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Compiler may notice a missing Ctl-Opt Main() keyword

When the main() keyword in RPG is missing the compiler assumes RPG cycle logic, even if there is not a single C-spec outside a procedure available and all F-specs are coded with UsrOpn. When you call the program it runs at _QRNP_PEP_... and does n...
about 3 hours ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 0 Submitted

Enhance the 5250 console support provided by the HMC (remote) to support 132-column display.

For a limited function IBM i LPAR (such as an FSFC target) where, for security reasons the only advisable interactive connection is via an HMC console, having a 132 column screen would provide an immeasurable benefit in viewing 132 position spoole...
3 days ago in Hardware Management Console 0 Submitted

Backport PCM FPIN congestion mechanism to AIX 7.2

We have noticed that in an environments with FPIN notifications enabled and high read rates and a larger storage throughput capacity that host ingestion capacity, the behaviour of AIX 7.3 and AIX 7.2 are quite different, leading in AIX 7.2 to scen...
3 days ago in AIX 0 Submitted

Faster Encrypted Backups for IBM i

There are regulations that require to encrypt tape backups also for IBM i. However, software encryption requires about twice as long as the build-in real-time hardware encryption in IBM TS1xxx tapedrives. There are no means to manage the tape libr...
4 days ago in IBM i / Storage 0 Submitted

Audit which CL commands was executed using the QCMDEXC Procedure or scalar function.

Today if you execute a CL command inside of a QCMDEXC scalar function or QCMDEXC procedure, they are not audited. It would be extreamly helpful especially from a security perspective to be able to audit the commands that are executed that way.
5 days ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 0 Submitted

Allow custom commands to run in IWS

when creating an end point, we have the option to list the libraries where the api exists and thus, it also effects the library list that the job will run under. It would be nice to be able to run custom CL commands in that area to be executed whe...
5 days ago in IBM i / Web Serving 1 Future consideration

IWS Swagger page

We need a swagger page that we can test any of the endpoints we create in IWS. This would work like other API webtools that automatically create the swagger page that you can test the endpoints with.
5 days ago in IBM i / Web Serving 1 Future consideration

Request Network cards SFP stats used for VIOS servers

VIO servers have fcstat that displays stats for the transceiver (SFP), so far I have not found a complement for network cards SFPs. I have found that ethtool for Linux does display a lot of info for the SFP's, and need this info for network SFPs, ...
5 days ago in PowerVM VIOS 0 Submitted

HMC delivering CPU detail through CLI, REST API

Key points:- Operational Efficiency: Direct access to CPU speed via HMC (CLI/REST API) eliminates the need for agents on client LPARs, simplifying workflows and reducing operational overhead.- Resource Optimization: Bypassing agents frees up LPAR ...
5 days ago in Hardware Management Console 0 Submitted

For High Availability - remove hostname dependency

High available setups require the use of a service-IP address. The existing hostname dependency make such kind of HA requirements very challenging. Removing the hostname dependency would make such requests a lot easier to implement.
5 days ago in PowerSC 0 Submitted