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    how to identify the JVM's type as z/OS Connect when z/OS Connect is running with Java17.

    Our goal is how to identify the jvm type as z/OS Connect when z/OS Connect is running with Java17.Current method used is to examine the USS callable Service BPX1GTH to scan the returned values. The returned values are truncated, and the item searc...
    10 months ago in z/OS / USS 0 Future consideration

    Externalising the ZFS ucat Automount allocation error’s in SYSLOG.

    A change is needed for the 'UCAT' option of the 'ALLOCUSER' parm in automount. A error message should be externalized to SYSLOG when the creation of the end users zfs fails because there is no ALIAS in the master catalog. Currently the only way to...
    about 1 year ago in z/OS / USS 0 Future consideration

    Enhance D OMVS command to show all active PARMLIB members used

    At IPL time a d omvs command will display all the BPXPRMxx members used as expected. But if a t omvs=xx is issued later then the d omvs command will only report on that one BPXPRMxx and *not* the prior members which is misleading and incorrect as ...
    over 1 year ago in z/OS / USS 1 Future consideration

    Resiliency in a z/OS UNIX shared file system sysplex enivronment

    Resiliency in a z/OS UNIX shared file system sysplex enivronment needs to be improved related to the critical mutually exclusive serialized functions (e.g. UNMOUNT, MOVE, MOUNT RESYNC, FILE SYSTEM INITIALIZATION, FILE SYSTEM TAKEOVER, etc.). If on...
    over 1 year ago in z/OS / USS 0 Future consideration

    Enable OCOPY to create and maintain ISPF statistics for PDS members

    Currently, using OCOPY to update a PDS does not generate ISPF statistics, which would be useful for a number of reasons. FTP allows this now as long as the ISPFSTATS configuration statement is present.
    over 1 year ago in z/OS / USS 3 Future consideration

    z/OS UNIX commands in /bin (cat, echo, touch, vi) as well as /bin/sh redirect should tag files.

    I find myself tagging existing files that were untagged EBCDIC to work with new open-source ASCII based tools that rely on automatic conversion. A suggestion from Igor Todorovski ( itodorov@ca.ibm.com ): “Could be achieved by providing a new versi...
    over 1 year ago in z/OS / USS 1 Future consideration

    Tolerate %NOCOMMENT and %COMMENT in initial /* rexx */ comment of a USS Rexx script

    Under TSO/E, one may specify %NOCOMMENT in the first line /* rexx */ identifier as a signal to the TSO/E Rexx processor and to VLF to compress the in-storage source by removing all comment text, leaving just /**/. This saves storage during executi...
    almost 2 years ago in z/OS / USS 0 Future consideration

    USS Kernel to lift MVS Wait restriction when threads need to be accessed by LE

    LE CEEDUMPs fail to collect data from paused threads in a multi-threaded environment due to the use of PAUSE/RELEASE and are in an MVS Wait. We're requesting the USS Kernel remove this restriction (similar to APAR OA44116 for KernWait) so threads ...
    almost 2 years ago in z/OS / USS 0 Future consideration

    DSFS extattr needs version display option

    Please add a --version or -version or -v to the extattr command to display the version of the command. This is important as you add more features/options to allow the user to know for sure which version of the command they are using.
    about 2 years ago in z/OS / USS 2 Future consideration

    z/OS UNIX System Services - enhance D OMVS,MF to display requester

    Enhance D OMVS,MF to display the requester of the (failed) mount attempt. Currently the D OMVS,MF does not provide information on who (what userid/job) is attempting to mount a file system (and fails). In our scenario, D OMVS,MF showed that 'someo...
    about 2 years ago in z/OS / USS 0 Future consideration

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