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Core Infrastructure

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enhance UUID@GEN to generate ITU compatible uuids

UUID@GEN data set is a member of hlq.SEZALOAD. (alias of member ezauidgn) currently TSO UUID@GEN or TSO ezauidgn generate for exampleuuid (458487b55160.02.c0.64.02.03.00.00.00)containing time_high := 458487b5time_low := 5160family := 02host := c06...
almost 11 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 3 Not under consideration

Replace Db2 ZOS requirement for zERT of ZOSMF

When looking at zERT function ZOSMF, says REQUIRES DB2 Z/OS - why - Why not use diff options to store these SMF 119 records - not everyone has DB2 Z/OS and even if they do, not everyone has this on all lpars etc....
over 2 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Support RECORG 'FS' in DFSMS Data Class Construct

Modify the DFSMS Data Class construct to support Record Organization value of 'FS' for Unix System Services zFS file system.
about 6 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS SMS 0 Not under consideration

z/OSMF Console view

When using z/OSMF console UI interface it is impossible to switch to the OPERLOG view when messages are arriving into the CONSOLE view. To be able to switch to the OPERLOG view we need to LOCK the console - back-out of the view /select console / a...
almost 5 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

SDSF XDC Panel Include DD name or DSID

Currently when using XDC to print output from a job in SDSF it only displays the JOBNAME and JOBNUMBER. This is fine if you are only using it once. However, if you have multiple XDC commands going on at one time, then when you hit ENTER, it is not...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / SDSF 1 Planned for future release

Increase timeout value when starting a CEA address space

When the following error is received it means that z/OSMF has timed out when it is waiting for a CEA address space to start SEVERE:Failed to create TSO AS with TsoController.startTsoWithCmd(). retryCount=5, isReady=false isPrompt=false, TSO data: ...
about 1 year ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

OMVS Shell Logging to SYSLOGD

IBM should provide the ability to log messages to the active OMVS/USS syslogd. Currently logger, which is standard in UNIX for writing messages to syslogd, does not have this ability in z/OS but writes messages to the z/OS SYSLOG without an option...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / USS 4 Future consideration

NETSTAT STATS doc update and output enhancement

The output values (counter) for 'SEGMENTS SENT' and 'SEGMENTS RETRANSMITTED' of command 'D TCPIP,,NETSTAT,STATS' wrap after *4'294'967'295 to 0.*Need to be verified by IBM. This 'wrapping situation' happens in our environments about every 7 to 10 ...
about 6 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Future consideration

Add BWO when performing dataset level flashcopy of an open VSAM dataset.

Please see PMR 23957,442,000.This request is needed to address a problem introduced when migrating our DFDSS logical backups from Concurrent Copy to FlashCopy (Using DFDSS FASTREPLICATION). At times when a dataset flashcopy is taken and we later a...
over 9 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 2 Future consideration

We need enhancement to CPM(Capacity Provision manager) product to overcome limitations so it can be a fully usable product

We need enhancement to CPM(Capacity Provision manager) product to overcome limitations so it can be a fully usable product >CPM is unable to change the HMC values for weight and logical engines and we need this to be possible by the product >...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Capacity Provisioning 5 Future consideration