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DFSMS SMS

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Need improved SMS initialization message for IPL automation

During an IPL, SMS issues the IGD020I message indicating that SMS has completed initializtion. Unfortunately, the SMS intialization does not include all of the SMS subfunctions (such as compression services, SMS VSM, etc.) since those subfunctions...
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS SMS 1 Not under consideration

Need indication in ACS routine that SMSHONOR has been specified

We have a variety of systems that have very different logic in the ACS routines and most of them utilize the UNIT parameter for determination of assignment. As such, it has always been a challenge to get the proper assignment in cases when we want...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS SMS 0 Not under consideration

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