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Status Not under consideration
Workspace IBM i
Categories BRMS
Created by Guest
Created on Jun 16, 2016

Add system name on BRMS Console Monitor

When running BRMS 21 backups on many partitions (using the BRMS Console Monitor) you have problems to identify the partitions when checking it.
Now I'm holding the sesstion with F9 and perform a WRKSYSSTS command or something else to identify it.
Would be easy to add the system name on the display.
Also it would be nice to describe in which step the backup is.
Now, during SAVSYS nothing is reported for an hour. Neither after the backup is completed.


Use Case:

We are running a WMware machine to signon maximum 25 console sessions. With this function added we will gain a faster checkup/monitoring since we are running 100+ partitions during the same weekend.


Idea priority Low
  • Guest
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    Sep 17, 2018

    The BRMS team does not intend to provide a solution to this request at this time, so it is being closed.

  • Guest
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    Aug 15, 2017

    The CAAC has reviewed this requirement and recommends that IBM view this as a “nice to have” low priority feature.

    Background: The COMMON Americas Advisory Council (CAAC) members have a broad range of experience in working with small and medium-sized IBM i customers. CAAC has a key role in working with IBM i development to help assess the value and impact of individual RFEs on the broader IBM i community, and has therefore reviewed your RFE.

    For more information about CAAC, see www.common.org/caac

    For more details about CAAC's role with RFEs, see http://www.ibmsystemsmag.com/Blogs/i-Can/May-2017/COMMON-Americas-Advisory-Council-%28CAAC%29-and-RFEs/

    Dawn May - CAAC Program Manager

  • Guest
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    May 1, 2017

    A nice-to-have but reasonable request.

    Recategorized by T Duncan

  • Guest
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    Jan 12, 2017

    We agree with this change. This has been put into our backlog of work...which could translate into years due to resource and amount in the current backlog.

  • Guest
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    Jun 24, 2016

    .BRMS agrees that would be a good thing to add to the console....but can not commit to this at this time...will move up in priority if lots of customers want this.

  • Guest
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    Jun 22, 2016

    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 - BRMS, Save, Restore
    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 - Hardware
    Operating system - IBM i
    Source - None

  • Guest
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    Jun 22, 2016

    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 - Hardware
    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 - BRMS, Save, Restore
    Operating system - IBM i
    Source - None

  • Guest
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    Jun 17, 2016

    Creating a new RFE based on Community RFE #90143 in product IBM i.

  • Guest
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    Jun 16, 2016

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