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IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers

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    Add the ability to support multiple domains in i NetServer, QNTC

    Many customers are utilizing additional domains as they move forward with implementing cloud solutions. In some implementations, the cloud domain will need to peacefully coexist with existing corporate domains and resources. With the current offer...
    over 3 years ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 3 Not under consideration

    Enable no-auditing of /tmp like QTEMP

    Please change audit code to not audit any activity in /tmp direcotry when system value QAUDLVL has option *NOQTEMP set - or by adding a new option *NOIFSTMP. As this directory is to be used for temporary files by design like objects in QTEMP this...
    over 3 years ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 8 Future consideration

    Allow to mount NFS without a ping response

    There are some NFS services (cloud storage gateways, cloud NFS services, etc) that block echo icmp response, so you won't receive an answer from ping. This change could allow to work with more cloud services
    over 3 years ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 6 Future consideration

    Save timestamp captured for stream files

    I would like to understand what IFS objects are NOT backed up on a regular basis. I can tell that easily with QSYS objects because the save timestamp has always been captured at the object level. For stream files, no save timestamp exists. Not eve...
    over 3 years ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 3 Future consideration

    QZBSSL exit program, there is no support for setting "client authentication required" for the host servers, in Digital Certif

    We are receiving the following error while on DCM while changing the Client authentication required to Yes for Database server application. Error Code 4022. An Error occurred while processing applications Application type - ServerApplication ID- Q...
    almost 4 years ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 3 Future consideration

    Enable an equivalent for QAUDCTL(*NOQTEMP) for IFS

    Activities such as create, delete, grant authority of files in QTEMP ale eliminated from QAUDJRN if system value QAUDCTL has the value *NOQTEMP.There is no equivalent possibility when working in the IFS.This is even emphasized as it is common in L...
    almost 4 years ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 4 Not under consideration

    Add support to S3 , FTPS and/or WebDav for ADDMFS

    I've seen RFE #153165 was rejected because of OpenSSH licensing, so I think this can be an alternative: Mount remote S3 bucket, WebDav share or FTPS share using ADDMFS, similar to mounting NFS shares. Use Case: This could help with application int...
    almost 4 years ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 3 Future consideration

    Add capability to see who is using a NFS mount

    I have a sandbox lpar (GDI) exporting a directory for testing this issue.EXPORTFS OPTIONS('-I -O') DIR('/tmp')strNFSSVR SERVER(*ALL) I have another lpar mounting over thismd '/gdi'md '/gdi/tmp'MOUNT TYPE(*NFS) MFS('gdi:/tmp') MNTOVRDIR('/gdi/tmp')...
    about 4 years ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 2 Future consideration

    Add SSHFS support to ADDMFS

    Adding SSHFS support to ADDMFS command can help mitigate NFS performance issues, avoid using UDP ports, allows to connect using a secure connection on Internet and compress data for better performance. Use Case: We could connect to IBM Cloud from ...
    about 4 years ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 3 Not under consideration

    Add IFS file encryption/decryption support

    Add OS support for transparent encryption/decryption of stream files in the IFS On the database side, IBM provided corresponding tooling when it introduced Db2 for i field procedures in IBM i 7.1. Field procedures allow Db2 data to be transparentl...
    over 4 years ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 8 Future consideration

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