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DFSMS OAM

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Make Abends in CBRUXSAE (OAM security exit) visible

As OAM is a crucial product component at our site we use a SITE developed version of OAM security exit CBRUXSAE. There could be circumstances, where this code can abend. Unfortunately the very only result is, that the requestor gets an unsuccessfu...
about 7 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS OAM 2 Not under consideration

Provide a Wizard in ISMF Panels to create the necessary details to set up OAM

It would be helpful if ISMF had a WIZARD function to help generate the details needed to setup OAM. OAM requires SMS (ACS code and Constructs), DB2 Tables, and OAM CBROAMxx Parmlim, IGDSMSxx parmlib to be set up. A Wizard could provide the structu...
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS OAM 2 Not under consideration

OAM Global MAXTAPERETRIEVETASKS - Increase max from 100 to 256

We are in the process of converting from NEAROAM to OAM, we are 50-60 percent complete and have ran into some performance issues on StorageGroups when assigning threads for the MAXTAPERETRIEVETASKS on the SG. Currently, the global MAXTAPERETRIEVET...
over 7 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS OAM 1 Future consideration

Enhance the HELP Panels in ISMF for OBJECTS

When setting up OAM Objects in ISMF for the first time, I found the HELP panels lacking in detail. They only provide a brief description that uses the name GROUP00. After setting up OAM and working with it for a few weeks, I was able to see that G...
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS OAM 2 Not under consideration

SAMPLIB members for OAM are still being shipped

The following members are still being shipped in SYS1.SAMPLIBCBRHMC CBRHSC CBRHSG A conversation with OAM L2 and L3 indicated that they should be removed. This is to request that they be removed
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS OAM 2 Not under consideration

Cycle start time for OAM stor. group mig

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR00065781User Marketing Field Requirement Number: DSMVSS95002Title: Cycle start time for OAM stor. group migr. less than 1 hSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: 6001 / 03/244 89 85FPOC: B...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS OAM 2 Future consideration

add both compression and encryption support for OAM.

This is so the statement, Pervasive Encryption, is true. Not sure why this was missed in the first place, OAM must support compression and encryption so data can be protected.
over 2 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS OAM 1 Future consideration

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