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Modify existing API for SQL return

SQL query over netstat fails past a certain number as API has 16Mb limit Use Case: SELECT count(*) FROM QSYS2.NETSTAT_INFO where REMOTE_PORT = 8000 AND TCP_STATE = 'CLOSED'
almost 6 years ago in IBM i / Networking 6 Delivered

Modify QIBM_QTMF_SVR_LOGON exit point to allow a program specified IP address to be returned on the FTP PASV reply

Currently when an FTP client connects to the IBM i FTP server, the internal IP address of the IBM i is returned to the FTP client in the PASV response. Some firewalls properly NAT the internal address to the external public address while some do n...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / Networking 8 Delivered

Allow ephemeral port range to be defined for FTP server

Provide a means to define a limited range of ephemeral ports available for the FTP server to use for a passive data connection. Use Case: Currently a firewall must open all ports 1024 and above to allow for a passive FTP data connection from a cli...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / Networking 2 Delivered

Enlarge NOTE parameter of the SNDSMTPEMM command

Enlarge NOTE parameter, up to 5000 characters (from 400), of the SNDSMTPEMM command.The same size as the SNDDST command, in the parameter LONGMSG SNDSMTPEMM:http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas8N1011153 SNDDST:https://www.ibm.com/supp...
about 7 years ago in IBM i / Networking 7 Delivered

SNMP for large ASP/IASP

SNMP result for ASP/IASP size and allocation cannot go over 64 TB.The maximum disk unit size is 32768. Is possible increase this value to 65536 (max 128 TB) or more? Thanks Use Case: At the moment our iSeries has 45 TB IASP and we can monitor usin...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / Networking 3 Delivered

SNMPWALK should also return the IASP number in their result

SNMPWALK currently only return:HOST-RESOURCES-MIB::hrStorageDescr.2 = STRING: Independent ASPHOST-RESOURCES-MIB::hrStorageDescr.3 = STRING: Independent ASP When there are now more than one iASP on the system with the same size, it's hard to find o...
almost 8 years ago in IBM i / Networking 4 Delivered