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IBM i

    Enhance SNDPTFORD command: Increase PTF limit to 300, add RLS parameter

    Modernize the SNDPTFORD command to improve security remediation and simplify multi-version partition migration setups without drastically changing the core command architecture. With the increasing number of critical security vulnerabilities (CVEs...
    3 days ago in IBM i / System Management 2 Submitted

    BRMS Reports - duplication jobs

    Hello, In BRMS reports like DSPLOGBRM we have the BKU* and ARC* status, but we don't have duplication jobs.  We use the duplication as usual to move the backups from  virtual to physical tapes.My idea is to implement the report for the d...
    3 days ago in IBM i / BRMS 0 Submitted

    Provide a way to query Db2 for IBM i members

    Currently, using OVRDBF to direct SQL statements to a specific database file member is functional, but it is not an ideal solution. It requires an external override that is disconnected from the SQL statement itself, making the code less self-cont...
    about 2 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 11 Future consideration

    Modernize SNDPTFORD performance and user experience

    The current SNDPTFORD command is slow and lacks visibility when downloading large PTF packages or cumulative groups. To improve the user experience and match modern standards, we request the following enhancements: Multi-threaded Downloading: Im...
    3 days ago in IBM i / System Management 1 Submitted

    Exit point for QIBM_QSY_CHG_PROFILE Does not detect disabled profiles

    The QIBM_QSY_CHG_PROFILE exit point does not have a trigger for when a profile is disabled due to to many invalid sign on attempts.
    12 days ago in IBM i / Security 1 Submitted

    The SYSTOOLS.CVE_INFO table function does not provide the list of corrective PTFs

    The SYSTOOLS.CVE_INFO table function does not provide the list of corrective PTFs. We must search the HTML page to find the list of corrective PTFs. It would be nice to have a field with the list of corrective PTFs and also to get the affected pro...
    about 2 months ago in IBM i / Security 5 Submitted

    Determine the maximum number of array elements at compile time (*MAX16M)

    If I define an array like this dcl-ds myArr qualified dim(*auto : 40000); fld1 char(100); fld2 char(100); fld3 char(100); fld4 char(100); end-ds; then the program compiles OK because we don't exceed the 16MB limit. Now I have to make a cha...
    10 days ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 0 Submitted
    249 VOTE

    Machine pool minimum size setting for path switch.

    Please refer to TS005543906(CritSit(MEC)) . The system is configured with multi-path storage via SAN switch. The serious problem (5250 telnet terminals dropped) happened when the system did path switch. It was because the lack of machine pool and ...
    about 2 years ago in IBM i / Storage 4 Not under consideration

    Fixentral Downloads of Machine Code updates are limited to 25 per day, Automate request to download beyond the stated limit

    As an outsourcing provider managing numerous customers and hundreds of LPARs, we frequently encounter challenges due to the current restriction of 25 machine code downloads per day.This limitation significantly impacts our ability to perform essen...
    10 months ago in IBM i / PTF and Service 34 Under review

    Add new parameter to SNDPTFORD to not add problem record

    When a SNDPTFORD is used to download PTF's it automatically adds a new record to the problem list (WRKPRB). This requires a lot of effort to clean up as you have to close the problem and then wait a specified period of time before being able to go...
    10 days ago in IBM i / PTF and Service 0 Submitted

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