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    Machine pool minimum size setting for path switch.

    Please refer to TS005543906(CritSit(MEC)) . The system is configured with multi-path storage via SAN switch. The serious problem (5250 telnet terminals dropped) happened when the system did path switch. It was because the lack of machine pool and ...
    over 1 year ago in IBM i / Storage 4 Not under consideration

    Add a new service that will convert *DTS columns to character date format.

    When selecting and displaying data from a file with columns of type *DTS char( 8) the column cannot be viewed correctly via SQL 'SELECT' or handled directly for file search and review. Using the TIMESTAMP_FORMAT or the VARCHAR_FORMAT functions wil...
    3 days ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Future consideration

    Support HMC addition to VMRDR when HMC password contains special characters

    Update KSYS to support adding HMCs with complex "hscroot" passwords. If the "hscroot" password on the HMC has a complex password containing special characters (such as !, @, #, $), adding the HMC will initially say it worked but utlimately ends wi...
    5 days ago in VM Recovery Manager 0 Submitted

    Enable multiple OUs on CSRs coming from the HMC

    Most PKIs are structured hierarchially with more than one OU, in our case it is not possible to sign a Certificate Request with only one OU via our internal PKI. Also: Self signed certificates will increasingly be banned in the future - which is a...
    3 months ago in Hardware Management Console 0 Submitted

    Improve message of CPF5222 on CHGPWD

    When changing a password upon expiration or during CHGPWD execution, if a blank or non-alphabetic character is entered in the current/new password field, the message CPF5222 'Name is not correct' is displayed. However, this message does not clearl...
    2 months ago in IBM i / Security 2 Future consideration

    Define a field in a copy source using a field reference file.

    I'm missing a way to define a field in a copy source using a field reference file.It could either be an extended version of LIKE() or a new LIKEFLD() For example:dcl-s myField1 LIKEFLD(fldref.format2 : myField : +5)dcl-s myField2 LIKE(fldref.forma...
    2 months ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 2 Future consideration

    IBM Idea: Simplify SR-IOV VF Deconfiguration for Adapter Replacement

    IBM Idea: Simplify SR-IOV VF Deconfiguration for Adapter Replacement Title: Automated or Centralized Deconfiguration of SR-IOV Virtual Functions (VFs) Across LPARs for Adapter Maintenance Description: In environments using SR-IOV with vNICs and re...
    3 months ago in PowerVM 4 Submitted

    When the Java virtual machine cannot be created, provide more information in joblog

    When invoking java from a RPG program, and an error occurs that causes the JVM creation to fail or not complete, there is usually a spool file generated that contains stderr content. In my case, the joblog contains a QJVM1164 message, but that did...
    4 days ago in IBM i / JAVA 0 Submitted

    RTVCLSRC in SRCSTMF

    When you retrieve the source of a CLP or CLLE program you must indicate a source file, for example: QCLSRC, but it is impossible to indicate the IFS example: /HOME/USER/CLLE/ . The idea is therefore to add the SRCSTMF() parameter to the RTVCLSRC c...
    3 months ago in IBM i / Languages - CL (Control Language) 1 Future consideration

    Generate qualified data structures for *LOB sql data types

    When generating data structures for BLOB & CLOB SQL data types, use a qualified data structure instead of using the variable name with _LEN and _DATA appended. For example, Currently, for this field definition, DCL-S BLOBFIELD SQLTYPE(CLOB:160...
    29 days ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 0 Submitted

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