule-management" jobs

setting up "Schedule-management" jobs is currently a GUI-only feature. (V11R1M1111) add a CLI functionality to this feature. and a clear logging/messaging for active or expired schedule jobs.
1 day ago in Hardware Management Console 0 Submitted

Add logging of ssh Sessions to lssvcevents -t console command

Hi, it would be nice to log information about users connecting via commandline (ssh) to HMC. Currently only Weblogin Events are listed for type console. For audit purposes every login needs to be recognized. mfg. ku
9 days ago in Hardware Management Console 0 Submitted

Add "Inband" instead of empty Space in HMC GUI when Inband is in use

If inband is in use on P11 machine you see only empty space instead of an IP Address....maybe you can add the word Inband into the IP Address field when Inband is in place rather IP Address. Thx vince
16 days ago in Hardware Management Console 0 Submitted

Create serviceable events support for all Power Systems not only Power 11

ich beziehe mich auf die kürzlich veröffentlichte Funktion zur Erstellung von Service-Cases direkt über das HMC-Interface. Diese Neuerung ist ein hervorragender Schritt, um die Fehlerbehebungszeiten zu verkürzen und den Prozess der Datensammlung z...
27 days ago in Hardware Management Console 0 Future consideration

for the call home facility of the HMC, allow an addition of a certificate for proxy use

there is ability to add a proxy for access to the internet, however it is necessary to add a certificate for that call home connection to be encrypted, such that the proxy server can decrpyt priro to making the connection to essuport.ibm.com
about 1 month ago in Hardware Management Console 0 Submitted

upgrade HMC service-management-panel - dump-panel - to add IBM-support-case-no when calling-home a dump

It will ease up work with HMC-GUI to have an option to add the IBM-Support-case-no. to a dump-file when choosing " call-home dump ". This will give IBM-ECUREP the feature to right place the uploaded dump-file to the correct IBM-support-case unless...
about 1 month ago in Hardware Management Console 2 Submitted

HMC tab replacement for QLZARCAPI

When licensing software for an LPAR of IBM i we are often asked to do the following on that LPAR: CALL QCMD CALL QLZARCAPI This generates a screen like the following attachment This is tough to do on an lpar that we’ve not restored the OS on to ye...
about 1 month ago in Hardware Management Console 0 Submitted

LDAP configuration in HMC poses a security risk with "Bind Password"

When configuring LDAP on the HMC console, you are required to enter the 'Bind Password'. This password is masked with dots instead of characters, but there is a button next to the password field that allows you to reveal it.From a security perspec...
about 2 months ago in Hardware Management Console 0 Submitted

Manage Virtual Storage new GUI

The feature of re-map virtual fibre channel removed on the new hmc V10 R3, I think this feature is very important in the troubleshooting and physical port failure scenarios. in other words if there is a port failure from Power side , from storage ...
3 months ago in Hardware Management Console 1 Submitted

Return previous functionality to virtual storage management via top level server to allow changes to client vFC and fcs ports.

If a VIOS fcs port fails or becomes unreliable there is no means to move the existing client vFC (WWPN) to a different fcs via the GUI. This capability was available in a previous release - along with the ability to create RO virtual media in the ...
3 months ago in Hardware Management Console 1 Submitted