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Command-line program to expose perfstat_bridgedadapter stats

It would be nice if there was a command-line program that exposed the data from perfstat_bridgedadapter and annotated it with the vSwitch and VLAN(s) for the virtual side. it's not that hard except for the vSwitch/VLAN(s) where there isn't a docum...
almost 3 years ago in AIX 0 Future consideration

Grey out Clone option when not supported by SAN backing device

Currently the Clone option of a deployed VM is only supported on VMs using specific SAN backends. It currently is not supported on our DS8000's. The option to Clone a VM should check the volumes first and if any are on a non-supported SAN the opti...
almost 3 years ago in PowerVC 1 Future consideration

powervc gui certificate need support for DNS

Currently CA signed certificate only support IP's. when add's DNS names in the SubjectAltName PowerVC fails on the function.
almost 2 years ago in PowerVC 1 Future consideration

Copy / paste does not work in noVNC session for IBM i console in the IBM Cloud

In other IBM i emulators (PCOMM, iAccess) the user is able to copy text out of and paste onto the command line within the session. The text is available on the users workstation (Windows, MAC). This allows copying/pasting text out of / onto the co...
almost 5 years ago in PowerVC 1 Future consideration

Please extend the length of ALIAS in a Physical File

Please extend the length of the ALIAS field in physical files. Use Case: Whilst I appreciate that DDS is not really supported from future development, there is a need to make some limited improvements. In today's times, interfaces with other inter...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / Application Development 3 Not under consideration

Use of unqualified objects in SQL-based triggers

When connecting to db2 on our iSeries we are used to using jt400/jdbc property naming=system, which enables us to use unqualified objects like tables, stored procedures and such. This brings great flexibility. When a trigger containing unqualified...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Not under consideration

RDI Version: 9.6.0.11 20210819_0803 Valid json_table syntax in DDL gives error when creating SQL function

json_table syntax in DDL gives error when creating SQL functionRDI Version: 9.6.0.11 20210819_0803 for select productNo_json, wantedQuantity_json, wantedDate_json, availableQuantity_json, availableDate_json from json_table ( yxdb.call_service ( UR...
almost 3 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 2 Is a defect

PowerVC to support AD nested gropus

Customer would like to be able to use AD nested group with PowerVC
over 5 years ago in PowerVC 1 Future consideration

Fix DSPF to allow Fields on REFFLD that use full 128 character DDL long names

Our team uses has old DDS DSPFs and new ones built using PROFOUNDUI. Product DDS DSPF currently has a 32-character limit for long names/Aliases for fields referenced using REFFLD keyword. This limit should be extended to use the full 128 character...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 5 Future consideration

Eliminate an IPL when changing system name

Changing the system name via the CHGNETA command requires an IPL for the system name change to take affect. I would like to see this requirement removed and have the change either become active immediately, or after restarting TCP/IP services. Use...
almost 5 years ago in IBM i / Networking 3 Not under consideration

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