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Inability to specify min/max in compute template when using dedicated CPU

When a system is deployed using powerVC as dedicated processors. The min/max value is also getting set as the desired value. This is preventing us from changing the CPU dynamically on the running system. If there a way to deploy the template for d...
over 5 years ago in PowerVC 1 Future consideration

Advanced Job Scheduler Copy/Paste to multiple servers via ACS

We would like to be able to use Access Client Solutions to essentially copy/paste anything we create/configure in the Advanced Job Scheduler on one system to one or more other IBMi servers, much like we can do using iNAV for copying BRMS control g...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / System Management 6 Not under consideration

Make the SYSCMD CALL function from an FTP script work the same as a CALL command in a batch job for a limited capability user

Make the SYSCMD CALL function from an FTP script work the same as a CALL command in a batch job for a limited capability user. Use Case: EDI - FTP to customers is causing issues with automotive releases and ASNs. Very Important this is fixed.
over 7 years ago in IBM i / Networking 3 Not under consideration

Change RSCT scripts from ksh to sh/bash

Hi Team, SUSE has announced that it will end support for ksh in SLES 12 on March 2022 as per the link https://www.suse.com/releasenotes/x86_64/SUSE-SLES/12-SP1/.Many of the TSAMP and RSCT scripts are still using ksh e.g. getsadata, samreset, SAMAd...
almost 4 years ago in AIX 3 Not under consideration

Add ability to directly execute CL in RPGLE in the same fashion as SQL

We have the ability to execute SQL statements directly in RPGLE code, including the use of substitution values. Please add the ability to directly execute CL statements in RPGLE as well, including the ability to substitute values into the CL state...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 4 Not under consideration

LPM network interface option

During initial LPM (Powervm 2.2.5.10) The 'mover' presents several network interfaces to choose from. These interfaces have been test with a PING, (tested by LPM not user ) and PING have tested as affirmative. LPM assumes that network interface is...
over 7 years ago in PowerVM VIOS 1 Future consideration

Program References Enhancement

I would like to be able to see the Procedure Names a Program or Service Program require. I have a service program with 5 procedures defined in it. I can get a list of those procedures using DSPSRVPGM with DETAIL(*PROCEXP). This service program is ...
almost 2 years ago in IBM i / Application Development 3 Not under consideration

loginherald script in AIXPERT does not accept customized herald message

AIXPERT subsystem supplies a ksh /etc/security/aixpert/bin/loginheraldto setup login herald in /etc/security/login.cfg but script has restriction that it use hard coded default loginherald message. see line 105 of script chsec -f /etc/security/log...
almost 4 years ago in AIX 0 Planned for future release

JOBQ that spans multiple systems

Consider possibility of creating a JOBQ that spans multiple systems. Use Case: Think of a client who only has one tape drive (FC attached) but multiple IBM i LPARs. In this case only one client at a time can save to this tape drive. Most saves are...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / Work Management and Messaging 2 Not under consideration

Remove all references to SAVSTG from documentation for IBM i 7.2 on up.

SAVSTG hasn't been supported as of IBM i 7.2 as per https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/i/7.2?topic=ios-save-storage-savstg-command-restore-storage-process-are-no-longer-provided However it is still referenced multiple times in current documentation. Simp...
almost 2 years ago in IBM i / Documentation 0 Submitted