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This portal is to open public enhancement requests against IBM Power Systems products, including IBM i. To view all of your ideas submitted to IBM, create and manage groups of Ideas, or create an idea explicitly set to be either visible by all (public) or visible only to you and IBM (private), use the IBM Unified Ideas Portal (https://ideas.ibm.com).


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Static Route Configuration support on Power 10 (eBMC) Systems

With Power 10 eBMC Systems it is no longer possible to configure "static net routes", like on Power 8 and Power 9 Systems (also with Power 10 E1080 with FSP) to attached satellite location to prim. and sec. HMC environment.That could happend with ...
over 1 year ago in Power Systems Design 1 Delivered

Add support for Java 17 to IBM i

Java 17 is a "LTS" or long term support version. By the time IBM i 7.5+1 comes out Java 11 will be down to only "Security Support" instead of "Active Support". IBM support for jdk8 dies April of 2025 so one might as well go to JDK17.
over 3 years ago in IBM i / JAVA 6 Delivered

Support of Java versions on IBM i beyond Java 8

Java 8 has been the last supported version for 5 years now. It looks like there are no considerations to support version after 8 on IBM i (at least I don't find any information about it). IBM i should also support more recent versions of Java. Use...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / JAVA 7 Delivered

Power Systems to support replacement of WWPN's on HBA Cards

On Power9 the EN1C/EN1D cards use hard soldered SFP's; when a SFP fails the HBA must replaced, which requires SAN Zoning Changes These cards have the capability to replace the WWPN/WWNN, and we require a method to update the replacement HBA's WWPN...
almost 5 years ago in Power Systems Design 1 Delivered

Add Power Systems Hardware to the ibm-power-systems.ideas.ibm.com

The hardware side of Power Systems seems to be missing in this tool. I had to choose "Power Systems: Systems Design" as the closest category which is strange because this doesn't show up in the list of supported categories here: https://www.ibm.co...
over 3 years ago in Power Systems Design 1 Delivered

Update IBM i JDK/PASE Products Not To Use IPv6 If Only IPv4 TCP Interfaces Exist

Currently, the IBM i Java Development Kit/Portable Application Solutions Environment products attempt to use IPv6 even if an IPv6 TCP Interface is not defined or usable on the IBM i server. As a result, Java TCP/IP Host Resolution Performance Issu...
over 8 years ago in IBM i / JAVA 2 Delivered

Add support for the 4 core processor in the S1022s for IBMi to enable full utilization of all PCIe slots

Customers need access to all PCIe slots on the S1022s but they do not want to install two 8 Core processors but two 4 core processors. Please add support for the two 4 core processors in the server.
over 3 years ago in Power Systems Design 1 Delivered

jtopen update delivery via ptf

When you download the jtopen package from sourceforge https://sourceforge.net/projects/jt400/files/you get a zipfile with the subfolder java6, java8, java9 with extra jt400.jar files compiled with each java version and when i am right, also comapt...
almost 6 years ago in IBM i / JAVA 3 Delivered

Need SAS tape support in deskside model

Many of the small IBM i customers have deskside systems. We need SAS tape support in the 9105-41B deskside model.
over 3 years ago in Power Systems Design 1 Delivered

integrate Root CA from Let's Encrypt in JDK

integrate Root CA "DST Root X3" from Let's Encrypt in the JDK 7 & 8 Use Case: the Let's Encrypt is needed by java programs, if the application server ist running with a Lets Encrypt-SSL-Certificate
about 9 years ago in IBM i / JAVA 2 Delivered