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Core Infrastructure

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zERT - externalize collection ID for JCC packages

zERT uses the NULLID JCC packages for database access by default and needs specific bind options such as KEEPDYNAMIC(YES) and RELEASE(DEALLOCATE). However, we have to operate other workload with different settings and need the possibility to speci...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Future consideration

Add IWQ details to SMF119 subtype 02 records

The IWQ algorithm change introduced in PH43504 means that TCP/IP connections can move from the primary input queue to the bulk data AIQ at any point during the lifetime of the connection. It would be useful to record details of bulk data queue reg...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Future consideration

SMFLIMxx processing needs to be enhanced.

SMFLIMxx processing needs to be enhanced to allow for a REGION statement match to indicate that no other REGION statements should be processed.
over 6 years ago in z/OS / BCP_SMF 1 Future consideration

Z/os memory usage by service class and report class

Have the RMF type 72 record include seperate fields for 4k frames, 1 MB frames and 2 GB frames used by that workload. These new fields would apply to service classes and report classes. RMF 3 STORF screen is too cumbersome to automate the capture ...
almost 4 years ago in z/OS / Advanced Data Gatherer 2 Future consideration

DFSMS dynamically assign an overflow pool using a command

The Itau bank is asking IBM DFSMS team to improve the overflow SG pool function adding a new command to assign a overflow sg dynamically.
almost 4 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS SMS 0 Future consideration

Add dynamic allocation failure on Primary tape copy to criteria for automatic Backup

A common error condition for the Primary copy on tape is a dynamic allocation failure. Currently, this does not trigger the AutoBackup feature, if enabled. This anomaly totally defeats the benefit of AutoBackup.
over 2 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS OAM 1 Future consideration

Global (dynamic) Variables in REXX - and sorry, I couldn't find any category for this... I know that REXX is not XML :)

This would allow a very flexible communication between procedures. A global variable name in REXX would have a syntax like @abc@ (earmuffed) and would always refer to a variable in the main program and not in the current set of variables. It can b...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / TSO 1 Future consideration

Add a print channel to the OAM started task which only contains output from the OSMC Detail block

This would help all OAM Administrators, as it would avoid extraneous lines in the OSMC Detail block, which can be very difficult to read
over 2 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS OAM 1 Future consideration

New JES2 Init Statement PARM to impose JOB CPU Time Limits

Suggested JES2 Initialization Statement enhancements------------------------------------------------ Impose a JOB CPU TIME limit. Add a parameter to the JOBCLASS statement (maybe JTIMEX) - sets the TIME= value on JOB statement. TIME parameter on J...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / JES2 0 Future consideration

Preserve data set alias when moving non-SMS managed data set

When moving non-SMS managed data sets with aliases, the data set aliases are deleted. There is no message or return code indicating that..A message should be issued which informs about the deletion. In addition the message should contain the data ...
almost 8 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 0 Future consideration

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