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Core Infrastructure

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z/OSMF Software install existing SMPWKDIR directory/file system.

Provide an ability to specify and use an existing SMPWKDIR directory/file system.
over 3 years ago in z/OS / SMP/E 1 Future consideration

Add default symbols to system symbols

In IEASYMxx processing, HWNAME, LPARNAME and VMUSERID are available for filtering but they are not available as built-in system symbols. Please make these available for use as symbols within IEASYMxx processing, e.g. &LPARNAME(2:1) and as syst...
about 2 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Supervisor 2 Future consideration

Add a possibility to limit the number of parallel tasks to prevent S878 ABENDing HSM STC

During recover of over 1000 datasets we increased the maximum recover tasks step by step to 12. Once we reached 12 HSM STC itself ABENDed because of a S878 because of a storage constraint below the line. This is documented as works-as-designed: ht...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 1 Future consideration

Move ICSF cell pools above the bar

If a high enough burst of ATTLS requests comes in at once, ICSF cell pools can grow rapidly enough and fill CSF private storage. This results in ABEND878s and TCPIP leaving the sysplex group. At this point, an IPL is likely desired. Moving these c...
12 months ago in z/OS / ICSF 1 Future consideration

Use SAVE on LPAR View Attached Devices panel

After selecting an LPAR using the View Attached Devices (u) option it would great if the SAVE command could be used on the subsequent "View Partition / Devices" panel to allow the list to be saved to output dataset. The SAVE command is not availab...
9 months ago in z/OS / HCD 1 Future consideration

ICSF should allocate its DD cards after JES is up when started SUB=MSTR

Please enhance ICSF so that when we start it up SUB=MSTR it will eventually allocate it's DD card post JES starting up. The RACF address space exhibits this behavior today so it stands to reason it should be possible with ICSF.
over 4 years ago in z/OS / ICSF 1 Future consideration

Please add support for generating a Certificate Signing Request with email address (/E=email@xyz.com)

Today you can't make a RACDCERT GENCERT with an email address in the SUBJECTSDN, as you can using other certificate tools. RACF supports the email address, if it comes in a Certificate from an external source like EKMF, Windows etc.. We experience...
6 months ago in z/OS / RACF 0 Future consideration

TASID - Make Open Source

Suggest IBM make TASID 'Open Source' code and place it on the CBT tape. As noted in the below IBM website, "This tool is available on an 'AS IS' basis" and "In z/OS 2.2, some functions do NOT operate correctly. Selecting option 4, Initiator Status...
about 6 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 3 Not under consideration

Import/Export capability for z/OSMF provisioning resources

Today - a lot of configuration needs to be done in order to publish a provisoning template in z/OSMF CP&M. This shared or dedicated resource pool require configuration of instance details, Job statement and the different resource pools for net...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

Force HSM to reconnect active request to DS8k HMC

Using TCT HSM sends migrate/ recall requests to the DS8k HMC using IP. In case there is a problem with this HMC, it's possible to reconfigure SMS with an alternate HMC, but the active tasks are still connected to the 'failed' HMC and never end. Fa...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 0 Future consideration

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