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    USEADPAUT as a compilerparameter

    According to Preventing new programs from using adopted authority - IBM Documentation systemvalue steers how new programs get USEADPAUT attribute. If a developer are permitted to set *YES, all new programs will get that attribute and developer mus...
    7 months ago in IBM i / Application Development 6 Future consideration

    VIOSUPGRADE / UPDATEIOS -- Add "Date" and "Time" prefixes to screen output

    Whilst running the update / upgrade (VIOS) commands one cannot easily see "when" a specific piece of screen output was written, was it a second ago or two hours? Having the extra detail displayed on the screen helps with understanding, improves cl...
    2 months ago in PowerVM VIOS 0 Submitted

    IBM Navigator for i EIM reporting - users with their associations

    Can you please provide the ability to export a list of EIM users along with their associations. Currently it's only possible to export the users. Something I can use to locate users that no longer have a target because their IBM i account has been...
    11 months ago in IBM i / Application Development 0 Submitted

    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, ...
    about 1 year ago in PowerVM VIOS 0 Future consideration

    Node exporter for VIOS

    We (PowerVS) request a Prometheus exporter for the VIOS that can send system and partition utilization data to the Prometheus time-series database. This would greatly assist in consolidating performance data in a single location alongside other in...
    over 1 year ago in PowerVM VIOS 0 Under review

    SEP in VS Code to debug any user or all users

    When using a Service Entry Point to debug in Visual Studio Code, it is important to be able to debug other users' jobs. Currently, it will only break if the program is being run under the same user that started the debug session. Being able to spe...
    about 1 year ago in IBM i / Application Development 0 Submitted

    Fields for system name and system description should be filled for lldp requrests on SR-IOV adapter

    This feature will prevent failure in handling and configuration and enhance failure determination. When requesting lldp information of Power systems from the switch port the network department can confirm that they are working the the correct syst...
    about 3 years ago in PowerVM VIOS 0 Future consideration

    CLOB Pointers in RPG Not Working

    RPG A calls RPG B, passing pointer to CLOB. RPG B receives pointer, and uses it as base for CLOB there. Both compile. Both execute with no bombs. But based CLOB in RPG B does not reflect data in CLOB in RPG A. Use Case: Program A creates a CLOB an...
    almost 6 years ago in IBM i / Application Development 6 Is a defect

    resize command for VIOS

    resize command from X11.apps.xterm helps to determine current window size and to set corresponding environment variables. It is extremely useful if an administrator works with VIO through HMC interface or use some other "not clean" interfaces. res...
    over 1 year ago in PowerVM VIOS 1 Submitted

    Prepare the common OUTPUT parameter for all CL commands getting system information, *PRINT and/or *OUTFILE

    Prepare the common OUTPUT parameter for all CL commands getting system information by either or both following extension.Currently there are 2 types of CL commands, *PRINT or *OUTFILE for the parameter and it is not standardized. A. Extend all CL ...
    almost 6 years ago in IBM i / Application Development 5 Not under consideration

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