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IBM ARE - Problem with PTF comparison

We have a central system for the PTF comparison on which all licensed programs and PTFs including save files are installed. If we now start a PTF comparison with IBM ARE from this central system to an LPAR on which NOT all licensed programs are...
about 6 hours ago in IBM i / PTF and Service 0 Submitted

Moving load source concurrently

The idea is based on the ability to be able to copy (and thus move) the load source from one disk to another without the need for downtime. The operating system is already capable of initializing and moving data from one disk to another without do...
about 20 hours ago in IBM i / Core OS 0 Submitted
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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 ...
4 months ago in IBM i / System Management 2 Submitted

Improvement to the DSPPGMREF command

The command currently does not generate information about the commands used in a program.The improvement is to include information about this type of objects and be useful when performing some type of forensic analysis on the IBM i
7 days ago in IBM i / Languages - CL (Control Language) 1 Future consideration

Turning a "false" or non-functional cryptocurrency system into a real-time blockchain financial system requires several key components.

These include software, protocols, and integrations that ensure the system is secure, scalable, and functional in the context of real-time financial transactions. Below are the necessary applications, programs, and systems to transform an initial ...
about 18 hours ago in Power Ecosystem Software / All components 0 Submitted

Set IBM i tagged I/O via api/cli/ansible

The idea is based on setting up via api/cli or ansible tagged i/o for IBM i systems to allow automation of the deployment of such partitions
about 20 hours ago in PowerVM 0 Submitted

Add command SQL service

The idea is based on the creation of a command-related SQL service. This service must return some information about the commands such as the program, source, and various parameters. In addition, it would be very important that it returns the defau...
about 20 hours ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 0 Submitted

Navigator add own monitor

In Navigator there is the ability to define monitors that are managed directly by the system and are based on certain metrics such as free disk space capacity, CPU usage, etc. In addition, there is the ability to monitor message queues, defining m...
about 20 hours ago in IBM i / System Management 0 Submitted

Create HMC JSON api

I'm wondering if it's possible to create new HMC's API working with JSON and not with XML. Other appliances (for example Storwize) are using this language for rest APIs.
about 20 hours ago in PowerVM 0 Submitted

Create a non-Java based IBM ACS or at least a non-Java-based 5250 client

This issue continue to happen with new and some existing clients. They go from an older IBM i version to a new Power10 and then assume they can plug-play (upgrade) their legacy Client Access 5250 emulator with IBM ACS. Then they find out it is wri...
1 day ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Not under consideration

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