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Version 7.2.1

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Prestart Service with SlotToTaskRatio different than 1

To improve processing time
over 1 year ago in Spectrum Symphony / Version 7.2.1 0 Future consideration

Account for slots given to an application when startup_cores_if_no_history is configured

Description: In the current implementation, startup_cores_if_no_history are provisioned for each application regardless of the slots in the grid, which can lead to overprovision. We would like to request that if the application has access to slots...
over 1 year ago in Spectrum Symphony / Version 7.2.1 0 Future consideration

Mandatory comments for soamcontrol

Request to make mandatory comments for suspend/kill/resume session and task, and disable app.
over 2 years ago in Spectrum Symphony / Version 7.2.1 1 Future consideration

VEMKD performance improvement by caching VEM_LOGON

When we do regression test say 800 instances, 50K slots, we found out VEMKD thinking a long time. By having checked performance, it took minutes to finish VEM_LOGON. We request to either cache logon information to eliminate unnecessary ones
over 2 years ago in Spectrum Symphony / Version 7.2.1 0 Future consideration

Audit log for users logging via WEBGUI

We would like below auto log for users logon via WEBGUI 1. Real desktop IP address to logon WEBGUI in audit log instead of WEBGUI server2. User list for logon WEBGUI on GUI
over 2 years ago in Spectrum Symphony / Version 7.2.1 1 Not under consideration

Improved logging for SD TCP Backlog to aid troubleshooting

Requirements: Dynamic turn on/off with the feature being enabled by default. Log Format: Similar to VEMKD, may include more metrics such as queue size Data to be logged:1. Acceptance rate per channel 2. Performance of the accept (i.e. SSL handshak...
over 3 years ago in Spectrum Symphony / Version 7.2.1 1 Planned for future release

Minimum dependencies for clients

The client libraries and dependencies of Symphony is around 1.4GB, which include dependencies for many languages.We are currently minimizing the size of all projects, so we need a version with the minimum libraries needed to make the client work. ...
almost 4 years ago in Spectrum Symphony / Version 7.2.1 0 Future consideration

[RFE][PIMCO] - Certify Generic Python 3.x

Currently, IBM certify version at subscription level. We request to support Python 3.x in generic way so that it can apply on minor version
about 4 years ago in Spectrum Symphony / Version 7.2.1 0 Planned for future release

Symphony C++ API supports openMP

Based on IBM support team, IBM Spectrum Symphony doesn't currently support openMP used by Service Instance processes.
about 4 years ago in Spectrum Symphony / Version 7.2.1 1 Not under consideration

RESTful Administrator API

Currently, it only can manage mapReduce jobs. We have to use WSDL to admin SOAM. We request RESTful administrator API
over 4 years ago in Spectrum Symphony / Version 7.2.1 0 Planned for future release