DPCM X 10.9.0 GA

We are pleased to inform you that the new Axians DPCM X Release 10.9, which we announced during the Webinar on 2025/12/16, is now available.

You can find the recording (in German) and the presentation (in English) of this DPCM X Webinar here. In addition, you will find here a video with the summary and technical introduction (demo) of new functionalities we have implemented for this new DPCM X Release 10.9.

The new version of Axians Software “Dynamic Power Cloud Manager” comes with enhanced features and improvements designed to make your experience with IBM Power and DPCM even better.

Easy (multiple and parallelized) LPAR deployments using templates for AIX, LINUX, LINUX with HANA and IBM i (OS400)
vPMEM – Virtual Persistent Memory Support (add/rename/delete/recreate)
Additional NIMADM options to cover different migration methods (Client to Alt-Disk, Mksysb to Alt-Disk, Mksysb to Mksysb, Client to Mksysb)
Alt-Disk-Mksysb to install existing mksysb on alternate rootvg
- e.g. if LPAR_NETBOOT / BOSINST is not applicable or for other reasons
NIM Resource Handling
- LPP_SOURCE: Create (optional: autom. creation SPOT + BOSINST_DATA), Delete
- VIOS Base-Install Mksysb: Create from ISO (for VIOS install/viosupgrade, optional: autom. creation SPOT + BOSINST_DATA)
- SPOT: Create, Delete
- BOSINST_DATA: Create, Clone, Delete, Delete (orphaned) Files
- LINUX Install Resources: Create from LINUX-ISO, Copy new selective or all Templates, Delete
Move (multiple) NPIV Mappings for VFCHOSTS of VIOS
- e.g. for NPORT/FC-Adapter maintenance or Load-Balancing
Additional Bulk Functions
- Bulk LPAR Start/Stop/Restart of selected LPARs
- Bulk enable/disable Sync-Profile for selected LPARs
- Bulk Save Current Configuration for selected LPARs
- Bulk Create Backup for selected LPARs as single/adhoc Backup
- Bulk delete LPAR Profiles
- Bulk delete of all virtual Profile for selected LPARs
New Backup Views
- Overview of all Backups with indicator of orphaned Backups
  - Easily cleanup by Bulk Backup Delete
- Overview of last backup results for existing LPARs and to identify LPARs without existing Backups
  - Bulk Create Backup for selected LPARs
Ansible Enhancements 10.9
- Virtual Adapter / Mapping / LPAR Delete
- Change NPIV Mapping
- LPAR Recreate / Global LPAR Recreate
LPM enhancements and additional LPM options
SR-IOV Performance and analysis graphs
Introduction IBM POWER Energy and Thermal monitoring and graphs
UI and usability improvements and fixes
Various CoreNode and AppNode improvements and fixes

Please review the Release-History with a summary of improvements and / or the Detailed-Change-Log with a full list of improvements and fixes included in every DPCM X Release. An DPCM X specific Support-Matrix is also available and can be found here.

For updating to DPCM X, please use the available DPCM-X-Quick-Update-Guide. If you need assistance, do not hesitate to forward your request to the Axians technical representative or let us know to arrange this.

Best regards,
Your DPCM Development Team