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Create a couple of VSIs, one with IBM i, and one with AIX for public access with self learning purposes

For training purposes in our Telegram group "IBM i en Español" I have a free hosted IBM i LPAR in Mexico so all users can ask for access and test their programs, refresh their knowledge or follow tutorials to learn about this amazing OS. Pub400.co...
13 days ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Power 3 Under review

Control the apply timing of new CIS WAF rules

The release of new rules in the CIS WAF Managed Ruleset resulted in blocking data transmission for business operations. Since the WAF Managed Ruleset follows Cloudflare’s releases, if operators do not override the rules, they will automatically sw...
about 1 month ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Content Delivery Network (CDN) 0 Under review

Replacement for F5 Big-IP offerings due to security breach

On October 15, 2025, F5 disclosed that a "highly sophisticated" nation-state actor had breached its internal systems, stealing portions of its BIG-IP source code and information about undisclosed vulnerabilities.Since then, we as managed service p...
7 days ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Load Balancer 0 Under review

Timeout Settings for Initial Synchronization in PostgreSQL Logical Replication

During the initial synchronization of logical replication, large tables may experience timeouts and fail to complete. It appears to depend on `statement_timeout`, as it times out after approximately 12 hours (43,200,000 ms). Since the only curren...
6 days ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Databases 0 Under review

Add a CLONE command to the Power-IaaS Plugin in CLI

We have built a couple of scripts to ease our IBM Power Virtual Server administration: exporting to disk, exporting to COS, snapshots, launching consoles on browser, and now we have built a clone VSI process, exporting to disk and building the VSI...
13 days ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Power 0 Under review

Protect option on specific PowerVS VSIs

Please, add a checkbox to lock unexpected VSI removal. We are cloning PowerVS VSIs for test purposes with a schedulled task/job, and our concern is we could delete by error the production system. My request: A mechanism to lock VSIs manually, so w...
6 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.
8 days 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...
21 days 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 1 month ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Virtual Servers 0 Under review

Add Japanese image to PowerVS

Currently, PowerVS only offers 2924/2984 as its IBM i boot image selection. I'd like a Japanese image, even if it's just as a secondary language. Setting up a separate COR server and installing Japanese would take a significant amount of time. Inc...
about 1 month ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Power 0 Under review

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