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Start having Application Runtime Expert (ARE) for IBM i use Java 17

Start having Application Runtime Expert for IBM i use Java 17 as IBM announced End of Service for Java 8 will be April of 2025 for all platforms except Z. https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/java-sdk-lifecycle-dates Do not use Java 11 as IBM annou...
3 months ago in IBM i / Performance Tools 1 Delivered

IBM i IWS HTTP PATCH Support

IBM i IWS (Integrated Web Services Server) currently supports HTTP request methods GET, PUT, DELETE, POST but there is no support for PATCH method. Unlike PUT method, PATCH method allows client to send only modified resource information instead of...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / Web Serving 3 Delivered

DRDA SM D Audit entry

The SM D entry in the Audit log logs that an RDB Entry has been changed (Access Type 'C'), but does not log what the change was. We would like to see whatever the change was actually logged Use Case: We have people making changes on a test server ...
about 3 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 5 Delivered

Add option in Navigator for i Message Monitors

Requesting option to change permissions and ownership to modify existing message monitors. ACS monitors, once moved over from Client Access 7.1 Management Central, have no option to change the owner ship or modify permissions. The monitors are 're...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / System Management 5 Delivered

Add NSLOOKUP type SQL service

I would like a service like those athttps://www.ibm.com/docs/en/i/7.4?topic=optimization-i-servicesThis service would allow me to doSELECT * FROM QSYS2.NSLOOKUP('www.mycorp.com', 'dns.google.com');I would also like it to not be dependent on having...
over 3 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Delivered

Include non externally described files info in the SYSPARTITIONSTAT sql view

I'm using the qsy2.syspartitionstat function to analyze physical files info, like sizing, number of members, info change dates, and others. I find it really easy to use and has a great functionality. But I was surprised that it doesn't consider th...
10 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Delivered

Support for NFS v4 mounts on virtual I/O server

The current mount command of the the ioscli interface does not support the option '-o vers=4'. NFSv4 is now the industrial standard for NFS. NFS is uses to store for example virtual I/O server system backups (mksysb) to a NIM server. Using the vir...
about 3 years ago in PowerVM VIOS 0 Delivered

Netserver(QNTC) support of DFS Paths

The QNTC piece of IFS does not recognize Distributed File Systems (DFS) paths. Use Case: We have many QNTC references pointing to network file server shares and our Windows servers support team more shares around between different servers as part ...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 7 Delivered

Include RPGLE TAGs in outline view

Currently tags defined with the RPGLE op-code TAG don't appear anywhere in the outline view. I'd like to be able to see them in the outline view. Use Case: Working on some old converted code that uses TAG & GOTO. It'd be helpful to see the TAG...
about 8 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 2 Delivered

Open source Node.js DB2 for i driver

The Node.js DB2 for i driver (n1) is currently closed source. As we (IBM and community) continue to further build on top of the driver (n2) it will beneficial to have transparency of how the driver works and potentially allow community contributio...
almost 8 years ago in IBM i / Open Source and PASE 2 Delivered

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