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Core Infrastructure

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SYSLOGD logging messages to LOG_DAEMON & LOG_ERR

Currently the SYSLOGD component routine loginfo() is unconditionally calling logmsg() to log the messages for LOG_DAEMON and LOG_ERR to both the daemon and errors files. Have all error messages go to the errors file and all the normal messages for...
almost 12 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

CSSMTP

Would like Cssmtp to release smtp config file after it is done reading the file.
almost 12 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 5 Not under consideration

system sybomlic in FTP config files

Would like to be able to use system symbolic in ftp to setup the keyring finuction.
almost 12 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

Allow CSSMTP to set permission bits for its folders

Allow the permission bits to be set on the folders CSSMTP uses and allow these to be set via the CSSMTP configuration member.
about 12 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Sysplex Distributor stacks to only use DYNAMICXCF link if they are active at both sides

Currently Sysplex Distributor code assumes that the target and the distributor both have their DYNAMICXCF links active. In a CINET multiple stack environment, the distributor stack can have an active IUTSAMEH or Hipersockets interface and it will ...
about 12 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

Additional cleanup for VARY TCPIP,,SYSPLEX

When configured for SYSPLEXMONITOR a system may receive a "EZZ9675E SYSPLEX PROBLEM DETECTION CLEANUP HAS FAILED FOR TCPIP" message, setting several flags (XFCVT_PDCFAIL_Event/XFPD_Partial_cleanup) which essentially marks TCPIP as a non-member of ...
about 12 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

LUNS/LUNR enhancement to support LUMAP usage

Add LUNS support to permit reading of LUMAP entries and managing associated LU names, where SLUGROUP can not be used.
about 12 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 5 Not under consideration

Provide some figures on OSA interface usage / utilization

Provide some OSA interface / port statistics about bandwidth usage and utilization which can be queried by NETSTAT command e.g. D TCPIP,,OSAINFO,INTFNAME=LNKGE00 The figures should display values for - highest peak (bandwidth usage since last acti...
about 12 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

Enhance Sysplex Distributor to recover more quickly from dead distributing LPAR

Enhancement to Sysplex Distributor more quickly to recognise the distributing LPAR is dead and for a backup distributing LPAR to take over the function.TCPIP sysplex autonomics allows a TCPIP stack to monitor itself and leave the sysplex when it i...
about 12 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 6 Not under consideration

Enhance RACF-DELEGATED support for FTP to include when z/OS is the FTP client

I would like the z/OS Communications server to delegate z/OS FTP client activity outbound to another ID. That is as documented here:http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/zos/v1r13/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.zos.r13.halz002/encalg.htm I understand...
about 12 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 4 Not under consideration