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    Retrieve values from existing objects

    Create or modify objects requires you to specify parameters (i.e. Activation Group, Form Size, Orientation, Size, Reuse Delete records and so on). These parameters may be retrieved from the existing object and prompted. A possible list of object c...
    almost 11 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 2 Not under consideration

    Thread usage statistics enhancements

    1. Thread usage stats based on accumulated time dispatched to CPURequest new stat available, via getthrds64 and getrusage(RUSAGE_THREAD,...) accessors, to reflect the accumulated time the thread is dispatched to CPU. Breakdown by user time and sys...
    almost 11 years ago in AIX 2 Not under consideration

    Let client choose the LPAR ID of PowerVC Deployment

    The Current PowerVC Driver does not let you choose the LPAR ID to be specified.However we have seen cases in the field that the customer wants to choose the LPAR id to be used for deployment.Major reasons are because1. HMC taskroles rely on LPAR I...
    almost 11 years ago in PowerVC 2 Not under consideration

    pls increase TOP 10 metric value on db2monreports from 10 to 30 or 50

    Hicould you pls increase the limit on TOP metrics from "TOP 10 " to "TOP 30 or 50" ? at present, we are missing some important queries to get captured in these reports.
    over 5 years ago in AIX 2 Not under consideration

    PAM-based authentication

    CMO uses keystone definitions on CMO level. PVC via local system. One would like to use the Pluggable Authentication Model (PAM defines authentication policy and authentication source, more...)
    almost 11 years ago in PowerVC 2 Future consideration

    Add function "MONITOR_INTERFACE" in AIX 7.2 TL4

    We have to stop the multicast executed by PowerHA.The function of MONITOR_INTERFACES is deleted in AIX 7.2 TL4, there is no other way to stop the multicast.
    over 5 years ago in PowerHA for AIX 2 Not under consideration

    PowerVC need to detect and utilize existing Masking view and storage groups

    When PowerVC manages AIX LPAR that was created Outside PowerVC it doesn't detect and utilize see the existing masking view and storage group on EMC VMAX storage , instead it creates new masking view and storage group when attaching new Luns , we h...
    over 5 years ago in PowerVC 1 Future consideration

    LPEX RPG Filter view code does not remove all comments

    Using IBM Rational Developer for i Version 9.0.1, editing or view RPGLE code. "Filter view -> Comments" works correctly, showing only comments, but "Filter view -> Code" retains many comments, especially those with 'C' or 'c' in column six. ...
    about 11 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 3 Is a defect

    NPIV load_balacing in LPM allgorithm

    My customer uses multiple fcs adapters in a VIOS that are connected to the same FC fabric. This is done for load balancing. When creating new LPARs, these will be distributed over the fcs.But, when the LPARs are moved using LPM, the LPM algorithm ...
    about 11 years ago in PowerVM VIOS 3 Not under consideration

    Allow multiple definitions in a Dcl-s statement

    A very usefull future I found in other languages is multiple variable definition in one line of code: Dcl-s a b c int(10); is clearly faster and shorter than: Dcl-s a int(10);Dcl-s b int(10);Dcl-s c int(10); Use Case: nd
    over 5 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 1 Not under consideration

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