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z/OS

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SMF Python API

I know there's a Python API for SMF but it doesn't run on z/OS. I need a Python package for extracting SMF records directly on z/OS, as that's where my application runs. It should be free and open source, just like RACFu. The reason it's important...
about 2 months ago in z/OS / BCP_SMF 3 Needs more information

Full AMAPDUPL support, when using "send diagnostic data" in incident log

Incident log send diagnostic data facility collects all the data needed to send to ibm cases in an easy way. Full AMAPDUPL support would help to send this data easy. ATTLS should be full supported
2 months ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 1 Needs more information

RACF - Autentication - Limit attempts & Record/Alert - Valid expired password/passphrase Invalid New password/passphrase

Hello, As Security RACF Administrator, we are making some tests on RACF Authentication processes and we found out following situation: After user received and attempted to put a correct expired password/passphrase because: Log into the system for ...
27 days ago in z/OS / RACF 3 Needs more information

Allow SDSF to do a SETSYS to any LPAR in any SYSPLEX in your enterprise for commands and displays.

A User can be Logged on to one SYSTEM and then do a SETSYS to another LPAR in a different or same SYSPLEX and have full SDSF capability with full user access. This would be very useful and beneficial in enabling the user to get to any LPAR rapidly...
29 days ago in z/OS / SDSF 1 Needs more information

Please include the variables for SMCD and SMCR for SMF 119 type 2, and SMF 119 type 38-45

The SMCD and SMCR (Roce cards) are part of the Z16 and with ZOS 2.5 SMCDv2 was touted as a performance benefit. I need to run reports before and after to show the value of these configuration. Splunk is a key method of running trending reports and...
9 months ago in z/OS / Communications Server 9 Needs more information

uss share memory needs to have flag to say 31/64 bit

I wanted to connect to the Java Shared memory. When I used shmctl it came back with a length of 0. When I used shmat with address of 0, it came back with invalid parameter. I had to compile my program as 64 bit for it to work. We need a way of tel...
3 months ago in z/OS / USS 1 Needs more information

Extend z/OS Validated Boot Protections to z/OS Sysplexes

Currently z/OS Validated Boot only operates within the scope of a single z/OS LPAR (or z/VM guest in limited fashion) — what I'll refer to as a "Stage 0" configuration (in Enable mode). Thus it's currently possible for a z/OS Sysplex to consist of...
5 months ago in z/OS / BCP_Supervisor 1 Needs more information

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