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    viosvrcmd command logging on vios when run from HMC

    Today, when we run the viosvrcmd command from the HMC, it logs entries in /home/ios/logs/ioscli_global.trace. However, the user is recorded only as "root," and there is no indication of which HMC/what user on the HMC initiated the command. Additio...
    4 days ago in PowerVM VIOS 0 Submitted

    ICC product should provide information to BRMS indicating tape transfer has failed

    Hello, As per case TS019399743: "...I was working with development teams and sincerely apologize for delayed response. BRMS development team has checked and confirmed that ICC product do not provide information to BRMS indicating tape transfer has...
    about 1 month ago in IBM i / Virtualization and Cloud 0 Submitted

    PowerVC support for multiple SCG to the SAME VM

    Customer would like to be able to have more than 1 SCG for a given VM, for example using SCG X for disk and SCG Y for Tape for the same vm, powervc doesn't currently support than one scg per vm
    18 days ago in PowerVC 0 Submitted

    `xargs` should support `-0`/`--null` parameter

    xargs on AIX currently does not implement -0. While this is not part of the POSIX standard ( AFAIK, please check), it is implemented by every other implementation, including FreeBSD's. While the OSS toolbox's implementation /opt/freeware/bin/xargs...
    19 days ago in AIX 0 Submitted

    Provide an API to extract the DSPPGMREF information

    There currently is no API to get the output of DSPPFMREF which makes extracting and development of tools cumbersome. There's *OUTFILE support but this is not flexible enough as it requires an intermediate step that complicates things like building...
    16 days ago in IBM i / Application Development 0 Submitted

    VARDIM for RPGLE

    Quick explanation. VARDIM is to DIM what VARCHAR is to CHAR. Background Interfacing with RPG complex structures can be done, however the implementations are not homogeneous. Examples. In IWS you need a pseudo variable suffixed by the array name ...
    26 days ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 0 Submitted

    Allow scheduled tasks in HMC schedule management to be edited

    When you have created a scheduled Task like "backup profile data" or "backup HMC data" it os only possible to view or delete the Task. So if you want to Change the schedule to a new time oder date, you have to delete and receate the Task. It would...
    2 months ago in Hardware Management Console 1 Submitted

    Allow ACS to be updated manually within RDi

    Allow ACS to be updated manually within RDi so the latest version can be used. Alternatively, allow users to link an existing version of ACS to RDi to be used instead of the built in version.
    about 2 months ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Submitted

    Firmware level and PTF Group Currency on "About" page- IBM Navigator for i

    My understanding is that Navigator for i get's it's info about the system through SQL. I am also aware of a SYSTOOL to show PTF group currency. My suggestion is to combine these two features, and include the PTF Group Currency on the "About" page ...
    18 days ago in IBM i / System Management 0 Submitted

    Provide a tool Admins can use to review PTF cover letters for Special and Activation Instructions

    Currently there is no tool available to assist Admins when reviewing PTF cover letters prior to loading and installing PTF's. This would be helpful as there are thousands of PTF's in a typical deployment. It is impossible to review each cover lett...
    2 months ago in IBM i / PTF and Service 2 Submitted

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