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Core Infrastructure

Remove usage restrictions for Dynamic System Variable &SEQ

We have a situation where we need to use &SEQ to provide uniqueness in dataset name used in the SYSMDUMP DD. To collect dumps, we have coded the SYSMDUMP in our Application WLM Procs. When we do a WLM refresh, if multiple WLM Application envir...
11 days ago in z/OS / General Submitted

Add support for Network Express to the NMI EZBNMIFR GetIfStatsExtended request to show Inbound Workload Queueing data

Inbound Workload Queueing data is not available for the Network Express adapter, which is integrated directly into the the EQDIO support and always active.
4 days ago in z/OS / Communications Server Submitted

Improve performance for mutex locks such as CEEOPML

C++ std::mutex is slower on z/OS compared to a manual spin lock and other platforms. Improving performance here would help most multithreaded programs in general.
about 1 hour ago in z/OS / LE Submitted

Native BGP Support in z/OS Communications Server for Multi-Interface Binding

Add native Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) support to z/OS Communications Server to allow IP binding across multiple network interfaces without requiring redundant dual IP stacks. Description / Business Case: With IBM moving towards streamlining net...
about 2 hours ago in z/OS / Communications Server Submitted

RMF 74.1 should be updated to allow a simple association between related primary and secondary I/Os

When CRS (Consistent Read from Secondary) is activated, RMF data cannot be used to accurately report on the z/OS online I/O activity. Secondary read I/Os are performed to offline devices and there is no possibility of easily associating the origin...
about 1 month ago in z/OS / Advanced Data Gatherer Future consideration

Add signature algorithm and key type fields to OpenSSH SMF 119 subtype's common security section

Please consider adding two more fields to the OpenSSH common security section used in the SMF 119 OpenSSH subtypes. The fields would pertain to public key user authentication, specifically: Public key type used (RSA, ED25519, ECDSA, etc.) and sign...
11 days ago in z/OS / OpenSSH Submitted

Routing messages to extended console on the host that submitted the QUERY USER also from other involved HSMs.

Details available in TS022568398 HSM Incomplete Console response using QUERYSET - SYS1.SAMPLIB(ARCTOOLS)
7 days ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM Under review

Automatic detection and deletion of empty GDG base entries

In our company we have a lot of GDG base entries which will never be used again. The generations are run out through the managementclas over ten years, but the base entries are still in catalogue. It would be helpful to have an tool to figure them...
8 days ago in z/OS / DFSMS Catalog/IDCAMS/AMS Submitted

Monitoring Initial Size of Coupling Facility Structures

It was noticed a problem during a Coupling Facility outage when was necessary to move structures from one CF to another CF. The rebuild/recovery process was not completed sucessfully because the INITSIZE of a WMQ Structure was smaller than the req...
3 months ago in z/OS / BCP_XCF/XES Under review

Update zOSMF to use &&TMPNETRC for NETRC data set

Use PassTicket authentication instead of NETRC data sets for FTP connections. To use PassTickets, the job dynamically creates a temporary NETRC data set, and individual permanent NETRC data sets are no longer required. The FTP step requires the fo...
6 days ago in z/OS / z/OSMF Submitted

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