IBM Z Software


This portal is to open public enhancement requests against IBM Z Software products. To view all of your ideas submitted to IBM, create and manage groups of Ideas, or create an idea explicitly set to be either visible by all (public) or visible only to you and IBM (private), use the IBM Unified Ideas Portal (https://ideas.ibm.com).


Shape the future of IBM!

We invite you to shape the future of IBM, including product roadmaps, by submitting ideas that matter to you the most. Here's how it works:

Search existing ideas

Start by searching and reviewing ideas and requests to enhance a product or service. Take a look at ideas others have posted, and add a comment, vote, or subscribe to updates on them if they matter to you. If you can't find what you are looking for,

Post your ideas

  1. Post an idea.

  2. Get feedback from the IBM team and other customers to refine your idea.

  3. Follow the idea through the IBM Ideas process.


Specific links you will want to bookmark for future use

Welcome to the IBM Ideas Portal (https://www.ibm.com/ideas) - Use this site to find out additional information and details about the IBM Ideas process and statuses.

IBM Unified Ideas Portal (https://ideas.ibm.com) - Use this site to view all of your ideas, create new ideas for any IBM product, or search for ideas across all of IBM.

ideasibm@us.ibm.com - Use this email to suggest enhancements to the Ideas process or request help from IBM for submitting your Ideas.

Add a new idea Subscribe
Status Not under consideration
Workspace Z Development and Test Environment
Created by Guest
Created on Mar 25, 2019

RELATED IDEAS

ZDT WEBTool ability to update instances status

In some cases like :
- Re-install the webtools server.
- Migration problems
- Servers restoration after disaster.

We lost Target Environnement status ( ZDT emulator status, image Deployed,...) on the webtool server.
Even if we have a listing of instances status, it's not possible to update them on the webtool server.

So we request a enhancement to :

1)Having a (real time) tool to report emulator status (started or stopped) , ZOS IPL status and the name of the deployed image on a specific instance.

2) Ability to update instance status on the webtool (manually AND with API) in a simple way.

Idea priority High
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Mar 26, 2021

    IBM has reevaluated the request, and has determined that it can not be implemented at this time or does not align with the current multi-year strategy. This request may be resubmitted for consideration after 12 months from the date of decline. The request submitter will automatically be notified by email when the request qualifies for reconsideration and resubmission.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     May 31, 2019

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

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     May 16, 2019

    Sorry i was pretty unclear on my initial comment, that RFE need further clarification :

    In case of issue on the WebTools server, embedded database could become compromised and all definitions could be lost. In this situation, all the information about existing deployments and their status is lost, and there is no possibility to recover from the existing state.
    We would need a way to help rebuilding the information stored in the database, related to the status of provisioned instances, after a manual setup of the WebTools server.

    After an issue with WebTools, considering we can list and define manually all existing instance targets in WebTools, we would need a mechanism which recognizes the status of all targets (installed zD&T, IPL status and IPLed image if applicable), and updates the repository accordingly.

    Hope this help.

    Regards,

    Jérôme Klimm

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     May 13, 2019

    Can you please elaborate on your requirements? For request #1, we already have real time support for the emulator status in the latest version and would need more information for your second request:
    1)Having a (real time) tool to report emulator status (started or stopped) , ZOS IPL status and the name of the deployed image on a specific instance.
    2) Ability to update instance status on the webtool (manually AND with API) in a simple way.

By clicking the "Post Comment" or "Submit Idea" button, you are agreeing to the IBM Ideas Portal Terms of Use.
Do not place IBM confidential, company confidential, or personal information into any field.