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    Provide a reliable method to identify instance storage disks attached to VSIs on the disk driver level.

    Identifying instance storage disks attached to VSIs in IBM Cloud is currently not straightforward on the disk driver level. The suggested solutions from IBM all have their drawbacks and are not reliable from a long-term perspective. The solutions ...
    over 2 years ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Virtual Servers 0 Not under consideration

    Version WPAR

    WPAR is a supported product from Power Systems brand. With WPAR, client can run multiple virtual LPARs within an LPAR. It's like running containers within a VM. Currently all WPARs ( vritual lpars ) within an LPAR must be at the same level. In pre...
    about 3 years ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Power 1 Not under consideration

    Stop recommending a Java applet for KVM access

    Java applets have been banned by most browsers for several years. Getting one running is enormously difficult. Yet the KVM for your VSIs (which runs bog-standard unencrypted VNC) still pushes the use of a Java applet and someone has to dig through...
    over 6 years ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Virtual Servers 0 Not under consideration

    cancellation protection for Compute

    Today, I cancelled the server by mistake. If IBM Cloud IaaS has the ability to protect against unintentional deletion, you will reduce some troubles. I think it will be useful for administrators who manage many servers. like AWS EC2 Termination pr...
    about 8 years ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Compute 1 Not under consideration

    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
    11 months ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Power 0 Not under consideration

    Capture and Export VMs in PowerVS - status progress

    Problem: Capture and Export just show "running" during execution ( ibmcloud pi job ls ) Proposed: adding a % of progress can be useful for any long-running tasks with unpredictable end. End comes out of the blue.
    about 1 year ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Power 0 Not under consideration

    Add ISO virtual media support to PowerVS

    A virtual ISO media repository could be amazing for install , migrate and restore purposes . Please add this feature to PowerVS
    about 2 years ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Power 0 Not under consideration

    Add a "mkvterm" console option to the IBM Cloud CLI "power-iaas" plugin for AIX

    Add and option to IBM CLOUD CLI - Power-IaaS plugin, so we can access the "mkvterm" command on NovaLink/PowerVS and AIX intances. The Web console has no cut&paste feature and the time-out can be annoying with long-running processes (ie: instal...
    about 2 years ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Virtual Servers 0 Not under consideration

    Provide Internet access on PowerVS without Internet publishing

    When we don't add Internet access to our network settings we are not able to download PTFs, fixes, updates or install open source tools, unless we set an instance with this features or jump to VPC landing zone and use a VRA or proxy VM. It would b...
    about 2 years ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Virtual Servers 2 Not under consideration

    Allow to connect to the IBM Cloud portal from VPC and PowerVS instances (without Internet access)

    Sometimes we need to automate or script some actions on our VMs or LPARs for backup, restore, and management purposes. It would be great to connect to the portal using the CLI or APIs pointing to a local address (maybe the gateway)
    about 2 years ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Virtual Servers 1 Not under consideration

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