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Core Infrastructure

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Facility to get DWACT from live system

Currently issuing a D NET it is possible to get DWINOP status BUt not DWACT, hence require either in diminishing requirements:1. D NET enhanced to show DWACT status for running system for EE2. Library call accessible via C or ideally REXX to query...
over 7 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Not under consideration

zOS CommSrv OMPROUTE should report 'NEW STATE 128' after successful recovery from 'OSPF ADJACENCY FAILURE'

Write a message to the OMPROUTE and to the system log when OSPF adjacancy was successfully recovered to 'STATE 128' after an 'EZZ7921I OSPF adjacency failure'.
over 7 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Not under consideration

OPEN/CLOSE macro execute form last bit indicator

The Execute form of the OPEN and CLOSE macros do not set the last entry indicator in the option flag byte on the OPEN/CLOSE parameter list. When writing reentrant code this requires the programmer to set it explicitly by copying the list form or s...
almost 8 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS OCEOV 1 Not under consideration

Align keytype in R_datalib with CERTPRVT in template

Align keytype in R_datalib with CERTPRVT in template==================================================== CERTDATA segment of the GENERAL template has defined CERTPRVT as:v X'00000000' – No associated keyv X'00000001' – PKCS DER-encodedv X'00000002...
almost 8 years ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Not under consideration

TLS Failure Message Enhancements :: System SSL error code added to all TLS handsahke/authentication failure messages

Currently when an FTP fails we get a cryptic message such as the following in the FTP server ID=FTPSEC100168 SECURE fails Reason=4 Text=The TLS handshake failed or in a client connection EZY2640I Using dd:SYSFTPD=SYS5.TCPIP.PUBLIC(CFTPSEC) for loc...
almost 8 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

OSA hangs when SVIPA and DVIPA range overlap and FTPS job is run

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almost 8 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

Enhance Resolver DISPLAY Command

On the current system, there is no mechanism to confirm the set of Resolver options in use for an application. Enhance the MODIFY RESOLVER,DISPLAY command to provide an option to report these value, preferably including the files or data sets used...
over 11 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 3 Not under consideration

Want to improve parameter FREEVOL on DD statement

My customer wants to improve the parameter FREEVOL on the statement DD, to release all volumes of a multivolume tape file. To permit an other JOB2 that will be use the same multivolume tape file, to obtain volume serial as son as JOB1 release the ...
almost 8 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 2 Not under consideration

Enhance NETSTAT ROUTE Command Filters

When using the NETSTAT ROUTE report specifying an IPADDR filter, it will report the route that exactly matches that address. Provide a new keyword that will cause the report to list the possible routes that would be used when sending to the specif...
almost 12 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

PARSER needs to be able to handle other Whitespace characters

There are times when we have engineers cutting and pasting things into the configurations. Due to translation issues sometimes pasting from an app (Word or Onenote) gets translated to other white space characters. We have had multiple issues over ...
almost 4 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration