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This portal is to open public enhancement requests against IBM Power Systems products, including IBM i. To view all of your ideas submitted to IBM, create and manage groups of Ideas, or create an idea explicitly set to be either visible by all (public) or visible only to you and IBM (private), use the IBM Unified Ideas Portal (https://ideas.ibm.com).


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Allow reuse of QSQSVR prestart jobs for multithread jobs running embedded SQL in server mode

Please allow release of QSQSVR prestart jobs back to the pool upon thread termination for embedded SQL (SQLRPGLE) running in server mode in multithread capable jobs. Currently, when a multithreaded job running in server mode (set by QWTCHGJB) spaw...
6 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Future consideration

Split DBOpen exit point in new format

DBOpen Exit Point takes care of ANY database access, regardless what type. This results in performance problems. Severals performance tests show that from 100% DBOpen Acess apx. 95%-99% are coming from Native I/Os. This is from exit point technolo...
about 2 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Future consideration

Allow to initialize arrays using %list

Allow for arrays to be initialized using %list command, for example: dcl-s allowedValues int(10) dim(4) inz(%list(1:2:3:4)); Plus error checking when initial value exceeds array size etc.
10 months ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 2 Future consideration

Hyperlink Blockchain cure healthcare

Incurable diseases present a significant challenge because they often lead to long-term suffering, limited treatment options, and a lack of definitive solutions for patients. These diseases, which include genetic disorders, certain cancers, and ne...
10 days ago in Power Ecosystem Software / All components 0 Not under consideration

Returning a JSON in a string (RPG FREE) without back slash for an API REST

When i use JSON_OBJECT into a VARCHAR who is returning from an API rest the values of KEY contains back slash before quotation marks. When i use a DS the result is OK but if i want to use JSON SQL functions i have the above problem. Is it possible...
about 1 month ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 4 Functionality already exists

centralized I/O Code Repository similar to the HMC repository for system firmware is required.

For system firmware, I can download the firmware via the internet to the local HMC repository once and use it for further system updates of other systems. This way, I always have the latest firmware available. With I/O, I don’t have this option. L...
3 months ago in Hardware Management Console 0 Submitted

User with only (but all) advanced roles assigned should be able to perform LPM (Migrate)

Even if all additional roles at once are assigned to a user the "Migrate" option does not appear on LPARs. This should be the case, because such users have the ability to clone, delete and move VMs and volumes - which is everything a LPM does. Aft...
4 months ago in PowerVC 0 Submitted

Upgrade level of OpenSSH from v8.6p1 to one which will pass scanning services.

We are getting dinged by Qualys that our IBM i is exposed to CVE-2023-51385. I have applied the fixes listed at https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7123159 however IBM only chose to patch an old level of OpenSSH instead of putting on a new leve...
11 months ago in IBM i / Open Source and PASE 3 Submitted

Support for SFP mix in 4-port adapter EN24, EN26

Actual 4-port adapters EN24 and EN26 don't support mix of SFP. Many customers require to split management network usually based on 1Gb Ethernet from 10/25Gb access ports. 4-port adapters are ideal product to have dual VIO setup with pairs of these...
3 months ago in PowerVM VIOS 1 Submitted

Allow for profile changes during LPM to save downtime on systems

An lpar with min 1G, desired 10G and max 16G memory profile, requires a reboot and profile change to move the min or max numbers to anything else. Since during an LPM it first creates a new profile on the target frame, sure would be nice if say th...
about 1 month ago in PowerVM VIOS 0 Submitted