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BCP_Storage Management (inc. RSM/ASM/VSM/DIV)

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Instruction-execution-protection support should be provided for CPOOLs and IARCP64 and IARST64.

For the same reasons support is available in IARV64 and STORAGE OBTAIN/RELEASE: System integrity
4 months ago in z/OS / BCP_Storage Management (inc. RSM/ASM/VSM/DIV) 0 Future consideration

Add CSA Information to SMF Record Type 30 Data

Please add SQA/ESQA/CSA/ECSA utilisation data to SMF type 30 records. We often need to understand SQA/ESQA/CSA/ECSA utilisation changes over time but SMF data doesn't provide that level of detail.
over 5 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Storage Management (inc. RSM/ASM/VSM/DIV) 2 Future consideration

z/OS Job/Task Level CSA/ECSA/SQA/ESQA/PVT/EPVT usage

Currently SMF Type30 record does not have any field that shows job or task level CSA, ECSA, SQA, ESQA, Private and e-Private usage. These metrics are only available at LPAR level which is not helpful to trouble shoot or monitoring these metrics. R...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Storage Management (inc. RSM/ASM/VSM/DIV) 3 Future consideration

TCB field for V64WAENTRY

The 31 bit couterpart VSMLIST has the TCB field IARV64 REQUEST=LIST should have it as well
about 2 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Storage Management (inc. RSM/ASM/VSM/DIV) 0 Future consideration

Enhance data returned by IARV64 REQUEST=LIST to improve tracking of memory object creation history.

Shared memory objects are commonly used in system software and can be accessed by multiple system address spaces and components. Diagnosis for memory problems where large shared memory objects are involved would be made easier by enhanced ownershi...
about 2 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Storage Management (inc. RSM/ASM/VSM/DIV) 0 Future consideration

IARV64 LIST service to return storage sensitivity in the returned area mapped by the IAXV64WA dsect.

This change will can be used for determining which memory objects have been marked 'sensitive'.
over 2 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Storage Management (inc. RSM/ASM/VSM/DIV) 0 Future consideration

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