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    Managing zIIP Alternate Wait Time (zIIPAWMT) at the Service Class Level

    Why is it useful? Currently, zIIP Alternate Wait Time (zIIPAWMT) can only be managed at the logical zIIP engine or LPAR level. In environments where both PROD and NON‑PROD zIIP‑eligible workloads execute within the same partition, this limitation ...
    about 9 hours ago in z/OS / General 1 Submitted

    z/OS Unix commands for RACF

    Just like ZOAU did with a lot of z/OS functionality it would be useful if RACF had Unix commands, it would be a good opportunity to undo the dumb design descisions the original commands had by not repeating them with the Unix commands as well. I o...
    about 3 hours ago in z/OS / RACF 0 Submitted

    Reinstate the Servepac Dialogs for product upgrade and installation

    This is from a conversation between myself and other IBM tech's. My main objective is in hoping that someday, my complaint about the removal of ServerPac Dialogs will touch the right ears. : IBM is not removing those traditional interfaces nor for...
    about 8 hours ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 1 Not under consideration

    HMC API to toggle ETS

    We are looking to automate tasks for testing STP. One of the tasks we we like to automate is toggling between NTS sources and PTP sources for our External Time Source Configuration. We have the ability to do this manually through the HMC under Man...
    1 day ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE)/IBM Resource Link 0 Submitted

    HMC API to change time from Standard Time to Daylight Savings Time and back

    We are looking to automate tasks for testing time changes. We would like to have the ability to change the time using an API on the HMC from Standard Time to Daylight Savings Time and vice versa. This will allow us to thoroughly test our cases wit...
    1 day ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE)/IBM Resource Link 0 Submitted

    Modifying other sysplex policies then CFRM

    An administrative feature to modify ARM, LOGR, LOGRY, LOGRZ and SFM policies similar to the currently existing CFRM Administrative Policies feature in the Sysplex Management plug-in of z/OSMF.
    16 days ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Submitted

    Enable Sysplex Distributor traffic draining (Disable/Quiesce) for zCX EXTTRG targets

    Description In environments using IBM z/OS Container Extensions together with Sysplex Distributor, zCX instances are commonly exposed as TCP targets so that inbound traffic can be distributed across multiple zCX environments running on different L...
    7 days ago in z/OS / Container Extensions (zCX) 0 Submitted

    option to evaluate the serial number or the hash value of a certificate in a name filter entry

    The certificate could be uniquely identified. This is not reliably possible with issuer and subject distinguished name as the only criteria.
    3 days ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Under review

    Crypto Express: Should show "Standby" status after setting OFFLINE within an LPAR to safely toggle crypto card

    After MCL Update on a IBM Z CEC you may have to toggle the Crypto Express Cards to activate the new firmware code on these cards (Pendig conditions). A good description can be found in doc: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/best-practices-toggling...
    16 days ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE)/IBM Resource Link 0 Under review

    Ability for the plug in to leverage the sysplex distributor for the DDVIPA to determine when a systems is up

    We currently have a case with IBM open on this and is effecting our production systems. If you reach out to me, i will share the case number. Not wanting to put that in the IDEA When shutting down an LPAR in a plex, and is removed by the TCPIP LEA...
    23 days ago in z/OS / HTTP Server 0 Submitted

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