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Core Infrastructure

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VSAM GSR support for encryption KEYLABEL

We have a VSAM application that uses GSR. If we attempt to establish an encryption KEYLABEL on the cluster the OPEN the fails with RC=166 along with IEC161I 121-163. We have a business and client need to be able to encrypt the DB using Pervasive E...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS VSAM 3 Planned for future release

Honor the MC attributes for TCT using 'HMIG' command

Currently if you use 'HMIGRATE' command, all attributes of the 'Management Class' concerning 'Transparent Cloud Tiering' are not honored.
almost 2 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 0 Planned for future release

Support additional special variables like ISFTLINE in secondary panels like JDS when using REXX as %-action character

Some special variables like ISFTLINE are not supported on (some?) secondary panels (like JDS) when using REXX as %-action-character. Eg. ISFTLINE could be used to get JOBNAME or JOBID in secondary panel like JDS. Alternatively, having the JOBNAME,...
almost 2 years ago in z/OS / SDSF 0 Planned for future release

Include RMF field at PROCU Screen Monitor III and OMEGAMON

We are replacing our monitor by OMEGAMON and we are missing a field in RMF and OMEGAMON. We are using RMF PROCU (Processor Usage) screen and have the field Total CPU Time in mSec. We would like to suggest having more fields describing this CPU Tim...
over 5 years ago in z/OS / RMF 1 Planned for future release

AUTOIPL CHANGE for LPAR ACTIVATION

WE would like to have AUTOIPL processing incorporate a deactivate on activate of the lpar that is being REIPL. This should be and option in the DIAGXX member, like you now have for reconfigurable storage.This process is now been done by our BMCsof...
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / BCP_IOS 2 Planned for future release

Storage group: Total space Alert threshold% feature

With zOS 2.2, there is a new field added to storage group: Total Space Alert Threshold% which gives us alerting on console. I liked this feature, but when tested, seems the total space is being calculated for only ENABLED volumes and ignoring QUIN...
almost 7 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS SMS 2 Planned for future release

USS command bpxwmigf need to force a swap

I am using bpxwmigf uss command to help to migrate from HFS to ZFS, and also from a ZFS to another (extended) ZFS. It is very useful and reliable. But sometimes it fails to swap to the new ZFS due to message : status.......: swap deferred at 08:31...
almost 2 years ago in z/OS / USS 0 Planned for future release

z/OS LDAP Support for AT-TLS

z/OS LDAP should either add support for AT-TLS or provide instructions for using LDAP while AT-TLS is active.
almost 2 years ago in z/OS / LDAP 0 Planned for future release

Need -w option on z/OS Unix grep command

Update z/OS Unix grep command with the -w option. Here's the failing command being sent from a non-Z Linux host to z/OS Unix for execution: grep -sqwF "$key" "$keyfile" Here's the definition of -w that I have seen: "-w, --word-regexp Select only t...
about 6 years ago in z/OS / Shell & Utilities 2 Planned for future release

Notify DFSMShsm users when automatic functions do not complete within a specified amount of time.

HSM has automatic functions which run for a certain amount of time that can be varied. At times, an automatic function, such as migration, may get hung and not complete. Provide the capability of noting when a function does not complete within spe...
about 2 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 3 Planned for future release

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