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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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Add support for standard MIBs for SNMPv3

WAS 9 SNMPv3 capability is used for PMI exposure only, market standard MIBs are not used. We request to add support for standard MIBs to be used with external monitorizing tools, like PRTG
5 months ago in WebSphere traditional 1 Not under consideration

Publish Application Modernization Accelerator in the Red Hat Certified Operator Catalog

Publishing Application Modernization Accelerator in the Red Hat Certified Operator Catalog streamlines Red Hat OpenShift deployment and support.
5 months ago in App Runtime Tooling 1 Planned for future release

Allow option to log Context Not Found errors

When a problem/corruption occurs in one instance of a cluster, it is a challenge to identify which Liberty JVM has the problem. In a Case I opened with IBM, I had cluster of 50+ CICS regions with the same Liberty JVM & application running in t...
23 days ago in WebSphere Liberty 1 Needs more information

Mechanism to share values between deployment steps at component level

We have a deployment process that shares information between steps. To share the information between steps we are using application variables and that way of working brokes when multiple component versiones are selected in a deployment execution. ...
24 days ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy 2 Not under consideration

Allow to configure a limit of versions and components to be selected in an application deployment process

We have a deployment process that shares information between steps. To share the information between steps we are using application variables and that way of working brokes when multiple component versions are selected in an application deployment...
24 days ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy 2 Under review

Maintain all the artifacts in embedded jdk that comes with WAS 8.5.5

Per the technote, the Java orb.properties, java.policy, and cacerts files are non-serviceable in WAS v8.5.5 (e.g. they are not updated). The files are serviceable in the Java SDK provided for WAS 9.0 and Liberty. WebSphere Application Server Java ...
about 1 year ago in WebSphere traditional 0 Future consideration

Post quantum cryptography for tWAS and IHS

Once quantum computing is used, some current encryptions may no longer be considered as secured. WAS and IHS may need to implement post quantum cryptography to be secured.
11 months ago in WebSphere traditional 0 Planned for future release

usage-based licensing model for WebShpere Liberty

I have received requests from two customers, who are using Liberty, to provide a usage-based licensing model that can accommodate dynamic capacity scaling in cloud environments. I also occasionally receive inquiries from other customers asking whe...
9 months ago in WebSphere Liberty 2 Future consideration

Port the DISPLAY,ADAPTER,REGISTRATIONS and DISPLAY,ADAPTER from WAS on Z to Liberty Z

In WAS we are able to display the WOLA registrations between WAS and CICS. Looking to add the same functionality to Liberty on Z . We have automation around this command in WAS, as we move to Liberty , looking to replicate that process in Liberty.
6 months ago in WebSphere Liberty 1 Not under consideration

New configuration to disable error BadPaddingException when server starts with different keystore_password

Due to the changes in WAS Liberty 26.0.0.4 "LTPA keysPassword default value removal" and setting keystore_password, we now get error BadPaddingException on each new server startup, because the password in keystore_password differs from the default...
4 months ago in WebSphere Liberty 0 Is a defect