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HMC WebServices API for Audit Query of User Profile Data

A WS API interface should be provided to send a WS API request to the HMC with an object target of HMC or CPC to gather the equivalent of the Audit and Log Mgmt task data returned for the User Profile Data selection (includes all subtypes of that).
over 1 year ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE)/IBM Resource Link 0 Planned for future release

HMC LDAP Enhancement with different DirectoryEntryLocation

We use LDAP to authenticate the users to the hmc. We have 2 LDAP Servers with different Directory Entry Location. At the HCM User Management it is possible to define a Backup Host Name, but it is not possible to assing to the Backup Host Name a di...
over 8 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE)/IBM Resource Link 3 Not under consideration

Add <refresh> option in Manage PCI System Services panel

The Manage PCI System Services panel doesn't have a refresh option, so when we configure the CHP of/on to z/OS, the status is not updated, we need to cancel out of the panel and go back in. It would save time if a <refresh> option were provi...
about 7 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE)/IBM Resource Link 1 Not under consideration

Provide clickable fields on the System Information Query Additional Actions panel

On the System Information Query Additional Actions panel, there are several different panels/tasks referenced. It would be helpful if these were hyperlinks, so the user could just click on those links instead of clicking on <OK>, then locati...
about 7 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE)/IBM Resource Link 1 Not under consideration

zHMC Password Encryption & Audit Report

We have a request from a corporate auditor to explain the security controls surrounding the passwords stored within the HMC. They have requested evidence that the passwords for the accounts (i.e. OPER, SYSPROG, etc) are encrypted on the hard drive...
about 7 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE)/IBM Resource Link 1 Not under consideration

Avoid a user who needs to restart an lpar from operating on the CPC

If a user who has to do actions against some LPAR objects (as "Load", "Activate" or "Deactivate") has access to object "CPC" can do any of this actions against the whole CPC.
over 5 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE)/IBM Resource Link 2 Not under consideration

Export/import Scheduled Operation

The possibility to import/export scheduled operation from HMC. (mode like import/export profiles)
almost 6 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE)/IBM Resource Link 7 Not under consideration

Provide method to determine how many drawers are installed in a z16 CEC. (Or future CECs)

We use BCPii interfaces to create dashboard concerning our CEC environments. It would be nice to have all data concerning a CEC be accessible. In particular we would like to be able to tell how many drawers are in a CEC. (MAXxx type info).
almost 2 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE)/IBM Resource Link 3 Future consideration

Minimize risk of odd input in HMC settings

Defined Capacity or Group Capacity is changed on a regular basis. To minimize the risk of odd input, the new value should be checked against the old value.In case the difference is more than 50%, an appropriate warning should be displayed.
about 6 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE)/IBM Resource Link 1 Not under consideration

simplfy system z HW-logging

merge all logs of a system z server to one, to make it easier to identify issues
over 6 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE)/IBM Resource Link 1 Not under consideration