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Allow multiple CVE fixes

As part of the installing the fix process on WebSphere Automation, the server is restarted after the fixpack is applied. When you have multiple CVEs to apply, the servers are restarting a lot and sometimes that takes more time waiting for the rest...
over 1 year ago in WebSphere Automation 0 Planned for future release

Add support for proxmox hypervisor (KVM)

More teams are moving from VMWare to proxmox virtualization platform. They will use it to manage Windows and Linux VMs running clearcase. Siemens already tested it and it worked well after tuning some parameters.
10 months ago in Heritage / ClearCase 2 Under review

Including Installation Manager updates

When patching WebSphere environments with Installation Manager there is an option to check for IM updates, there doesn't appear to be an option for that in WSA. It would be beneficial to have the option to update the Installation Manager software ...
over 1 year ago in WebSphere Automation 1 Not under consideration

CVEs page also displaying associated PH

The PH fix or fixpack information isn't displayed until a person clicks on a particular CVE from the CVEs page, then selects a server to fix, clicks on "Prepare Fixes", select either Fix or Fixpack and then it is displayed what will be installed. ...
over 1 year ago in WebSphere Automation 0 Future consideration

Modify CMI association to add ONE changeset item at a time instead of sending the whole changeset every time.

The default CMI integration behavior when adding a new task association appears to be: Download the defect/task's entire changeset Validate that changeset Add/append the new items to the changeset. Post the ENTIRE modified list to the CMI provider...
4 months ago in Heritage / ClearCase 1 Under review

Create default ClearCase scheduled to run clmutil cmirepair.

The CC CMI integration is best described as a "loose" integration where the links in the CMI provider may become "queued" instead of being immediately applied. The "queuing" can be done by placing information in the cmi_repair_log file. This file ...
4 months ago in Heritage / ClearCase 1 Under review

CMI migration should be able to bypass ClearQuest hooks during migration.

ClearQuest schemas are often customized to enforce policies or include other business logic (preventing inactive users from being assigned to defects, etc.). A wholesale migration from the Base CC/CQ integration to CMI may attempt to modify old de...
4 months ago in Heritage / ClearCase 1 Under review

cmi_migrate.pl should gracefully handle ClearQuest MultiSite during migration by checking the CQ record mastership.

Migration from the base CC/CQ integration to CMI fails if the site mastering the CQ record to be associated with the migrated task. Before attempting association: Check mastership of the CQ record. If not mastered by the current site’s provider, a...
4 months ago in Heritage / ClearCase 1 Under review

Provide the function to schedule patch installation jobs

This is part 3 of an existing IDEA https://ideas.ibm.com/ideas/WASINTOPS-I-107 and is built on top of WASINTOPS-I-109. The customer would like to use the GUI of WSA to select one or more servers, display the list of unresolved vulnerabilities, cho...
over 2 years ago in WebSphere Automation 1 Future consideration

To enhance WebSphere Automation (WSA) to install and rollback multiple iFixes for one WebSphere Application Server

The IDEA is part 1 of an existing IDEA https://ideas.ibm.com/ideas/WASINTOPS-I-107; it limits the change scope to one server. The current design of the product focuses on detecting unresolved security vulnerabilities that affect traditional WebSph...
over 2 years ago in WebSphere Automation 0 Planned for future release