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System Management

Update to the IBM i QMGTOOLS Change Log Page

On the IBM i QMGTOOLS Change Log Page: https://public.dhe.ibm.com/services/us/igsc/has/qmgtools_changelog.txt The current changes / updated are listed. What isn't listed is where these changes / updates are. Which menu or menu path? For example: t...
11 days ago in IBM i / System Management Submitted

AI-Powered Root-Cause Analysis and Remediation Guidance for IBM i System Management

I propose adding AI-Powered Root-Cause Analysis and Remediation Guidance to IBM i System Management to help administrators move from simply detecting system issues to understanding their underlying causes and determining the most appropriate next ...
7 days ago in IBM i / System Management Submitted

Remove option "2. Report problem" on software problems on WRKPRB

Reporting a problem related to software is no longer supported from WRKPRB. Only for hardware issues. Remove the option, when it is a software issue. https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6841625 "Starting 7.5, the ability to report a Software pr...
2 months ago in IBM i / System Management Submitted

Add warning message when displaying Resource Dependencies in Advanced Job Scheduler this function will cause the scheduler of go into LCKW

We had an occasion whereby the scheduler 'paused' for a few minutes. It seems that whilst I was displaying the Resource Dependencies in an Advanced Job Scheduler job, it caused the QIJSSCD to go into LCKW, basically stopping the scheduler. Perhaps...
about 1 month ago in IBM i / System Management Is a defect

Add an “After IPL” Scheduling Frequency to Advanced Job Scheduler

Add After IPL as a Scheduling Frequency option in IBM Advanced Job Scheduler for i (5770-JS1). This would allow a customer to define a job that is automatically submitted once after each successful IBM i IPL, without requiring a custom system star...
19 days ago in IBM i / System Management Submitted

Allow option 30 & 31 within the VCP on stand alone systems (non HMC)

Allowing the options would let admins that are attached through a remote connection to verify the information found on 30 & 31 options when troubleshooting a ASMI connection problem.
about 2 months ago in IBM i / System Management Submitted

Include AFP Manager in New Navigator for i

The new Navigator for i does not include AFP Manager, which is most frequently used to import overlays and page segments that have been created using AFP Print Driver, now provided by Ricoh. The current AFP Manager also has functionality to import...
over 4 years ago in IBM i / System Management Future consideration

Increase the hard design limitation for IBM i devices to 15 characters. The IBM i naming convention limits to 10 characters. I am at V7R5 OS level.

Our hospital has a need to rename workstation's standard name convention to Building-Floor-room-workstation number. Example: LH-G023-L01
3 months ago in IBM i / System Management Submitted

Have the ability to change the ownership of several owned objects at once in Navigator

I have a user, RETIREE. He retired. I go into IBM Navigator for i. I find the user. Look up his owned directory objects. Highlight several. Permissions is greyed out if I select more than one and there's no other way, here, to change the ownership.
3 months ago in IBM i / System Management Submitted

Navigator for i - IFS analysis tool like TreeSize

I submitted this earlier (ID 133748) as a request for ACS, but it was declined and suggested that I resubmit it for Navigator for i. I can't seem to find a good and intuitive tool to get an overview of the IFS. It would be nice to able to look at ...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / System Management Future consideration

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