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IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware

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    Remove HMC network restriction that 2nd NIC must be in a separate network

    The current HMC network setup requires that the 2nd NIC on an HMC be in a separate network. The restriction should be removed, so the 2nd NIC can be in the same network as the 1st NIC. The 2nd NIC should be cabled to a different physical switch th...
    about 4 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE)/IBM Resource Link 3 Not under consideration

    z14 SNMP MIB enhancement add mainframe SN, FRU location and FRU PN included,

    For some reason, the mainland mainframe clients DO NOT enable the option of call home, the response time of 7*24 standby servicedepends on the completeness of SNMP message to some extent, which is critical to keep the customer satisfaction and ser...
    over 4 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE)/IBM Resource Link 2 Not under consideration

    Request TR31- SECMSG Support

    It is required to extend the ability to export SECMSG type keys in TR-31 format using the CSNBT31X command
    over 4 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / Crypto HW 3 Not under 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...
    almost 5 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / I/O and Networking 2 Not under consideration

    Smarter HMC

    Using the z Series Hardware Management Console is a manual process to define, configure, disable, enable and IPL logical partitions. As the coupling facility control code is not shut down like an LPAR containing e.g. z/OS it could happen that the ...
    almost 5 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE)/IBM Resource Link 1 Not under consideration

    do not depricte oocod/cbu status from CPC

    IBM has told me that they plan to deprecate the items that allow us to check the CBU/OOCOD status without checking the individual records. This is a really bad idea. It will greatly complicate code if we have to check all the available records. I ...
    about 5 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE)/IBM Resource Link 2 Not under consideration

    CBU acctivation date when turning off a CBU

    when turning off a CBU with TEMPCAP the HWI_CBUACTIVE date does not seem to clear when everything is reset. If I issue a second TEMPCAP off the value does clear. IBM says to ignore that value. I think there's a bug if it clears when I issue the co...
    about 5 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE)/IBM Resource Link 2 Not under consideration

    Request to Add Full dynamic Activate support in SACF Lpar on Z14 and above

    Reference case: TS003931886When there are no requirements for a ZOS LPAR or ZVM LPAR, there is still a need to configure resources beyond coupling facility. The SACF Activation LPAR needs to be able to handle equivalent of the Dynamic Activate fun...
    over 5 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / I/O and Networking 5 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

    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

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