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Add mktemp utility to qshell & pase shell

Provide the mktemp utility that is generally standard in most *nix environments. https://refspecs.linuxbase.org/LSB_3.1.0/LSB-Core-generic/LSB-Core-generic/mktemp.html
2 months ago in IBM i / Open Source and PASE 1 Functionality already exists

Add a System Location column to HMC table view

Currently, the HMC table view lists managed systems with many details such as system name, type, serial number, and state etc. However, it lacks a dedicated “System Location” column. This RFE proposes adding a “System Location” field to the HMC ta...
2 months ago in Hardware Management Console 3 Submitted

In Compliance tab, last applied type doesnt show full profile name

We do have custom profiles created out CISv1 profile and named with starting CISv1. Since last applied type only shows few characters, we are not able to identify which profile a server got applied.
2 months ago in PowerSC 0 Submitted

Teach "Refactor | Rename to use file ALIAS" about variable scoping

I had occasion to use this refactor function today and it surprised me. I have used it before with much success. I had a file declared globally that contained a field FIELD1 (we'll say). I also had an externally described data structure in a sub-p...
2 months ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 3 Under review

Provide a tool Admins can use to review PTF cover letters for Special and Activation Instructions

Currently there is no tool available to assist Admins when reviewing PTF cover letters prior to loading and installing PTF's. This would be helpful as there are thousands of PTF's in a typical deployment. It is impossible to review each cover lett...
2 months ago in IBM i / PTF and Service 2 Submitted

Run SQL Scripts: Remember previous prompted variable values

Related to IBMI-I-4640, when using prompted variables, have iACS RSS remember the previous values and present them in a combo box for each variable. This would make running the same query multiple times much easier when you can select previous val...
2 months ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Future consideration

Compliance - Data retention policy required for data and logs within powervc

To comply with the data retention policy, we need to implement a mechanism within PowerVC that automatically removes older data and logs from both the tool and the underlying system.
2 months ago in PowerVC 1 Future consideration

Allow scheduled tasks in HMC schedule management to be edited

When you have created a scheduled Task like "backup profile data" or "backup HMC data" it os only possible to view or delete the Task. So if you want to Change the schedule to a new time oder date, you have to delete and receate the Task. It would...
2 months ago in Hardware Management Console 1 Submitted

VIOSUPGRADE / UPDATEIOS -- Add "Date" and "Time" prefixes to screen output

Whilst running the update / upgrade (VIOS) commands one cannot easily see "when" a specific piece of screen output was written, was it a second ago or two hours? Having the extra detail displayed on the screen helps with understanding, improves cl...
2 months ago in PowerVM VIOS 0 Submitted

lshwres -r procpool -m <Managed System> command work as is for Power11 Systems

The command lshwres -r procpool -m <Managed System Name> for Power11 Systems will yield and error : "The command entered is either missing a required parameter or a parameter value is invalid. The parameters that are missing or have an inval...
2 months ago in PowerVM 0 Submitted