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syntax checker z/os 2.1 enhance verify valid port portrange statement parms please pmr 69125 Donna

my colleague Nick Down dedeuced that the TCPIP syntaxchecker does not check for consistency between port and portrange statements. This is because the checks are for syntactically correct statements. The syntaxchecker doesn't check for logic error...
about 9 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 3 Not under consideration

HSM ML2 Tape Selection problem - Scratch volumes requested even if some Partial Tape are available

Scratch volumes requested even if some Partial Tape are available in ML2 Table in TS3500 libraries environment.
about 9 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 3 Not under consideration

ARM feature or exit to influence TARGET_SYSTEM selection

Need a way to influence the system that ARM selects for a restart. Either new function or an exit that the customer can code.
over 4 years ago in z/OS / BCP_XCF/XES 1 Future consideration

Support additional headers in unsuccessful z/OSMF API requests

Currently when the z/OSMF API responds with a request status other that 200, additional headers are not included. This can be an issue if you are working with cross site requests as the required CORS headers are not included in the server response...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

Add Scheduling of Real Resources to JES2

Provide a JES2 facility to schedule jobs based upon their real resource requirements and the current availability of those resources in the system. The facility must extend to a Multi-Access Spool environment. The system (not the operator or syste...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / JES2 1 Future consideration

ARC0559I floods console, request 1 per volume.

After IPL, had lots of message ARC0559I. Request limiting issuance to once per volume (or minute).
about 9 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 2 Not under consideration

Search path for DLLs in Executable

Linux has a mechanism to have a default search path embedded in an executable when it tries to load a shared library, equivalent to DLL's on z/OS, called rpath. This path takes precedence over some default search paths such as system search paths ...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / LE 2 Not under consideration

Add RAS Functionality to the NFS Server

I am running a parallel sysplex with two CPC's. These CPC's are in two separate buildings and each CPC backs up the other one. My concern is the NFS server is not restart-able using Automatic Restart Management(ARM). So in a fail-over it must be m...
about 9 years ago in z/OS / Network File System (NFS) 1 Future consideration

SHAREPORT for PORTRANGE

It would be nice to be able to use SHAREPORT with PORTRANGE
over 4 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

CHECK(IBMCATALOG,CATALOG_RNLS)

The following DFSMS/CATALOG Health Check is misleading if the system is running CA-MII with GRSRNL=EXCLUDE:CHECK(IBMCATALOG,CATALOG_RNLS) There is no way to determine which reserves MII is configured to process.
about 9 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Catalog/IDCAMS/AMS 4 Not under consideration

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