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Add ARP ping feature to AIX

The command arping is available in Linux and in IBM i.
almost 7 years ago in AIX 1 Not under consideration

ACS Add warning message when trying to download or view a *IPDS print file.

As users get used to using ACS, they are downloading print files to their PC's. The majority are downloaded as PDF's. For *IPDS print files, these files download as .bin files and not as .pdf or .txt. .bin files are useless to anyone. The request ...
about 4 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Not under consideration

It does not show media with retention type versions in the report of: PRTMOVBRM

I have created a movement policy based on 4 groups (* GRP XXX). I have 4 media in the IGNIFUGO location and a 5 media in location TAPMLB01, (all of this media using the MOVVER004 policy, which is the policy of 4 groups), When I move this 5 media ...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / BRMS 7 Not under consideration

VMRMDR - Discover/Verify "Additional VLANs"

The VMRMDR needs to be enhanced to able to discover/verify the VLANs listed in the "Additional VLANs" section of the HMC profiles during discover/verify operations so that they complete successfully without errors. This would also allow the ksysmg...
almost 3 years ago in VM Recovery Manager 2 Planned for future release

"Learn more" link in "Transmit Service Information" window of the HMC is incomplete

Customer is trying to send all kind of data to IBM, but it is unclear, when the send button is pushed, that the data is really uploaded to IBM. He want to know more and see the "learn more" option" but notice this is less and incomplete informatio...
over 5 years ago in Hardware Management Console 0 Future consideration

Allow characters for DLVALUE

The DLVALUE statement might allow % and accented characters to be able to insert more diverse URL-compatible links Use Case: insert into dtalnk values('a', dlvalue('https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%AAtes_raides' , 'URL' ) ) with NC; or insert in...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Not under consideration

Allow IBM i connection to Fix Central to download PTF iso image files to also use port 990 as well as port 21 for secure downloads.

My company has threatened to disallow a connection to Fix Central using port 21 even if it is secure. This would prohibit the ability to download iso image files from Fix Central to the IBM i. Right now if the command FTP <fix-central> SECCN...
over 1 year ago in IBM i / PTF and Service 2 Not under consideration

sql describe for embedded SELECT (embedded in CREATE or INSERT)

I work into a security software, and I have to identify when sensitive data are readRCAC is not always the solution.For example : when sensitive data are worked from a well known program, it is ok,But when the same data are worked from STRSQL or A...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Not under consideration

Revamp Open Source installs

Currently the installation of open source (Node.js) has two very unfortunate consequences. 1 - I have to IPL my machine. 2 - It wipes out previous version (i.e. 0.12.12 will be wiped out by 0.12.13 of Node.js) This makes it very laborious and risk...
over 8 years ago in IBM i / Open Source and PASE 5 Not under consideration

LPM Fails On Systems With Non-Functional Physical Adapter Ports

When attempting to use Live Partition Mobility (LPM) to move a logical partition (LPAR) from one system to another, source partition virtual to physical connectivity is first validated before executing the migration. Unfortunately, this negates th...
about 4 years ago in PowerVM 1 Not under consideration