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    accelerate NIM installation

    speed up installation of NIM packages by separating download of package and installation.
    over 10 years ago in AIX 2 Not under consideration

    JSON Output format in HMC API fpr RestAPI

    Want to have the Option to get all Output from RestAPI in JSON Format rather than XML
    over 10 years ago in Hardware Management Console 3 Not under consideration

    RDi i Projects - allow saving source in IFS instead of library

    Since most of the compilers now support storing source in the IFS, it would be nice if the projects would also support saving source code in the IFS instead of just a library/source file. Use Case: In a project, right click on the project and spec...
    over 10 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 1 Not under consideration

    RDi RSE - save IFS filters like libraries/objects/members

    When editing source in the IFS, it's really inconvenient to have to browse through the entire IFS tree to find the source you want to edit. It would be much better to have saved filters to quickly go to where you want instead. Use Case: After star...
    over 10 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 2 Not under consideration

    PowerVC deploy to push complete hosts file for domain

    IBM PowerVC will push host file update to a deployed VM to add the local host , it also allows updating VM with DNS, this feature is to push a fully populated hosts file to the target VM to bypass the need for a DNS
    over 10 years ago in PowerVC 2 Not under consideration

    Include field name specified on procedure prototype in content assist prompt.

    We have over 3500 procedures in our service programs. All have the field name that should be used specified on the prototype parameters. It sure would be nice if these field names were included in the Content Assist and would be injected into the ...
    over 10 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 1 Not under consideration

    Do not change the date field in date area if only change for a source line is a "white space" change.

    Do not change the date field in date area if only change for a source line is a "white space" change.Or a setting where you can control the date field in date area being updated on a source line "White space only" change. An example of this is RPG...
    over 10 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 8 Future consideration

    PowerVC verbose EGO mesages during startup

    PowerVC startup generates a number of errors related to EGO as required services are not yet startedExample;nova-ibm-ego-ha-service: 2015-10-23 13:55:58.612 1406 ERROR nova.scheduler.ibm.ego.ego_handler [-] PlatformResource Scheduler could not con...
    over 10 years ago in PowerVC 2 Not under consideration

    AIX LVM "per node" preferred read option

    Add a per node option to specify the logical volume preferred read method.preferred read is currently a global LV setting. This is not optimal for failover in PowerHA environments. In a SAN environment it is necessary to choose the local LV copy i...
    over 10 years ago in AIX 8 Not under consideration

    Quick Method to Side by Side Compare an Open Source Member

    Provide a quick method to compare a source member opened in LPEX editor window. Current option available is slow because it forces browsing through libraries, source files and members before a source member can be selected. It would be a lot quick...
    over 10 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Not under consideration

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