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IBM i

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Memory usage

In iDoctor a graph is available in which the Memory Usage is shown of a specific memory pool. The IBM i performance data is used to build this graph, meaning that this information is stored in the performance database. I would like to have a simil...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / Performance Tools 3 Delivered

The QSYS2.SYSDISKSTAT view should return "FAILED" instead of null value for disk paths that are in a FAILED state

When viewing disk path statuses from SST, a failed path will show a status of FAILED. When queried through QSYS2.SYSDISKSTAT these paths currently have a null "Resource Status". It would make more sense for the view to return information that is c...
over 1 year ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Delivered

Process needed to port RDi licenses to IBM Cloud

We need to provide clients a way to easily move to IBM Cloud and other clouds as well in order to retain and help transform their business. If clients have acquired RDi through eConfig, then the entitlement is tied to a serial number and cannot be...
almost 5 years ago in IBM i / Install and Upgrade and Licensing 4 Delivered

Spooled file copy PDF or TXT Selection option

Access Client Solutions Printer Output. Here we have the ability to download spooled files from IBM i. The default for drag and drop is to drop a .pdf to the desktop. You can right click for menu to display or download but you cannot select the fo...
almost 7 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Delivered

Nav4i JVM's

On the systems we manage JVM's plays an important part in running applications. Overall one could say that there roll is getting more and more importance.Keeping track with the command WRKJVMJOB or the DB2 for i Service "QSYS2.JVM_INFO" are alread...
almost 5 years ago in IBM i / System Management 4 Delivered

Nav4i viewing logs/msgq

We use Nav4i al the time, when viewing the system logs/message queues the time zone of the PC running the browser is taken into account. This is misleading to say the least. Use Case: When trying to analyse a problem we were running Nav4i in a PC ...
almost 5 years ago in IBM i / System Management 5 Delivered

Add Workload Group to SQL Table TABLE ACTIVE_JOB_INFO

It would be very useful if the Workload Group (Workload Capping Group) WLCGRP could be added to the IBM i Services SQL table QSYS2.ACTIVE_JOB_INFO(). Use Case: This addition would allow the addition search criteria such as WHERE WLCGRP <> ''...
over 3 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Delivered

Add library list options to PASE "system" command

The "system" command within PASE allows the user to run an IBM i command. I would like to see new options added so that I could specify a Current Library and Library List (e.g. comma separated) that will be used for the The newly spawned process w...
over 4 years ago in IBM i / Open Source and PASE 1 Delivered

RDI: Key Fields in outline should not be sorted

In the outline there is a tag called "Key Fields" showing the key fields in the file. That is a good idea. But if you have selected "Sort by name" then the fields in this tag are sorted too. This is not very practical because you have to deselect ...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Delivered

Enhancements to the pruv tool

Enhancements to the pruv tool in the area of OS software and IBM i configuration settings. Use Case: The pruv tool is very useful as a final check that all critical elements for a successful OS upgrade have been done before starting the process. A...
about 5 years ago in IBM i / Install and Upgrade and Licensing 2 Delivered

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