IBM Z Hardware and Operating Systems Ideas Portal


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    Ability to route SSL workloads to CEXC instead of CPACF.

    Ability to route all SSL crypto functions to the CEXC. Customer need a switch to move workloads off the CPACF and to the CEXC to reduce MSUs.
    about 11 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / Crypto HW 4 Not under consideration

    Sync CryptoExpress clock to sysplex timer

    Currently the only way to set the clock on CryptoExpress hardware is to use the TKE workstation to manually set the time. This can result in: Discrepancy between different cryptographic hardware, especially when using multiple mainframe footprints...
    over 3 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / Crypto HW 0 Future consideration

    Allow BCPii to see capacity records that have been downloaded but not accepted/installed. Even better would be for it to install those records and activate them if desired. Activation is most likely only useful for loaner record.

    If there is a new capacity record downloaded, we can't even see it in BCPii. If we could we could alert someone that an action needs to be taken to "get" that record. Of course, letting BCPii get the record would be even better than just letting B...
    almost 3 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE)/IBM Resource Link 0 Future consideration

    OSA-ICC 1GE Fiber Cards need to support VLAN TAGGING in the ICC Server Configuration Panels

    IBM is discontinuing the Copper based OSA that support OSA-ICC consoles. The only available OSA-ICC cards in the future will be FIBER based 1GE cards. In our environment all of our FIBER switches require VLAN tagging. This IDEA is to support a VLA...
    almost 2 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / I/O and Networking 1 Future consideration

    z13 FICON path selection

    a z/13 CPU design issue. An IO subsystem algorithm checks path activity and if one becomes less active it swings processing to the remaining normally efficient path. However, it never rechecks the poorer performing path to allow it to return to th...
    over 4 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / I/O and Networking 2 Not under consideration

    Ability to IPL from S3

    As a customer, I'd like the ability to load an LPAR from S3 similar to the FTP support so that I can recover from backups written to the cloud.
    12 months ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE)/IBM Resource Link 1 Not under consideration

    Remote HMC/SE access on machine swaps

    We have a problem performing HMC/SE functions, when a new processor has been installed, prior to it being swapped. We need to get information (remotely) from the old processor, on to the new processor, and also be able to remotely load the new IOC...
    almost 8 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE)/IBM Resource Link 3 Not under consideration

    Confirmation of Crypto When Resetting UDX Back to Factory Default

    As a UDX user, we have been testing going back to the factory default (ie no UDX). Given this action resets the Master Keys it would be useful to have the Crypto number being reset in the confirmation screen. So you can go through: Select a Proces...
    12 months ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE)/IBM Resource Link 3 Future consideration

    Remove CSR requirement to install certificates on Z HMC

    No other IBM HMC's (DISK or TAPE) require the generation of a CSR to then allow the install of a CA signed Certificate. Clients have their own tools for generating CA signed certs so a CSR should not be required but should only be optional.
    12 months ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE)/IBM Resource Link 0 Future consideration

    Add SNMP V3 support for events/traps in HMC

    Hello, we are implementing monitoring of SNMP events in WWAO focal point and seems it's possible to setup trap in HMC (8561-T01 z15) using V1 only but customer would like to have V3 due to security reasons.
    about 4 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE)/IBM Resource Link 4 Not under consideration

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