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    PFS UDS MAXSOCKETS for AF_UNIX

    Currently, our application development department is using the C syslog() API to send logs to SYSLOGD. SYSLOGD forwards these messages to another syslog server which puts the data into Splunk. During our load and performance test, we hit the barri...
    22 days ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Submitted

    Ability for the plug in to leverage the sysplex distributor for the DDVIPA to determine when a systems is up

    We currently have a case with IBM open on this and is effecting our production systems. If you reach out to me, i will share the case number. Not wanting to put that in the IDEA When shutting down an LPAR in a plex, and is removed by the TCPIP LEA...
    23 days ago in z/OS / HTTP Server 0 Submitted

    OAM: Allow global defaults in CBROAMxx PARMLIB member

    There are parameters in CBROAMxx that have to be specified for each Storagegroup individually. For us, that means 1068 lines of PARMLIB definition which are the same for each Storagegroup. In times of simplification, it should be possible to defin...
    23 days ago in z/OS / DFSMS OAM 0 Under review

    Be able to configure the AI framework without giving authorizations to improper user

    Today it is not possible to run the workflows with the same user that is supposed to run the AI Framework. Instead you have to set up an interactive user with higher authority than any other user in the system and run the workflow. After that all ...
    24 days ago in z/OS / AI Framework 2 Planned for future release

    Split 31/64 Bit environments create 2 enclaves both think they own //SYSOUT and over-write each other when writing //SYSOUT to Disk DataSet. //SYSOUT needs to be owned by the initiating Enclave only.

    With the need to go to the 64-bit Java JNI for storage reasons, three of our customers all write //SYSOUT from some jobs to Disk. From Discussions with IBM both with Tickets: TS019872641 (COBOL) – closed - Low Severity, Question on JCL/JES //SYSOU...
    24 days ago in z/OS / LE 0 Planned for future release

    Make File template content non editable during perform step time in a zosmf workflow

    In Production environments we would like the JCL content to be non-editable during step perform time in a zosmf workflow. This would help us enforce controls on the JCL content not being altered in a Production environment
    25 days ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

    Allow read-only access in the network configuration assistant

    The NCA plugin allows for collaborative access to the Policy Agent policies, but only allows one user access at a time. It is quite common for someone to open it and leave the browser tab open, holiding the lock. When another user tries to access ...
    27 days ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 1 Submitted

    Have bpxwmigf check desired access to filesystem dataset is permitted before starting

    It is possible for bpxwmigf to mirror and swap to use the new filesystem but then fail to perform the rename of the target(or source) if ALTER access was not permitted. While no outage occurs, this does lead to additional work to either repeat the...
    28 days ago in z/OS / USS 2 Under review

    LIST of PTFs APPLIED after a specific year

    Hi Team, I hope you are doing well. I am trying to generate a list of PTFs that were applied after a specific time period(for example, after 24.040). Could you please advise what the correct SMPCNTL commands would be to extract this information? I...
    29 days ago in z/OS / SMP/E 1 Not under consideration

    Make R_ADMIN consistent. Creating a the command line string gives an invalid string

    I want to recreate the profiles for various RACF profiles. I can use R_ADMIN EXTRACT to get the information into memory. I can blindly copy all the fields into the structure required for ADMN_ADD_USER. I specify • '10000000'b – ADMN_FLAGS_NORUN – ...
    30 days ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Not under consideration

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