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Status Not under consideration
Created by Guest
Created on Oct 28, 2025

Improve SystemD Integration

When a WebSphere Traditional service such as a node agent running as a SystemD service is restarted or stopped through the admin console, SystemD is not leveraged in this process meaning when the original node agent process is stopped, SystemD considers the service to have crashed and will mark it as failed. This means that ultimately, the node agent cannot be restarted or stopped through the admin console if one wishes to retain the benefits of having it running as a SystemD service. This behavior is mentioned in the following support page https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6421473.

Idea priority Low
  • Admin
    Jahnvi Bedia
    Nov 21, 2025

    Thanks for submitting your idea.

    We are not going to add this Idea to our roadmap right now, however we’ll keep it on record and revisit it if things change in the future. If you want to discuss this decision further, please contact Madhuri Mathur at Madhuri.Mathur@ibm.com or Jahnvi Bedia at jahnvibedia.28@ibm.com.

    Looking forward to receiving more ideas from you on the IBM Ideas Portal.