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Make IBM Cloud CLI and API authorizations consistent

I usually use IBM Cloud CLI, and I am trying to use APIs for some specific commands I would like to run right from IBM i or AIX running in Power Virtual Server. Unfortunately I have found we need special authorities for APIs that should be simple....
10 days ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Power 0 Under review

Use Tier-3 volumes when creating a boot image from an exported VSI

When exporting a VSI to an Image Catalog (probably confusing term for IBM i guys) , the boot image uses the same Tier on the source volumes. Boot Images are not production data, but data on rest, and cost is the same than VSI attached ones. Please...
17 days ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Power 0 Under review

Notification of change in log retention period

Per checking audit log on portal, the retention period is infinite. I want to be notified when the log retention period is changed.I would like users to be able to check the log retention period.
about 1 month ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Compute 0 Under review

Proposal: Process Improvement for Floating IP Confirmation During VSI Deprovisioning

Background In IBM Cloud’s Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) environment, a Floating IP is typically used to enable external access to a Virtual Server Instance (VSI).Since Floating IPs can be detached and reused across multiple resources, they provide f...
about 2 months ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Virtual Servers 0 Under review

When deleting a Virtual Server Instance (VSI), the default state of the "Release the VSN attached to this instance" switch should be set to OFF.

If the switch is left ON—whether due to oversight or misunderstanding—the Virtual Serial Number (VSN) will be released. This can lead to unintended consequences in scenarios where the VSN is intended to be retained for redeployment. For instance, ...
about 2 months ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Virtual Servers 0 Under review

add connection setting to enable connectivity between CPD aaS IKC and Reporting DB on Azure

The customer is working with CPDaaS in EU/FRA. The customer wants to use the DQ reporting service of IKC. For this reason the customer wants to store DQ reporting information within an Azure DB. The customer is not allowedto store reporting inform...
3 months ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Satellite 0 Under review

Status page with GPU resource availability per zone

We sometimes are using large GPU accelerated instances (H200, Gaudi 3 etc.) in IBM cloud and have run into the problem that when we provision a new instance there are no resources of the correct profile available in our preferred zone. It takes ab...
6 months ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Virtual Servers 0 Under review