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simplify the procedure to install the license key

the procedure to install the license key is awfully complicated and error prone and requested tech support which superseded the instructions that are poor and incomplete.
about 1 month ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 1 Future consideration

As part of IBM PMR TS018470443: Need module dump_io to be incorporated in the HTTP Apache implementation on the IBMi

Need module dump_io to be incorporated in the HTTP Apache implementation on the IBMi
about 1 month ago in IBM i / Web Serving 0 Submitted

Communication --> Configure --> Advanced. Please allow us to disable users access to the Advanced portion of the connection tree. We don't want the users to be able to change the protocol.

Less time spent getting users online if they are able to get into the advanced portion. We prefer to use 'Prompt Everytime' setting
about 1 month ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Not under consideration

nconnect NFS mount option for AIX

It will be useful to have nconnect NFS mount option like in Linux world available in AIX also to improve performance of NFS mounts for WAN connections and / or for connections with limited bandwith per one tcp session. In AIX NFS mount uses only o...
about 1 month ago in AIX 0 Under review

Fix bug in CHGSMTPA

When you run CHGSMTPA you can choose SBSD in which you can run smtp jobs. This parameter allows putting 10 chars for the *sbsd object and 10 chars for the library. When you use a 10-character library in the parameter, however, errors occur in both...
about 1 month ago in IBM i / Networking 0 Submitted

Allow for multiple commands from one cli process.

When creating multiple connections via the acsbundle.jar /PLUGIN=cfg command. Each command is run in its own jvm which can take a long time to process when creating lots of connections. If we could string multiple commands into one jvm process thi...
about 1 month ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Future consideration

Add advanced vNIC to HMC Collection

If you have a trunked VLAN on the network side, set the VLAN as PortVLANID. This is used very often. Unfortunately, there is no option to do this with Ansible in the HMC-collection. i create also a git issue https://github.com/IBM/ansible-power-hm...
about 1 month ago in Hardware Management Console 1 Planned for future release

Optimizing SEU Usage: Balancing System Administration Needs and Developer Progress

The justification for keeping SEU in the operating system is that system administrators need it to modify CL programs while in restricted state. However, maintaining SEU hinders developers from transitioning to modern, more efficient development t...
about 1 month ago in IBM i / Application Development 2 Functionality already exists

Bypass EVERYTHING to get to HMC console from iACS System Configuration

If, iACS System Configuration, I've clicked on HMC 5250 Console and click on Advanced there should be enough here to bypass: Management console user id and password Shared session key Service tool user id and password Preferred language There are ...
about 1 month ago in Hardware Management Console 0 Submitted

Modify Navigator to allow for Import and Export of Functional Usage

Currently making sure multiple systems have the same settings in relation to Functional Usage is a manual process. A good idea would be to allow for the export and import of the settings between iSeries systems. An even better idea would be to mak...
about 2 months ago in IBM i / System Management 1 Future consideration

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