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Need for network abstraction capability to extend VLAN across powerVS workspaces

A cross-datacenter Layer 2 extension between powerVS workspaces — or an equivalent network abstraction method that would allow our IBM i workloads to maintain consistent IP addressing and DNS resolution during fail-over, substantially reducing rec...
about 2 months ago in PowerVS Private Cloud / Client Request Submitted

Terraform language can be enahnced, to use the same IaC-code to build the infrastructure for a given cloud provider, where all the provider related can be traslated in the backgound (similar to JVM).

Hashcorp-product "Terraform", which is a powerfull IaC-tool/language to build the multi-cloud/hybrid infrastructure, which is in use by multiple organization, because of it multi-cloud support.
5 months ago in PowerVS Private Cloud / Internal - normal Submitted

Bulk update storage tiers for all volumes attached to a single VM

Currently, we can change the storage tier for volumes in PowerVS via the IBM Cloud Web UI or CLI. However, this must be done individually for each volume. IBM i VMs typically have a large number of volumes to ensure optimal I/O performance. As a r...
8 months ago in PowerVS Private Cloud Submitted

Confirmation IPL Mode on Cloud COnsole

We can confirm IPL mode on IBM i OS (System Value) and DST/SST. However it is unable to confirm it on IBM Cloud Console although we can change it. As we can not confirm it before IPL from shutdown status, It is useful if we can confirm it before I...
8 months ago in PowerVS Private Cloud Submitted

GRS to support Synchronous replication

All of our PowerHA deployments support Cat A systems and asynchronous replication would not meet SLA and regulations. This means GRS solution between VPCs is not suitable and GLVM is the only solution, adding complexity and resilience concerns.Syn...
10 months ago in PowerVS Private Cloud / Client - Urgent Not under consideration

Add option to boot LPAR into SMS mode through portal

Will assist with BAU and error investigation / maintenance etc
10 months ago in PowerVS Private Cloud / Client Request Needs more information

Installing additional memory in the POD

Useful for improved performance & scalability
10 months ago in PowerVS Private Cloud / Client - Urgent Needs more information

Expose ACI functionality to users

There are various elements of functionality within Cisco ACI that would be beneficial if made available as a configuration option to end users. E.G. Use of ESGs/EPGs to control communication between VSIs within the pod. Having a GUI/CLI method to ...
10 months ago in PowerVS Private Cloud / Client - Urgent Planned for future release

AIX does not support Live Kernel Updates on PowerVS Private Cloud

AIX Live Kernel Updates (LKU) for IBM Power is a feature that allows system administrators to apply critical AIX security patches and kernel updates without requiring a reboot or causing downtime. This is particularly valuable for enterprise envir...
over 1 year ago in PowerVS Private Cloud Under review