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New SIMULATE Option for OAM/OSMC Processing

Add a new parameter for OSMC processing, to simulate execution, and report CBR9370I statistics.
over 7 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS OAM 2 Delivered

zHMC Certificate expiration of 10yrs is too long

The 10 year expiration certificate does not meet JPMC requirements as defined by ATCS-840 of a two year expiration period. We explained that we normally go through a CEC upgrade every 18 months – 2 years in which we upgrade the HMCs so it never re...
over 7 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE) 3 Delivered

RACFVM query template level

Create a way to query the RACF template level in z/VM similar to how the RRSF "SET LIST" command works for z/OS.
over 7 years ago in z/VM 2 Delivered

ZOSMF Verification Pop-up before installing configuration

Our team uses z/OSMF Communication Server Configuration Assistant to implement at-tls, ids, and ipsec policy on z/OS 2.2 Communications Server. We would like a pop-up that kicks off on the "Install File" screen after clicking Go. The pop-up would ...
over 7 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Delivered

Display Current Sysplex on ZOSMF Config Assistant Webpages

Our team uses z/OSMF Communication Server Configuration Assistant to implement at-tls, ids, and ipsec policy on z/OS 2.2 Communications Server. We would like a message to be prominently displayed at the top of each webpage that shows what sysplex ...
over 7 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 3 Delivered

- z/OSMF Workflow Assignee Field Addition

Add an additional field on the Workflows under the Assignee to include an Alias (description field), so it is a little easier to identify the USER ID. Jerry
about 4 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 2 Delivered

Using CPACF with HW "built-In" instructions - Linux on z

SV likes to use HW Crypto support of CPACF (see Principles of Operation) in their applications running on Linux for z Systems (LinuxONE) As of requiremts of their architecture and as of performance reasons, they want to use the CPACF instructions ...
over 8 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / Crypto HW 5 Delivered

LE to support IEPF in CICS

In order to support IEPF in CICS it is necessary for LE to also support IEPF in a CICS environment. LE uses EXEC CICS GETMAINs which, with IEPF, will by default return non-excuteable storage.CICS will provide an option on the EXEC CICS GETMAIN to ...
about 4 years ago in z/OS / LE 1 Delivered

zSeries HMC or API to query the Support Element to extract the time adjustment messages from current PTS or future PTS

We are requesting the ability for the zSeries HMC to query the Support Element of the PTS (or any processor that could become the PTS) for Audit log information in an effort to be able to create a schedule operation by which the time adjustment me...
almost 9 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE) 3 Delivered

Add bulk processing to HWIQUERY for activation/load profiles in zEC12 and up

Expand the BCPii "bulk processing" improvements for HWIQUERY in z/OS 2.1 to retrieving the activation and load profile attributes (HWI_IMAGE_ACTPROF and HWI_LOAD_ACTPROF). This is in conjunction with the BCPii RFE#83196, as I understand the limita...
almost 9 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE) 2 Delivered

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