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allow for a alternate log for CPIAD09 messages

the CPIAD09 messages from our QZDASOINIT jobs are choking our QHST log, and making it difficult to navigate. Please provide the ability to have these messages go to another message queue. Use Case: Browsing the QHST log
over 3 years ago in IBM i / Core OS 6 Future consideration

NETSERVER PRINT SHARES WILL NOT WORK WITH SMB2

We use the IBM i system as a print server and have many NetServer print shares. The IBM i 7.3 Memo to Users (MTU) (https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/ssw_ibm_i_73/rzaq9/rzaq9osNetSrvPrt.html) documents additional steps required to allo...
over 3 years ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 4 Future consideration

API (probably in perfstat) for querying the VLAN(s) and vSwitch for virtual LAN interfaces

Haven't found a documented API for querying the VLAN(s) and vSwitch associated with a virtual LAN interface. Worked through an undocumented API for a plain, virtual interface, but that doesn't work if it's behind an EtherChannel or SEA.
almost 3 years ago in AIX 0 Future consideration

Provide an SQL service, view, or other way to report out information about services deployed via Integrated Web Services.

The ability to run reporting of information about deployed services, such as what services are deployed, what servers those are on, whether or not those are applying TLS and basic authentication, etc., would be a help to easily determine and audit...
over 2 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Future consideration

first IWS for IBMi setup screen forces entry of IBMi program library

The first Integrated Web Services for IBMi setup screen forces entry of an IBMi program library. This hard-defined library is used to locate the IBMi program. Please enhance the first IWS setup screen, to soft-locate the IBMi program via the libra...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / Web Serving 1 Future consideration

Improve PCML to allow non-integer return variables and SQL service to retrieve PCML

Please update PCML to allow any return variable or parameter that RPG natively supports and add a SQL service to pull PCML from the object. This was mentioned in a comment for IBMI-I-2812 but I thought it warranted it's own request. The PGMINFO co...
about 2 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 3 Future consideration

Enable Global Override of Compiler Options for SQL Statements

We are using SQL Functions and due to our security concept, those SQL Functions need to be created with the compile options USRPRF and DYNUSRPRF both set to *OWNER. This can be done by calling SET OPTIONS inside the CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION stat...
over 3 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Future consideration

5733-ICC proxy configuration

An ICC proxy option should be included in the AWSS3 configuration Use Case: If ICC is used in Power VS with a private COS endpoint, a proxy configuration is currently necessary. Creating this manually with a date area is not practical. The connect...
over 3 years ago in IBM i / Virtualization and Cloud 1 Future consideration

Add option in PowerVC to make use of snapshot feature of storwize instead of flashcopy to deploy VMs from images

Storwize (Spectrum Virtualize, V7K, V9K, ..) offers 2 options to clone a volume: flashcopy or snapshot. Flashcopy is the solution that PowerVC implements today in order to deploy VMs from images when the storage provider is a Storwize based storag...
over 3 years ago in PowerVC 0 Future consideration

Bind to specific source address on Integrated Web Service Client calls

Add the ability to bind to a specific source IP address when making Integrated Web Service client calls. Use Case: Your IBM i could have several interfaces associated with it and you might not always want the Integrated Web Services Client to go o...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / Web Serving 2 Future consideration