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Parameter to force batch execution on same LPAR as JCL conversion

With z/OS 2.1, a job class has the option now of honoring the member systems of a scheduling environment to dictate where to run JCL conversion as well as execution. However, if this scheduling environment has multiple available member LPARs, JCL ...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / JES2 2 Delivered

Communications Server IP to support SYSLOGD_CONFIG_FILE=DD:<DD-name>

SYSLOGD_CONFIG_FILE parameter is defined as SYSLOGD_CONFIG_FILE=DD:<DD-name> but not documented / supported. This is causing issues with our z/Secure CKFCOLL program as it doesn't recognise this value.
almost 3 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Delivered

Batch update for z/osmf rules

Batch view/update facility for z/osmf processing.
about 9 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 3 Delivered

Provide Job name/ Job number via CSSMTP exit

CSSMTP exit does not provide the JOBNAME and JOB NUMBER for the currently processing JES entry in the ICHRUTKN DSECT as presented to the exit.
about 3 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Delivered

Need Certificate information added to IPSEC -k display

with IKED their is no way to check when you restart a phase 1 negotiation what Certificate you are using except for the DN information. This is problematic when we do certificate updates since we do not change that information when updating the ce...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Delivered

RMM should support adding scratch tapes without a physical VTS connection

When we test our disaster recovery process we need to quickly add scratch volumes to a large number of RMM plexes (around 40) prior to bringing tape processing online in those test LPAR's. This is due to the fact that IBM's TS7700 flash copy proce...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 1 Delivered

Add Byte Counts to Port Statistic SMF records 119 sub 7

There currently is no way to see if there was a spike in traffic coming to a particular port during a time period for TCP traffic. This is something we really need for TCP applications to detect triggering events with our applications. The port st...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Delivered

PFA to monitor for above the bar storage

In late March, we experienced an MQ outage on our main production system. Analysis by IBM concluded that the cause was a leak in 64bit storage.Currently, PFA has a check for private storage below and above the line. It would be beneficial to us, a...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Predictive Failure Analysis 1 Delivered

Requesting $ZAPSOOL command similar to $ZAPJOB to remove complete volume

Accidentally dataset names of spool volumes have been deleted. At next warm start JES2 didn't recognize spool volumes anymore because dataset names were missing. Reply at warm start was replied with GO, because no data was modified on volumes.Now ...
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / JES2 2 Delivered

EZB1GAIN getaddrinfo() IPv6 out of SUSv3 and RFC2553 specification

The current implementation for getaddrinfo() - TCP/IP service EZB1GAIN does not behave as the RFC2553 and Single UNIX Specification v3 describe with respect to IPv6. Specifically, the standards indicate the caller of getaddrinfo() can set AF_UNSPE...
about 10 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 4 Delivered

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