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System Management

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    Enable in IBM i Navigator for i Monitors the option to press F4 to set the IBM i trigger command

    I use and recommend the System & Messages Monitor from IBM Navigator for i. I think we can improve this tool adding the great F4 option to built the command in the trigger command. If I'm not wrong now I must built it on green screen and then ...
    over 1 year ago in IBM i / System Management 2 Not under consideration

    Monitor System Temperature and Fan Speed

    I would like IBM to add the ability to check the current temperature inside the server (CEC) as well as reporting the current fan speeds. This could be an IBM i command and or IBM i Service, in either case it would like it to address the following...
    over 3 years ago in IBM i / System Management 5 Not under consideration

    Websphere Liberty Express Start/Stop Multiple instances at one

    Ability to start/stop Websphere Liberty Express instances at the same time. We have like 15 instances and currently doing sequential start/stop.
    6 months ago in IBM i / System Management 1 Future consideration

    Run command in Navigator for i

    In the "old" System i Navigator it was possible to run a command on one/many systems or groups. It has become clear that the New Navigator for i is the way to go to manage the IBM i infrastructure. Therefore this request to be able to run a comman...
    over 2 years ago in IBM i / System Management 2 Future consideration

    IBM Navigator for i - Function Usage ID to allow only management of EIM users

    Our helpdesk staff manage the creation and deletion of users and password resets, however I can't grant them access to Navigator for i to manage EIM user entries for SSO as it gives them far too much access. Please provide a Function Usage ID whic...
    11 months ago in IBM i / System Management 2 Under review

    Navigator for i - Trivializing SIEM Integration

    Problem Statement Network and Security Operation Centers have a high desire to utilize SIEM technologies to centralize the logging of health, service status, system status, etc... of various appliances (both hard and software) in the enterprise. A...
    7 months ago in IBM i / System Management 0 Submitted

    New Navigator for i - Shortcut to ACS 5250 emulation

    It would be neat to have a shortcut to ACS 5250 emulation from the i Nav node list (or as an alternative in the menu list to the far left, when you have chosen a system in the node list/bubble view). Then you wouldn't have to start or switch to AC...
    over 3 years ago in IBM i / System Management 2 Future consideration

    Navigator For I GUI interface and Function Usage

    New Navigator for i is not designed to hide those icons (see figure 1) The function Usage (figure 2) is the solution to restrict usage but some ID function no longer works : example product functions ==> QIBM_XD1_OPNAV I find it frustrating tha...
    about 1 year ago in IBM i / System Management 1 Future consideration

    Improve ARE (Administration Runtime Expert) Scheduler to allow a SysAdmin to Manage the ARE Tasks

    We find ARE (Administration Runtime Expert) to be a fantastically useful Tool for monitoring and fixing IBM i Systems. Currently IBM ARE has it's own job scheduler to allow you to run templates automatically, which is ideal However, the ARE schedu...
    over 1 year ago in IBM i / System Management 2 Future consideration

    SSO integration with Active Directory - Save and restore option

    A lot of companys are asking for SSO integration with Active Directory. Adding identifiers with Navigator for I is not easy when you have 600 users... The option "new identifiers based from" could be usefull if we could add the kerberos regystry i...
    over 1 year ago in IBM i / System Management 2 Future consideration

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