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DFSMS - Change listcat to allow quick compare of size for compressed files

When doing a quick compare of the compress ratio using listcat it would be of great benefit to have the USER-DATA-SIZE and COMP-USER-DATA-SIZE stacked and not on the same line. To do a quick compare one has to copy paste the numbers (e.g. to a not...
6 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS Catalog/IDCAMS/AMS 1 Not under consideration

PDUU (AMAPDUPL) should support UNIX files

We plan to use AMAPDUPL replacing plain FTP for sending dumps, logs, files to IBM for problem determination. Unfortunately, AMAPUDUPL doesn't support Unix file. SYSUT1 is only for sequential dataset and PDS. In order to send Unix files to IBM with...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Service Aids 6 Not under consideration

When using dsfs in a PDS the ls -al should display ISPF statistics or other info

When using ISPF the member display panel will display either ISPF statistics (if available) or load module information. The ls -al command when using /dsfs should present similar information when it is available. Since dsfs supports ISPF statistic...
9 months ago in z/OS / Data Set File System (DSFS) 4 Future consideration

Move Policy Agent processing to above the bar to correct storage exhaustion errors during policy REFRESH/UPDATE

We are building an ipSecPolicy file for REFRESH/UPDATE into PAGENT for load to TCPIP for packet management. In defining our rules, we've found we have a very large Policy Agent definition file to cover such disparate issues as VIPA, DVIPA, Enterpr...
about 2 months ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Future consideration

Support LogFilter for ibm-filterSubject

Currently, we can set a logfilter for an IP-Adress by using / F ldapuxsl, LOG FILTER,(IBM-FILTERIP=1.2.3.4) In the ACL documentation we find additional filters that can be set for ACLs, for example ibm-filterSubject. Having the Subject filter also...
about 2 months ago in z/OS / LDAP 0 Submitted

JES2 PERFDATA should be written as SMF records for improved usability

JES2 currently provides the results of collected performance statistics in the output of the $D PERFDATA command in many lines of $HASP660 sent to the console and consumable via review of syslog/operlog. The command provides several subscripts, $D...
6 months ago in z/OS / JES2 1 Future consideration

ICSF Hardware Support for (EC)DHE Key Exchange & TLS1.3 Handshakes

Even for TLS1.2 and for TLS1.3, (EC)DHE key exchange becomes more and more required. (EC)DHE based Ciphers are currently only minimal supported by Hardware (CPACF/Crypto CoProcessor). Also, TLS1.3 has a much larger footprint in terms of CPU consum...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / ICSF 1 Future consideration

Add option in SDSF z/OSMF Plugin settings to set global default TSO logon procedure

Having an option in the SDSF z/OSMF Plugin settings to set a global default TSO logon procedure for all z/OSMF users would be beneficial, as this will allow users to start using the SDSF z/OSMF Plugin right away with minimal user intervention.
over 1 year ago in z/OS / SDSF 0 Future consideration

RACF RACDCERT should support PDS(E) and zFS as well as sequential data sets

RACDCERT ADD, CHECKCERT, GENREQ etc. require a unique sequential dataset. Usability would be improved if RACF supported a PDS or PDSE member, or even a zFE file.
over 2 years ago in z/OS / RACF 3 Not under consideration

Integrate z/OS REXX StreamIO into base z

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR062511463User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSMVSE03020Title: Integrate z/OS REXX StreamIO into base z/OS productSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : MVS UGPROJ...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / TSO 3 Future consideration

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