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When IKE negotiation fails there is no proper audit message

When IKE negotiation fails there is no proper audit message – this results not being able to detect condition and report it correctly.
about 5 years ago in AIX 1 Delivered

Request to set/define SysName in /etc/snmpd.conf

Request to define/set sysName in /etc/snmpd.conf.
about 5 years ago in AIX 2 Delivered

Ability to re-login with different user in ACS Printer Output

I would like a menu option that will allow me to "sign out" and "sign back in" with different credentials in Access Client Solutions Printer Output. Use Case: We have users that have multiple different user ids that sign them into different enviro...
almost 7 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Delivered

Make the modify DrTargetHost persistent for VM's that are already on the desired target host

In a cluster configuration that uses mxn_pairing you have an option to change the target host manually after it has been automatically set. We use that functionality as we requirements for certain VM's to be on specific hosts. For licensing purpos...
over 3 years ago in VM Recovery Manager 0 Delivered

ACS improvement request

Save the settings previously used in the runsql scripts open dialog box. Use Case: When using the run sql scripts from within ACS, we frequently open saved .sql files. The open dialog box that is presented does not save the prior settings. For exa...
about 7 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Delivered

Outline view not showing indicator usage in program defined output specs

There are indicators in my RPG ILE program that are used to condition output on program defined output specs. These indicator refereneces and not shown in the outline view. Use Case: To have a complete trace of the usage of indicators in a program.
over 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 7 Delivered

ksysmgr restore snapshot for powerha config

Currently, the ksysmgr restore snapshot utility is not supported for ksysmgr in a clustered environment. This needs to be extended to a clustered environment as it is a commonly used function for quick restoration of a setup.
over 3 years ago in VM Recovery Manager 1 Delivered

Track the depth of F3 (open declaration) so that Alt+Q can return back up the path traveled.

Track the depth of F3 (open declaration) so that Alt+Q can return back up the path traveled. Allows developer to perform a program flow analysis. Use Case: We have many sub routines and/or procedures called from other sub routines and/or procedure...
over 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 9 Delivered

Allow Replace Table functionality for Temporal Tables

It would be really great to be able to use the "Create or Replace Table" with Temporal/History tables. In order to modify these tables once in production, we'll need to maintain a list of alter statements to support any changes to be applied to th...
about 7 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 6 Delivered

Increase Password Length for CIFS on AIX 7.2

We have secure Windows shares that need to be mounted via CIFS on AIX 7.2 servers. Those shares have highly secure passwords that range from 16 to 20 characters in length per our Security Team requirements. The current version of the CIFS fileset ...
about 7 years ago in AIX 1 Delivered