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Upgrade LibreSSL version to latest under z/OS 3.1 is possible.

As seen via the ssh -V command => OpenSSH_8.4p1, LibreSSL 3.0.2 This version of LibreSSL is not compatible with the latest OpenSSL 3.0 that was installed on an AIX server and that broke an existing CICS application's TCPIP socket connection to ...
4 months ago in z/OS / OpenSSH 0 Future consideration

Rise limits of Guest Coupling simulation support

We try to run zOS systems within a sysplex with large DB2 group buffer pool structures. These structures cannot be allocated if zOS is running in zVM because they are bigger than the given (undocumented) limit. The intention is virtualize systems ...
8 months ago in z/VM 0 Future consideration

Allow reuse for VSAM file opened in RLS mode

To be able to use REPRO with the REUSE option against a VSAM file that is opened in RLS mode
over 3 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS VSAM/RLS 1 Planned for future release

HSM EXPIREBV to be part of Automated function

In most of the clients I have worked, one thing I observed is they were missing to run EXPIREBV regularly. Few shops schedule them as batch jobs or run adhoc and when people change or with time, they tend to forget to look into it. Because of this...
about 1 year ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 0 Future consideration

IDCAMS PRINT translate lowercase EBCDIC characters

The output of an IDCAMS PRINT job includes both the raw data in printed hexadecimal and also in a "translated" section that displays capital English and special characters from the EBCDIC code page. In the current environment, it would be very hel...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / DFSMS Catalog/IDCAMS/AMS 1 Functionality already exists

RMM catsynch verify error listing

PGM=EDGHSKP,PARM='CATSYNCH,VERIFY' takes a SVC dump.Unfortunately, you have to find out why!The cause seem to be orphaned "rename in Progress" data sets.RMM message data set contains Information:EDG2237E CATALOG SEARCH INTERFACE REQUEST FAILED RET...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 1 Planned for future release

BPX SYNTAXCHECK validation of FILESYSTYPE

As part of the work to migrate systems to z/OS 2.5, I believe many customers are converting HFS files to ZFS, and removing the related HFS definitions from BPXPRMxx. Recently we made a mistake of changing the FILESYSTYPE TYPE(HFS) statement to TYP...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / USS 0 Future consideration

Provide JES2 health check to show when init parms do not match currently active parms

We have a number of JES2 environments which have evolved over time. Due to consolidation, acquisitions and simplification, JES2 init parms may have been modified without the active environment being updated. With many parameters, a JES2 warm start...
about 2 years ago in z/OS / JES2 0 Future consideration

Create new class B command to refresh stored DASD info without VARY OFF/ON the device

At present, for CP to see updated DASD info (like VOLSER, VTOC, etc), a device must be varied off/on to refresh the data. If the disk has been relabeled by a guest using full-pack minidisk, then the guest sees different information than a user wit...
12 months ago in z/VM 0 Future consideration

DFSMSdss SPACEREL command to support UCB unit address

Dear IBM Developer team, After working with the IBM support team for DFSMSdss SPACEREL command, we have realized that it is not possible to use UCB unit address in the DYNam parameter for the SPACEREL command, and it only supports VOLSER and STORG...
about 3 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 4 Future consideration

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