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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 0 Submitted

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

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 ...
about 1 year ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Logging and Monitoring 0 Future consideration

Use Tier-3 volumes when creating a boot image from an exported VSI

When exporting a VSI to an Image Catalog (probably confusing term for IBM i guys) , the boot image uses the same Tier on the source volumes. Boot Images are not production data, but data on rest, and cost is the same than VSI attached ones. Please...
9 months ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Power 0 Under review

Support log agent/network outages that exceed 24h without any data loss due to ICL dropping "outdated log entries"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...
about 1 year ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Logging and Monitoring 1 Future consideration

Add Backup and Tiering Capabilities to COS to Backup Buckets or Tier Objects to other S3 or S3 Glacier Systems, e.g. IBM Deep Archive

If COS is used as a primary storage for some kind of data, like document management systems or archive data for health applications, it is important or necessary by governmental rules to have a second copy of the data or an air gapped backup of th...
over 1 year ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Cloud Object Storage 0 Not under consideration

We should continue to support UKO

For customers using the orchestration features of the HPCS UKO plan, there is no replacement offered in IBM Cloud for the time after the HPCS sunset. The only replacement described in the documentation is the option to migrate to an on-prem produc...
4 months ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Key Protect 0 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...
9 months ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Power 7 Functionality already exists

I would like to extend the support period for the ICOS Plugin

The following supporting case exchange suggests this idea. https://cloud.ibm.com/unifiedsupport/cases/manage/CS4139921?accountId=c8915e8b106f436a8a1cdcf9ff40ac6a We are using ICOS Plugin on Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud as our container PV. The c...
almost 2 years ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud 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.
10 months ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Bare Metal 3 Not under consideration