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Core Infrastructure

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Better recovery from VTS and z/OS out of sync volume mount status

We have had numerous instances where z/OS and the VTS get 'out of sync' in regards to the mount status on a single VTS logical drive. We have had several instances of this situation with the most recent case documented in PMR 34469,122,000. In thi...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Tape Storage SW Support 3 Future consideration

BPXN004I msg should be "E"

BPXN004I error condition is much more than an information msg and this condition can cause sysplex wide uss issues
over 8 years ago in z/OS / USS 2 Future consideration

IEFC001I Should include the nested level in it

Currently the IEFC001I messages looks like this IEFC001I PROCEDURE MYPROC WAS EXPANDED USING SYSTEM LIBRARY SYS1.PROCLIB
over 8 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Scheduler 1 Future consideration

DFSMSMDSS Do not create candidate volume on RESTORE

DFSMSDSS creates a candidate volume when the number of volumes in the source dataset exceed the number of volumes where the dataset resides when restored. A candidate volume should not be created and there are not any keywords that can be specifie...
over 9 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 1 Future consideration

z/OS console services - solKeyReg -> sol-key-detected:false -> fail the workflow step

In z/OSMF workflow REST API step, it's very inconvenient to check the response to API request and possibly fail the workflow step. Eg.: <requestBody substitution="true">{"cmd":"S BLABLA","system":"${_workflow-systemName}","sol-key": "^(?![\\...
about 4 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

ISPF EDIT PASTE primary command needs AK and BK function

ISPF EDIT PASTE needs the ability to honor the After Keep and Before Keep line commands just like Copy line command does today.
about 11 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 2 Future consideration

IZUPRMxx AUTOSTART function description is incomplete

The V2R3 z/OSMF Documentation describing the IZUPRMxx member in SYS1.PARMLIB ought to follow the same layout conventions found in the MVS Initialization Reference publication. It is also unclear from the documentation what the default behavior is ...
almost 7 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 3 Future consideration

Concatenating AUTOIPL members

We would like to be able to have DIAGnn members, that only contain MVS (in the AutoIPL policy). We'd like to have the ability to change the MVS address, but leave the existing SADMP information intact. For example DIAGAA contains: AUTOIPL SADMP(7D...
over 5 years ago in z/OS / BCP_IOS 0 Future consideration

Updating SYS1.SAMPLIB(EDGJRECV) to not require lost tape rack number or create new sample member to recover virtual volume

Currently, the EDGJRECV sample for recovering lost tape volume records in RMM CDS requires rack number in the IN1 DD CARD, which is not possible for virtual/logical volumes, so the sample cannot be used to recover lost virtual tape volume records.
about 4 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 0 Future consideration

Support ECDSA Keys in Encryption Facility OPGP

We use Open PGP on z/OS and have an increasing number of 3rd parties sending in ECDSA public keys which we are currently unable to load. Supporting ECDSA keys will provide more options and enhance security.
over 1 year ago in z/OS / Encryption Facility 3 Not under consideration

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