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z/OS WLM Policy advisor update

z/OSMF WLM Policy advisor is a handy tool to help analyze performance for the service classes of LPARs in a Sysplex. Its possible to select LPARs heatmaps and check their PIs through time, but there is only information about the LOCAL PIs. It woul...
12 days ago in z/OS / z/OSMF Future consideration

PCIe reports, creating a CSV file in HCM for windows

we use HCM to generate reports in CSV format, the combine them with Chip Mapping tool (CMT) CSV reports to create a CEC spread sheet that has all the information required by our cabling team, it has the drawer, LG and port locations of PCIe connec...
2 days ago in z/OS / HCM Submitted

Provide mechanism to control IND$FILE downloads

Data leakage issues are far more important than they have been in previous times.FTP can be controlled as can most other file transfer mechanisms. IND$FILE cannot be controlled as it runs unauthorised and can be renamed or copied to another librar...
2 days ago in z/OS / TSO Submitted

Include one option for BATCH INITIATOR AI-INFUSED field on RMF WLMGL report

Currently on RMF WLMGL reports for service classes there is one field named BATCH INITIATOR AI-INFUSED which can be either YES or NO. This field is supposed to tell when AI is enabled or not for a certain Service class. However, when we use the SI...
22 days ago in z/OS / RMF Submitted

Enable z/OSMF authentication API while using the z/OS Data Gatherer SMF REST Services

If we have configured the z/OSMF server to use the Data Gatherer SMF REST Services, authentication via username and password is mandatory unless you intend to use separate RACF functionalities. Therefore, it would be convenient if the SMF REST Ser...
10 days ago in z/OS / z/OSMF Under review

Add query parameter to read or write a set of records in a dataset

We would like to reduce redundant locking and response data volume. It could be as simple as "?start=10&end=23" which would only retrieve records 10-23. If either is not filled start defaults to first record and end to last record. As a bonus,...
about 2 months ago in z/OS / z/OSMF Submitted

Enhance Shell CP utility to create immutable load module copies

The z/OS UNIX CP command when copying a load module from a data set to a data set does not create an immutable copy. The resulting copy differs from the original source load module which can be seen using SuperC, this is because cp calls the binde...
about 1 month ago in z/OS / Shell & Utilities Submitted

To capture the SC's LOCK SET NAME from the DCOLLECT

Today, DCOLLECT does not provide the lock structure information, which limits our ability to validate the definitions between the Current SCDS and the New SCDS. The below records are being generated from the DCOLLECT and used for the comparison be...
2 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS ISMF/Naviquest Under review

Add REFVVDS(volser) parm to DEF CLUSTER with RECATALOG

We have ZFS datasets in the SYSRES (&SYSR2, in our case).We're upgrading z/OS and we need to catalog new ZFSs indirectly using &SYSR2 - we're not using SSA.When we try to use a DEF CLUSTER with RECATALOG the job fails as the VVDS in the cu...
3 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS VSAM Under review

Append dataset API

Add an API to append to a dataset. This is already a feature in batch programs. At present, to append the entire dataset has to be downloaded, appended on the device, then overwritten. This is substantial traffic for something like logging.
about 2 months ago in z/OS / z/OSMF Under review

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