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    IODF IPL attributes usage visible to HMC and HCD

    Especially with new machines and newcomers, the idea for having this visible when used would create less confusion about whether they are active. You already have this display on image profile LOAD section, so why not to use it also on SE and HMC ...
    about 2 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE)/IBM Resource Link 2 Planned for future release

    Add filtering for the HMC/HMA hardware messages to drop the red-herrings

    Right now, on a busy IPL night, we can miss legitimate error messages on the HMC because of the flurry of "logical partition mode events" and "disabled wait...0a2" messages. If we could filter out which messages hit the HMC hardware messages state...
    over 2 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE)/IBM Resource Link 0 Future consideration

    HMC Monitor System Events fails to deliver message if SMTP server is unavailable

    When a system event monitor is configured and a message is expected to be sent via the HMC, if the configured SMTP server is unavailable at the time the monitor event is triggered, then the message is sent via the HMC is lost and never delivered. ...
    about 8 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE)/IBM Resource Link 5 Not under consideration

    HMC/SE indicator for FC0104 (Container Hosting Foundation) on z15 T02

    There currently exists no easy way of displaying whether FC0104 (Container Hosting Foundation) is installed or not. With the z15 T02, the Image Details tab on the HMC currently displays whether System Recover Boost (SRB) is active or not. This wou...
    over 5 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE)/IBM Resource Link 1 Not under consideration

    Add support to IBM Z and LinuxONE HMCs for installations via https

    Today the "Load from Removable Media, or Server" task of an IBM Z or LinuxONE HMC supports installations via:- CD / DVD-ROM - USB flash memory drive and- FTP Source (I think USB installations got recently dropped, due to security concerns.) Today ...
    over 5 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE)/IBM Resource Link 1 Not under consideration

    RSF

    Depending on security requirements, the customer is not allowed to connect zSeries HMC to the Internet.For this reason, I request the addition of a function that connects the system of the destination of the RSF and the HMC in the customer data ce...
    over 8 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE)/IBM Resource Link 2 Not under consideration

    SE Log to help troubleshoot API timeouts

    System: zSeries Support ElementActor: Computer Operation group needing new feature The SE provides various logs that help with managing activities. We are a software development shop that uses both BCPii and Web Services APIs. We have a number of ...
    over 8 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE)/IBM Resource Link 1 Not under consideration

    HMC userid with access to all Web Services API logs

    As a development shop we have a number of users testing Web Services APIs on the HMC. Some of these APIs are known to cause lockouts of the SE (such as those in Perform Model Conversion) - both changes and queries. We need a central place to audit...
    over 8 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE)/IBM Resource Link 2 Not under consideration

    HMC add support for Client authentication

    Please have a look at IBM SR TS011062840 we need Client Authentication support in our Manage Syslog server Option of IBM Z14 ZR1 HMC @ R51 microcode level.
    about 3 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE)/IBM Resource Link 2 Is a defect

    System z does not respond due to internal reservations

    After a microcode update on System z, the system did not respond due to internal reservations without any trace who occupied the system's resources. Tasks were canceled without any hint was happend. We need some kind of mechanism that tasks execut...
    over 6 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE)/IBM Resource Link 1 Not under consideration

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