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    REST API Certificate Automation

    This is useful to customers looking to automate the renewals for HMC certificates.
    3 months ago in Hardware Management Console 2 Submitted
    248 VOTE

    Machine pool minimum size setting for path switch.

    Please refer to TS005543906(CritSit(MEC)) . The system is configured with multi-path storage via SAN switch. The serious problem (5250 telnet terminals dropped) happened when the system did path switch. It was because the lack of machine pool and ...
    over 1 year ago in IBM i / Storage 4 Not under consideration

    Have more, if not all, of iACS populate CLIENT_PROGRAMID

    In an attempt to discover what versions of IBM i Access Client Solutions (iACS) are currently attached to our systems I am running the following SQL: SELECT ji.job_name, GJI.V_AUTHORIZATION_NAME, GJI.V_CLIENT_PROGRAMID, GJI.V_CLIENT_IP_ADDRESS FRO...
    about 1 month ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Submitted

    Provide an API that returns current override information for all session/job overrides

    The current API to retrieve an override information only returns the file to which a file label has been overridden. We need a way to determine (A) what files have been overridden and (B) what the override scope is for those files. Today the only ...
    6 days ago in IBM i / Work Management and Messaging 1 Submitted

    Extend prototyped procedure calls with "keyword parameters"

    SQL has the nice feature, to use optionally use keyword parameters instead of positioned parameters. My idea is, also extend RPG prototyped procedure calls with the option to use keyword parameters. Imagine the following procedure prototype: dcl-p...
    3 months ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 2 Future consideration

    Add a JOB TYPE (Batch or Interactive) field to RPG's PSDS (Program status data structure)

    When exception occurs I need to know whether to alert the (interactive) user or send alert (a MSG or e-mail) to SYSOPR. To achive this in the curren state of things I need to call a CL PGM (that does a RTVJOBA) or query the V_ACTIVE_JOB_TYPE Check...
    about 1 month ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 1 Future consideration

    PowerVC should fully support Policy-based HA

    A lot of IBM flashsystems are now supporting policy-based high availability (PBHA). And a lot of clients are eager to start using it.To my knowledge, IBM PowerVC still does not support PBHA. It also isn't in the announcement for PowerVC 2.3.2 (the...
    4 months ago in PowerVC 4 Future consideration

    Provide FTP virtual directories

    Allow a user (on a per user basis, preferable via the QIBM_QTMF_SVR_LOGON exit) to be locked into a specific FTP directory... this directory should be his virtual root (jail). This concept prevents the user from navigating or specifying a path out...
    about 1 month ago in IBM i / Networking 2 Under review

    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...
    5 months ago in Hardware Management Console 0 Submitted

    iAccess Printer Host-Based Security

    Currently QTCP is required to start a Host Based Printer. However, this opens up security that a user can setup a HOST Based printer that allowed them to redirect the HR files. Is it possible to restrict a Host Based Printer from being started unl...
    about 1 month ago in IBM i / Security 1 Under review

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