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Observed a negative value for %D and a dash(-) for %{R}W in the NCSA access log

In the customer's WASv8.5.5.20 system, they have observed a negative value for %D and a dash(-) for %{R}W in the NCSA access log. Referring the WAS code, it just subtract System.currentTimeMillis from the previous System.currentTimeMillis. We were...
almost 4 years ago in WebSphere traditional Future consideration

UI improvements to help connect deployments to versions

Our users have compained about it being hard to see which version is being processed in a deployment. This of course can be found in the Manifest tab but it would be better to see it at the top of the deployment log tab. It would also be good to b...
about 1 year ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy Future consideration

UUCD 7 UI has a lot of white space and less information can fit in a window

We're updating from UCD 6.2 to 7.1. The UI has changed a lot and we are still getting used to it, but there are a few things worth mentioning. In this case it's about how much information can fit in a window. Not as much as in 6.2! I think the wor...
over 5 years ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy Future consideration

Managed Liberty Server Automatic Startup

Currently, there is no way to have a managed Liberty server automatically start when the node agent is started after a host server reboot for example. In WebSphere Traditional, this can be accomplished by setting the "Node Restart State" to either...
5 months ago in Modernized Runtime Extension for Java Future consideration

WebSphere should offer StartTLS support when connecting to LDAP server for authentication

When configuring WebSphere for LDAP authentication, if you select "use SSL", this forces WebSphere to establish an LDAPS connection with the LDAP server (port 636 by default). This is an outdated mechanism. LDAP v3 defines the StartTLS extension, ...
over 9 years ago in WebSphere traditional Future consideration

Extend Compact Agents to AIX

Managing Agents and keeping them up-to-date is hard when requirements change (like switch from Java 8 to 11). So central management of Java versions for Agents without impacting Java installations used by other applications is an essential feature...
over 3 years ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy Future consideration

Host an IBM-per-Customer Maven-Repository to download the WLP license files

Currently, downloading the WLP license files (base/core) requires manual steps: Logging in to IBM Browsing through Download Central Clicking through a set of sites Downloading the license Verifying the signature Re-Uploading to our internal reposi...
over 1 year ago in WebSphere Liberty Future consideration

We would like to explore the possibility of integrating AI capabilities within RIT to help streamline and accelerate stub development. Additionally, we would appreciate understanding how such an integration could be implemented and utilized effectively.

Hello, We would like to know if there is a possibility for AI integration inside of RIT to help us develop stubs efficiently and rapidly
5 months ago in DevOps Automation / Test Virtualization Future consideration

Python 3.7.6 Cloud Pak System Supported

Supportability for Python 3 on PureApps/Cloud Pak Systems to execute cli commands to integrate with upstream and downstream products is currently unsupported.
over 6 years ago in IBM Cloud Pak System Future consideration

Trusted DB2 for z/OS connection for Liberty Profile

It would be very helpful if WAS Liberty Profile supported DB2 trusted connections and trusted contexts. Right now I am forced to use SyncToOSThread functionality but that causes problems with authorization to write to log files. I am working on a ...
about 12 years ago in WebSphere Liberty Future consideration