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DFSMS OAM

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Enabling of a rest service/https support to use OAM functions

Enhancement of OAM by enabling rest service support for customers to use OAM functions
about 3 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS OAM 1 Future consideration

OAM access from C/C++

Similar to sample programs like CBROSR* we need a C/C++ interface program for accessing OAM.
over 3 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS OAM 1 Future consideration

Replace CBRUXSAE OAM security exit with RACF STGADMIN profiles

The CBRUXSAE installation exit provides security authorization checking againstusers performing OSREQ transactions on object data. It is ASM code.We'd like a solution relying on RACF STGADMIN profiles.
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS OAM 2 Future consideration

OAM Object support >2GB

OAM Large Object support should be enhanced to support objects with a size larger than 2GB per object.
over 5 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS OAM 1 Future consideration

Automated OAM configuration tuning advisor tool

Automated OAM configuration tuning advisor tool
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS OAM 1 Future consideration

Add dynamic allocation failure on Primary tape copy to criteria for automatic Backup

A common error condition for the Primary copy on tape is a dynamic allocation failure. Currently, this does not trigger the AutoBackup feature, if enabled. This anomaly totally defeats the benefit of AutoBackup.
about 2 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS OAM 1 Future consideration

Add a print channel to the OAM started task which only contains output from the OSMC Detail block

This would help all OAM Administrators, as it would avoid extraneous lines in the OSMC Detail block, which can be very difficult to read
about 2 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS OAM 1 Future consideration

OAM Global MAXTAPERETRIEVETASKS - Increase max from 100 to 256

We are in the process of converting from NEAROAM to OAM, we are 50-60 percent complete and have ran into some performance issues on StorageGroups when assigning threads for the MAXTAPERETRIEVETASKS on the SG. Currently, the global MAXTAPERETRIEVET...
almost 7 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS OAM 1 Future consideration

Cycle start time for OAM stor. group mig

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR00065781User Marketing Field Requirement Number: DSMVSS95002Title: Cycle start time for OAM stor. group migr. less than 1 hSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: 6001 / 03/244 89 85FPOC: B...
about 10 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS OAM 2 Future consideration

add both compression and encryption support for OAM.

This is so the statement, Pervasive Encryption, is true. Not sure why this was missed in the first place, OAM must support compression and encryption so data can be protected.
about 2 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS OAM 1 Future consideration

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