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Core Infrastructure

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TCPIP version of the VTAM command 'D NET,MODELS,APPL='

The recent ESP announced an enhancement in the use of wildcards on port and portrange statements coming in z/OS V2R3.Increasing the complexity of selection can lead to errors that i think could be avoided if there were a TCPIP display command that...
over 7 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

Cleanup of PAGENT USS files upon initialization

Upon initialization PAGENT apparently checks for /tmp/pagent.pid from a previous run. If found, it attempts to reuse rather than delete/define. If perms are not compatable with CS_CRIT setting, PAGENT refuses to init. PAGENT should delete/define a...
over 7 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Increase TCPIP trace BUFSIZE to CTRACE max value

Increase the TCPIP BUFSIZE found in PARMLIB(CTIEZB00) to allow for the newer higher value supported by the CTRACE macro. TCPIP currently invokes CTRACE with BUFMAX of 1024M. CTRACE now supports 2047M.
over 7 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

snmp command syntax processor could be improved

The fault was mine. I misinterpreted the explanation of the -a parameter on the snmp command. It implies that an IP address should be coded after the -a. The syntax diagram for snmp is correct, but the explanation of the -a parameter is confusing....
over 7 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Enhance Sysplex Autonomics and IPSec message enhancements

We are asking for the following enhancements to messaging 1) if so many decapsulation errors are seen outside of a recent key refresh or TCPIP stop a WTO message be issued to the console so our automation can alert us of this issue and we can take...
over 7 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

ISRLEMX Needs to handle source and copy concat differently

ISRLEMX has a design flaw. It is possible to have a program name and a macro or copy element by the same name. In our case we have a COBOL program, ABC, which does a copy for ABC. The copybook ABC is NOT another copy of program ABC. However, becau...
almost 8 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 2 Not under consideration

Option to Change Default Installation Radio Button in ZOSMF Config Assistant

Our team uses z/OSMF Communication Server Configuration Assistant to implement at-tls, ids, and ipsec policy on z/OS 2.2 Communications Server. We would like the option to determine the default radio button chosen when on the configuration install...
almost 8 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Not under consideration

Provide TCSR CER SEF values for listners on static VIPAs

System: z/OS Communication ServerActor: User requesting new information Currently only Distributed DVIPAs provide information about how well a server is handling/responding to incoming connections. There is no information on how a port for a stati...
almost 8 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Not under consideration

MODIFY VTAMOPTS XCFINIT / XCFGRPID

Curious as I had been looking throughout the knowledge center and online, and did not see anything, but was wondering if there is a way to dynamically modify the VTAM start option of XCFINIT or even XCFGRPID using any command or the MODIFY VTAMOPT...
almost 8 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Enhancement to EEDIAG

When the EEDIAG comes back with an ICMP message it would be nice if the display would show what IP address the message came from. Currently if you get say an unreachable message it could be coming from the Server, switch or router. To get this inf...
almost 8 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

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