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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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To support z/OS Liberty container in z/OS Container Platform (zOSCP)

My client is evaluating the feasibility of modernizing his traditional WebSphere on z/OS applications to run in WebSphere Liberty servers. Each application has numerous customized security profiles in RACF, and it is desirable to reuse these profi...
11 months ago in WebSphere Liberty 1 Not under consideration

To provide a 'relocate' function in Installation Manager

My client has a long history of using Installation Manager (IM) to set up WebSphere application servers (WAS). They take the IM default locations of 'Agent data location' and 'Shared resources directory.' Over the years, these directories have acc...
5 months ago in WebSphere traditional 1 Not under consideration

Enhanced journaling in Installation Manager

When something goes wrong during product installation or update with IM, it's often difficult to do a post-mortem. The current logs are not sufficient to pinpoint the failing step and root cause. Thus it would be helpful to get clear and detailed ...
3 months ago in ClearCase and ClearQuest / ClearCase 1 Not under consideration

Administration and application traffic on different ports

For better security, an application server's application traffic can be initiated from the web server in the DMZ, but it should not be possible for administration traffic. For Liberty profile, it is difficult to achieve.
almost 9 years ago in WebSphere Liberty 0 Future consideration

be able to tell the model.compiler what type/size of indent to use for the in model code snipits when generating c++

useful for code reviewers this used to be done (by default) w 10.2 /* ;rt-indent: 2;rt-indent-char-sp; */ but with 12.x it doesn't generate any indent /* ;rt-indent: 0;rt-indent-char-sp; */ 10.2 void Namespace::Class::Operation( int variable ) { ...
3 months ago in DevOps Model & Code / Model RealTime 0 Future consideration

Status of node is "Not synchronized" when TAI OIDC enabled on the admin console

Appears that node synchronization is not synchronizing user credentials when WAS ND is used with OIDC. There is a case (TS016344589) that outlines the detail of the issue and what has been done.
6 months ago in WebSphere traditional 1 Not under consideration

Add a feature to allow connection between UCD and a suitable data warehouse to archive and retrieve history table.

Add a feature to allow connection between UCD and a suitable data warehouse to archive and retrieve history table. We don’t want to perform archive outside UCD interface (meaning directly from UCD DB to Solix), as data once moved out – auditors qu...
12 months ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 2 Future 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 1 year ago in IBM Cloud Pak System 1 Future consideration

For a user lockout feature with time limit from UCD side

UCD 100 days lock For a user lockout feature with time limit from UCD side, as user will not get locked out automatically after 100 days.
about 1 year ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 1

VET Change Websphere security configuration to allow non-Security Admin managers to generate heapdump/javacore/core files

Websphere 8.0 introduced new functionality that allows administrators to generate heapdumps/system dump/java cores on demand.This is very useful for administrators investigating particular problem types. The default Websphere configuration means t...
almost 6 years ago in WebSphere traditional 4 Functionality already exists