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    Support for non-english characters in Novalink VNC console for aix/linux lpar

    Novalink supports non-english characters for IBM i console, but currently has no option for AIX or Linux to support VNC console with non-english characters. this is needed for countries which would like to host LPARs with languages other than Engl...
    5 days ago in PowerVM NovaLink 0 Submitted

    Tape devices not to block VM Snapshot functions.

    Currently a VM snapshot cannot be created when a FC tape device is attached to the VM. FC tape device volumes do not support snapshots, which makes sense as there is no way to snapshot a tape device. This though, has the effect of blocking snapsho...
    6 days ago in PowerVC 1 Submitted

    Create %PROGNAME built in function

    We have the RPG built in function %PROC to return the name of the current procedure, I think it is time that we have the same for the name of the current program. By all means we can get this from the program status data structure, it would just b...
    about 1 month ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 7 Submitted

    Send IAS03E2 message to QSYSOPR (FSFC)

    If error IAS03E2 "Unexpected error occurred on SVC or HMC interface" happens while a CSEDTA is running, FSFC is logging a command error but not declaring the process as failed. If this happens shortly after STRFSFLASH command is given, this will r...
    14 days ago in IBM i / PowerHA 0 Submitted

    Enable "MAINTAINED BY SYSTEM" in creating an MQT

    Complex SQL views are slow so when response time is paramont I firstly create an MQT by executing a CREATE OR REPLACE TABLE (table name) (some SQL) DATA INITIALLY IMMEDIATE REFRESH DEFERRED MAINTAINED BY USER and then query this table. However, I ...
    11 days ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Submitted

    Enable multiple OUs on CSRs coming from the HMC

    Most PKIs are structured hierarchially with more than one OU, in our case it is not possible to sign a Certificate Request with only one OU via our internal PKI. Also: Self signed certificates will increasingly be banned in the future - which is a...
    4 months ago in Hardware Management Console 0 Submitted

    CPYTOSTMF - Add a parameter allowing you to choose whether to propagate attributes (audit) when copying objects to QSYS and the ifs

    The behaviour of the CPYTOSTMF command can lead to uncontrolled results depending on the historical files and their configuration in the QSYS section when copying to the ifs. By default, attributes such as audit are necessarily propagated identica...
    27 days ago in IBM i / Core OS 0 Submitted

    IP awareness of MFA within TOTP intervals

    MFA authentication must be renewed if requests come from a different IP address, even if a TOTP interval has been set.
    12 days ago in IBM i / Security 0 Submitted

    IBM Idea: Simplify SR-IOV VF Deconfiguration for Adapter Replacement

    IBM Idea: Simplify SR-IOV VF Deconfiguration for Adapter Replacement Title: Automated or Centralized Deconfiguration of SR-IOV Virtual Functions (VFs) Across LPARs for Adapter Maintenance Description: In environments using SR-IOV with vNICs and re...
    3 months ago in PowerVM 4 Submitted

    RSEAPI - Enable or disable the use of a service or method

    Hello, in the RSEAPI, Post /api/v1/admin/settings : Is it possible to have a new setting allowing you to activate/deactivate a service entirely or just an operation ?The setting could look like a json structure : { "includeServices": [ "/api/v1/ad...
    about 1 month ago in IBM i / Web Serving 0 Submitted

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