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IBM Host On-Demand

New Version as full installer and not just update

Whenever a new Host On-Demand version is released, we only receive the update files. The problem is that updating it is almost the same effort as a fresh installation, since we basically need to reinstall the whole application with the new files. ...
2 months ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Dependency software Not under consideration

Enable reliable per-machine installation of HOD MSI for compliant enterprise and WTS deployment

Enterprises typically deploy software using MSI packages in a per-machine context to ensure proper lifecycle management, security compliance, and centralized software distribution (e.g., via SCCM, Intune, or similar tools). The current Host On-Dem...
3 months ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Dependency software Future consideration

HACPEE support on Openshift

We need HACPEE support on Openshift and images available on Openshift catalog
almost 2 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Dependency software Planned for future release

Allow for SAF keyrings in WEL configuration with DCAS in HEX & HATS

Currently the WEL DCAS plugin only supports a JKS file for the required CAs and client certificate used with DCAS. Since we are required to adhere to the DOD STIG requirements that do not allow the use of JKS files on z/OS we need to have a soluti...
about 1 month ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement Planned for future release

Enable HACP EE (HEX and PCOMM) to prevent or mitigate unauthorized screen capture of sensitive terminal session content, and provide security administrators with clear documentation of which security controls remain enforceable when end users access host applications from unmanaged devices.

Organizations using IBM HACP EE, DEX, and PCOMM frequently expose terminal sessions that display highly sensitive host data, such as customer records, financial transactions, and regulated personally identifiable information (PII). In scenarios wh...
3 months ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Front End Future consideration

Provide IT administrators with automated, periodic reporting on active concurrent HACP Enterprise Edition sessions tracked by the Host Integration License Manager (HILM), delivered in CSV format via email distribution list.

Currently, organizations deploying HACP EE including PCOMM and DEX lack a built-in, automated mechanism to monitor and report on the number of concurrent active user sessions tracked by LM. While LM manages license consumption at runtime, there is...
3 months ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Dependency software Planned for future release

HOD v14.0.2. FTP client does not support the SECURE SESSION REUSE feature

HOD FTP Client is the most used FTP client in our environment.As we're using FTPS with TLS 1.2 at the moment, we couldn't use SECURE_SESSION_REUSE parameter with REQUIRED value, as HOD does not support this FTP feature.I'm opening this RFE to impl...
over 5 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement Not under consideration

IBM Ticket: TS022422318 - Request for Jakarta EE 10 / JCA Resource Adapter Support for IBM Host On-Demand (J2HOD3270 Resource Adapter)

IBM Ticket: TS022422318 Our organization relies on the IBM Host On-Demand (HOD) J2HOD connector and associated resource adapter (j2hod3270.rar) to establish enterprise resource connections from Java applications hosted on JBoss Application Server ...
2 months ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Dependency software Planned for future release

Allow multiple HOD Admin IDs to be defined using the Admin client

In our environment we currently have multiple administrators but are required to have unique IDs and passwords for each person so passwords are not shared. We are asking for a way to define users withing the HOD Config Server (HOMSRV) to indicate ...
6 months ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement

Repackage the IBM ManagedHOD v15.0.3 to provide missing unavailable dependencies for SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop

Upon installation of IBM ManagedHOD v15.0.3, using tools such as zypper or rpm, an error about missing unavailable dependencies is observed. The packages it requires are not available in any SUSE repository for the current supported version and pa...
over 1 year ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Dependency software Planned for future release

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