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Core Infrastructure

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ISPF Copy, Compare, Search do not support Unix files

ISPF was made Unix aware a few releases back, but functions like ISPF 3.3 copy, ISPF 3.12 and 3.13 SuperC, and 3.14 and 3.15 search were not made Unix aware. These functions should be modified to support Unix filenames.
about 12 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 4 Not under consideration

Reduce CPU consumption for cipher suites including DH

We call in our CICS applications external webservices and external http requests, which are hosted at external Partners, means there is a http conversation between CICS and an external Partner, in which CICS has the role Client. For security reaso...
about 8 years ago in z/OS / SSL 3 Future consideration

Intermittent FCNOCOPY FCTOPPRCP(PRESMIRREQ) Failures with ADR935W

IBM requested that this RFE be defined with a Product/Component of Preserve Mirror/5675DF117.I was unable to select these through the submit process so I have included the note above to ensure this request gets properly assigned. We are a 4-site G...
about 6 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 1 Future consideration

Enhanced ICSF Query Facility to display cryptographic hardware segment information

We would like an enhanced CSFIQF ICSF query that would provide cryptographic segment 1-3 configuration detail similar to that provided within the HMC displays. (an example of the HMC segment information we would like to see as part of an CSFIQF fu...
about 6 years ago in z/OS / ICSF 2 Future consideration

Enhance F OMPROUTE,OSPF,STATISTICS

Enhance the MVS Command "F OMPROUTE,OSPF,STATISTICS" to include the size of the built LSAs in the display.
over 12 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

RACF Profile list for APF authorized libraries

Utility that will check who has access (and what levels) to the APF libraries. Should list profiles that control the access as wellSensitive access HC doesn't go to the Access level (just read or update).
about 10 years ago in z/OS / RACF 3 Not under consideration

WLM initiator

WLM initiator address space will be dropped after several minutes inactive. Customer want to control the WLM initiator dropping processing, such as there is a parameter we can set to control how many minutes the WLM initiator will be dropped, or e...
about 10 years ago in z/OS / JES2 2 Not under consideration

Enhance the HELP Panels in ISMF for OBJECTS

When setting up OAM Objects in ISMF for the first time, I found the HELP panels lacking in detail. They only provide a brief description that uses the name GROUP00. After setting up OAM and working with it for a few weeks, I was able to see that G...
about 6 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS OAM 2 Not under consideration

Enhance Capacity Provisioning Manager to better handle 10 second and lower RMF Intervals

CPOSERV is unable to complete its observation cycle while monitoring multiple systems/sysplexes where some of those sysplex are set with an RMFIII MINTIME of 10 seconds or lower. There is a business requirement to have the RMF MINTIME set at 10 se...
about 4 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Capacity Provisioning 1 Future consideration

UPD XVFB to have parameter to change /tmp file location

Currently XVFB creates and manipulates certain files under different conditions which it places in /tmp. It would be helpful to have a parameter that could be passed to XVFB upon startup to direct where to place these files currently written to /t...
about 6 years ago in z/OS / Ported Tools 3 Planned for future release

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