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Allow to disable EVENT notifications in the portal.

When logged in the portal and using the CLI or APIs to make changes in Power Virtual Server, the user in the portal receives all the notifications (if you are changing volumes, for instance, this can be a lot) and needs to wait untll they are clos...
5 months ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Power Future consideration

Please, add an option to remove AJAX and animations (IDEA-I-4283 Part 1)

IBM Power Virtual Server portal is slow, so I am asking for a lighter portal to make Power Virtual Server more user friendly. IDEA-I-4283 was marked as delivered, but nothing has changed Portal can turn slow as making impossible to use.
5 months ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Power Planned for future release

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....
6 months ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Power Planned for future release

PowerVS: Dashboard for VM update history

Currently, to check a VM’s update history, users must navigate to the Events tab and search through logs. This process can be cumbersome, and even with search functionality, it’s not always easy to retrieve all relevant entries. Additionally, the ...
6 months ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Power Not under consideration

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 months ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Power Planned for future release

Current boot option is not viewable from PowerVS like it is on the HMC.

It is possible to change the boot option from PowerVS, but there is no way to view what the current setting is. To ensure it is set correctly, one must change to the desired setting then trust that it was set correctly before rebooting the virtual...
over 2 years ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Virtual Servers Not under consideration

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.
6 months ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Compute Functionality already exists

Accessing Power VS VM instance by using serial console

We would like to access our Power VS VM instances via their serial consoles similar to how it is done with IBM VPC: https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/vpc?topic=vpc-vsi_is_connecting_console&interface=api
about 1 year ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Power Not under consideration

Add support for Satellite Connector running on IBM VPC infrastructure

Please add support for Satellite Connector with agents running on IBM VPC infrastructure. The FAQ for Satellite Connector ( https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/satellite?topic=satellite-connector-faq&interface=ui ) says: "Can I deploy Satellite Connect...
about 2 years ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Satellite Not under consideration

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, ...
7 months ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Virtual Servers Needs more information

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