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Expose the iNavigator import CA certs via an API

The newly released iNavigator allows the automatic import of the latest CA certs to the *SYSTEM store. I would like to see this possible via an API that can be called from a program.
over 2 years ago in IBM i / System Management 1 Future consideration

AIX Live Kernel Update needs to fail out if the blackout period runs too long

Clients using Live Kernel Update need to see a message on the terminal during the blackout period in LKU that provides some useful information so they are not waiting for the blackout period to end when it is actually stuck and will not end succes...
over 1 year ago in AIX 0 Future consideration

Improve Dynamic Screen Manager API Documentation

While the online documentation for DSM APIs (Dynamic Screen Manager for IBM i) are complete, they are completely without context. The goal of DSM was to simplify dynamic screen creation, however, the documentation does not provide enough context t...
over 4 years ago in IBM i / Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Enhance multibos preview to check for available space in rootvg

Please enhance multibos so that the preview operation will perform some kind of "required space" calculation for physical partitions in rootvg.
about 7 years ago in AIX 1 Not under consideration

Fix QsnRtvWinD so that it correctly returns its information

The DSM API QsnRtvWinD does not correctly populate the passed in data structure with the current window description. This causes errors when using that information in the QsnChgWin API--for example, the window border will not recognize the GUI_Sup...
almost 5 years ago in IBM i / Core OS 4 Not under consideration

Provide the LPP Option when providing CVE Security bulletins

When reviewing the Security bulletins published from IBM they mention the PTF (Program Temporary Fix) Id that will fix the problem and the LPP (Licensed Program Product) but they do not mention the LPP option. With most LPP's there is only a singl...
almost 2 years ago in IBM i / Security 4 Future consideration

LPR remote writer code enhancement

We have raise a PMR 62549,141,672, and would like to request IBM to add a retry mechanism when acknowledge not received from remote side, or even end the writer after certain period of time for waiting an acknowledge. Use Case: HSBC is using remot...
about 5 years ago in IBM i / Print 5 Future consideration

Increase maximum combined length of all fields in DSPF

We are using ProfoudUI, which creates Rich Display files. They are stored in DSPF member types, and are compiled as such (but utilize OpenAccess instead of 5250). Unfortunately, DSPF has a maximum record length of all variables of 32763 bytes - wh...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Support importing OVA files created by aix command "create_ova"

From development we have got information: "the OVA created by PowerVC has a different set of properties. So the one created using AIX command will not work here". Make it possible to import also OVA created from aix command "create_ova".
over 2 years ago in PowerVC 1 Future consideration

Audit Issue with PASE and QSHELL

Recently we had user move critical Production IFS folder family using PACE or QSHELL options. This caused a critical production issue. The only tracking found was in QAUDJRN OM record showing IFS folder move. This did not show actual commands exec...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 14 Not under consideration