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IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware

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    Include Resource Group Number In Update Confirmation Message

    We recently had to update the PCI System Services Resource Groups as a result of a recent MCL update. The confirmation message that is issued after selecting update in the Manage PCI System Services HMC panel doesnt have the Resource Group include...
    over 2 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE)/IBM Resource Link 0 Future consideration

    Capability to test OSA QDIO infrastructure (MAC and IP address) without IPL'ing a system.

    We have run into multiple issues when we change out hardware, where OSAs are not operational when we go to move and operate from our DR site. We need the capability of testing OSA IP address and MAC connectivity to switches without IPL'ing a z/OS ...
    about 1 year ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / I/O and Networking 3 Future consideration

    Add options for connecting to a decommissioned CPC

    When a CPC has been removed (i.e. moving from z15 to z16), it stays in the network for a little while. When doing the HWILIST such as by Broadcom's BCPii feature, it gets this decommissoned CPC and tries to connect. Once it tries the RESTful inter...
    about 1 year ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE)/IBM Resource Link 0 Future consideration

    Dynamic HW activation support for LinuxONE III

    JPMC has purchased three LinuxONE III machines to use for IDAA SSC. This will be part of their zOS IODF. They have asked if they would be able to perform dynamic activations on this machine like they could for their standalone coupling facilities.
    almost 6 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / I/O and Networking 5 Future consideration

    Reset Shared Secret Key User-By-User when using LDAP Templates

    It would be very helpfull to have the possibility to reset the Shared Secret Key for each user-by-user when using LDAP Template. So when somebody lost their TOTP, the HMC admin can force a reset Shared Secret key for only the user who lost the TOT...
    about 1 year ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE)/IBM Resource Link 0 Future consideration

    Redesign the PR/SM to manage the IBM Spyre AI Accelerators resources and enabling the z/VM and KVM to access these AI Accelerators resourses accordingvto the PR/SM

    This idea is very important in IBM Z17 and Linux ONE Emperor5, to use the AI acceleratotors resources for virtual machines and/or Containerized AI workliads by z/VM and KVM. This will enable Thousands and may be Millions of Openshift AI containers...
    about 1 year ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / I/O and Networking 1 Future consideration

    End user must be able to handle custom secureboot keys on s390x

    On all securebootable platforms end user can- wipe secureboot keys- provision own secureboot keys- reset to stock secureboot keys And boot bootloader / kernel is only signed by keys that end user controls. This has many properties of securing syst...
    about 6 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / General/Miscellaneous 2 Future consideration

    Optimize repartition of the LPAR on the several drawers of the Z

    Today the algorithm of repartition of the LPAR on the several drawers is to fill the first drawer, then the second one etcIf you use few CP and few memory, all your partitions will be started on the same drawer with a L4 cache shared with all the ...
    about 4 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE)/IBM Resource Link 3 Future consideration

    Issue warning via the HMC when trying to deactivate a CF partition containing active structures

    During a deactivation of the CF Partition while all structures reside in that CF (one CF) can you please display the other CF partition and if it is in Maintenance Mode, please issue a warning message in red “ All CF structures are currently locat...
    over 1 year ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE)/IBM Resource Link 0 Future consideration

    Crypto ID in toggle on/off panel

    When isolating a crypto engine we have to verify the crypto deactivated in ICSF with the crypto engine on the toggle off/on panel. It would be beneficial if we could verify the serial number from ICSF with the toggle off/on panel before taking the...
    almost 3 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE)/IBM Resource Link 0 Future consideration

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