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Use of Kurbenetes for DOORS

We are working at Valeo on DOORS application at AWS, and with a pool of Application servers that have the Client version installed -> Front End (FE), and other pool that have the Database -> Back End (BE). We have dimension the servers with ...
over 1 year ago in Cloud Management Console 1 Needs more information

Support 64bit OpenSSL libraries on i7.4

With the release of i7.5 the OS delivered OpenSSL PASE libraries are compatible with 64 bit applications, but for releases prior to i7.5 they are only compatible with 32bit linkage.As most applications are being built as 64bit architecture binarie...
about 2 years ago in IBM i / Open Source and PASE 2 Under review

1 Core - 25 user S1022s P05 software tier

As a follow on to the one core S812 & S912 for a small footprint for small users.
about 2 years ago in IBM i / Hardware 2 Not under consideration

Increase the Maximum number of entries for a user profile in V7R4

It would be great if the maximum number of entries for a user profile also would be extended i V7R4 from 50.000.000 to 200.000.000 as it is in V7R5.
about 2 years ago in IBM i / Security 3 Future consideration

Cant use other disk names in Live Kernel Update LKU rather hdisk

Under AIX 7.2 it is not possible to rename disk to use for LKU for better identification . It must be hdisk but for automation with scripts another disk name to set with rendev would be helpful
about 5 years ago in AIX 2 Not under consideration

Blob in CLLE

impossible to read in a clle pgm a file with a field blob Use Case: the mistake is in a clle pgm i want read a file who have a field blob without using this field in my pgm when you declare your file DCLF FILE(SFW_PROD) OPNID(ID3) ALWVARLEN(*YES) ...
over 3 years ago in IBM i / Languages - CL (Control Language) 2 Not under consideration

NetAPP Storage support for PowerVC

We are using Netapp Storage Model : FAS8040 and AFF8080 in our core Banking Environment. Now we are planing for private cloud and considering PowerVC for the same. But as netapp is not supported this is a roadblock for us, Please add netapp suppor...
over 6 years ago in PowerVC 1 Not under consideration

LPEX print preferences

Currently changing print preferences requires a familiarity with the various set and/or query commands. It's a very tedious process. I'm requesting that these settings be made part of the preferences. Settings that would be good to have available ...
about 8 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 2 Not under consideration

AIX System Dump Collection process should be enhanced to capture required data

AIX System Dump Collection process should be enhanced to capture required data for any crash analysis. Every time there is systems hung or crash, only feedback we get is SNAP did not capture system DUMP. we have all hosts with "Firmware assisted -...
over 3 years ago in AIX 1 Future consideration

Enhance CL/ILE CALLPRC command to support External Programs

Via prototype and the EXTPGM keyword, RPG/ILE is able to invoke external programs using the CALLP op code. This has several advantages over the RPG CALL op code and I would like to be able to use at least one of those advantages in CL/ILE programm...
almost 7 years ago in IBM i / Languages - CL (Control Language) 5 Not under consideration