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update the summ published version with some of the internal new details

The currently summ published version (2.0 from 2021) could benefit of a new publishing with some of the apparent improvements in the internal version (specially verbosity about target ports and WWPN being decoded in some vfchost messages). Obvious...
9 days ago in AIX 0 Submitted

Increase errpt time granularity to milliseconds

Modify the timestamp associated to the error messages in errpt to milliseconds (or even ns) to provide better correlation capacity with other elements (switches, storage arrays, ...) Currently when evaluating entries in errpt the maximum granulari...
9 days ago in AIX 0 Submitted

Return previous functionality to manage rw / read-only on virtual media library iso's from the GUI.

HMC users managing the virtual media library from the GUI were impacted when this functionality was removed.
10 days ago in Hardware Management Console 0 Submitted

Add capability of defining subgroups for Compliance page

For usability in large environments it would behelpfull to be able to create subgroups on the Compliance page. Here an example: Group: SAP - Sub-Group: SAP-Test SAP-QA SAP-Prod
10 days ago in PowerSC 0 Submitted

Customer is requesting for new additional functionality of reclaiming space automatically when files are deleted

Customer is requesting for new additional functionality of reclaiming space automatically when files are deleted instead of shrinking fs with chfs reclaim option (normal or fast)
10 days ago in AIX 0 Submitted
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Link Aggregation NIC adapter replacement without service interruption

When replacing a NIC that is part of an Ethernet Link Aggregation configuration, it is necessary to temporarily disable the Line description on IBMi OS. As a result, the IP address is deactivated, making a service outage unavoidable.Although Power...
10 days ago in IBM i / Core OS 2 Submitted

Tools do assist with Spatial/GIS data on DB2 for i

When dealing with spatial data, it is quite common to use tools and/or products that assist in the manipulation and loading of this data. Even within the DB2 family (LUW and z/OS), there is the DB2 Spatial Extender which enables the import and man...
13 days ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 0 Submitted

Add SIRGAS 2000 as supported datum on DB2 for i

Since 2005, Brazil has adopted datum SIRGAS 2000 as its official Georeferencing System. Therefore, all information exchanged between government entities must adhere to this standard. It is also used by other Latin American countries. Thus, it woul...
13 days ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 0 Submitted

Add 2nd parameter to %UPPER and %LOWER to limit length of conversion in target variable

When working with buffers, such as VARCHAR(65535) or CHAR(65535) etc. I often get the length of the buffer returned to me by another function. What I would like to do is to specify that length as the 2nd parameter of %UPPER and %LOWER so that only...
13 days ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 2 Not under consideration

Added specific RPG Compiler/syntax checker error or warning for lines that end with COLON

When writing code using PC-based editors, often the colon is mistakenly entered instead of the semi-colon. This often happens in "assist" mode or by simply not pressing the shift-key. However the current RPG Compiler usually says "keyword not foun...
13 days ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 0 Submitted

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