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IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware

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Additional subchannel sets

With the implementation of GDPS 4 Site, we have drastically depleted UCB's in our KPAR's and SDMPLEX, we are requesting at least 6 MSSes per LCSS in support of 4 Site and future UCB growth. We have worked for years on UCB reclamation to comply wit...
about 7 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 4 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE) 2 Not under consideration

STP setting and customization

With customers moving to zCloud, we are now combining customers with z/VM lpars set in different timezones onto a single processor. There needs to be a better method of utilizing STP, to alleviate unnecessary manual updates to the System Config fi...
about 3 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / Server Time Protocol (STP) 1 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 6 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE) 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 6 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE) 1 Not under consideration

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 7 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE) 3 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 6 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE) 1 Not under consideration

Export/import Scheduled Operation

The possibility to import/export scheduled operation from HMC. (mode like import/export profiles)
over 4 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE) 7 Not under consideration

OSA SF on z/OS for OSA-Express 5S needed

Starting with OSA-Express 5S Adapters OSA S/F functionality has moved from z/OS to Hardware Management Console (HMC) and Support Element (SE). We ask you to continue OSA/SF Support on z/OS for OSA-Express 5S and the following Cards.
almost 10 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / I/O and Networking 3 Not under 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.
almost 5 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE) 1 Not under consideration

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