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Core Infrastructure

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DIAG/AUTOIPL inconsistencies

While using another IBM product (TDMF), we discovered that AUTOIPL processing doesn't use the Unit Addresses consistently. The IPL address (derived from MVS(LAST)) works fine because it's gotten from the UCB, however the IODF Unit Address (contain...
over 7 years ago in z/OS / BCP_IOS 1 Future consideration

z/OSMF REST API steps should allow multiple return codes as "expected"

zOSMF workflows will not be 100% complete when there is a Failed step. A workflow becoming "complete" is very important when using callable workflows. Values generated for instance variables in the called workflow will not be updated in the callin...
12 months ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

Provide a way to programmatically determine if the RACF database is locked.

RACF database maintenance routinely updates the RACF database. When IRRUT400 is running and has the database locked during database backups, this can cause problems with these updates. If it can be determined if the database is locked, the updates...
almost 2 years ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Not under consideration

Pagent support for TMPDIR variable

We need to be able to specify where to have pagent.pid and TCPIP.Pagent.tmp files stored. Currently they are stored in /tmp and there is no mechanism to change that. We have cron scripts which delete files in /tmp after xx days (of not being refer...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Future consideration

Increase TAPEVOL facility class limit to 50k

Current TAPEVOL facility class used by HSM tapes is limited to 10k and we can have 10 suffixes if following volser ranges as numbers. Currently on my system, we have breached this limit and working on moving from TAPEVOL to DATASET facility class....
12 months ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Not under consideration

Need SMFLIM to check for REGION=0M jobs (IEFUSI replacement)

Customer objective is to eliminate the use of IEFUSI and replace it's rules using SMFLIM. Currently they have coded in IEFUSI that all the JOBS should be changed to REGION=150MB, but those jobs that are coded with REGION=0M. These ones can use the...
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / BCP_SMF 0 Future consideration

Add ICSF Flush command

Provide a mechanism to complete any remaining ICSF work in-flight to be executed just prior to lpar shutdown. This would be in lieu of actually stopping ICSF.
almost 3 years ago in z/OS / ICSF 1 Future consideration

SMP/E support of additional data element MCS types incorporating expanded use of NLS localization.

Data element MCSs describe elements that are neither macros, modules, or source. Any type of data element may be installed in any target or distribution library that meets documented requirements for data set organization, LRECL, and BLKSIZE. IBM ...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / SMP/E 1 Future consideration

Make location of pids for communications server daemons configurable

Serveral of the CS daemon pids (e.g. /etc/syslog.pid, /tmp/pagent.pid) arewritten to directories /etc or /tmp and the location can't be changed. We think /etc is a configuration directory and no daemon should write to it. To /tmp everybody has wri...
almost 2 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Future consideration

Allow RLSE using standard ISPF options for dataset allocations

In the process of doing a PoC for zEDC, we were allocating datasets several different ways using different parameters. One of the things that we found out is that using several of the standard ISPF functions such as 3.3, when you allocate a datase...
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 1 Future consideration

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