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PINNED Configure maintenance flyouts
User interface settings include the option “Show maintenance notes”. How can I as onprem-backend administrator configure and switch on such flyouts to inform my users about upcoming maintenance?

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Customizing the device icon status color in NCPGUI topology network views

We should also be able to highlight the device status using a different color on the device icon status for a specific alarm coming from the object server through the gateway.
almost 6 years ago in Tivoli Network Manager 1 Future consideration

Security Issue -> java process opens TCP ports with root privileges

TSA MP opens ports, default 2001; 57053; 5539 with root privileges. The ports 2001 and 5539 are even java processes.
almost 12 years ago in Tivoli System Automation 2 Not under consideration

Add job command to event rule variables for jobs

Add the job command to the list of variables available to event rules for jobs. Many other job attributes are available to event rules, but the name of the script or command for the job is not.
almost 12 years ago in Workload Automation 3 Not under consideration

samadapter automation for single node domains

In case of n-node domains (n>1) samadapter is integrated into the policy. For single-node-domains this is not supported.You have to options:1. start/stop samadapter outside of TSAMP2. integrate it into the policyWith the 2nd solution samadapter...
about 12 years ago in Tivoli System Automation 2 Not under consideration

Manual Mode On/Off Button

Currently, you have to log on the local TSAMP node to switch Manual Mode on/off. This function should also be provided by AppMan (OpCon and eezcs) as a new step to a "single-point-of-control".
about 12 years ago in Tivoli System Automation 2 Not under consideration

ITNCM Cisco/Switch/2960 - add models

There are quite a few different models of Catalyst 2960 switches with slightly different requirements for images and configurations but they are all modelled the same in NCM Support team advised to launch an enhancement request to split them up in...
about 6 years ago in Tivoli Netcool Configuration Manager 1 Planned for future release

ServiceTemplate to return parameter description

http://207.229.22.143:7001/nsm/servicetemplate/264/deviceid/38066 has to show parameter descriptions for clientParameters and clientParameterLists
about 6 years ago in Tivoli Netcool Configuration Manager 4 Future consideration

Rename the provisioning configuration files on FTP server

Rename the provisioning configuration files on FTP server. File based provisioning creates configuration files with provided names. During Port swap, there is the need to rename these files with provided names and not changing the content.
about 6 years ago in Tivoli Netcool Configuration Manager 1 Future consideration

Append config filename to the backup file content

Append config filename to the backup file content E.g.content line 1content line 2...#fileName: MAC12345/SN12345_1.cfg
about 6 years ago in Tivoli Netcool Configuration Manager 1 Future consideration

REST API to rename the device

Provide ITNCM REST API to rename the deviceE.g. POST http://host:port/nsm/device/rename/oldname/newname
about 6 years ago in Tivoli Netcool Configuration Manager 1 Future consideration