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Core Infrastructure

TSO User Idle Timeout after 24hrs

Infrastructure and application sessions must be terminated after a pre-determined period of time, based on a risk assessment approved by the Global Security, to a maximum of twenty four (24) hours. The need is for a TSO user only to reauthenticate...
9 days ago in z/OS / TSO Under review

Enable z/OSMF authentication API while using the z/OS Data Gatherer SMF REST Services

If we have configured the z/OSMF server to use the Data Gatherer SMF REST Services, authentication via username and password is mandatory unless you intend to use separate RACF functionalities. Therefore, it would be convenient if the SMF REST Ser...
10 days ago in z/OS / z/OSMF Under review

Strategic Infrastructure Convergence Grid (SICG)

Strategic Infrastructure Convergence Grid (SICG) IBM / DARPA Advanced Research Submission 100-Claim Integrated Systems Framework Founder Visionary: Tyrone Bostick Research Classification: Conceptual Strategic Infrastructure Research Framework Focu...
15 days ago in z/OS / Core Infrastructure Under review

Add a command to know the calculated value for ZHPF buffer when ZHPFOPTS has SYSTEM parameter

For ZHPFOPTS if SYSTEM is specified, the maximum data transfer size for zHPF I/O requests is determined by the system based on the maximum data transfer size supported by the device and its online CHPIDs. So if something changed on CHPID, Switch ,...
16 days ago in z/OS / BCP_IOS Under review

On CPU with capacity setting of 7nn (full speed), change default in IEASYSnn from BOOST=SYSTEM to BOOST=ZIIP or remove BOOST=SPEED from SYSTEM.

On hardware with capacity setting of 7nn, speed boost is not possible since the hardware is running at full speed. This is to avoid "IEA672I Recovery process speed boost is not activated - processor is already full speed" or changing the default i...
25 days ago in z/OS / BCP_Supervisor Under review

Enhance D SSI to include the initrnh

Someone asked on a forum how they could tell which subsystems were db2 and which were mq etc. The easiest way would be to provide the information used to configure the SSI.So a command D SSI,I,SUBSYS=SS1 would give INITRTN(CSQ3INI) INITPARM('CSQ3E...
about 1 month ago in z/OS / BCP_Scheduler Under review

Allow to browse or edit a saved report template in zOSMF for DFSMSrmm

Currently, within zOSMF for DFSMSrmm, it is not possible to view or edit a report once it has been saved. The only available options are to DELETE or SUBMIT the report. This is not sufficient, as I would like to review the report once more before ...
about 1 month ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM Under review

Store number of volumes in status MASTER and USER in the DFSMSrmm control record

Today only the number of rack numbers, number of empty rack numbers, number of bin numbers and number of empty bin numbers are stored in the DFSMSrmm control record. From my point of view, the total number of volumes, the number of volumes in MAST...
about 1 month ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM Under review

OAM S3: Implement ListObjects/ListObjectsV2

The OAM S3 REST API should implement the ListObjectsV2 and/or ListObjects as this is a commonly used API in S3 Tools. This would help integrate with the S3 ecosystem more seemlessly.
about 1 month ago in z/OS / DFSMS OAM Under review

OAM S3: Allow bucket names consistent with AWS S3 naming

The OAM S3 REST APIs should allow naming buckets consistent with the AWS S3 naming restrictions documented here: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/bucketnamingrules.html. This allows a more seemless integration with the S3 ecos...
about 1 month ago in z/OS / DFSMS OAM Under review