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PINNED Terminal emulator support on Docker image
Docker utility should support Functional Perspective test scripts. Slack Issue https://devops---testing.slack.com/archives/CGV8AAGCD/p1645022341509149

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Python 3.4 Security Vulnerability

Python 2.7.15 is used within PureApp (FW 2.3.2.0.) currently in production within client. This Python version and versions up to 3.4 show security issues CVE-2013-4238, CVE-2013-1752. Vulnerability has been known since 2015.Pls see description PMR...
over 4 years ago in IBM Cloud Pak System 2 Future consideration

Improve RHEL 8 lifecycle support on Cloud Pak System

We are not in a position to get a RHEL 8.x minor release rolled out at scale within the 2 years of EUS provided by Red Hat (please also refer to the uploaded diagram: IBM CPS – RHEL 8 lifecycle challenge.pdf): - Red Hat provides 2 years of EUS (ex...
over 2 years ago in IBM Cloud Pak System 2 Planned for future release

TLS 1.3 support for Cloud Pak System

In order to prepare for the future, with quantum secure encryption in mind, we are moving to using TLS 1.3 for internal communications. Currently, the main services in CPS still use TLS 1.2 and do not support TLS 1.3 communications.As such, TLS 1....
7 months ago in IBM Cloud Pak System 0 Submitted

Encrypted email for call home

In all customer projects where the PureApplication System is used - the Call-Home functionality is one of the most important features, but we depend on the customers security-officer to send out the eMails and Problems to our support team. Current...
about 5 years ago in IBM Cloud Pak System 0 Not under consideration

Support .NET Core 6.0 Desktop Applications and WPF in Rational Functional Tester

Currently RFT supports .NET applications until the .NET 4.6.1 version of Desktop Applications. Such .NET version is obsoleted from Microsoft in mid 2022 and Microsoft encourages to migrate applications on .NET Core 6.x applications. So new Desktop...
over 2 years ago in DevOps Automation / Test UI 3 Future consideration

Proxy needed for Oracle Forms 12c

Since the AppPoint Oracle Forms proxy is no longer supported by IBM (as of January 1, 2017) - we are requesting a proxy be built into RFT to allow the automation of Oracle Forms. Right now RFT's object inspector can't recognize Oracle forms embedd...
over 8 years ago in DevOps Automation / Test UI 2 Not under consideration

Best practices for NTP service in OpenShift

The NTP service configuration performed by the OpenShift installation using the Cloud Pak System accelerator should apply a best practice to keep the clocks on the nodes in sync. The default configuration of the NTP service increases the risk of c...
over 2 years ago in IBM Cloud Pak System 1 Future consideration

Python 3.7.6 Cloud Pak System Supported

Supportability for Python 3 on PureApps/Cloud Pak Systems to execute cli commands to integrate with upstream and downstream products is currently unsupported.
over 5 years ago in IBM Cloud Pak System 0 Future consideration

Automatic Email Notification using Functional Test Perspective

It would be good if we can have automatic email notification once tests complete/failed during execution in Functional Test Perspective. Currently there is no concrete solution for this. But we are looking for this as we have huge tests for which ...
5 months ago in DevOps Automation / Test UI 0 Not under consideration

Extra check before deleting important instances

Extra check before deleting important instances PureApplication has the ability to deploy a full blown complex environment across PureApplication Systems.Before deleting an instance the PureApplication user is prompted for a dialog to 'Delete' or ...
over 8 years ago in IBM Cloud Pak System 1 Not under consideration