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    MONITORING CF LINKS

    IBM defined a specific msg-ID IXL158I to identify CF Link with status NOT OPERATIONAL but we don't have msg-ID when the link is ONLINE-DEGRADED. Instead, link DEGRADED is provided as a result of the command /D CF,CFNM=CFXX but isn't the more effic...
    about 9 years ago in z/OS / BCP_XCF/XES 1 Future consideration

    Parm to remove report lines from IXCMIAPU

    Please add a PARM to IXCMIAPU so that it does not issue line breaks, page counts and report headers ADMINISTRATIVE DATA UTILITY: REPORT DATA TYPE = CFRM 06/12/2019 17:30:16 PAGE 4 ___________________________________________________________________...
    over 6 years ago in z/OS / BCP_XCF/XES 0 Future consideration

    XCF CDS Maxsystem Definitation

    Reducing the Max system count for the XCF CDS's you can add the new CDS to the system with out a full sysplex IPL.
    over 6 years ago in z/OS / BCP_XCF/XES 0 Future consideration

    REALLOCATE TEST should provide more screening for potential structure duplexing issues.

    REALLOCATE TEST needs to provide additional screening for potential structure duplexing issues. For example, if a REALLOCATE is performed while a structure is in simplex mode with DUPlEX(ENABLED) . and only failed-persistent structures, the REALLO...
    over 4 years ago in z/OS / BCP_XCF/XES 0 Future consideration

    PAVA0903-593 ARM policy TERMTYPE(SYSTERM)needed (Gerrit Bakker)

    SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: CN=Arlene Berchtold/OU=Poughkeepsie/O=IBMSubmitters Company: Workgroup Generated PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: PAVA0903-593 ARM policy TERMTYPE(SYSTERM)needed (Gerrit Bakker)Homework Assigned: NoRequirement Cat...
    over 10 years ago in z/OS / BCP_XCF/XES 3 Future consideration

    Sysplex couple dataset has insufficient room for growth

    Health check XCF_SYSPLEX_CDS_CAPACITY alerts with message IXCH0602E indicating one of the Sysplex couple dataset resources has hit the maximum threshold. Message IXCH0911I informs which kind of resource (XCF GROUPS, XCF GROUP MEMEBERS or SYSTEMS) ...
    almost 8 years ago in z/OS / BCP_XCF/XES 1 Future consideration

    Expand CFRM structure limit beyond 2048

    I would like to see the CFRM policy structure limit increased beyond 2048, possibly 3072. I am pushing the 2048 limit currently.
    almost 7 years ago in z/OS / BCP_XCF/XES 0 Planned for future release

    ARMWRAP needs to be added as a supported function

    ARMWRAP, the ARM JCL wrapper, was made available as a download associated with the Redpaper for ARMWRAP . The information in the Redpaper is inconsistent with the way the source is designed and clients are struggling with errors. For example, the ...
    over 5 years ago in z/OS / BCP_XCF/XES 1 Not under consideration

    Enhance command D XCF,ARMSTATUS to include RESTART_METHOD in use by ARM elements

    It would be nice to have the RESTART_METHODs included in the output of display commands "D XCF,ARMSTATUS,DETAIL" and "D XCF,ARMSTATUS,EL=xxxxxxx". The only way to get that information today is by running the IXCMIAPU utility and look at the active...
    almost 8 years ago in z/OS / BCP_XCF/XES 1 Future consideration

    Open up XCF NOTEPAD to allow USAGE=CLIENT to unauthorized programs

    To avoid always having to open a connection everytime, have my server address space create one connection that could be used by any thread running in any other address space while running unauthorized? Of course some sort of RACF check would be ne...
    almost 10 years ago in z/OS / BCP_XCF/XES 1 Future consideration

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