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Core Infrastructure

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NTP server required because SNTP is not precise enough

Implement a NTP server that is more accurate than SNTP server.
over 4 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

Improvement on FFDC for z/OS & VTS mount state discrepencies

We have had many instances over the years of mismatches between the VTS device mount state in the VTS and z/OS. The latest of these was being pursued through PMR 15331,122,000. In almost all of these instances we get some notification through a z/...
almost 9 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Tape Storage SW Support 2 Future consideration

Support for multiple IP-stack per LPAR for use with CP&M resource pools

We have multiple IP-stacks per LPAR.There currently is a limitation to use more than one per LPAR for CP&M Resource pools. This limits us from using CP&M Resource pools cloud provisioning of IP-adresses, which is a very important part of p...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

Need for ISPF alternate translate table for Cyrillic terminal (3278CY now)

Current translate table for ISPF Terminal Type 3278CY defines as valid some symbols which are really invalid for PC3270 session with Host Code Page 1025 Russia, we found the following symbols:x'42', x'54', x'62', x'72', x'75'We need the alternate ...
almost 9 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 3 Not under consideration

Provide capability to format OSAENTA (concurrently taken from multiple OSAs) in timestamp order

When using IPCS to format OSAENTA traces, have the resulting output be presented in timestamp order even when the input contains traces from different OSAs.
almost 9 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Not under consideration

IPFilter deny message more information needed

Ipfilter deny message "EZD0815I Packet denied by policy" only reports source and destination information's. Outgoing calls typically use the sourcevipa from a given IP-stack. It's very hard to find the issuer for this request, typically for outgoi...
almost 9 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Not under consideration

Using ZCMD variable and Control NONDISL commnad

The customer defined several Zstart commands for ISPF. One of the Zstart commands contain a Non-Display panel command such as; 'CONTROL NONDISPL ENTER'; 'DISPLAY PANEL(panelname)' The above command should cause a panel to be processed but not disp...
almost 9 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 3 Not under consideration

DFDSS COPY Security

Want to protect DFDSS COPY FULL function to avoid erasure of dasd, with a RACF profile, since DASDVOL do not work for SMS volumes.
almost 9 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 2 Not under consideration

Connect keyring to another keyring as an extension to the first

Allow a Key Ring to be connected to another key ring as an extension to the first -- all the certificates in the second key ring would act as if they were individually connected to the first key ring. a Keyring contains pointers to digital certifi...
almost 9 years ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Not under consideration

Please add zERT information in NETSTAT Displays like AT-TLS

Please add zERT Information for a selected TCP Session and report TLS Version, Ciphersuite and Session Reuse in a z/OS Stack Netstat Report Display like is it available for AT-TLS
over 4 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

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