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Core Infrastructure

Add SMF subtype support to LSNAME parame

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR1202104944User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSMVSE10020Title: Add SMF subtype support to LSNAME parameter of SMFPRMxxSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : MVS U...
over 12 years ago in z/OS / BCP_SMF Future consideration

Add IEEU29L sample exit to SYS1.SAMPLIB

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0715106337User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSMVSE10010Title: Add IEEU29L sample exit to SYS1.SAMPLIBSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : MVS UGPROJ : MVSEFPOC...
over 12 years ago in z/OS / BCP_SMF Not under consideration

Dynamic LPAR needs to be enhanced to reduce number of activates required to change an LPAR name

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR1210083358User Marketing Field Requirement Number: MR1210083358Title: Dynamic LPAR needs to be enhanced to reduced number of activate required.Submitted By: Carla L Grogan/St Louis/IBMOriginators Area: 04FPOC: Debora...
over 12 years ago in z/OS / BCP_IOS Future consideration

Health Check flag LOGSTREAM defined with

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR1209093258User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSMVSE09006Title: Health Check flag LOGSTREAM defined with DIAG(YES)Submitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : MVS UGPROJ...
over 12 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Logger Not under consideration

Encryption Facility should use JZOS API WTOMESSAGE

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0208136026User Marketing Field Requirement Number: MR0208136026Title: Encryption Facility should use JZOS API WTOMESSAGESubmitted By: Ghislaine Dietlin/France/IBMOriginators Area: ITS supportFPOC: John Petreshock/Pou...
over 12 years ago in z/OS / Encryption Facility Not under consideration

Issue warning message when -homedir points to an invalid directory or file.

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0318146227User Marketing Field Requirement Number: MR0318146227Title: Issue warning message when -homedir points to an invalid directory or file.Submitted By: David Hilliard/Poughkeepsie/IBMOriginators Area: Encrypti...
over 12 years ago in z/OS / Encryption Facility Not under consideration

4096-bit RSA key support for Encryption Facility for z/OS CSDFILEN (Encrypt) and CSDFILDE (Decrypt) batch programs

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0321114937User Marketing Field Requirement Number: MR0321114937Title: 4096-bit RSA key support for Encryption Facility for z/OS CSDFILEN (Encrypt) and CSDFILDE (Decrypt) batch programsSubmitted By: Ingo Franzki/Germa...
over 12 years ago in z/OS / Encryption Facility Not under consideration

Encryption Facility to be invoked through SMS contructs

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0416077013User Marketing Field Requirement Number: MR0416077013Title: Encryption Facility to be invoked through SMS contructsSubmitted By: Stanley Jon/Markham/IBMOriginators Area: z/OS Q&AFPOC: John Petreshock/Po...
over 12 years ago in z/OS / Encryption Facility Not under consideration

Add support to EF to enable it to use CPACF without having crypto coprocessors

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR051208658User Marketing Field Requirement Number: MR051208658Title: Add support to EF to enable it to use CPACF without having crypto coprocessorsSubmitted By: Cheri Prendergast/Poughkeepsie/IBMOriginators Area: Encr...
over 12 years ago in z/OS / Encryption Facility Not under consideration

EF OpenPGP for z/OS does not support Private/Experimental algorithms

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0629125019User Marketing Field Requirement Number: MR0629125019Title: EF OpenPGP for z/OS does not support Private/Experimental algorithmsSubmitted By: David Hilliard/Poughkeepsie/IBMOriginators Area: IBM Systems Lab...
over 12 years ago in z/OS / Encryption Facility Not under consideration