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Format Media - Add formatting options

Primary Goal: We'd like to add the ext3 format option, for larger files to the Format Media option. This will also be required in the future as HMC back-ups grow larger in size. Secondary Goal: We'd like to add the exFAT option for large files tha...
3 days ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE) 0 Submitted

Ability to configure a log off on idle user (automatic logoff after timeout) on the HMS/SE

Our customer was asking for this option - is it available - how can it be activated/ deactivated (case TS018530378) It appears it is not possible to configure and idle user to be logged off from the HMC/SE - for me it makes perfect sense to have t...
4 days ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE) 0 Submitted

Inclusion of CHPID/adapter status (and state) change in Monitor System Events

It would be extremely useful if CHPID/adapter status and state change notifications could be sent through the Monitor System Events task on the HMC. For instance, notifications when a FICON CHPID status changes from Online to IFCC Threshold Exceed...
6 days ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE) 0 Submitted

Extension of "Manage System Time" tab overview with NTP configuartion on z16 oscillator cards

Beginning with IBM z16, the STP physical connection to the time servers (PTP or Network Time Protocol (NTP)) is no longer established through the HMC. The time servers are connected now directly to the CEC (bypasses the SE connection).So each of t...
19 days ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE) 0 Submitted

LDAP Server Definitions - Allow testing and validation

With the current option is only possible to define the Primary and Backup hosts with a port and separate Bind DN. It would be great to offer the function to test the connection (with a ping for non-SSL and a handshake for SSL connections) and vali...
6 days ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE) 0 Submitted

Asymmetric key encrypted data to Symmetric key encrypted data encryption(and reverse) - new API function

We have a use case today to decrypt an RSA public key encrypted payload and re-encrypt it with a symmetric key without exposing the payload in the clear out side of ICSF
4 months ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / Crypto HW 0 Submitted

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