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64-bit support for CEE3LNG

CEE3LNG doesn't have 64-bit support.
over 6 years ago in z/OS / LE 0 Future consideration

Add Support for RFC 3522 - Unnecessary Loss Recovery

The Eifel detection algorithm (RFC 3522) allows a TCP sender to detect a posteriori whether it has entered loss recovery unnecessarily.
over 6 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Future consideration

For RRS_DELAYED_TRANSACTIONS Check, give customers ability to adjust transaction duration time

After activating RRS Healthchecker check RRS_DELAYED_TRANSACTIONS in z/OS 2.2, we encountered many instances of the check flagging exceptions, but the next interval the check runs, it is successful. Since the exception is only for one interval, it...
almost 7 years ago in z/OS / BCP_RRS 1 Future consideration

Attaching 64 bit executable and passing parameters and env variables

In our 32 bit application we used an ATTACH macro to create a process and:- share subpools 0 and 1 (used macro paramaters SZERO=YES,SHSPV=1)- pass a list of arguments- pass a list of env variables However when we started attaching 64 bit executabl...
almost 7 years ago in z/OS / LE 1 Future consideration

Granularity in defining volumes to be for hyperswap within a priceplex

Requirement for the capability of selecting specific volumes not to be taken into account by hyperswap (basic hyperswap / TPC/R) This could be done, for example, by creating a specific attribute in the dasd volume definition
almost 8 years ago in z/OS / BCP_IOS 1 Future consideration

Provide LE Runtime Option to Defer CICS Program Releases

We use native language calls between our LE modules. Every call results in an EXEC CICS LOAD command followed by a branch. When the enclave terminates, LE issues one EXEC CICS RELEASE for every loaded program each time it was loaded. This results ...
almost 8 years ago in z/OS / LE 2 Future consideration

Missing setsockopt TCP_KEEPALIVE constant and doc

1) TCP_KEEPALIVE is documented in Comm Svr pubs, but not in the C/C++ LIbrary Reference. 2) The constant TCP_KEEPALIVE is not defined in the header files
almost 8 years ago in z/OS / LE 1 Future consideration

NULLIFY(RETENTION) misleading

Issuing a NULLIFY(RETENTION) returns with a IDC0531I ENTRY SYS1.UADS ALTERED, regardless of whether this is a nonSMS file or if there is no retention period specified. Neither is the DSCB information updated - only the catalog entry seems to be ch...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Access Methods Non-Vsam 1 Future consideration

Fault analyzer to find environment when CEEWUCHA is used

Problem Description: In a CICS HANDLE ABEND CEEWUCHA situation the originating CIB is being lost/deleted when the HANDLE ABEND routine is called.For Fault Analyzer this means that abend analysis performed from the HANDLE ABEND routine cannot fully...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / LE 2 Future consideration

PLAC0706-986 Read access to uncataloged files in SMS volumes

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: Carles.ArisSubmitters Company: La Caixa PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: PLAC0706-986 Read access to uncataloged files in SMS volumesHomework Assigned: NoRequirement Category: Core TechnologyCurrent Status: Closed...
almost 9 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS General/Unknown 3 Future consideration

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