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System Management

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Add license expiration to list of systems screen in Navigator

I'd like to see the results of this sql: select license_expiration from qsys2.license_info where product_id in ( '5770SS1' ) and feature_id= '5050' and installed= 'YES' ; On each system in the dashboard view Suggested spot for result
10 months ago in IBM i / System Management 4 Delivered

Renew cert for Navigator for i

Presently, there's no way to renew the SSL certificate for IBM Navigator for i. Per IBM support, you must remove the certificate and go through the entire process to add the new certificate. Use Case: Our SSL certificate expires every 13 months an...
almost 4 years ago in IBM i / System Management 5 Delivered

Service for Journal Receiver Attributes

Create a service that would allow us to easily see the Journal Receiver Attributes for all currently attached journal receivers. We are looking to determine if any are near the Last Sequence Number threshold. Use Case: A journal receiver reaches t...
about 4 years ago in IBM i / System Management 4 Delivered

DB2 for i Service to retrieve subsystem information

Please add DB2 for i SQL service to retrieve subsystem configuration information (SBSD, subsystem description). Use Case: We could retrieve all necessary information about subsystem configurations via SQL.
almost 6 years ago in IBM i / System Management 3 Delivered

Manage Job Scheduled Entries via GUI

It is not possible to manage standard Job Scheduled Entries via a GUI Use Case: Enabled management in (iNav) the Navigator for i browser client
over 6 years ago in IBM i / System Management 3 Delivered

Allow WRKACTJOB to Select Job Status MSGW

I need to see any active jobs currently in a Job Status of MSGW (Message Waiting). Here is a hypothetical example of what I imagine: WRKACTJOB JOBSTS(*MSGW) Use Case: Please see above question/answer.
over 7 years ago in IBM i / System Management 7 Delivered

Navigator should allow 'Clean up PTFs' for all Products.

System: IBM iRelease: 730Product: Navigator for iDescription: Customer uses Navigator for PTF management, they would like to 'Clean up PTFs' for all products. Currently they have to select each product one at a time, would like the function to do ...
almost 5 years ago in IBM i / System Management 6 Delivered

Navigator for i

Th UI in Navigator for i is not consistent. As different components have different developers, the way they design their applications is different. Selecting a date in a calendar is not working the same, which makes it annoying to use. Use Case: A...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / System Management 4 Delivered

Open NetServer in IBM Navigator for i

IBM Navigator for i doesn't have the option to open the NetServer. System i Navigator (iNav) has this, but end of life has been announced for that tool. In iNav, the right-click popup menu for NetServer has an option for "Open i5/OS NetServer", bu...
almost 7 years ago in IBM i / System Management 4 Delivered

Nav4i Node Display name

In today's world IP address are frequently used for accessing nodes instead of the FQDN. For this the New Navigator for i is no exception to that rule, but when working with nodes an mane can be helpful in order to keep nodes apart. Use Case: In t...
almost 3 years ago in IBM i / System Management 3 Delivered