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Enable Open Table Format support with Apache Iceberg

As data lakehouse architectures become increasingly prevalent, the need for open table formats that support ACID transactions, schema evolution, and time travel is critical. This proposal suggests integrating Apache Iceberg into IBM Cloud Object S...
9 months ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Cloud Object Storage 2 Future consideration

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...
4 months ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Power 7 Functionality already exists

Separate Alert resolution entry in the IBM Cloud Logs Alert summary dashboard

In the current state the IBM Cloud Logs "Alert summary" dashboard only shows that alert has been triggered regardless if it the alert is really triggered or if the alert has been resolved by an user. This can cause confusion amongst the users who ...
9 months ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Logging and Monitoring 0 Future consideration

Support from RedHat Openshift Virtualization on IBM Classic Bare Metal

Hi, Since a lot of customers are now moving from VMware to alternatives it would make a lot of sense to support RedHat Openshift Virtualization (OVE) on IBM Classic Bare Metal. This since customers need a good virtualization alternative.
4 months ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Bare Metal 3 Not under consideration

Support log agent/network outages that exceed 24h without any data loss due to ICL dropping "outdated log entries"

For our productive system we have the requirement to survive any downtime of up to 72h, so that on a failure that starts at Friday afternoon it can be solved on Monday morning without loosing data. This also includes log data. However, IBM Cloud L...
9 months ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Logging and Monitoring 1 Future consideration

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...
2 months ago in PowerVS Private Cloud 0 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...
2 months ago in PowerVS Private Cloud 0 Submitted

NS1 Connect: For the Filter Chain option UP, include an additional option PING to ping the IP address designated in the ANSWER specifically.

For example, if the ANSWER IP address is 190.190.1.1, no returned ping data from that IP will eliminate an answer, thus a failover to the next prioritized answer.
about 1 month ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / DNS Services 1 Under review

DB2 on Cloud : HADR synchronization NEARSYNC mode

In DB2OC 11.5, with a DB in HADR there is only one syncrhonization mode between the primary and replicated node : SYNC mode. Would be interesting to have the same options as we have in DB2 classic (SYNC, NEARSYNC, ASYNC, SUPERASYNC) See details be...
over 1 year ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Databases 1 Not under consideration

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...
4 months ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Virtual Servers 0 Under review