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    Email all self-service users / Add custom email templates and rules

    PowerVC has a built-in email functionality for requests/expiration notices. Enhancing the product with the ability to send notices to all users and users by project (maintenance notices / security bulletins / reminders) via the built-in "donotrepl...
    over 7 years ago in PowerVC 1 Future consideration

    Add a drop down to choose VIO Server on vNIC create on deploy

    PVC 2.0.2.x introduced the ability to create network adapters in preferred order OR allow automated order on adapter creation. That was very handy (I saw the earlier RFE and you stepped up) as building bonds on back-end I need to know which adapte...
    almost 4 years ago in PowerVC 1 Future consideration

    Need API to return SQL_OBJECT_TYPE and SQL LONG NAME from IBM i object name and type and visversa

    Please enhanced QGYOLOBJ and QUSROBJD return the SQL Long Object Name and SQL Object Type for objects that have those properties. Also, provide a new API or enhance QDBRTVSN to go in the reverse; that is to return the IBM i object name and object ...
    almost 4 years ago in IBM i / Core OS 2 Future consideration

    SMBC authentication options

    Currently SMBC on AIX relies on Kerberos to authenticate; this request is to add NTLMv2, in a similar fashion to how SMB and/or CIFS shares work on Linux.
    over 5 years ago in AIX 0 Future consideration

    Static Monitors against a policy on IBMi

    Instana is not able to handle static monitoring. Some monitors are static in nature like which are contractually setup on each LPAR based on application and ITSS security requirements. We have some policies setup on the IBMi system and we monitor ...
    almost 2 years ago in IBM i / System Management 2 Future consideration

    Enable running "normal" CL commands in Run SQL Scripts, like VRYCFG.

    With every new release of IBM i, every new Technology Refresh, the number of Db2 for i Services is growing and enhanced. As a result of this the work of system administrators is moving from using 5250 emulation to running SQL statements in RSS. A...
    almost 4 years ago in IBM i / System Management 1 Future consideration

    Create a resource role in Cloud Management Console which only shows assigned lpar resources.lpar and not the managed system

    Create a resource role in Cloud Management Console which only shows assigned lpar resources instead of the capacity and usage of the entire frame.
    almost 6 years ago in Hardware Management Console 1 Future consideration

    DBCS Support for WSCST(*PDF)

    When IBM came out woth PDF transform capabilities for Spool Files using Transfor Services 'WSCST(*PDF)' we were very excited. Our hope was that it would alleviate our current transform solution which takes a lot of development cycles to maintain. ...
    over 7 years ago in IBM i / Print 4 Future consideration

    WRKSMTPUSR - Same alias may be used for more than one user when unique for each domain.

    In CHGSMTPA we have 3 different domain. We have these users: FAKTURA1 e-mail: post@bladetmotgift.no FAKTURA5 e-mail: post@bladetfokus.no FAKTURA6 e-mail: post@bladetbevis.no In WRKDIRE there is no problem, but in WRKSMTPUSR it's not possible. TCP5...
    almost 2 years ago in IBM i / Networking 6 Future consideration

    Add *COMPRESSDBG to parameter DBGVIEW for ILE C/C++ compiler

    On I5/OS V5R4M0 IBM has added the options *NOCOMPRESSDBG / *COMPRESSDBG to the ILE Cobol Compiler commands CRTBNDCBL and CRTCBLMOD. These options are also needed for the ILE C/C++ compiler to reduce the size of the *MODULE object and later also in...
    almost 4 years ago in IBM i / Languages - Other 1 Future consideration

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