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Support Compression for zCX-VSAM Files

We want to compress the data from zCX at runtime to minimize the I/Os and the used space on DASD. For Pervasive Encryption it is recommended to compress data before encryption. For zFS VSAM-LDS Files it is possible to compress by using zfsadm comm...
about 3 hours ago in z/OS / Container Extensions (zCX) 0 Submitted

Modernization of IBM zOS USS Environment

Looking to modernizing the IBM zOS USS environment to enhance its compatibility with contemporary POSIX standards and utilities. The current system, while robust, lacks certain modern features that are essential for efficient and streamlined opera...
18 days ago in z/OS / USS 0 Submitted

uss share memory needs to have flag to say 31/64 bit

I wanted to connect to the Java Shared memory. When I used shmctl it came back with a length of 0. When I used shmat with address of 0, it came back with invalid parameter. I had to compile my program as 64 bit for it to work. We need a way of tel...
1 day ago in z/OS / USS 0 Submitted

GDS_RECLAIM should delete/define the GDS versus reusing the same create date

Currently, when you turn on GDS_RECLAIM the system will reuse an existing GDS if it is in DEFERRED status. This is a great idea except for the fact that the process keeps the original create date. In one instance we had GDS' that were created in F...
3 days ago in z/OS / DFSMS Media Manager 0 Submitted

Add sudo command into the base install USS security

Integrating sudo like Linux has would improve security by being able to use superuser privileges on a case-by-case basis rather than having all of your commands be superuser authorized. We'd also be able to set restrictions and timeouts in the sud...
2 months ago in z/OS / Ported Tools 8 Under review

RACF validation of external generated JWTs with fully OIDC support

Currently, RACF can only validate JWTs based on the IDTDATA definitions within RACF itself. In times of multi-platform solutions and higher security demands this is no longer adequate. Modern architectures consinsts of at least front ends and mayb...
25 days ago in z/OS / RACF 0 Under review

Add fuction: RMM CV command to change sysid with FORCE

Add fuction: RMM CV command to change the assigned SYSID with FORCE If a customer is running multiple LPARs that are sharing a CDS, we generally see CATSYSID(*) but if a customer is running multiple LPARS and not sharing the CDS, the SYSID could l...
6 days ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 0 Submitted

add the search volume command (sv) on assigned SYSTEM ID

We can display the assigned system ID and would be good to have the fuction to do a search by the assigned SYSTEM ID For example: Creation: Date = 2021/287 Time = 09:33:18 System ID = IBM1 Assign: Date = 2024/349 Time = 09:20:56 System ID = SYSTEM...
6 days ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 0 Submitted

ADRDSSU enhanced Unix Support

UNIX Support for ADRDSSU was introduces with the DFSMShsm Enhancements for Backup of Unix Files. The current DSS Design for USS files doesn't allow to use DSS with the same comfort for USS files as for classic datasets, as there is no support of s...
20 days ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 0 Future consideration

Deliver security / integrity / vulnerability notification information in a consistent field delineated format

Security / integrity and vulnerability notifications may be difficult to obtain, assess, correlate and act upon. Format and delivery mechanisms are obtuse, inconsistent at an industry level or may be missing altogether. Leaving each customer expos...
2 months ago in z/OS / General 1 Under review

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