Rocket DevOps, MX, API, iCluster® – Solutions for IBM i™

There is no question that the development landscape changed with the advent of git – the free, lower-case, “git” command-line source control tool that Linus Torvalds threw together over a couple of weekends, has created a multi-billion dollar enterprise uppercase “Git” cloud empire dominated by GitHub; nine years ago Microsoft paid a staggering price to take over those millions of git repos­­—not so much as a direct money-maker, but rather as the ultimate training tool for OpenAI, which in turn helps to make their AI Copilot assistant as powerful as it is today.Even with all that power, AI tooling like Copilot is likely to never replace dedicated DevOps software; even if it is true that you can do very powerful “DevOps-like” development, there are two very important points to remember:git is Source Control, it is not Version Control AI is non-deterministic and largely statelessIn simple terms, source control is all about maintaining (primarily) text files, and to that extent git can do

The ChallengeRefresh operations are a critical part of iCluster replication. They move full object copies from source to target, and for large environments the time and bandwidth they consume directly impacts replication windows and recovery readiness.Until now, iCluster offered four compression options for SAVRST refresh processing — *NO, *YES, *MEDIUM, and *HIGH — all based on the traditional IBM i compression algorithms. While effective, these options left performance on the table, especially on modern Power hardware.What ChangediCluster now supports *ZLIB compression to accelerate refresh operations and improve replication efficiency for IBM i environments.The new *ZLIB option is added directly to the existing Object Compression setting in iCluster System Values (DMSETSVAL), which previously supported *NO, *YES, *MEDIUM, and *HIGH. This makes adoption straightforward — customers can enable *ZLIB compression using the same familiar system-value configuration they already know.One se

The Silent Performance Killer in Your iCluster Environment — and How AI Tuner Fixes ItIn the world of IBM i high availability, there is a silent performance killer that most teams don't notice until it's too late: replication group imbalance.If you're running iCluster, you know the drill. You set up your replication groups, everything looks green, and you move on. But over time, workloads shift. A database file that used to be quiet suddenly becomes the heart of your operation, processing thousands of transactions an hour.The problem? That high-traffic file is often stuck in a group with dozens of smaller objects. The replication engine spends all its energy on that one massive file while everything else sits in line. This creates latency — the dangerous gap between a change on your source system and its arrival on the target. In a disaster recovery scenario, that gap is the difference between a smooth failover and losing hours of critical data.The Old Way: Manual, Painful, and SlowDia

We're experimenting with JavaScript in MX Web 10.6.1 to see if we can eventually replace some of our Rocket script. A simple test case right now is prompting a field on a screen, collecting the code/description records from the subfile on the popup window that the prompt triggers, and using that data to populate a dropdown widget. That's really easy to do with Rocket script, and I use "PanelUpdateEnable(0)" to suppress panel updates so the whole process happens transparently to users. The mechanics of this are easy enough with the client-side JavaScript library, but I can't find a way to use JavaScript to suppress display of the popup window while this is running. Is there a way to do this? Rocket script and JavaScript don't seem to interact smoothly, so I'd rather not jump back and forth between them within a single process. I opened a support ticket for this question as well but am posting here in case anyone else has encountered this situation or has any tips or tricks to share. 

Hi,I’m using Client Side JavaScript in version 10.6.1.I created a popup/dialog page with the page name V100_popup.In my main page V200_main, I have a button. When the button is clicked, I need to open the popup page using Client Side JavaScript.Could someone please guide me on how to open a popup/dialog page from Client Side JS in 10.6.1?Thanks

We’re excited to be heading to POWERUp in New Orleans, and we’d love to connect with you there.If you’re attending the conference, be sure to stop by our booth and join one of our sessions to see how we’re helping customers like you drive real outcomes with smarter, more efficient solutions. 📅 Attend Our SessionsOur team will be hosting engaging, customer‑driven sessions focused on:Solving real‑world business challenges Driving faster time to value Enabling scalability, performance, and innovationSession title: Modernizing IBMi Applications - From Monolith to Future-ReadyDate & time: Tuesday April 28, 2026 9:15am - 10:15am CDTLocation: Balcony KSession title: Compliance and Security on i - Automation is the KeyDate & time: Tuesday April 28, 2026 10:45am - 11:45am CDTLocation: Galerie 6Session title: From Core to Catalyst: How IBM i Teams Can Lead the Next Wave of AI-Ready ModernizationDate & time: Tuesday April 28, 2026 1:45pm - 2:45pm CDTLocation: Mardi Gras BallroomSessi

Hello Rocket Team, I hope everything is going well; Where can I find the quarterly Rocket DevOps videos or seminars? I only have the link for Q423 DevOps Customer Enablement. I'd like to see the ones from 2024. Please help me by telling me where I can find them so I can review them. I have some questions about Git integration. These videos might help me. I would appreciate your help about this request. Meet virtually with Cisco Webex. Anytime, anywhere, on any device. Cisco Webex Site remove preview Meet virtually with Cisco Webex. Anytime, anywhere, on any device. Simple, modern video meetings for everyone on the world's most popular and trusted collaboration platform. View this on Cisco Webex Site >

One user has a PC with larger monitors that run at high resolution and when they run a Jwalk client in Full Screen mode it is not proportionally scale. Instead you end up with a relatively small area for the IBM i interface (approx 30%) and a vary large boarder (the remaining 70%)Is there a setting I can adjust to change this to improved the way the Jwalk client scales?We are using Jwalk v42c9 as a locally installed client, with a copy of all the panels stored with it on a Windows 11 PC.  Any advice would be much appreciated.Steve BThe Friendly Techie

Has the RDi plug-in been tested against RDi 9.9 that was released today?I tried installing it and get this error:Cannot complete the install because one or more required items could not be found.Software currently installed: Rocket DevOps for IBM i Team Repository (64-bit) 10.4.0.v202409041507 (com.aldon.team.rdi_64.feature.group 10.4.0.v202409041507)Missing requirement: Rocket DevOps for IBM i in RSE 10.4.0.v202409041507 (com.aldon.RDi75 10.4.0.v202409041507) requires 'osgi.bundle; com.ibm.etools.systems.migration2 0.0.0' but it could not be foundCannot satisfy dependency:From: Rocket DevOps for IBM i Team Repository (64-bit) 10.4.0.v202409041507 (com.aldon.team.rdi_64.feature.group 10.4.0.v202409041507)To: org.eclipse.equinox.p2.iu; com.aldon.RDi75 [10.4.0.v202409041507,10.4.0.v202409041507] 

I’m playing around with the vs code plug-in and have noticed some VERY odd behaviors.I’m using version 11.1.0 of the plug-in and version 10.4 of RDOi.When I right click on an item in the subset filter and select Create, it submits the compile job but I get a “davidg8 check job or spooled file failed. (Internal error).” message.  A “Error: (SSH) Channel open failure: open failed” message shows up in the output tab of the console. After that message shows up, the PRTFCREATE spool file is displayed but flickers.  If I close the terminal window, the terminal window reappears with the same spool file.  This happens for a while until it finally stops.  I tried to upload a screen capture, but the forum software won’t let me.

In RDi, I have LM(i) filters by user, object, and task#.  In VS Code, all I've managed to find is a list of every task# since the beginning of time.  How do I set up LM(i) filters in VS Code like I have in RDi? Thanks

Periodically, when I start up RDi 9.8.0.6, with the Rocket plug-in version 10.4.0.v202409041507, all my filters in the RDOi subsystem will be gone.Sometimes they will reappear if I create one new filter.Most of the time, however, I have to recreate my filters.The last time this happened (today), I noticed this in the .log file…!ENTRY com.aldon.team.core 4 4 2025-12-10 07:34:35.583!MESSAGE Error setting project, 'CATALOG'!STACK 0java.lang.NullPointerException at com.ibm.etools.iseries.subsystems.qsys.api.IBMiConnection.getConnectorService(IBMiConnection.java:1823) at com.aldon.team.iseries.internal.cmsbridge.CMSBridge.isUseSSL(CMSBridge.java:450) at com.aldon.team.iseries.internal.HostAS400.creaeAS400(HostAS400.java:969) at com.aldon.team.iseries.internal.CMSConnection.<init>(CMSConnection.java:74) at com.aldon.team.iseries.internal.CMSConnectMgr.newCMSConnection(CMSConnectMgr.java:144) at com.aldon.team.iseries.internal.CMSConnectMgr.getCMSConnection(CMSConnectMgr.java:94) at com

Hi,As we all know, modernization isn’t a one-time project. It’s a journey. Rocket’s IBM® i solutions go beyond basic point tools. They’re a unified platform designed to support your modernization journey, from first steps to full-scale transformation. On December 10, I presented a webinar with Robin Barley-Waegener in which we covered: Why Rocket’s IBM i platform is more than the sum of its parts.  How our latest innovations support developer productivity, operational resilience, and business agility.  How to use the Modernization Index to benchmark your progress and build a roadmap for what’s next.  How we’re simplifying API integration and enabling AI.  Real-world success stories from IBM i customers modernizing faster, smarter, and with less risk.  Modernization doesn’t happen by accident — it happens by design.  Whether you're just starting or scaling your efforts, the webinar will give you the insights and tools to modernize with confidence. Check out the recording here: How R

  RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENT Rocket® iCluster 9.4.0   The Rocket Software team is pleased to announce that the new version 9.4.0 of Rocket® iCluster is now available.   Rocket iCluster high availability/disaster recovery (HA/DR) software solutions ensure uninterrupted operation for your IBM i applications, providing continuous access by monitoring, identifying, and self-correcting replication problems.   Rocket® iCluster 9.4.0 adds more features to the user-friendly Web UI, improves the performance of the iCluster core and adds support for IBM i 7.6.   Rocket® iCluster Web   Usability The following new features and improvements were added the Web UI for increased usability:   End-to-End Group Management The web UI now supports complete group management, allowing users to create, modify, and delete groups directly from the interface. Object specifiers can be added easily using the integrated object browser for native, IFS, and SQL objects. Additionally, b

I hope everything is going well.A question about creating a Jira Token and connecting it to the RDOp DevOps Portal: what are the minimum permissions required or must it be a full administrator?SincerelyMiguel

Folks: Add this to the enhancement request list please... When checking out a source based item, create an empty source member in the source physical file. If the source member is not created, the RDi plug-in can't open the item. david ------------------------------David GibbsSr. Software Developer - WorldpacOwner / Operator - midrange.com------------------------------

What's the latest plugin for use with RDi 9.8.0.6 and Aldon 10.4?  I'm running 8.2.800.  Also, how do I update? Thanks

I've been working with the RDi plug-in for a few months now and find it quite useful ... that said, I do have a few recommendations for improvements. Move (or copy) the create object / compile option from the Team submenu, when you right click on an item in the RSE tree, to the top level.  Strictly speaking, compile isn't a change control function and it's probably the most frequently used. Add an option to the popup menu to set the RDi connection jobs library list to the library list that would be used to compile the member.  This will allow the outline view to find copy members.  I currently have a command defined in RSE that runs ACMSLIBL to set the library list, but I have to define multiple commands and run the one that is appropriate for the program I'm working on. Avoid running operations on the Eclipse UI thread, as it causes RDi to lock up (even if only briefly).  Spawn new threads or use the Eclipses job functionality.  This applies to opening source members & saving dir

Folks: I'm working on a program that's checked out to another developer. I can edit the program without a problem, but the compile option is disabled. I can submit a compile from the green screen. I have the program checked out to another developer because I'm using objects & copy members that they are working on. Any way I can get the compile option enabled in the plug-in? Thanks! david