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Core Infrastructure

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Add syntax check to the Policy Agent image / parameter dataset

This function could catch syntax errors in the parameter dataset prior to implementation reducing potential outages.
about 1 year ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Espansion problem on DB2 table allocated on Storage group with available free space

DB2 for z/OS does not elect to reuse the space that it freed up on the first volume of multivolume vsam dat set.DFSMS will not and cannot know it is available for reuse.Since the data set is a Linear Data Set, it is up to the application to determ...
almost 8 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS VSAM 2 Not under consideration

New Parameter: Automatically terminate FTP data session with termination of FTP control session

Provide a parameter to indicate that an FTP dataconnection should be terminated if the associated control connection isterminated.
over 6 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Suppression of creation of IUTSAMEH device

We would like to have the opportunity (f.e. a parameter in tcpip profile) to deactive the creation of IUTSAMEH device.
over 3 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

Enhance RACF so a Passticket Only UserID is possible

Please enhance RACF so that we have a new attribute of let's call it PASSTICKET or PASSTICKETONLY We use passtickets and for security reasons don't want the UserIDs to also have to have a password.
over 7 years ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Not under consideration

SSH Enhancements on z/OS

We would like to request SSH enhancements in the area of Authentication and User Mapping, as well as Compatibility features for non-z/OS platforms connecting to z/OS (x509 Certificate Support).
about 6 years ago in z/OS / OpenSSH 1 Not under consideration

HealthCheck for RACF Class PROGRAM

In RACF-Class PROGRAM there are PROFILEs with MEMBER-Definitions,for example Profile ** with Members (for example) DB2.OLD.VERSION.SDSNLOAD.I would likte to get an automatic health-check of this RACF-Class. Maybe an Extention to IBMRACF,RACF_SENSI...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / RACF 4 Not under consideration

Remove / prior to 4 digit UCB Addresses on Mount Command

The z/OS Mount command syntax requires a / prior to a 4 digit UCB. The time has come to eliminate this requirement.
over 2 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Consoles 4 Not under consideration

TCP/IP profile NETACCESS with hostname

TCP/IP PROFILE NETACCESS statements can only use ipv4_addr/num_mask_bits, ipv4_addr address_mask or ipv6_addr/prefixlength to identify a network, subnetwork or host. We also would like the ability to specify a hostname that can be related to whate...
almost 3 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Automated intake of SMF data for zERT (zOSMF)

Currently SMF records are inserted per user interaction with the zERT Data-Interface. This has huge disadvantages: 1) Every SMF file has to be inserted by hand 2) The data will almost never be at "current level"For example: BMC Mainview takes in t...
over 5 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 4 Not under consideration

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