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support #pragma once in C/C++

Please add support for the non-standard but widely support #pragma once. It's way more convinient than regular include guards and would make porting software easier.
over 1 year ago in IBM i / Languages - Other 2 Future consideration

Dual HMC configuratrion with managed servers across two networked sites.

We have two HMC's in two separate sites. They managing the same managed systems as a dual-hmc configuration. The managed systems are also split across the two sites. Calls home for systems can be a challenge for support reps to correctly place the...
almost 7 years ago in Hardware Management Console 1 Not under consideration

Add FC-NVMe N-Port ID virtualization support to Power9

In October, 2022, IBM announced N-port ID virtualization client support for FC-NVMe which provides ANA support for storage that support it (like NetApp). AIX 7.3 TL1 delivers enhancements that can help you respond faster to business demands: Impro...
over 1 year ago in AIX 1 Not under consideration

Need to be able to use chfs to move filesystem to support internal snapshot when it is created to support an external snapshot

As of now AIX wont support chfs to move filesystem to support internal snapshot when it is created to support an external snapshot. Customers need to recreate the filesystem if they want to use internal snapshot. Since with filesystem created for ...
over 1 year ago in AIX 0 Future consideration

Minimize the use of semicolons in free RPG

The function of semicolon as end-of-statement in free RPG could be optionally replaced by that of start-of-continuation-line. This way the end of a statement would be indicated by the newline character provided that the first non-blank character o...
almost 7 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 5 Not under consideration

Using restart option i RDI does not reset sourceline date column - it becomes the date for the last time you started RDI.

As the Headline says. Source line date does default to todays date after restart, it keeps the date from the last time RDI was closed all the way down and up again. Use Case: Arrive work in the morning and unlock your computer (which you didn't tu...
about 5 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 2 Future consideration

New MONMSG For a CPF message

Saving SAVLIB(*ALLUSR) SPLFDTA(*ALL) Looking at my nightsave joblog:1. I got a CPD33A8 (diagnostic) that save could not be completed because of open spoolfile  In understand and this is right for me2. Next we got a CPF3771 (diagnostic) that … obj...
almost 7 years ago in IBM i / Save and Restore 2 Not under consideration

OBJECT_LOCK_INFO() table function which accepts library name, object name, and object type - returns list of locks on that object

This is very similar to the OBJECT_LOCK_INFO view, but it can target a specific object similar to WRKOBJLCK command. It should be able to return the locks for the object much more quickly than using the view.
over 1 year ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 4 Functionality already exists

High Availability for PowerVC Integrated software-defined storage Engine

With PowerVC 1.4.0 IBM has announced Integrated software-defined storage engine. We need this engine with High availability so that we can map storage from Integrated software-defined storage to a client from two Integrated software-defined storag...
about 7 years ago in PowerVC 2 Future consideration

Screen Designer: Support for SNGCHCFLD and other ENPTUI

Alter the operation of a field definition (perhaps via the Properties window) so that one may choose a DDS keyword before defining other properties of the field, rather than the other way around, as it is now. For example, if I want to define a si...
over 10 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Not under consideration

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