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    Add "Deploy" Feature to BOB

    I would like Bob to support various Deploy features for the IBMi. As an example, after a successful compile of a program, I want the ability to distribute that program from Bob to a list of remote IBMi LPARs.
    about 20 hours ago in IBM i / AI with IBM i 1 Submitted

    Intelligent Fire™ is a universal, AI-powered adaptive predictive control system and method for thermo-hygrometric processes, including roasting, baking, cooking, drying, curing, and pyrolysis, applicable to both industrial and domestic equipment.

    It is the first solution capable of automatically characterizing the raw material in real time through a multi-sensor suite that measures moisture, density, geometry, water activity (a_w), lipid and sugar content via NIR spectroscopy, and other cr...
    about 23 hours ago in IBM i / AI with IBM i 0 Submitted

    Native AIX syslog function should support encrypted logs when forwarding to a central syslog server

    In this day and age of OS security-awareness and its importance within operating systems (being available out of the box), critical OS logging functions such as syslog should support encrypting the logs if they need to be forwarded to a central co...
    2 days ago in AIX 0 Submitted

    `xargs` should support `-0`/`--null` parameter

    xargs on AIX currently does not implement -0. While this is not part of the POSIX standard ( AFAIK, please check), it is implemented by every other implementation, including FreeBSD's. While the OSS toolbox's implementation /opt/freeware/bin/xargs...
    22 days ago in AIX 0 Submitted

    Mitigate security risk VOLATILE TE - tsd entries after efix installation

    This IBM Idea is was earlier posted https://ideas.ibm.com/ideas/AIX-I-778 with my old company name, but now we changed the name from to ASNbank I could not monitor this idea any longer. Therefore summitted this idea again. Original submmited: Why ...
    26 days ago in AIX 0 Submitted

    Add a CLI assitant similar to RHEL "Command Line Assistant" on IBM i (and AIX)

    Everyday we hear about experts shortage on IBM i . The RHEL CLI Assistant is loaded with support tickets , and it looks really great. It ca even write scripts for basic operation. It would be great a similar tool on AIX and IBM i , so we can check...
    2 months ago in IBM i / AI with IBM i 0 Submitted

    Use a complex_lock (read/write) instead of a simple_lock for the demux lock.

    With etherchannel configuration including 4 ports and multiple queues the high packets is causing demux lock contention. while using complex_lock ( read/write ) this issue will be resolved.
    3 months ago in AIX 0 Submitted

    Improve samba client response time.

    Development found the I/O slowness is related with the oplocks & leases (feature-1082272) implementation. Looks like storing the data locally in VMM and reading back is causing the slowness. This needs more analysis and also might need in dept...
    3 months ago in AIX 0 Under review

    NIM master process 'nimesis' to better handle network port scans

    Since the recent NIM SSL security fix was applied, we have had nimesis process restart and hang during scheduled network port scan activities. We would like the nimesis process to be more resilient when port scanned to remain available when port s...
    4 months ago in AIX 0 Submitted

    Autoconfig attribute for the nvmeX devices

    For unused fcnvme devices and unused fscsi devices, we provide an "autoconfig" options which allows us to put such devices in a semi-permanent Defined state. The customer would like an autoconfig attribute on the nvmeX devices as well, such that h...
    4 months ago in AIX 0 Submitted

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