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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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COH Add Thread status log entries to Liberty code - Equivalent of TWas Runtime.ThreadMonitorHeartbeat

Traditional WebSphere had a configuration setting (Runtime.ThreadMonitorHeartbeat) that instructed it to log details about its thread pool usage e.g. the number of hung threads/size of the pool. Liberty does not have this functionality. Liberty on...
7 months ago in WebSphere Liberty 0 Future consideration

Add support for Java 21.

Java 21 is available for more than 1,5 year and developers need to use it.
29 days ago in DevOps Automation / Model Architect 0 Under review

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

Clustered EJB Timer service

The integrated EJB Timer service has to be configured for each application server. While providing support to client I discovered that the EJB Timer Service is configured for APPServer1 and APPServer2 separately by going inside path "Servers > ...
30 days ago in WebSphere traditional 2 Functionality already exists

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...
about 4 years ago in IBM Cloud Pak System 2 Future consideration

Host an IBM-per-Customer Maven-Repository to download the WLP license files

Currently, downloading the WLP license files (base/core) requires manual steps: Logging in to IBM Browsing through Download Central Clicking through a set of sites Downloading the license Verifying the signature Re-Uploading to our internal reposi...
4 months ago in WebSphere Liberty 0 Under review

ClearCase installation should display how much space is required

ClearCase 2025A fixpack installation/update will stop with an error "Available disk space at <filesystem> is insufficient" when such condition occurs. However it doesn't tell how much space is required. It would be more useful that Installat...
4 months ago in DevOps Automation / ClearCase 3 Under review

Reporting and cleanup of agents

We name nearly all agents for the hostname. We have hosts get retired but the agent still shows in the console as offline. We currently have inexact and processes to check ServiceNow to see if it's retired, ,and then come back to see for those tha...
about 1 month ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy 0 Submitted

Adding Snapshot and Description of the deployment request process columns in the Reports- Deployment Detail

Our External audit team needs proof of deployments where they verify the snapshot deployed in QA environment of an application is the same deployed in Production environment. Also, we always input the change ticket number in the description sectio...
about 1 month ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy 1 Under review

OIDC integration with the the IBM IHS HTTP Server

I know that the apache web server has and oidc module and the IBM's HTTP Server is built on it. But IBM doesn't support the use of the oidc module. It would be great if IBM could support the use of the oidc module in it's HTTP Server. This would a...
about 1 month ago in WebSphere traditional 1 Not under consideration