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need a new PTF Group for IBM i compilers and developer tools 5770-WDS

Recently I had some PMRs -> APARs resolved by PTFs. The problem is, these new PTFs are not automatically included on any CUMe package and I was very surprised to learn that they were not included in any of the current Group PTFs for IBM i 7.1, ...
almost 8 years ago in IBM i / PTF and Service 3 Not under consideration

SNMPv3 AES Encryption Support

Upgrade AIX SNMPv3 to support AES encryption.
over 2 years ago in AIX 0 Future consideration

RAID Rebuild Status on HMC

After a defective disk has been replaced, the HMC user cannot see the status or progress of the RAID rebuilt. Only "lshmc -h" is available, to see the following status "degraded | n/a | enabled".However, this is essential for the further use of th...
over 5 years ago in Hardware Management Console 2 Planned for future release

INavigator Security Doesn't Work

iNavigator security not working.Restricted user still shows access to all of iNavigator options. Use Case: Have need to put monitors in iNavigator on web enabled TV in our office to display system performance monitors. Objective is to give user ON...
almost 3 years ago in IBM i / System Management 3 Is a defect

Allow conditional service break point in iASP environment

Conditional service breakpoints do not work in an iASP environment. The 'WHEN' clause on a service breakpoint does not work in an iASP envrionment. We have thousands of jobs and threads servicing tens of thousands of customer connections to our sy...
about 1 year ago in IBM i / Application Development 4 Submitted

Auto restart Cloud Connector after failure

We have noticed several HMC's will show the Cloud Connector status is disconnected without reason. Upon issuing the command to restart the cloud connector, it succeeds and stays connected for some time. We would like the option to have the cloud c...
about 1 year ago in Hardware Management Console 0 Future consideration

RDi-Stop Program Verify when I ask it to stop

If I accidentally press Ctrl+Shift+V instead of Ctrl+Shift+C, the program verify feature starts. It's extremely slow compared to just letting the code compile. I know I can change the keybindings but the STOP button should actually stop the verify...
over 3 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Future consideration

Delete EIM identifier and associations when deleting the user profile

When deleting a user profile only the Target EIM association is deleted, the Source EIM association and the EIM identifier remain.Thus, one must log into Nav for i, EIM domain management, to do the remaining deletes. Would like the EIM identifier ...
over 3 years ago in IBM i / Security 7 Not under consideration

Provide a CL Command Parameter Option for Required when INTERACTIVE

some CL command parameters can be designated as MIN(1) which makes them have a value before the command may be run. We need a way to set parameters to REQUIRED when they are run interactively vs batch. Add a RQD parameter (or similar) to PARM stat...
over 2 years ago in IBM i / Languages - CL (Control Language) 2 Not under consideration

System Debugger in ACS SQL Scripts does not support SSO

In ACS "Run SQL Scripts" you can select "Run" and then "System Debugger" to debug stored procedures and functions. This option however prompts for system name, user name and password. We run SSO so user profiles have password(*NONE). This applicat...
over 4 years ago in IBM i / Application Development 3 Future consideration

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