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Status Delivered
Workspace IBM i
Categories PTF and Service
Created by Guest
Created on Mar 5, 2019

Enable IBMI V7R2 EDGE server for Electronic service Agent

We are required to setup IBM ESA successful for V7R3 and DS8886/Power E880 HMC, but can't setup successful in V7R2.


Use Case:

for customer at banking environment , we can't open too many IP & port for ESA. We are able to open firewall for esupport.ibm.com , It works for IBM I V7R3, DS8886 HMC, Power E880 HMC. However, it doesn't works for V7R2 IBMi Lpar.


Idea priority High
  • Guest
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    Apr 29, 2020

    IBM believes that the request described has been solved and is available with PTFs SI64358 and SI69059.

  • Guest
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    Dec 31, 2019

    IBM has modified some of the information in this request. Please contact us if you have any questions. In particular, the Source was changed from EDGE to None since this RFE did not come from an EDGE conference.

  • Guest
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    May 22, 2019

    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 - PTF, Service
    Operating system - IBM i
    Source - EDGE

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Power Systems
    Product - IBM i
    Component - Other
    Operating system - IBM i
    Source - EDGE