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    Increase limit for z/VM VSwitch HiperSocket Bridge Port connectivity to LPAR

    Customer environment uses VSWITCH with a hipersocket bridge and OSA to use a single network that spans CECs. In z/VM 720 the maximum is four LPARs per CEC that can connect to the hipersocket bridge. At DND each CEC has between eight to twelve zVM ...
    over 3 years ago in z/VM 1 Future consideration

    Set system-wide indication that CMS products and configuration files in SFS are preferred,

    Provide a method to indicate whether CMS and CP sources and CMS products are installed in SFS (rather than minidisk) and access a SFS directory in place of configuration minidisks when required.
    over 3 years ago in z/VM 1 Not under consideration

    Enhance applmsg/dmsmsg macro to not require a base register

    The APPLMSG macro uses the DMSMSG macro which generates code that unnecessarily requires a base register. See attached macro expansion. The red instruction is the one that causes a base register to be required. The MVC is badly coded, there's no n...
    about 8 years ago in z/VM 2 Future consideration

    RACFVM: Provide commands to display the current MFA server and to change which MFA server is active.

    Having this functionality would be useful to z/VM Systems Programmers and for RACF/MFA Security Administrators as a way to quickly assess and potentially alter the current MFA server environment if it is determined to be necessary. For z/VM system...
    over 2 years ago in z/VM 2 Future consideration

    Improve LDAPSRCH performance in z/VM

    We use LDAPSRCH to query our enterprise identity management system from z/VM applications to gather required information. The z/VM version LDAPSRCH is extremely slow, taking around 3 seconds for a simple query. The identical query runs <.5 seco...
    almost 5 years ago in z/VM 0 Future consideration

    CMSSTOR macro support relative addressing instructions

    Change the inline re-entrant expansion form of the CMSSTOR macro to use relative addressing, thereby eliminating the need for a base register in the CSECT. The sequence of CNOP 0,4 / LA R1,*+8 (Plist address) / BC 15,Around_Plist / (inline_plist) ...
    over 7 years ago in z/VM 0 Future consideration

    Make z/VM TCPIP FTP server RFC 3659 compliant

    We've recently implemented z/VM 7.1 after being away from z/VM for many, many years. During the setup and installation we tailored TCPIP and specifically the FTP server but discovered that it is not compatible with GUI FTP clients like the FileZil...
    over 6 years ago in z/VM 2 Future consideration

    Allow PAV alias addresses in subchannel sets other than 0

    PAVs must current be in subchannel set 0. We have a shortage of LCUs and would like to match the z/OS configurations.
    about 8 years ago in z/VM 0 Planned for future release

    ICHPWX01 and IRRPWREX sample files for RACF on zVM

    We need sample ICHPWX01 and IRRPWREX sample files so that we can code the REXX exec to comply with our specific password security requirements.
    over 6 years ago in z/VM 4 Planned for future release

    INSTPIPE FTPGET should support secure FTP

    Installing 7.1 second level with media on an FTP server. FTP traffic at our site must be encrypted. INSTPIPE FTPGET should support encrypted FTP for server installs.
    almost 7 years ago in z/VM 0 Future consideration

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