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Allow more than 16 group profiles for a user profile

Actually, one can link a user profile to 16 group profiles. For RCAC performance, we need to link a user profile to more than 16 group profiles.
almost 2 years ago in IBM i / Security 1 Not under consideration

Enable Simultaneous Update of LPPs and Installation of iFixes within LiveUpdate

If we place all needed ifixes to /nim/set1701_lpp_aix_720102/emgr/ppc, all LPPs to /nim/set1701_lpp_aix_720102/installp/ppc (exactly the structure from our NIMs) the command: geninstall -k -Y -d /nim/set1701_lpp_aix_720102/ all runs fine, and it p...
about 7 years ago in AIX 2 Not under consideration

Extend the JOB_LOCK_INFO UDTF to provide the current awaited time

Please extend the JOB_LOCK_INFO UDTF to also provide the current wait duration for pending locks. This would enable easier automatic detection of erroneous locks and hanging jobs.
almost 2 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Not under consideration

Set Service Program signature via the CRTSRVPGM command

Today, the signature is set by one of the following methods:1. From the STRPGMEXP SIGNATURE statement of the QSRVSRC source2. Automatically generated during service program creation if no QSRVSRC is specified or SIGNATURE is *GEN When using method...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / Application Development 5 Not under consideration

Modernize NIM to use more repositories/lpp_sources

When we install via bundle files its demanded to point out a/one only lpp_source. We have many lpp_sources, ie per TL and SP and so on, so be able to search for software to install it would be good to have the possibility to define many lpp_source...
over 4 years ago in AIX 1 Not under consideration

Non-Displayable Characters in IBM Access Client Solutions

Using 5250 emulation, our programming team regularly has to display files with Non-Displayable characters for various types of fields. These always used to display as Blocks instead of ? characters in the V7R1 (and all other previous versions) of ...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Not under consideration

Set minimal amount of video memory in HMC installation ova file for VMware vSphere

The HMC's installation ova image for VMware does not set the minimal required memory for the video card. If the video card memory for the VM is less than 6 MB, you are unable to set the minimum required screen resolution on the VM system console. ...
over 2 years ago in Hardware Management Console 1 Future consideration

CBU keys generation

CBU. keys are not being generated automatically in the upgrade processs Use Case: When ordering an IBM i upgrade on the IBM ESS site, only part of the process is handled automatically. IBM i 5770SS1 keys are being generated automatically, but CBU ...
about 5 years ago in IBM i / Install and Upgrade and Licensing 4 Not under consideration

Add start mirroring function to new Navigator

The original Navigator and 'old' Navigator for i had an option to start disk pool mirroring on a newly created ASP or IASP, avoiding partition downtime to start mirroring in Dedicated Service Tools. That function is not available in new Navigator....
almost 2 years ago in IBM i / System Management 2 Not under consideration

PowerVC - Migration Pop-up does not provide details explaining why a host(s) isn't available to migration

PowerVC provides the feature to allow a VM to migrate from current host to another host managed by PowerVC, When migrating the UI lists "available" host(s) to migrate the VM . The UI does not provide any details why a VM isn't available for migrat...
over 5 years ago in PowerVC 1 Future consideration