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HOD support for Java v11 needed

Currently HOD session sets will not use Java v11. The problem is that Java 1.8.0_291 is at end of support 3/2022 and Citibank is in the process of rolling out Java 11.
almost 3 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Dependency software 2 Delivered

Use locale in log records of HACP Licensemanager

Case TS004323939we are using the Licensemanager and have recognized that alle the log entries are logged in GMT. Is it possible to change the time of the logging entries to local time. Is there any properties file which can be used to change the u...
over 3 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Dependency software 3 Delivered

HACP EE Japanese support for host code page

I want to abolish java in order to deal with the security problem of java in the HACP configuration. I want to solve it using HACP EE, but I can't install or solve it because the host code page of HACP EE does not support Japanese. Please support ...
over 3 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Dependency software 2 Delivered

HACP EE to support Liberty Server

HACP EE today is supported only on WebSphere Application Server. Most customers today prefer to use Liberty Server. Requesting that HACP EE support Liberty Server.
almost 5 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Dependency software 1 Delivered

HACP EE WAS Liberty Support

WAS Liberty support and instructions for HACP EE are desired. WAS Liberty is provided as a base element in z/OS by IBM, and this would be a good option to host HACP EE alongside HOD on the same z/OS host(s) for z/OS customers. A lightweight and ea...
about 5 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Dependency software 1 Delivered

Assistance with rebuild of custom WEL plugin with SHA2 support

We have a Java servlet hosted in Websphere which provides a custom Web Express Logon plugin. This servlet provides SSO functionality by retrieving a passticket from the mainframe DCAS service over a mutual SSL connection, and is leveraged by an HO...
almost 6 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Dependency software 1 Delivered

Update HOD supported ciphers to match industry standards

The Terminal Emulator does not support the current industry standard ciphers. We are requesting that the following ciphers be added to the list of supported ciphers for the Terminal Emulator: #Use only fips certified ciphersCiphers aes128-ctr,aes1...
over 6 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Dependency software 1 Delivered

Default install of HOD 12.0x via imcl fails

Command line based installation of HOD 12.0.x with default settings should produce a usable installation and put all files in the correct standard directories. /opt/IBM/InstallationManager/eclipse/tools/imcl install com.ibm.hod_12.0.0.HODO120-I201...
over 6 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Dependency software 1 Delivered

JAVA-less dependancy on the local JRE for Host On-Demand

The ability for Host On-Demand (zOS) to be able to function without the need to use a local JAVA JRE.
over 7 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Dependency software 2 Delivered

Do not require ADMIN for Installation Manager and HOD install on z/OS

The installation of HOD 12 requires that the IBM Installation Manager be installed in ADMIN mode. Other products like WAS allow you to use USER or GROUP modes which are more secure. The requirements for ADMIN mode are that the user be defined as U...
over 7 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Dependency software 1 Delivered