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DFSMS PDS/PDSE

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Provide A Command to Increase a PDSE V2 MAXGEN Value

When allocating a PDSE Version 2 Library one is required to specify a MAXGEN value that limits the number of Member Generations allowed within the PDSE. If the value is too small the user must either live with it, or recreate the PDSE in such as w...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS PDS/PDSE 1 Future consideration

PCIT0307-1028 Prevent Corruption to PDSEs

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: william.pape@citigroup.comSubmitters Company: Citigroup PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: PCIT0307-1028 Prevent Corruption to PDSEsHomework Assigned: NoRequirement Category: Core TechnologyCurrent Status: Closed St...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS PDS/PDSE 3 Future consideration

DFSMSdfp - Multi volume PDSE

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR062910266User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSMVSS09008Title: DFSMSdfp - Multi volume PDSESubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : MVS UGPROJ : MVSSFPOC: Elmer E La...
about 10 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS PDS/PDSE 1 Future consideration

PDSE Monitor DUMPNEXT enhancement for multi-system dumps

Enhance existing PDSE monitor DUMPNEXT functionality to dump the PDSE address space(s) on remote systems. Remote PDSE address spaces should be dumped in cases where a remote system has not responded to locking requests as reported by the PDSE moni...
almost 7 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS PDS/PDSE 0 Future consideration

PDSE V1 to V2 Bulk Conversion Utility

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR100313340User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSMVSS13005Title: PDSE V1 to V2 Bulk Conversion UtilitySubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : MVS UGPROJ : MVSSFPOC: E...
about 10 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS PDS/PDSE 1 Future consideration

Further modify the PDSE monitor's processing

Through cases of Blocked Workload when lower priority tasks hold resources but do not get sufficient CPU time to complete their work and then release those resources which are in turn being waited on by higher priority tasks. • Seen in CPU constra...
about 4 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS PDS/PDSE 0 Future consideration

LLA refresh on large PDSE

DEVSERV macro needs a release all verb to improve the performance of an LLA refresh in a PDSE.
over 8 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS PDS/PDSE 2 Future consideration

SYSZIGW0 should prevent deletion

My customer encountered the message IGW039I while allocating a new dataset although the dataset could have been deleted normally. The deletion should be prevented by qname SYSZIGW0. Please refer to case TS009656465 for more details.
almost 2 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS PDS/PDSE 1 Not under consideration

PDSE V2 health checks

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR100313351User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSMVSS13008Title: PDSE V2 health checksSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : MVS UGPROJ : MVSSFPOC: Elmer E Latorre/S...
about 10 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS PDS/PDSE 1 Future consideration

Avoid out of storage abends in LLA

LLA should not try to honor LLACOPY when there is not enough private memory available to do so. A better behavior would be to reject the LLACOPY and produce a proper CSV message to indicate this anomaly. Maybe it is possible to delay the LLACOPY t...
about 1 year ago in z/OS / DFSMS PDS/PDSE 0 Future consideration