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Add options to indicate the trace output file and options for HTTP functions

Calling axiscAxisStartTrace("/tmp/axis.log":*NULL) followed by QSYS2.HTTP_GET or QSYS2.HTTP_POST via embedded SQL does not work when the http functions run in the default activation group but the service program for the axiscAxisStartTrace() runs ...
22 days ago in IBM i / Db2 for i Submitted

Enhance %CHAR or create a new built-in that referrences an array as a character string

RPG IV currently lacks a clean, safe, and expressive way in free-form RPG to treat an array (or a contiguous subset of an array) as a character string. This gap is most visible when attempting to replicate the behavior of the legacy MOVEA opcode, ...
3 months ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG Not under consideration

Enable PowerVM Live Partition Mobility (LPM) for DB2 HA clusters using Pacemaker and SBD watchdogs on RHEL9 Power systems

Currently, IBM PowerVM Live Partition Mobility (LPM) fails for RHEL9 DB2 HA clusters that use Pacemaker with SBD (STONITH Block Device), due to the pseries_wdt watchdog driver preventing partition suspend.This limitation directly impacts IBM DB2 H...
6 months ago in PowerVM Submitted

Add Support for HTTP/2 to SQL HTTP Functions

Currently looks like SQL HTTP Functions on support HTTP/1.1. I have a Vendor that is requestions that HTTP/2 be used with API.
6 months ago in IBM i / Web Serving Future consideration

Add Group-Tags in dynamic inventory in powervm_inventory

Hello, Grouptags are a cool feature in the HMC GUI. Unfortunately, they are no longer available via the CLI. -> https://ibm-power-systems.ideas.ibm.com/ideas/HMC-I-554 It would be great to have this feature in the dynamic HMC Ansible inventory ...
about 1 month ago in Hardware Management Console Planned for future release

Add OVRSCOPE to OVERRIDE_INFO

Please add the Override Scope, parameter OVRSCOPE in most OVRxxx commands, as a column to the results returned by the Override Information View, OVERRIDE_INFO. I find it surprising that this was missed from the specifications as most of us who nee...
about 2 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i Future consideration

Add "Inband" instead of empty Space in HMC GUI when Inband is in use

If inband is in use on P11 machine you see only empty space instead of an IP Address....maybe you can add the word Inband into the IP Address field when Inband is in place rather IP Address. Thx vince
about 2 months ago in Hardware Management Console Submitted

Support LTO9 with SAS and FC direct attach on AIX

There are many cases which it is necessary to backup AIX to external media. We and BPs have proposed RDX or LTO before, but we are now guided to propose only LTO. There are currently some problems on proposing LTO. Now AIX only supports LTO8 via S...
11 months ago in AIX Planned for future release

NIM client to allow you to specify the IP address to use for NIM configuration, and support multiple IP addresses on an interface

Currently NIM only allows you to specify the network interface when running 'niminit', not the IP address on that interface. This legacy design was OK until the recent NIM SSL security fixes - where NIM is now making assumptions to use the first I...
about 2 months ago in AIX Submitted

HMC Central Patch Management for AIX, PowerVM, Firmware and Microcode

HMC should have a Patch Management: Central Patch Management for AIX, PowerVM, Firmware and Microcode. IBM should provide a easy way for Patch Management. System Firmware and Adapter microcode report in one tool (something Microcode Discovery tool...
almost 2 years ago in Hardware Management Console Planned for future release

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