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Add system name on BRMS Console Monitor

When running BRMS 21 backups on many partitions (using the BRMS Console Monitor) you have problems to identify the partitions when checking it.Now I'm holding the sesstion with F9 and perform a WRKSYSSTS command or something else to identify it.Wo...
about 8 years ago in IBM i / BRMS 9 Not under consideration

Add SNMP support for intefaces faster than 1GB in AIX 7.2

In AIX 7.1, 7.2 SNMP agent give a value of 0xfffffffe for interfaces that are faster than 1GB. This should be returning the actual interface speed. This makes monitoring AIX via SNMP impossible and SNMP agent becomes useless.
about 8 years ago in AIX 4 Not under consideration

Block selection and single-keystroke navigation between open source members

Prior to RDi 9.0, you could do the following: - Have two or more members open. - Select a line to move or copy from one member ? ?to another using Alt+L. - Optionally use Shift+Up or Shift+Down arrows to highlight a block of code. - Use Alt+Left o...
almost 11 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Not under consideration

To have an option to remove the disk pairing during VMRM DR Rehearsal cleanup so the disks can be re-used/re-purposed

- The client has a policy of conducting a Planned DR Test once a year using the GDR. They have not used the DR Rehearsal feature before.- Now, with VMRM 1.5, they want to utilize the DR Rehearsal feature especially on the new LPARs that will be cr...
over 2 years ago in VM Recovery Manager 1 Functionality already exists

Line commands (Copy/Move) between views

Performing the following line commands: C (Copy)CC (Copy Block)M (Move)MM (Move Block) From one view should be allowed to be completed on a secondary view of the same source using the following line commands: A (After)B (Before) Use Case: When att...
almost 11 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Not under consideration

Kerberos for Samba server

The IBMi NetServer does not support versions of Windows newer than XP/2003 (http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/power/software/i/netserver/index.html), which means current PC's aren't supported to connect to the NetServer. We now have the option to run ...
about 8 years ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 3 Not under consideration

Backport IFS source support for CRTPF & CRTDSPF to 7,2

Please backport the changes to CRTPF & CRTDSPF to support storing source in the IFS to 7.2. Use Case: From the description of SI66797: APAR Error Description / Circumvention -----------------------------------------------CL compiler does not s...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 4 Not under consideration

IBM i Access Client Solutions Support for 5250 Advanced Function Display Data Stream (AFDDS) Displays

Enhance IBM i Access Client Solutions to configure PCs to use the 5250 AFDDS (see related RFEs). This would enable IBM i programmers to upgrade their "green screen" sign-on and application displays with fonts, color logos and overlays as they can ...
about 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Not under consideration

SMIv2 support for AIX mosy command

Please make it possible for AIX mosy command to compile mib files written in SMIv2.
over 2 years ago in AIX 1 Future consideration

auditselect filtering expression for a certain argument

Use certain argument filter by auditselect - like specifying an argument (file name for example)
over 2 years ago in AIX 2 Not under consideration

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