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    Support for backup/recover using TCT

    Like the support for migrate/recall using TCT it would be a good idea to have that possibility for bakup/recover using TCT.
    about 2 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 1 Future consideration
    105 VOTE

    Add Ability to install new products into existing CSI with z/OSMF Software Management

    We would need a way to install new products into an existing SMP CSI_ using z/OSMF Software Management.For us, it would be sufficient, if z/OSMF under the covers installs the product into a temporary new CSI and then offers the option to merge tha...
    about 4 years ago in z/OS / SMP/E 2 Future consideration

    IODF default value of FEATURE and PARAMETER in the manual and the F1 help panel

    Our customer encountered data integrity problem for the user catalogs and the DASD datasets in the data warehouse system because a lot of USBs were SHARED=NO. Then it could not update the databases for a few weeks. So, our customer strongly reques...
    4 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS Disk Storage SW Support 1 Future consideration

    SDSF - Add RACF Template RACF Information

    Add to the SDSF panel 'RACF' two new columns that shows the installed and available RACF template version.
    5 months ago in z/OS / SDSF 0 Future consideration
    155 VOTE

    Add recovery function for REWIND/LOCATE failure on tape job.

    System: z/OS Actor : user needing stronger fault tolerance Description: One of the reason why our customer uses z/OS is its storng fault tolerance. Especially, in multi-path einvironment they expect that I/O job will normally continue its process ...
    over 6 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Tape Storage SW Support 1 Future consideration

    Write message from JES2 policy to joblog

    JES2 policies can be used to force installation requirements like accouting information.The user should be informed that the job does not meet the guidelines especially if it is canceled by a poicy. And a good place to do this is joblog.
    almost 3 years ago in z/OS / JES2 4 Future consideration

    ICSF - Preserve Joblog and write CSFO0230 details

    Starting with zOS 3.2 ICSF is able to preserve the Joblog and make it available to JES even when started with SUB=MSTR. However, it does not yet support caching of the system settings and print them afterwards to the Joblog. Currently, after JES a...
    3 months ago in z/OS / ICSF 1 Future consideration

    Enable FEATURE SHARED=YES in the HCD PROFILE

    Our customer encountered data integrity problem for the user catalogs and the DASD datasets in the data warehouse system because a lot of USBs were SHARED=NO. Then it could not update the databases for a few weeks. So, our customer strongly reques...
    4 months ago in z/OS / HCD 1 Future consideration
    103 VOTE

    RMF Monitor I Device activity should report about devices that were offline on a part of an interval

    System: z/OS USER which uses RMF Actor: User needing RMF Monitor I Device activity report enhancement Description: RMF is a commonly used product on z/OS platform for reporting system resource such as I/O activity. Our customer encountered HyperSw...
    over 4 years ago in z/OS / Advanced Data Gatherer 2 Future consideration

    make z/OS FTP does support MLSD

    z/OS FTP does not support MLSD, therefore, in Filzilla and other FTP clients, files with more than 99 exdents are not displayed in the file list, with MLSD this would be possible
    over 1 year ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Future consideration

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