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DFSMS OAM

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Enabling of a rest service/https support to use OAM functions

Enhancement of OAM by enabling rest service support for customers to use OAM functions
over 3 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS OAM 1 Future consideration

OAM access from C/C++

Similar to sample programs like CBROSR* we need a C/C++ interface program for accessing OAM.
about 4 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS OAM 1 Future consideration

Add an additional parameter for CBRUXSAE (OAM Security exit) to get the Db2 SSID or name of OAM system

Currently, we've the requirement to setup a Multiple-OAM Environment. This have to be done for some application restore tests. Currently, our OAM Security exit checks RACF for the access rights to the collections (the RACF ressources are the colle...
9 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS OAM 0 Planned for future release

Add new parameter in SYS1.PARMLIB to allow OAM to use an optional LPAR name for zFS-resident objects

Currently, when OAM accesses objects where the Primary copy is resident in zFS, the full filesystem pathname is built dynamically, and one of the elements in the pathname is the LPAR name. In cases where an OAM environment is moved to a different ...
4 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS OAM 0 Future consideration

Replace CBRUXSAE OAM security exit with RACF STGADMIN profiles

The CBRUXSAE installation exit provides security authorization checking againstusers performing OSREQ transactions on object data. It is ASM code.We'd like a solution relying on RACF STGADMIN profiles.
over 6 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS OAM 2 Future consideration

Reconnecting OTIS after the corresponding Db2 was started in Maintenance Mode and later in Operating Mode ( OAM recognize this this )

When a Db2 instance is stopped and started normally the corresponding OAM and OTIS reconnect to it as expected. If this Db2 is stopped and started in Maintenance Mode OAM acknowledges this and reconnect to this Db2 when it is started afterwards in...
6 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS OAM 1 Future consideration

OAM Object support >2GB

OAM Large Object support should be enhanced to support objects with a size larger than 2GB per object.
about 6 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS OAM 1 Future consideration

Automated OAM configuration tuning advisor tool

Automated OAM configuration tuning advisor tool
over 6 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS OAM 1 Future consideration

Add dynamic allocation failure on Primary tape copy to criteria for automatic Backup

A common error condition for the Primary copy on tape is a dynamic allocation failure. Currently, this does not trigger the AutoBackup feature, if enabled. This anomaly totally defeats the benefit of AutoBackup.
over 2 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS OAM 1 Future consideration

Add a print channel to the OAM started task which only contains output from the OSMC Detail block

This would help all OAM Administrators, as it would avoid extraneous lines in the OSMC Detail block, which can be very difficult to read
over 2 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS OAM 1 Future consideration

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