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Separate message when configuring CHPID OFFLINE or ONLINE and CHPID is already offline or online

RBC is asking for a separate message when they CONIFG a CHIPD ONLINE or OFFLINE and the CHPID is already in that desired state. Currently, all it says is CONFIG processing is complete. For example:CHPID is ONLINE... CF CHP(85),OFFLINEIEE503I CHP(8...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / BCP_IOS 0 Future consideration

z/OS HyperSwap and Concurrent Copy

As in RFE ID 141306 suggested by IBM Systems Developer, I'll raise a RFE also for the z/OS Hyperswap component. z/OS Hyperswap should prevent a planned HyperSwap if a concurrent copy session is active. An unplaned HyperSwap should be possible of c...
almost 4 years ago in z/OS / BCP_IOS 0 Future consideration

Display machine bundle level with a z/OS operator command

Currently, there is no z/OS operator command to display the MCL bundle level for a z machine.Enhance D M=CPU (or some other MVS command - D IPLINFO or D XCF) to provide this information.
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / BCP_IOS 0 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...
almost 4 years ago in z/OS / BCP_IOS 0 Future consideration

Health check enhancement for XCF_CDS in a zOS Hyperswap environment managed by CSM

The existing checks XCF_CDS_SPOF and XCF_CDS_SEPARATION don't check in a HyperSwap environment that primary CDSes and alternate CDSes are on separate DASD boxes of different sites. An extention should check the site information of the HyperSwap se...
almost 4 years ago in z/OS / BCP_IOS 1 Future consideration

z/os message after model conversion takes place using OOCoD or CBU

Needing z/os to report a message when a model conversion takes place with OOCoD or CBU. z/os should report this with out the use of another product.There is an IBM case number associated with this. The case number is TS002615373.
over 4 years ago in z/OS / BCP_IOS 2 Future consideration

Information about device status for channel path on message IEE174I

The form 17 of message IEE174I in response to the command DISPLAY M=CHP(chpid) shows the channel path status to the device despite the title shown on display being “DEVICE STATUS FOR CHANNEL PATH chpid” The information showing z/OS device status f...
almost 5 years ago in z/OS / BCP_IOS 1 Future consideration

DIAG/AUTOIPL inconsistencies

While using another IBM product (TDMF), we discovered that AUTOIPL processing doesn't use the Unit Addresses consistently. The IPL address (derived from MVS(LAST)) works fine because it's gotten from the UCB, however the IODF Unit Address (contain...
about 7 years ago in z/OS / BCP_IOS 1 Future consideration

Modify IODF-Activate TEST to check for Devices in Hiperswap Policy

Please change the IODF Activate TEST option. so that devices in Hyperswap State are shown as error-message and an Activate would fail.
about 7 years ago in z/OS / BCP_IOS 0 Future consideration

Safer config online

BTMU has requested that we provide a new config online command that does all of the following automatically. BTMU hope that this new function will be included in z/OS2.1 or later.This request was discussed between zPE Makiyo Suzuki and z/OS IOS De...
over 9 years ago in z/OS / BCP_IOS 10 Future consideration

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