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Core Infrastructure

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I am using XVFB in the USS. I need to be able to issue HOST commands to limit hosts that can connect to XVFB.

This would let us control the Xvfb Server
about 2 years ago in z/OS / Shell & Utilities 1 Future consideration

Provide a method of predicting in advance the results of a DFSMSdss SPACEREL action

Provide a method by which it's possible to predict the result of a DFSMSdss SPACEREL command without actually performing the release, to allow it to be run against only those volumes that will give the best results.
about 7 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 1 Future consideration

CSSMTP: Spool file should be not be picked up if no target servers are available

When CSSMTP encounters a "EZD1820E CSSMTP NO TARGET SERVER IS CAPABLE OF RECEIVING MAIL AT THIS TIME" condition, it continues to pick up files from spool and put them in a "WAIT" queue for that specific TKID. This can cause some delay in processin...
about 2 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Support additional special variables like ISFTLINE in secondary panels like JDS when using REXX as %-action character

Some special variables like ISFTLINE are not supported on (some?) secondary panels (like JDS) when using REXX as %-action-character. Eg. ISFTLINE could be used to get JOBNAME or JOBID in secondary panel like JDS. Alternatively, having the JOBNAME,...
about 2 years ago in z/OS / SDSF 0 Planned for future release

SMS Allocation rules prevents data set copies from restored volume backups

We perform full volume backups and restores from an MVS system. When the original SMS managed volume and the restored volume (using a different VOLSER) label are brought online to the same system where the original volumes data sets are also catal...
about 6 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 3 Future consideration

Please include the CPU Time Limit for a Job/Step in SMF Type 30

The CPU Time Limit in effect for a JobStep is not currently written to SMF Type30 at the end of the step. While a job is running this information is available in the Address Space Control Block (ASCBJSTL) and can be displayed or even modified by t...
about 5 years ago in z/OS / BCP_SMF 1 Not under consideration

Regarding OMVS.ROOT of z/OS installation ServerPac of z/OSMF version, /etc and /var I wish the BPSISETS work step of changing the attribute from DIR to SYML was done earlier.

Now, the reason why this SymLlink processing was not omitted in the installation of Server Pac for z/OS V2.3 is that there was a key point in the JCL that generated the installation JCL for V2.3. In V2.3, there is a JCL member called ALTCAT, and a...
about 1 year ago in z/OS / Order/Distr/Install 1 Not under consideration

Member List - Add Block Line Commands

Allow Member List line commands to be entered in blocks. A block of line commands is marked by entering two forward slashcharacters (//) at the start and end of the block. The required line command is entered on the first or last line of theblock,...
about 11 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 5 Future consideration

ISPCCONF - Add PF Key Definitions

Allow the ISPF Configuration Utility to define all 24 PF-Keys for the site.
about 11 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 6 Not under consideration

Full FTP Support for PDSE

FTP should support the transfer of PDS to a PDSE load library. There is no potential loss of data to be incurred from this in the way a PDSE to a PDS would be impacted. Currently this is not supported.
about 8 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 3 Not under consideration

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