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Status Delivered
Created by Guest
Created on Jun 11, 2019

Offer the possibility to change the start parameters when restarting a ZD&T instance

Allow the possibility to modify the start parameters of an image ZD&T.

Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
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    Nov 14, 2019

    IPL advanced settings has been added in the Target environments of Monitor and manage page. When you start an offline or stopped emulator, you can change the IPL parameters by using the advanced settings.
    This feature is now available as part of the IBM Z Development and Test Environment 12.0.4.0 release.??
    Please see this help page for more information:??
    https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSTQBD_12.0.4/com.ibm.zdt.overview.gs.doc/topics/rdzutconfig_whatsnew.html??
    ??
    Product web page: https://www.ibm.com/us-en/marketplace/z-systems-development-test-environment??
    Fix List: https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27044017

  • Guest
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    Jul 5, 2019

    Thank you for submitting this RFE. This is consistent with our plans for the product and will be prioritized for future consideration.

  • Guest
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    Jun 25, 2019

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Development Tooling
    Product - IBM Z Development and Test Environment
    Component - Tools
    Operating system - RHEL
    Source - Client

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Programming Languages
    Product - IBM Developer for z Systems, including Enterprise Edition
    Component - Enterprise Service Tools
    Operating system - Linux
    Source - Client