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    Enabling "TRUE LOAD BALANCING" for SEAs in dual VIOS setup

    Currently in a dual virtual I/O server setup with SEA load sharing configured, each SEA is configured with more than one underlying virtual trunk Ethernet adapter. During the handshaking phase b/w the virtual I/O servers for establishing load shar...
    almost 10 years ago in PowerVM 7 Not under consideration

    IFS: Add attribute that objects created in that directory use the authority of the parent.

    In the QSYS.LIB file system I can runCHGLIB LIB(MYLIB) CRTAUT(MYAUTL)and now any new object created in that library will have the authority as per the authorization list MYAUTL.I am looking for something similar for the IFS.For example, if I creat...
    about 8 years ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 2 Not under consideration

    Enable Shared Processor Pool within PEP 2.0

    In the current implementation of PEP 2.0, the processor resources available in operation are composed of the respective Base Activations per machine and the additional credits. The limit of the usable resources corresponds to the total installed p...
    about 3 years ago in PowerVM 1 Not under consideration

    Clear /tmp directory

    During an IPL the directory /tmp should be cleared just like the library QRPLOBJ is cleared. Currently a command is provided to do so, but it needs to be automated in the IPL Use Case: clrtmp command needs qshell, but in restricted state that is n...
    over 7 years ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 17 Not under consideration

    Determine CCSID depending on content of the file

    One of the big challenges when receiving text files via FTP etc from external sources is to determine what CCSID it is encoded in. By default 1252 or 819 is used but often it should be 1208 ( UTF-8 ) instead. Especially when it is XML-files. If th...
    over 5 years ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 12 Not under consideration

    Have iACS IFS list files with an attribute of *SAVF as .savf and not .file

    I am trying to use iACS to copy /qsys.lib/mylib.lib/mysavf.savfbut it thinks it of it only as mysavf.file. When I use ftp it thinks of it as .savf and I'd like iACS IFS to function that way also.In FTP I can do this from IBM i:ftp myibminamefmt 1c...
    over 6 years ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 1 Not under consideration

    Disallow read-write shares of the root of the IFS

    All read-write shares of the ROOT of the IFS on IBM i should be prevented and disallowed via NetServer and SAMBA etc. Use Case: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
    about 5 years ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 4 Not under consideration

    IFS performance on large files deletion

    when deleting big files in IFS, cleanup creates huge amounts of read/write I/O in background jobs P0FBAIT00N etc. This I/O blocks further processing if IBM i is used as FTP server and FTP processing first CDs into a directory, deletes existing fil...
    over 6 years ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 4 Not under consideration

    Guard off VIOS when RMC get locked

    Allow Migration with Inactive Source Storage VIOS is default on to be able to do LPM when one VIOS is out of order.If you do SAN path adjustment on VIOS side using vSCSI backed devices VIOS will get blocked.viosbr is not running anymore.MS get loc...
    about 4 years ago in PowerVM 1 Not under consideration

    Exit Point QIBM_QPWFS_FILE_SERV more object type info

    File Server Exit Point QIBM_QPWFS_FILE_SERV Format PWFS0200The File Server Exit Point since V7R3 has a format PWFS0200. This format brings a parameter “Object type” that can be either *STMF for file or *DIR for directory. Unfortunately the only fu...
    about 6 years ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 3 Not under consideration

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