What's new for IBM i 7.1

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Universal Connection support

Start of changeUniversal Connection support has been enhanced to attempt to automatically configure a direct LAN connection to IBM if a connection to IBM is attempted and no Universal Connection configuration exists. For more information, see Universal Connection.End of change

Start of changeManually configuring Universal Connection to use VPN for Electronic Service Agent™ in IBM® i 7.1 is not supported for sending inventory to IBM. IBM recommends using HTTP or HTTPS for sending inventory to IBM.End of change

VFYSRVCFG command

Start of changeThe VFYSRVCFG command has been enhanced to support verification of HTTP/HTTPS connections to IBM.End of change

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