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HMC (CLI): lpar_netboot ipV6 ping test

xreeb000@ZHMC1000:~> chsyscfg -r prof -m BVIO0025 -i "name=normal,lpar_name=VLANTEST,virtual_eth_adapters=2/0/1351//0/1/ETHERNET0" xreeb000@ZHMC1000:~> lpar_netboot -M -A -n -T off -t ent -D -s auto -d auto -S 172.30.51.1 -G 172.30.51.1 -C 1...
about 6 years ago in Hardware Management Console 1 Future consideration

Enable compilation of full free-form RPG to 6.1 from 7.1/7.2

ILE RPG compilers on 7.1 and 7.2 should support compiling full free-form RPG when a target release of 6.1/V6R1M0 is specified. Use Case: Many companies are running IBM i systems that predate 7.1. 6.1 still has a relatively large install base. Allo...
about 9 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 2 Not under consideration

Enhance PowerVC managed VMs' backup/restore methods with VIOS virtual optical library support

On our Legacy PowerSystems; we use VIOS virtual optical library (via vscsi adapter connection) for storing & restoring AIX mksysb images. On ourPowerVC-managed infra; we haven't been able to utilize this; since PowerVC does not support permane...
about 6 years ago in PowerVC 1 Future consideration

IKEv2 support of RFC 5996

In host to host IPSec configuration, when both ends start to negotiate IKEv2 at the same time, there is a collision.AIX creates multiple SA's instead of detect collision and do mitigate. This is due to IKE doesn't implement RFC 5996.
about 6 years ago in AIX 1 Not under consideration

double click iaccess and moubtn conflict

I use MOUBTN events. When a user clicks on an area where the event should be triggered, the "trim box" appears and doesn't always trigger the MOUBTN event thus causing the user to have to double click again after removing the trim box. I dont see ...
about 6 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 5 Is a defect

Retrieve data area description

Develop a CL command or API to retrieve the description of a data area (i.e., retrieve the type and length of the data area). Use Case: When ready to promote development work to production which includes any new data areas. Retrieve the data area ...
about 9 years ago in IBM i / Core OS 5 Not under consideration

Expose TTY IHOG and OHOG values to tuning

When working with large amounts of text, it is easy to overwhelm the TTY buffers. This logs TTYHOG OVER-RUN errors. In AIX 3.2, this could be set using an stty command, but that has been removed since. Setting it can now be accomplished via ioctl ...
about 3 years ago in AIX 0 Future consideration

I Access Client solutions printer session - Print multiple copies

Currently, there is no way to have the printer sessions print more than one copy. On Windows 10, the printer session even ignores printer settings on the numbers of copies to print on all print jobs. So, there isn't even a way to force multiple co...
about 3 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Not under consideration

Change/set sort sequence for SQL tables

Could a way be developed to easily alter the sort sequence of a SQL table? For DDS tables there is an option in the CRTPF and CHGPF to set the sort sequence, so hopefully this won't be too hard to do. Use Case: We ran into an issue when SQL tables...
over 9 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Not under consideration

Respect punctuation when using keyboard navigation

When using ctrl-rightarrow and ctrl-leftarrow to navigate a source line, please repsect the punctuation of the language and stop more often than just on the blank spots. For example, the C++ and C parsers very nicely stop on every comma, bracket, ...
over 9 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 2 Not under consideration