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XCF signaling I/O stalls during IODF ACTIVATION involving thousands of HW changes

XCF signaling I/O stalls during IODF activation On an z/OS image that did NOT issue the HW ACTIVATE-Customer observed that CPU usage for all MASTER address spaces was more than 10 CPs for the RMF Mon 3 interval just before the IOS502I message. Add...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / BCP_IOS 0 Planned for future release

Enhanced SETIOS Function to Perform Freeze

Hyperswap verifications with the new SETIOS-function work very well. But this works for Unplanned Hyperswaps only, not for a Freeze.It would be very helpful when a similar command is available for the verification on the Secondary DASD (e.g. "SETI...
about 5 years ago in z/OS / BCP_IOS 18 Planned for future release

New RACF resource to block the command “SETIOS HYPERSWAP” only

Description: The Itau bank has 2 very large Sysplexes Bank and Cards. Both environments have the GDPS 4.3 MGM with hyperswap active. This RFE is to request a specific RACF resource only to block the command “SETIOS HYPERSWAP”, nowadays there is on...
almost 2 years ago in z/OS / BCP_IOS 0 Planned for future release

AUTOIPL CHANGE for LPAR ACTIVATION

WE would like to have AUTOIPL processing incorporate a deactivate on activate of the lpar that is being REIPL. This should be and option in the DIAGXX member, like you now have for reconfigurable storage.This process is now been done by our BMCsof...
about 5 years ago in z/OS / BCP_IOS 2 Planned for future release