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    HSM post back status should respond quicker rather than waiting to notify DB2

    HSM post back status respond quicker rather than waiting to notify DB2 of the issue to release resources
    over 4 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 0 Future consideration

    DFSMShsm Update delete empty container messages to reflect the function it is for, migration or dump.

    TCT cloud users currently see messages regarding the deletion of empty containers for migration and for dump. These messages are issued when the corresponding function is running. It would be helpful if the messages contained the function keyword ...
    9 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 0 Future consideration

    DFSMShsm failed CDS Backup only stops automatic functions on just one system

    If the cds backup fails, the auto functions should be stopped on all systems, not just the one on which the backup was running.
    almost 6 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 1 Future consideration

    Filemode HSM - allow user to switch to su when issuing hbackup commands

    it appears that if I am a user who can go into su (superuser) and then issue the hbackup command it doesn't honor or check the requestors ability to go to “su” (Facility class BPX.SUPERUSER). So…unless I have full access to all the files I want to...
    about 5 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 2 Future consideration

    DFSMShsm file mode host: truncated pathname in messages ARC1000I and ARC1001I

    At the DD ARCLOG Output Dataset, we have seen several USS paths/files with three dots in the middle (they were truncated, because they are too long). We know that the whole path-/filename can be displayed via the smf fsr record. However, for audit...
    over 3 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 0 Future consideration

    DFSMShsm for files Incremental File Recovery

    We currently use DFSMShsm to back up entire ZFS data sets, as well as Spectrum Protect to back up individual files. When we need to quickly recover a ZFS to the most current state, we first recover the entire ZFS data set, followed by a selective ...
    about 6 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 0 Future consideration

    Ansible automation for OpenShift deployment on Linuxone with z/VM hypervisor

    Ansible Playbooks to automate a User-Provisioned Infrastructure (UPI) deployment of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (RHOCP) with z/VM hypervisor. This process, when done manually, is extremely tedious, time-consuming, and requires high levels...
    over 2 years ago in Linux on IBM Z and LinuxONE 1 Not under consideration

    Would like to see a function in ISMF that would display the SETSYS options currently in use

    Currently if i do a F DFSMSHSM,Q SETSYS - it is a rather long listing. I might missing a setting like MIGRATION HOLDIt would be great if in ISMF, the current parms as they are set could be displayed in an ISPF Table (not to update, just to view)Th...
    over 2 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 1 Future consideration

    z/OSMF enable automatic REST API TSO logoff when logging out of z/OSMF

    Currently, when using software update (and perhaps other OSMF functionality?) a TSO session is started for the REST API and it does not end when a user logs out of z/OSMF. It requires some amount of time without any activity before the session wil...
    over 2 years ago in Linux on IBM Z and LinuxONE 1 Not under consideration

    Allow HSM to have a provision for date/time overwrite in MIGRATE command (same as BACKDS).

    Currently the only way to update the original date/time when a file is migrated is with a PATCH command. Please allow HSM MIGRATE command to set this date like the BACKDS command does
    11 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 0 Future consideration

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