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IBM i

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SSD Fuel Gauge SQL Service

Add a new IBM i service to return the SSD Fuel Gauge information. Use Case: Allow writing monitoring tools using SQL instead of having to run the SSD Fuel Gauge command (https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home?lang=en#!/wiki/IBM%20...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 4 Delivered

PDF A3

We need the possibility of creating PDF-files in format A3 Use Case: ovrprtf wscst(*pdf)
about 7 years ago in IBM i / Print 6 Delivered

Allow user to request more than 100 rows in Run SQL Scripts by default

Example: I am running a scan against the entire IFS for largest files. It takes 17-18 minutes or so to run. I can't ask for more than 100 results until after the 17-18 minutes. If I don't sit and watch it run, it closes the results before I can re...
over 2 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Delivered

Multiple/Parrallel BRMS save jobs with the same media policy would result in BRM148A

When multiple BRMS save jobs with the same media policy are run concurrently at the same time, BRMS might not be able to handle it well. At times, it will throw out false exception like BRM148A.
over 2 years ago in IBM i / BRMS 4 Delivered

Make "Navigator for i" more like "System i Navigator" still is now!

In the web based Navigator for i it is very impractical to work with multiple systems at once.In the "fat client" System i Navigator it was much more user friendly to have all your systems in 1 view which makes it easy to manage and use them.It is...
almost 8 years ago in IBM i / System Management 7 Delivered

MI GENUUID Version 4

The MI instruction GENUUID should be able to generate an UUID version 4 too. Use Case: An UUID version 1 seems not to be unique enough to use it in an ELK stack. Currently we solve this problem by using java.util.UUID with RPG.
about 7 years ago in IBM i / Security 4 Delivered

Modify existing API for SQL return

SQL query over netstat fails past a certain number as API has 16Mb limit Use Case: SELECT count(*) FROM QSYS2.NETSTAT_INFO where REMOTE_PORT = 8000 AND TCP_STATE = 'CLOSED'
over 6 years ago in IBM i / Networking 6 Delivered

Nav4i Fingerprinting

Nav4i uses the fingerprinting functionality of a browser. In the link below is described what the impact of allowing fingerprinting in a browser does:https://blog.mozilla.org/firefox/how-to-block-fingerprinting-with-firefox/ Use Case: As Firefox o...
about 4 years ago in IBM i / System Management 5 Delivered

Better security for password validation program

Hello, I'am wondering if that would not be possible to secure a little bit better the validation program that can be setup in the QPWDVLDPGM and/or in the "QIBM_QSY_VLD_PASSWRD » format VLDP0100 and VLDP0200 exit points. I understand that just the...
almost 5 years ago in IBM i / Security 5 Delivered

Subject Alternative Name in CSR

Currently there is no way to create a CSR with a SAN. Google Chrome is now looking for a SAN instead of CN Error: "Subject Alternative Name Missing" or NET::ERR_CERT_COMMON_NAME_INVALID or "Your connection is not private"During Transport Layer Sec...
about 7 years ago in IBM i / Security 2 Delivered