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    Clarify and Enhance zIIP Boost Behavior Under System Recovery Boost

    The System Recovery Boost (SRB) feature, introduced with IBM z15, is designed to provide additional CPU capacity during recovery operations, such as IPLs or middleware restarts. One of the core capabilities of SRB is the zIIP Boost, which is descr...
    6 months ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / General/Miscellaneous 2 Delivered

    Support CMACZERO Algorithm for Key Checksum Value

    Our customer generates all their keys on a platform that uses CMACZERO for the KCV. With no support for CMACZERO when entering AES keys on the TKE, they're not assured of correct key entry during an injection ceremony.
    9 months ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / TKE Workstation 2 Delivered

    Add HSTS Headers to ALL HTTP Responses in HMC Web Services REST API

    The HMC Web Services REST API currently does not include the HSTS (HTTS Strict Transport Security) headers in all HTTP responses. This causes security scans (e.g., tools like Nessus or Qualys) to flag the HMC web server for non-compliance with mod...
    9 months ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE)/IBM Resource Link 1 Delivered

    HMC/SE LDAP Group Replication/LDAP Server Connection Validation for HMC/SE Disabled ACSADMIN user

    The LDAP Groups configuration needs to be replicated automatically from the HMC to the SE. This will allow the HMC user being used at the SE to utilize LDAP Groups without manually adding that LDAP Group config at the SE. For a single disabled ACS...
    over 1 year ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE)/IBM Resource Link 1 Delivered

    JPMC RFE is needed to ask for future support to be able to delay, NOT CANCEL the scheduled code upgrade via the HMA. Today, there is no deferral option only a cancel option when approaching scheduled start time.

    As there are many occasions where we need to delay the code activate for a period of time within scheduled window and would be a benefit not have to fully cancel and reschedule. Also, we are reluctant to do RCL in production is the inability to do...
    about 2 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE)/IBM Resource Link 1 Delivered

    Enhance CIU display and procedure for permanent upgrades.

    Using ResourceLink, CIU to order a permanent upgrade to an 8561 was successful and the record download ready. From the HMC, we performed model conversion, permanent upgrades with the retrieve processor upgrade data but do not apply successfully. D...
    about 2 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE)/IBM Resource Link 3 Delivered

    The Change Mirror Time on the SE does not show what it is currently set to

    The Change Mirror Time option on the SE for a z15 and z16 does not show the current time the daily mirror is already set for. It only shows the current time in the window. It would be useful to know what it is set to currently so it can be checked...
    over 2 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE)/IBM Resource Link 1 Delivered

    Certificate Management enhancement - Key Size and allow P12 Repository import

    This relates to the Certificate Management Task (z15 and DS8K) and also to the TLS configuration in the Card Specific Advianced Funtions on the OSA ICC configuration. It should be possible to specify the length of the private key used in the certi...
    over 2 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE)/IBM Resource Link 4 Delivered

    RCL service window reduction

    In the near past, before we used RCL, the IBM SSR came on site and performed the MCL load in the datacenter. The service window was calculated on around 4hrs for one servers, both the HMCs and SEs were done in the same window. With RCL this is no ...
    over 2 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE)/IBM Resource Link 1 Delivered

    HMC LDAP authentication should recognize RACF GROUP to determine user Authority

    Currently the Z HMC supports RACF LDAP for local user authentication but the user must be locally defined. The users authority is also determined by locally defined definitions. The HMC code needs to be updated so RACF GROUPS can be defined for HM...
    over 2 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE)/IBM Resource Link 2 Delivered

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