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IBM i

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Enable image catalogue entry to use a specific size or the same size as the first volume.

When a save runs to a virtual tape device and the last volume is used MSG:CPA6798 is issued. The message can be replied to with *GEN which will create a new volume with the following attributes.  ADDIMGCLGE IMGCLG (same as previous volume)  FROM...
2 days ago in IBM i / Save and Restore 0 Submitted

Policy Based Replication (aka PBR) is required at version 8.7.0.1, and we would like it to be adjusted as an option vs requiring the undoing of Global Mirror Change Volumes (aka GMCV) replication.

MEDHOST is currently configured with an SVC that has 9 nodes (one being a hot spare) and 4 IO groups clustered as a single storage pool with a hot spare node. We are currently experiencing the BEST performance and reliability using this configurat...
3 days ago in IBM i / Storage 0 Submitted

Include LF with shared access path in SYSPARTITIONINDEXES and SYSPARTITIONINDEXSTAT

SYSPARTITIONINDEXES and SYSPARTITIONINDEXSTAT include many usefull informations about logical files (DDS type). Since they are a valid substitute for the use of APIs, it would be very useful if logic files with shared access were also included in ...
6 days ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 0 Submitted

Add %HEX (or %TOHEX and %FROMHEX) built-in functions to RPG IV

Utilizing the cvthc and cvtch functions for converting to and from hexadecimal notation is a valuable tool in RPG land. However, in the context of RPG development, we must rely on our own prototypes since IBM does not provide standard prototypes w...
6 days ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 0 Submitted

Improvement to the DSPPGMREF command

The command currently does not generate information about the commands used in a program.The improvement is to include information about this type of objects and be useful when performing some type of forensic analysis on the IBM i
26 days ago in IBM i / Languages - CL (Control Language) 1 Future consideration

Create a web based full functioning 5250 Emulator

I need the ability to create a web based full functioning 5250 Emulator comparable to the ACs Java 5250 emulator
9 days ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 0 Submitted

Returning a JSON in a string (RPG FREE) without back slash for an API REST

When i use JSON_OBJECT into a VARCHAR who is returning from an API rest the values of KEY contains back slash before quotation marks. When i use a DS the result is OK but if i want to use JSON SQL functions i have the above problem. Is it possible...
10 days ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Submitted

IPv6 - Provide default gateway configuration for SST LAN adapter interface

It is not possible in the existing OS releases to configure the default gateway for IPv6 interface in SST LAN interface. The only way how to make IPv6 interface working for this interface is to configure a LAN switch with auto discovery setup whic...
about 2 months ago in IBM i / Networking 3 Under review

IBM Cloud CLI option for IBM i

It would be great to have an IBM Cloud CLI ported to IBM i. This would allow to run snapshots, exports or queries to the cloud billing without living IBM i LPAR. I can also imagine some kind of orchestration between on-premise and cloud LPARs.
13 days ago in IBM i / Virtualization and Cloud 0 Under review

Removal of 4-Core Limit for IBM-i VMs on the S1022

Description: As a forward-thinking organization leveraging IBM-i on the S1022 server, we are consistently seeking ways to enhance performance, optimize resource utilization, and meet our increasing workload demands. In light of this, we submit the...
4 months ago in IBM i / Install and Upgrade and Licensing 7 Under review