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Core Infrastructure

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zERT SMF import from tape dataset

Currently, zERT can import SMF119 record only from DASD.All our SMF dumps are migrated to tape dataset after a couple of days later.We have to run JOB to copy tape SMF data to DASD then import into zERT.It will be helpful if we can import tape SMF...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

add z/NFS NFS version 4.1 support to properly replace z/SMB version 1

Currently we use z/SMB to mount z/OS file systems on our microsoft windows workstations.Because of a security hole in SMB V1 our security team wants to turn off the SMB V1 support on the workstations.Unfortunately zSMB is stabilized and will never...
almost 7 years ago in z/OS / Network File System (NFS) 3 Future consideration

Simplify syntax for IDCAMS

Allow for an simplified syntax of IDCAMS commands No need for end of line continuation characters '-' or '+'. A statement (such as DEFINE, ALTER) would end when a new one begins. New END-statement syntax (END-DEFINE, END-ALTER) to signify the end ...
6 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS Catalog/IDCAMS/AMS 1 Not under consideration

Add an APPL parameter (application name) to internal RACROUTE REQUEST=VERIFY calls

Add an APPL parameter (application name) for such calls so that INITSTATS can be configured to varying frequency with an APPLDATA profile to RACROUTE REQUEST=VERIFY calls internal to RACF
6 months ago in z/OS / RACF 0 Future consideration

HSM improvement related to the ARCMDEXT EXIT and new parameter request

The Itau bank has 2 very large Sysplexes Bank and Cards.The Bank environment has a heavy batch workload that relies on the HSM task. The batch processing has a lot of GDG datasets.The Itau is using the EXIT ARCMDEXT to inform the HSM during the mi...
almost 3 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 1 Future consideration

Health check the completeness of volumes in a zOS HyperSwap configuration managed by CSM

The HyperSwap configuration should be checked that no PPRC enabled volume that should be in the configuration is missing, otherwise the integrity of data is not given in case a Swap occurs. It should be possible to define a list with exceptions of...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / BCP_IOS 0 Future consideration

Enhance ISITMGD to provide number of gens for PDSE V2 with member generations

The ISITMGD (IS IT ManaGeD) macro provides an indicator for PDSE V1 or V2, and an indicator if the PDSE V2 supports member generations, but does not provide the number of member generations. This interface should be enhanced to provide the number ...
over 7 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Access Methods Non-Vsam 1 Planned for future release

NOSETUID as a MOUNT default

We are a very large USS environment and in the interest of security would prefer to mount the vast majority of our filesystems using NOSETUID. We have thousands of mounts to maintain. The current mount default of SETUID requires specification of N...
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / USS 1 Future consideration

When TCPIP stack encountered outbound errors which should produce alert messages for user.

This idea is related to IBM support case TS010912081 that the customer HKEX thought TCPIP should produce alert messages for user when it is encountering outbound type errors.
almost 2 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 3 Not under consideration

Produce SMF 92 subtype 2 and 4 during backup of ZFS mounted in RWSHARE mode

During the dump process of a ZFS mounted in rw mode, a quiesce is done before the dump and an unquiesce is issued after the dump. SMF 92 subtype 2 is written when the filesytem is quiesced, and a subtype 4 is produced when it is unquiesced. This a...
almost 5 years ago in z/OS / z/OS File System (zFS) 1 Future consideration

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