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    s390x based oc-mirror plugin for linuxONE OpenShift clusters to mirror Operator HUB file based catalog in Air gapped environment.

    oc-mirror plugin can fine-tune the configuration to only include the OpenShift Container Platform releases and Operators that cluster needs which reduces the amount of data needed to download and transfer. Currently s390x based oc-mirror plugin is...
    over 2 years ago in Linux on IBM Z and LinuxONE 1 Not under consideration

    Is IBM health check VSAMRLS_TVS_ENABLED still required under zOS v3.1 ?

    Now that DFSMStvs is included in the base install of zOS v3.1, health check VSAMRLS_TVS_ENABLED excepts as it now finds the product installed but not enabled. I suspect the majority of zOS customers do not enable this now free product? so would ha...
    over 1 year ago in z/OS / DFSMS VSAM/RLS 7 Functionality already exists

    VSAM RLS Lock Information

    Today VSAM RLS relies on the LISTSUBSYS(ALL) and LISTSTAT IDCAMS share control dataset commands as a way to list the CICS regions which hold locks in RLS files and to provide statistics of usage of a certain sphere. There is no information about w...
    over 8 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS VSAM/RLS 1 Functionality already exists

    RLS should delete a RRS context interest when a dataset using TVS is closed.

    RLS should delete its RRS Context when the dataset being processed via TVS is closed. This would remove client address space exposure to RLS, Context Services, and RRS issues when TVS processing is no longer occuring.
    over 7 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS VSAM/RLS 0 Future consideration

    Allow masking on the SHCDS LISTSUBSYS and LISTSUBSYSDS commands

    Provide the ability to mask the subsystem name in the SHCDS LISTSUBSYS and SHCDS LISTSUBSYSDS commands. Currently these commands only allow a single subsystem name or ALL subsystems. There is no granularity.
    over 8 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS VSAM/RLS 1 Future consideration

    VSAM RLS KSDS to monitor pseudo splits

    Bradesco Bank want IBM to add a way to monitor RLS VSAM (KSDS) 'Pseudo Split' occurrences. Customer wants to have a capability that can be used to implement a governance process for this purpose. "Pseudo split" situation is where new records are i...
    about 9 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS VSAM/RLS 1 Future consideration

    Add a function to monitor transaction statistics in DFSMStvs

    DFSMStvs will be part of the main IBM products at this integrated IBM client account, but there is a TVS enhancement that we want to have. We are asking IBM to implement a new TVS function to monitor transaction statistics. We want to have somethi...
    almost 10 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS VSAM/RLS 1 Future consideration

    Provide a warning threshold or limit for the number of record locks

    A looping application in a development environment can request an excessive number of record locks. This can result in excessive cells in use for the IGWLNHRB Storage Pools and a storage shortage which can terminat and restart the SMSVSAM address ...
    over 2 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS VSAM/RLS 1 Functionality already exists

    RFE for the limit for number of TCB'SMSVSAM is allowed to generate on z/OS 2.1

    System: z/OS 2.1 SMSVSAM..Actor: User needing new feature which prevent from a burst of UNQUIESCE/OPEN of RLS files that brought down smsvsam..Description: In pmr 12534,000,738, customer encountered Abend 092A storage shortage VSAM hung which due ...
    over 10 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS VSAM/RLS 1 Future consideration

    Avoid High SMSVSAM CPU Consumption

    SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR070413309User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSMVSE12038Title: Avoid High SMSVSAM CPU ConsumptionSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : MVS UGPROJ : MVSEFPOC: Larr...
    over 11 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS VSAM/RLS 2 Not under consideration

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