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IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware

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Create 'Blue' hardware error based on channel error threshold being exceeded

We recently has a 'storm' of IFCC errors on a FICON channel over a number of days that ended up causing an outage on a pair of VM SSI LPARs . After the fact, we saw that we'd received hundreds of "Purge Path Extended Data" errors on the channel, b...
over 6 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE) 1 Not under consideration

ICSF support DES transport keys

In attempting to use the HMAC function of ICSF to implement support for some processing one of our Payment Schemes is implementing. We found that ICSF does not allow the IMPORT or EXPORT of HMAC keys under a DES transport. Since DES is heavily use...
over 6 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / Crypto HW 8 Planned for future release

Allow resetting PCI FIDS without requiring Deactivation/Activation of support paartitions.

When a PCIe FID needs to be reset it is necessary to deactivate and activate the PCIe support partition that owns the card. Other cards belonging to the same support partition are also reset even though they are still usable. This causes a disrupt...
almost 7 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE) 1 Not under consideration

HMC asks for user and pasword verification due to weight or capping LPAR change

Whenever necessary to change Mainframe LPAR weight or capping attributes, let HMC asks for password confirmation as double check and as a way to keep track of changes
over 3 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE) 5 Planned for future release

bottle neck in the SCLP component which caused delay in sending messages between BCPii and SE.

Timeout problem when using GDPS script to automate loading 6 LPARs for system IPL. A timeout occurs in the 5th or 6th GDPS LOAD command. To bypass the timeout , it have to insert some time gap between the system IPLs. In such case, the overall IPL...
about 7 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE) 2 Not under consideration

Wrapping symmetric keys using ECC

Need the ability to export and import symmetric keys using stronger Elliptic Curve technology. The CSNDSYX and CSNDSYI/CSNDSYI2 APIs do not support using an ECC key pair for wrapping key material.
over 7 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / Crypto HW 6 Not under consideration

Requesting enhancement to allow Hex assigned domain number for crypto card naming convention

Wells Fargo Bank has asked IBM to submit a request for enhancement to allow a crypto card to have a hex assigned Domain Number verses decimal only for naming convention and management simplicity. This would enable large complex customers the abili...
over 7 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / Crypto HW 2 Not under consideration

zHMC WEB API Service command for channel toggles

JPMC has asked about using a WEB Services API command to the HMC to toggle a channel.
over 7 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE) 4 Planned for future release

Coordinated change master keys and key storage from TKE workstation

[Request] Create consistent Key Set function from TKE workstation to Domain Group on Linux only environment. [Issue]-Inconsistent master key “SET” operation from TKE workstation on z/Linux only environment-Cannot use “Set, immediate”, because this...
over 7 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / Crypto HW 3 Future consideration

CEC degradation is not a major alert

When there is a CEC refrigeration problem, the CEC protects itself reducing processor speed to decrease power consumption and heat generation. The hardware alert generated is not considered a critical condition by IBM service and is not tacked int...
over 7 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE) 3 Not under consideration

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