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WebSphere traditional

adding a return code for the AdminTask object methods

I have been writing Jython scripts to perform basic tasks such as creating and deleting JAAS Application and J2C Auth entries in WebSphere. I noticed that some of the methods return no value so it is not easy to determine whether or not they have ...
almost 4 years ago in WebSphere traditional Not under consideration

Default automatic collection of PMI counters

This requirement is for identifying root cause correctly and proactively for complex WebSphere issues. We need automatic collection of performance measurements indicator data 24x7. This is similar to how we have sar report for Linux. We do not wan...
about 8 years ago in WebSphere traditional Not under consideration

Option to configure inclue list in TCP transport channel settings using a propery file

Currently include list in JVM TCP transport channel settings are only configured through manual entries and we need the provision to load a list of IPs using a input file similar to IBM HTTP Servers Include option adding multiple "allow" Directive...
about 8 years ago in WebSphere traditional Not under consideration

TS008873688

n this article about "provider_<id>.redirectToRPHostAndPort" - can this proxy url can be dynamic based on the properties or header etc https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/was-nd/8.5.5?topic=party-openid-connect-relying-custom-properties
about 4 years ago in WebSphere traditional Functionality already exists

Request to set the transaction timeout on connections to Microsoft SQL Server to a value other than infinity.

Our company has a production Business Process Management deployment which experiences intermittent outages due to the fact that we are unable to reset the transaction timeout on connections to Microsoft SQL Server to a value other than infinity. T...
about 13 years ago in WebSphere traditional Future consideration

Enable Options to store old config backups out of WAS installation Directory during restoreConfig.bat

IBM team in Case TS006197127, has requested below To remove old backup configurations as we noticed the issues with that in the past. However we still see you keep old config backups under the profile please remove them from that folder and store ...
over 4 years ago in WebSphere traditional Future consideration

IBM Cloud - manual VPC selection when creating new WAS environment

We're currently using/evaluating the WAS traditional build template on VSI v2.1.0 and have noticed you have to use a unique vpc_name in its build configuration. In an IBM multi cloud heterogeneous environment, it would great if you had the option ...
over 4 years ago in WebSphere traditional Future consideration

Allow Application Install for .ear Files Greater Than 1 gb

The 1 gb limit on deploying an ear file in WebSphere is causing us to have to use Configuration Manager to deploy any changes to the application and increasing downtime.
over 4 years ago in WebSphere traditional Not under consideration

Support Java 2 Security to restrict application acceess to local resoures

This a CAT-I finding for DoD STIG: Below is their reasoning: Rule Title : The WebSphere Application Server Java 2 security must be enabled. Discussion : Java 2 security provides a policy-based fine grained access control mechanism that increases o...
over 4 years ago in WebSphere traditional Functionality already exists

Add feature to make WAS present SSL ciphers in order of strength

As the title says, Add a feature to WAS to present in order of strength the SSL ciphers configured to the clients connecting to WAS, regardless of what the client wants to enforce, as IHS (apache) does via the setting "SSLHonorCipherOrder on" or a...
over 9 years ago in WebSphere traditional Future consideration