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z/OS

Enable ADRDSSU to copy ZFS files >4GB from SMS to non-SMS environment

With zOS V3.2 it may be possible that USS ROOT file grows to a size >4GB which requires VSAM attribute EXT-ADDR. For SMS datasets also the EXTENDED attribute is requred. At this time ADRDSSU isn't able to copy (using COPY or DUMP/RESTORE) to co...
23 days ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS Planned for future release

IBM Encryption Facility for z/OS PGP preference lists update

The default preference lists for PGP include deprecated algorithms. In some cases is it the first option. Suggestion is to remove deprecated algorithms form the default list or change the order of the list.
about 2 months ago in z/OS / Encryption Facility Planned for future release

Please Upgrade z/OS 3.1 & 3.2 to OpenSSH 9.9 or better, to support post-quantum algorithms sntrup761x25519-sha512 and mlkem768x25519-sha256

This would make SSH Server on z/OS more secure and prevent "store now, decrypt later" attacks. Thanks!
2 months ago in z/OS / OpenSSH Planned for future release

OTEL Emitter: Implement possiblity for a STOP command instead of a CANCEL command

Currently, Adv. Data Gatherer OTEL Emitter is not able to be shut down in a normal manner. Instead, it has to be canceled to stop the emitter. A MVS cancel alway results in an ABEND222 what's no normal shutdown procedure. So instead of some unusua...
3 months ago in z/OS / Advanced Data Gatherer Planned for future release

Change generic key label used by CDA from GDK.<user>.** to a user format.

We are ready to use CDA but we have a trouble with the generic key label used by CDA.The format of generic key label used by CDA is GDK..** When we use ICSF we have a normalisation of key because we want to know if the key is stored to ICSF, kind ...
4 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS Cloud Data Access Planned for future release

Not evident what to look for when receiving the message: "*IRA131E CRITICAL HIGH COMMON STORAGE SHORTAGE"

During a major change in a production Sysplex LPARs, we have received the *IRA131E message due to a problem with an IMS component not releasing memory and found that it is not evident what to look for in order to locate the exact type of frames in...
5 months ago in z/OS / BCP_Storage Management (inc. RSM/ASM/VSM/DIV) Planned for future release

Support for RFC4880 bis

Hello, I opened the case TS021983792 about this topic. we have a partner that is using GNUPG 2.2.20 and the key generation is using an RFC4880bis which is not compatible with encryption facility. could you provide support for this new RFC4880 bis ...
6 months ago in z/OS / Encryption Facility Planned for future release

OAM: Allow global defaults in CBROAMxx PARMLIB member

There are parameters in CBROAMxx that have to be specified for each Storagegroup individually. For us, that means 1068 lines of PARMLIB definition which are the same for each Storagegroup. In times of simplification, it should be possible to defin...
8 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS OAM Planned for future release

Be able to configure the AI framework without giving authorizations to improper user

Today it is not possible to run the workflows with the same user that is supposed to run the AI Framework. Instead you have to set up an interactive user with higher authority than any other user in the system and run the workflow. After that all ...
8 months ago in z/OS / AI Framework Planned for future release

Split 31/64 Bit environments create 2 enclaves both think they own //SYSOUT and over-write each other when writing //SYSOUT to Disk DataSet. //SYSOUT needs to be owned by the initiating Enclave only.

With the need to go to the 64-bit Java JNI for storage reasons, three of our customers all write //SYSOUT from some jobs to Disk. From Discussions with IBM both with Tickets: TS019872641 (COBOL) – closed - Low Severity, Question on JCL/JES //SYSOU...
8 months ago in z/OS / LE Planned for future release

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