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Status Future consideration
Categories Reporting
Created by Guest
Created on Jun 10, 2025

Show IPs from external connection

When the product ConnectDirect recive conection from other servers like GSLB or conections from other servers and it gets for example FMH68 or other, Its interesting konws from which servers its comming this connection, because its imposible determinate where come from if you have hundreds of servers without use wireshark or similar. 

Its possible apply a solution that consider show the IP from the origin of this connection?

example:

STAR=20250610 08:07:23.090|SNOD=DPTRAASP01|CCOD=16|RECI=XIPT|RECC=CAEV|OSID=19028|TZDI=7200|MSGI=XIPT016I|LNOD=S|PNOD=|MSGT=
TCP lost the connection. System error is Broken pipe.  Message ID XIPT016I, rc=16, fdbk=0.|MSST=TCP lost the connection. Sys
tem error is Broken pipe.
STAR=20250610 08:07:23.092|SNOD=DPTRAASP01|CCOD=8|RECI=XSMG|RECC=CAEV|OSID=19028|TZDI=7200|MSGI=XSMG621I|LNOD=S|PNOD=|MSGT=A
receive from the remote node operation failed.  Message ID XSMG621I, rc=8, fdbk=0.|MSST=A receive from the remote node oper
ation failed.
STAR=20250610 08:07:23.094|SNOD=DPTRAASP01|CCOD=16|FDBK=16|RECI=XSMG|RECC=CAEV|OSID=19028|TZDI=7200|MSGI=XSMG631I|LNOD=S|PNOD=|MSGT=SMGR failed to receive an FMH. Diag=XIPT016I.  Message ID XSMG631I, rc=16, fdbk=16.|MSST=SMGR failed to receive an FMH. Diag=XIPT016I.
STAR=20250610 08:07:23.095|SNOD=DPTRAASP01|CCOD=16|FDBK=16|RECI=XSMG|RECC=CAEV|OSID=19028|TZDI=7200|MSGI=XSMG600I|LNOD=S|PNOD=|MSGT=SMGR (snode) didn't receive FMH68 during session start.  Message ID XSMG600I, rc=16, fdbk=16.|MSST=SMGR (snode) didn't receive FMH68 during session start.
 

  • Admin
    James Joseph
    Jun 27, 2025

    We are accepting the idea and considering it future releases. we can revisit this once we see the traction from other customers and partners (via Voting or Comments). Thank you for your patience and co-operation.

    Thanks,

    James

  • Admin
    James Joseph
    Jun 26, 2025

    Thank you for taking the time to share your ideas to IBM. We truly value our relationship with you and appreciate your efforts and willingness to share details about your experience, your recommendations, and ideas. We will soon review the same in the coming weeks and shall get back with a response.

    Thanks,

    James