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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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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 ...
about 2 months 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. ...
about 2 months ago in WebSphere Automation 0 Submitted

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...
about 2 months ago in WebSphere Automation 0 Planned for future release

Add funtionality to Liberty so Handling of WAR manifest class paths is the same between tWAS and Liberty Deployments

Useful for anyone trying to migrate from tWAS to Liberty using ear files with mainfest class path outside WAR. Behavior difference between WAS traditional and Liberty regarding the handling of WAR manifest class paths. In WAS traditional, class pa...
8 months ago in WebSphere Liberty 1 Future consideration

Explore the possibility of using ZERTJSSE on WAS

We are trying to configure WASv9 to make use of the ZERTJSSE provider and please note this is a continuation from the instructions obtained via previous case TS013670650. Subsequently we have opened a new case TS017440083 which the IBM support has...
about 1 month ago in WebSphere traditional 0 Submitted

Critcal need for passticket or IDT connection to Db2 for z/OS using persitent timer with zLiberty

Currently, the persistent timer in zLiberty only supports a password connection to Db2 for z/OS. This is very problematic for customers as it requires an outage for zLiberty whenever you need to change the persistent timer ID's password. We have a...
2 months ago in WebSphere Liberty 0 Submitted

AES256 product enhancement for twas on password encoding

twas 8.5.5 and twas 9 doesnt have support for AES-256 encryption of passwords. Presently supports only AES-128 encryption. Need help to enhance this password encryption/encoding of AES to 256 bits/keylength. https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/was/9.0.5?t...
4 months ago in WebSphere traditional 1 Future consideration

Environment Properties should override Environment Template Properties

I don't know if this is the intended behavior, defect or user error. I have an Application Template. Within the Application Template are Environment Templates. Within the Environment Templates there are properties defined. I would like to be able ...
about 1 month ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 2 Under review

Simplifying the installation process for fix packs and patches

Currently, updating involves installing these fixes at the Deployment Manager (dmgr), which only updates one side of the cluster. The second side requires manual updating to each application server on that cluster, which can be cumbersome. A signi...
6 months ago in WebSphere Automation 3 Not under consideration

Improve and simplify the setup of Liberty InstantOn including a better step-to-step guide

The openliberty.io page is great to provide some guidance on implementing Liberty InstantOn. The problem I find is the guide is a little too high level. I had to restort to much searching to find githib labs and other documents to actually complet...
about 2 months ago in WebSphere Liberty 0 Future consideration