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Statement of Direction
IBM and HelpSystems have developed a multi-step plan roadmap for the futureBRMS product, including delivering a new graphical interface for the BRMS product in a phased approach. The BRMS team is currently heavily focused on ensuring that no loss of BRMS functionality occurs functionality which was lost with the removal of the heritage Navigator support by delivering immediate value through is delivered via commands, APIs, and SQL services. These These replacement functions are building blocks for future development. The BRMS strategic direction is an incremental a staged delivery of a new BRMS graphical interface in the future while continuing to balance the delivery of other customer enhancement requests.
Phase I - Foundations
BRMS initially provided has had a web-based graphical interface in V6R1M0 as for many years which was an optional plug-in to the IBM Navigator for i interface. Over the years, this interface was enhanced and extended with functionality not accessible via other interfaces.
The first phase involves ensuring that any functionality which was only available only via the graphical interface in the heritage navigator for i web interface heritage Navigator is available via commands, APIs, and SQL services.
SQL services began to ship , starting in the fall of 2020 delivering , delivered immediate value to BRMS customers worldwide. The delivery of these services has continued and will continue. In addition, the BRMS product will continue to enhance and expand BRMS commands, APIs, and SQL services to ensure that equivalent functionality remains available to customers.Today's , and has continued ever since.
SQL services enable our users to realize immediate value, including tying the services into any existing monitoring solution that can utilize SQL, allowing users to create dashboards for their BRMS environment. By pulling these GUI-only foundations Pulling these services into the core product, we ensure ensures that the BRMS product can provide value to any interface available today and in the future more reliably and quicklycan readily integrate with any present and future interfaces.
For additional information on BRMS SQL services see: BRMS SQL Services
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After the initial delivery of a new graphical user interface, the BRMS team will leverage feedback to prioritize and incrementally deliver enhancements and functionality in an incremental approach.
This multi-year journey strategy ensures that the BRMS product continues to be a the trusted backup and recovery solution for IBM i customers.
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IBM announced the new navigator in September of 2021, built on new technologies leveraging the SQL services brought to the IBM i operating system over the last 10+ years. The goal original plan was to have the new navigator Navigator and heritage navigator interfaces Navigator running alongside each other for a transition period.
Unfortunately, just three months after the release of the new navigator interface a zero-day vulnerability, log4j, was discovered. This vulnerability impacted software worldwide, including the heritage navigator for i interface. As per IBM’s support documentation, IBM is unable to resolve the log4j security vulnerabilities in the heritage navigator for i product and had to make the difficult decision to withdraw support for the product by the end of 2022, much earlier than initially plannedDue to unforeseen circumstances, heritage Navigator was withdrawn much earlier than initially planned. Refer to heritage Navigator in the IBM i Security Bulletin. Because of this change in strategy, the BRMS team is currently heavily focused on ensuring that no loss of BRMS functionality occurs, by delivering immediate value through commands, APIs, and SQL servicesteam’s immediate focus is delivering function that was only available in heritage Navigator.
In the meantime, we have provided resources for those transitioning from the heritage navigator Navigator to other BRMS interfaces. The following resources provide information on specific functionality that was previously was only provided via the graphical interface:
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Reclaim Media | |
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BRMS Log e-mail | SQL Service - View Distribution Messages SQL Service - Set Distribution Server Procedure |
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Media Library Management | SQL Service - Media Library Management View |
BRMS Enterprise | Under Construction - Estimated delivery Q4 2022 |
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Help Shape the Future Direction of BRMS The BRMS team looks forward to having discussions with customers to learn how you are using the heritage navigator for IBM i functionalityNavigator, so that we can continue to prioritize and deliver functionality that matters most to our customers. You can help drive the direction for BRMS by doing one of the following:
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IBM’s and HelpSystems statements regarding plans, directions, and intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice at the sole discretion of the BRMS teamour sole discretion. Information regarding potential future products is intended to outline our general product direction, and it should not be relied on in making a purchasing decision. The information mentioned regarding potential future products is not a commitment, promise, or legal obligation to deliver any material, code or functionality. Information about potential future products may not be incorporated into any contract. The development, release, and timing of any future features or functionality described for our products remains at our sole discretion.