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WLM initiator

WLM initiator address space will be dropped after several minutes inactive. Customer want to control the WLM initiator dropping processing, such as there is a parameter we can set to control how many minutes the WLM initiator will be dropped, or e...
about 10 years ago in z/OS / JES2 2 Not under consideration

Performance improvement for FTPs MVSPUT

When the FTP subcommand MVSPUT (introduced with z/os v2r1) is used then for each member transmitted a new data connection is established. For a non-encrypted connection, this is no problem, but for an encrypted connection each of those data connec...
about 10 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 4 Not under consideration

Logger AUTODELETE at RETPD but not before

Requesting a new logger AUTODELETE option (e.g. AUTODELETE(RETPD)) where both active and inactive log data would be autodeleted at expiration, but not before. RETPD(N>0) Eligible for physical deletion Unexpired Expired Active Inactive Active ...
about 2 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Logger 2 Not under consideration

SORTL instruction in SMF30

Hello dear team, Customer asked a question if we are planning to implement the SORTL instruction for SMF113 into SMF30 as well? Find below his question: "SMF113-record shows the use-count for SORTL-instructions. Are there any plans to bring this ...
about 2 years ago in z/OS / BCP_SMF 1 Not under consideration

option to disable updating last-reference for given volumes

Our 'system' volumes are mounted read-only so they can be shared among multiple, unrelated, z/OS systems. The syslog is full of following error messages related to data sets on these volumes;IEC331I 028-002(000C0010),job,step,IGG0CLEG IEC331I cata...
about 2 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Catalog/IDCAMS/AMS 1 Not under consideration

Configuration Assistant: Ability to copy objects from one backing store to another.

Ability to copy objects (Stacks, rules, groups, traffic descriptions etc.) from one backing store to another. Note: this requirement split out from DW RFE 86000
about 8 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Not under consideration

Additional variable support in Configuration Assistant

Additional variable support. Especially the ability to supply a variable address group name - such as $LPAR_Group - where $LPAR would be resolved by a Stack Symbol. note: this requirement was split out from DW RFE 86000
about 8 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Provide Creation Time in ISPF 3.2 for data sets created with EATTR=OPT

Hello, in support of the new Format 9 DSCBs created for data sets defined with EATTR=OPT (or VSAM) on an EAV, ISPF 3.2 displays the creating jobname and creating stepname for the requested data set. But, there's a third information contained in F9...
about 10 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 3 Not under consideration

Add option BACKUP to HMIG command.

Add option BACKUP to command HMIG that backs up a DSN to a HSM backup volume if none is present, then migrates the dataset to a migrate volume.
about 10 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 2 Not under consideration

Enable AUTOR00 to detect and respond to message ILR031A

Hi, during IPL of our newly installed zos 2.5, we are getting message ILR031A that has been added to AUTOR00 but is being ignored and we do need to manually respond. Please see below: DATA SET LAST UPDATED AT 14:32:37 ON 09/12/2022 (GMT) False 202...
about 2 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Storage Management (inc. RSM/ASM/VSM/DIV) 1 Not under consideration

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