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DFSMS Catalog/IDCAMS/AMS

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Non-intrusive catalog reorg/transformation to RLS-managed

A completely non-intrusive reorg function is needed to migrate non-RLS catalog to RLS catalog. The strategic direction for z/OS catalogs is RLS management so it behoves IBM / Mainstar to develop a completely non-intrusive function to transform non...
over 7 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Catalog/IDCAMS/AMS 5 Not under consideration

Provide SET IGGCAT=xx to dynamically change catalog options

Allowing a SET IGGCAT=xx would allow a user to dynamically change catalog options without having to restart the catalog address space (CAS). SSMVSE14003
over 7 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Catalog/IDCAMS/AMS 1 Planned for future release

Catalog TAKEDUMP command should include VLF asid

Used the "F CATALOG,TAKEDUMP" and "F CATALOG,RESTART" commands to generate the svcdump to diagnose the problem in the pmr. Later told that we should have also dumped the VLF asid so there is insufficient doc to diagnose the problem.
almost 8 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Catalog/IDCAMS/AMS 2 Not under consideration

Threshold warning for Catalog service task upper limit

The Catalog address space service task upper limit is set at IPL time. This limits the number of tasks available to handle catalog requests. There is no current message or monitoring check that would alert when you are approaching the upper limit....
about 8 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Catalog/IDCAMS/AMS 2 Not under consideration

Record "V" DCOLLECT IDCAMS

The record type "V" of the DCOLLECT would contain the notion of "SPACE EFFICIENT". It could be much more easy for us to see if this volume is an SE or not.
about 8 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Catalog/IDCAMS/AMS 3 Planned for future release

CHECK(IBMCATALOG,CATALOG_RNLS)

The following DFSMS/CATALOG Health Check is misleading if the system is running CA-MII with GRSRNL=EXCLUDE:CHECK(IBMCATALOG,CATALOG_RNLS) There is no way to determine which reserves MII is configured to process.
over 8 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Catalog/IDCAMS/AMS 4 Not under consideration

IDCAMS ALTER NEWNAME should support multiple level rename

Consolidating sysplexes, I've got a requirement to rename all data sets under a given HLQ to a multi level qualifier. IDCAMS ALTER NEWNAME would allow it for a single qualifier to a single qualifier (though the masking requirements are somewhat st...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Catalog/IDCAMS/AMS 2 Not under consideration

MaybePUBS0709- 1261 Removing Catalog SPOF from a Sysplex

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: serge.fritsch@ubs.comSubmitters Company: UBS PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: PUBS0709- 1261 Removing Catalog SPOF from a SysplexHomework Assigned: NoRequirement Category: Core TechnologyCurrent Status: Closed Sta...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Catalog/IDCAMS/AMS 4 Not under consideration

PCIT0412-1503 ALTER STORCLAS & MGMTCLAS

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: william.pape@citigroup.comSubmitters Company: Citigroup PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: PCIT0412-1503 ALTER STORCLAS & MGMTCLASHomework Assigned: NoRequirement Category: Core TechnologyCurrent Status: Closed ...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Catalog/IDCAMS/AMS 3 Planned for future release

PCIT0412-1505 Ability to define a GDG base without CREATE or ALTER to the dataset resource

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: william.pape@citigroup.comSubmitters Company: Citigroup PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: PCIT0412-1505 Ability to define a GDG base without CREATE or ALTER to the dataset resourceHomework Assigned: NoRequirement C...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Catalog/IDCAMS/AMS 3 Not under consideration

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