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Core Infrastructure

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Create a new parameter for SFTP which prevents the replacement of a file if a new file with the same name is transferred to the targeted directory

If SFTP is used to transfer a file to a directory with a file of the same name, SFTP will overwrite the existing file. Some other implementations have a -n parameter, for noreplace, which prevents the server from overwriting the existing file. Som...
about 1 year ago in z/OS / OpenSSH 1 Future consideration

Enhance DSFS createparm to add completion message

Currently the createparm command on a successful create will terminate with no messages. Please add a message about the successful completion including the particulars of the creation.
about 1 year ago in z/OS / Data Set File System (DSFS) 1 Future consideration

SDSF - LOG - FILTER

When invoking SDSF LOG… have SDSF check to see if a filter is defined, if one is defined… display the FILTER panel (ISFAFIL) prior to display the OPERLOG or SYSLOG. This will inform and allow the user to change the defined filters in advance, prio...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / SDSF 1 Future consideration

Add CPU time to LDAP SMF 83 record

For better monitoring of LDAP performance issues, include CPU time instead of just elapsed time in SMF type 83 records.
about 8 years ago in z/OS / LDAP 2 Not under consideration

JES2 JOBGROUP protection

JES2 jobgroups deliver easy possibilities for basic dependency definition of jobs. Anyway, the access to the use of jobgroups shouldn't be allowed for anyone. It should be possible to protect the access to JES2 jobgroups by a RACF ressource like i...
almost 5 years ago in z/OS / JES2 0 Future consideration

CLONE master catalog ,using ibm utilities, to an alternate name with no internal updates.

The option to switch from one master catalog to another.... staging for future ipls.
7 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS Catalog/IDCAMS/AMS 2 Not under consideration

Z/OS PARMDD to support started task parameter

Please have PARMDD support started task parameter
about 3 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Scheduler 0 Future consideration

IPSEC Decryption Option when taking a Ctrace

We need an option when taking a IBM packet trace then processing a trace in IPCS to be able to display the TCP headers when using the IPSEC protocol. Please see a case that we opened up on July 3rd of 2018, Service Request # 37388 122 000.
over 6 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

z/OSMF - ISPF app, option to choose background color and/or a z/OSMF 3270 Terminal like Zowe Desktop has.

z/OSMF - For the ISPF app, having the option to choose a background color would be great. Specifically to doctor the ISPF app to resemble a 3270 emulator default color scheme. The white background the apps in z/OSMF tends to strain eyes after awhi...
almost 4 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

PFA_PRIVATE_STORAGE_EXHAUSTION monitor *MASTER* address space

Check PFA_PRIVATE_STORAGE_EXHAUSTION should monitor *MASTER* storage exhaustion.Usually when the master address space storage exhausts an IPL is needed to recover. This would not be necessary if PFA had alerted on the gradual storage inflation cau...
almost 4 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Predictive Failure Analysis 1 Planned for future release