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It should be easy to upgrade the NETSRVCMD library as well (sort of like with QMGTOOLS)... or just include it in the OS so that it receives PTF's like any other functionality.
Yes I know these commands exist in QUSRTOOL and can be used "as is". My point is that I believe these commands should not reside in QUSRTOOL but in QSYS and should not be "as is". Netserver is part of the core O/S so support should come from QSYS and not from "as is" QUSRTOOL.
Thank you for taking the time to submit this request, however we are not planning to make this change.
The tool package for IBM i NetServer shipped within QUSRTOOL also contains commands which can be used directly. The menu options use these commands to call the APIs. The text description of each command documents the function provided by the command. These commands can be used 'as is', however, the source for the commands, programs and display (DDS) files are provided and can be copied and customized.
The information for GO NETS is described in file QUSRTOOL/QATTINFO member TZLSINFO and includes a section on how to customize this tool.
Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
Brand - Servers and Systems Software
Product family - Power Systems
Product - IBM i
Component - IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers
Operating system - IBM i
Source - None
For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
Brand - Servers and Systems Software
Product family - Power Systems
Product - IBM i
Component - Core OS
Operating system - IBM i
Source - None
Having commands would make it much easier to script various Netserver functions to run in a batch/unattended mode. One of the historically great hallmark advantages of IBM i is promptable commands. This makes it easy to write a simple CL program to be run during off-hours when no one is in the data center or connected to the machine. Even Microsoft has added scripting functions to the Windows server OSes for administrative purposes.