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SSD Fuel Gauge SQL Service

Add a new IBM i service to return the SSD Fuel Gauge information. Use Case: Allow writing monitoring tools using SQL instead of having to run the SSD Fuel Gauge command (https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home?lang=en#!/wiki/IBM%20...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 4 Delivered

Add Ability to Disable Menu Bar on Popup Keypad

Users are able to modify the Popup Keypad in ACS 1.1.8.3 Build 9490 Use Case: User have three options provided to them on the popup keypad: 1) Connect 2) Disconnect 3) Exit All. Having the menu visible and functional, could allow a user to modify ...
about 5 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Delivered

MI GENUUID Version 4

The MI instruction GENUUID should be able to generate an UUID version 4 too. Use Case: An UUID version 1 seems not to be unique enough to use it in an ELK stack. Currently we solve this problem by using java.util.UUID with RPG.
over 7 years ago in IBM i / Security 4 Delivered

Add cancel option if an RG handling failed

Today, if a RG processing fails. After a manual fix all remaining tasks mast be finished to get the cluster to a stable state.I would be good to have a cancel option.So that after, manually removing the reason why it failed, the RG handling can be...
over 6 years ago in PowerHA for AIX 1 Delivered

Add support for *LAST in CREATE ALIAS

CREATE ALIAS command allows to create aliases for a specific MEMBER of a physical table on IBM i, but the alias has to be explicitly named. Many applications add members periodically and start filling rows in the last member. Having the ability of...
about 4 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 7 Delivered

BRMS recovery reports: support recovery from a H/A system

Let's say you have a system PROD1. Let's say you are using HA replication software like Mimix or Quick-EDD to replicate to PROD2. You back up PROD1 only once a quarter. However you backup PROD2 5 days a week.In this scenario can you generate a rec...
about 5 years ago in IBM i / BRMS 8 Delivered

vHMC: Show full screen

We are running x86 vHMCVersion 9Release 1Service Pack 940Build Level 1911021524Base Version V9R1Model Type Ve67-f61Serial Number 0e11c02BIOS 6.00HMC driver n/aMH01831 - HMC V9R1 M931MH01836 - HMC V9R1 M940 When I look at the screen from vCenter th...
about 5 years ago in Hardware Management Console 3 Delivered

Subject Alternative Name in CSR

Currently there is no way to create a CSR with a SAN. Google Chrome is now looking for a SAN instead of CN Error: "Subject Alternative Name Missing" or NET::ERR_CERT_COMMON_NAME_INVALID or "Your connection is not private"During Transport Layer Sec...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / Security 2 Delivered

Using Error List should highlight the item in error, not select

The "Error List" in RDi will position into the source if you double-click an error. When it positions it also selects the item in error. Unfortunately, the "select" doesn't follow the same behavior as the standard LPEX editor "stream" block mode a...
almost 11 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 6 Delivered

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 7 years ago in IBM i / Networking 6 Delivered

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