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Change default source extension to RPGLE

When you review the code coverage source the member opens up using this name patter "member.membertype.rpg". By using the RPG extension you force the user into the LPEX edit profile for RPG III syntax styling. Use Case: Just cover an SQLRPGLE prog...
about 9 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 2 Delivered

Tool to change JFS2 with loglv to JFS2 with inline log without copy

Some filesystem are created with loglv when they should have been created with inline log.
about 9 years ago in AIX 3 Delivered

Need boot support for VIOS to boot over iSCSI to SAN

Customer wants to have iSCSI boot from SAN using VIOS supported. During the Ericsson road map sessions, it was mentioned that IBM did some testing of this. Also, after the AIX, VIOS, and storage presentations, it was felt that it would not take de...
about 3 years ago in PowerVM VIOS 3 Delivered

Upgrading OS on HMC can require root access

I just completed an OS upgrade to 2 HMCs. Both were at V8R840. The upgrade path was supplied by IBM. At the first attempt to upgrade from V8R840 to V8R860, the ISO file load failed with an "access denied" error. I tried to download from a local ft...
about 6 years ago in Hardware Management Console 3 Delivered

PowerVC Fibre Channel Ports

The ability to choose and edit Fibre Channel Ports on the Storage Unit Side as current channels are getting filled up using Hitachi G1000.TS001351789
about 6 years ago in PowerVC 4 Delivered

VFC Client Adapter Limitation

The request originates from following APARs for VFC CLIENT ADAPTER LIMITATION ON NUM_CMD_ELEMS • 6100-08 - use AIX APAR IV61158• 6100-09 - use AIX APAR IV63231• 7100-02 - use AIX APAR IV64278• 7100-03 - use AIX APAR IV63282 The description and fix...
over 9 years ago in PowerVM VIOS 1 Delivered

Update Korn Shell ksh93 to a more recent version

We have a requirement to check the exit status of unix pipe as provided by the ksh93 'pipefail' option The ksh93(e) shell that ships with AIX 6.1 TL9 SP5 is at least 10 years out of datehttp://www2.research.att.com/~astopen/download/notes.htmlVers...
over 9 years ago in AIX 1 Delivered

AIX needs to provide ability to access SFP configuration

We recently had an issue with new equipment were we were delayed in deployment for a few weeks because the network adapters weren't accessible to the customer's network. We had worked with both IBM HW and SW support during this time, and it was ev...
over 6 years ago in AIX 1 Delivered

PowerVC Login Interface Project Selection

PowerVC web interface offers no choice as to which Project is being logged into. It tries to store a client-side cookie to determine the last Project accessed and uses that cookie, or if missing, the last(?) instance from an unsorted(?) list of in...
over 6 years ago in PowerVC 3 Delivered

Disk check based on Lun ID rather than its name

Storwize driver behaviour is based on lun names. I think it would be better to be based on Lun ID, which are unique, unlike the Lun Names, which are easily modified.
over 6 years ago in PowerVC 2 Delivered

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