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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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Support newer versions of WebSpheer Application Server and Java on Cloud Pak System

Latest version of the WebSphere Application Server pattern type is v2.3.3.4 (see https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/system-maintenance-and-integrated-components-ibm-cloud-pak-system-version-2335). This version was released on 6th May 2022 and suppo...
almost 2 years ago in IBM Cloud Pak System 1 Delivered

Allow the use of host sytem environment variables in server.env: Shell and variable expansion should be supported

System: WebSphere Liberty Profile Actor: Automated deployment relying on config information provided by runtime platform (i.e. linux server or container) As WebSphere Liberty is heavily used in cloud contexts, configuration options that need to be...
over 7 years ago in WebSphere Liberty 2 Delivered

Allow network short names when adding new web application

Open DevOps Test UI. Click on Application configuration icon. Browser will open to http://localhost:7878/appconfiguration/index.html?backendPort=7878. Click Add button. Choose "Web". In the URL field, type - http://<ANetworkShortName>:<AP...
9 months ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 2 Delivered

IDEA #2 - PRIORITY #2 - Enhance WSA to enable en masse remediation selection and application. Currently, WebSphere Automation provides the apply for a user to select a single vulnerability.

Upon selection of a single vulnerability, a user can select only a single registered WebSphere instance for remediation application. Unfortunately, this behavior is serial and singular that does not conform to scaling needs for a security operatio...
about 1 year ago in WebSphere Automation 1 Delivered

IDEA #1 - PRIORITY #1 - Enhance WSA to display entire available & applicable remediation artifacts. Currently, WebSphere Automation displays only the absolute latest remediation artifacts (like APARs, etc).

Additionally, WebSphere Automation selects (by default) the most recent but smallest remediation artifact. Unfortunately, this method and model assumes a security operational team can aligned with IBM recommendation.
about 1 year ago in WebSphere Automation 1 Delivered

En-mass Group Execution of a CVE ifix.

We would like to see the ability to potentially do a singular remediation against many target servers; that is to do an en-mass group execution of a CVE ifix.
about 1 year ago in WebSphere Automation 1 Delivered

Request to potentially do a singular ifix remediation against many target servers; that is to do an en-mass group execution (one-to-many) of a CVE ifix.

To be able to select a group of servers to install an ifix to, rather than installing an ifix one server at a time. Something with maybe a check box list of servers that you that you can choose to push the ifix to, so that many servers are install...
about 1 year ago in WebSphere Automation 1 Delivered

Support WebSphere Liberty Operator on OpenShift on Power

Supporting WebSphere Liberty operator on Power to allow for ease of deployment, update, and configuration of Liberty for those moving to OpenShift on Power. Deploying standalone images can be quite difficult, and the Open Liberty Operator has some...
almost 2 years ago in WebSphere Liberty 1 Delivered

DevOps Test Integrations and APIs plugin for Jenkins integration should support Java17

Currently Rational Integration Tester (abbr. RIT) plugin for Jenkins integration cannot work with Java 11 or Jave 17 which runs Jenkins above it. When running RIT tests by using the plugin in Jenkins, Jenkin server log has below error and the test...
5 months ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Workbench 1 Delivered

Option to specifiy JAVA_OPTS for Source Control / Non-Groovy Plugins

Currently there is no configuration available that allows for setting additional JVM options to be run for Source Control / Non-Groovy plugins. It is possible to set JVM options for agents, agent relays, deploy servers and automation plugins, but ...
over 7 years ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 3 Delivered