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Request to have su capability added to BPXBATCH

Native BPXBATCH su capability is required to execute system component installation scripts and is often requested for other reasons as well. Please enhance BPXBATCH to include native su capability.
about 7 years ago in z/OS / USS 1 Future consideration

Allow multiple compute_disk_pool configurations

Currently ICIC only supports the use of a single DASD group via compute_disk_pool for local storage. We would like ICIC to support multiple DASD groups in order to allow users to provision persistent storage to a guest from these DASD groups.
7 months ago in IBM Cloud Infrastructure Center 0 Future consideration

Copy SMF records to zWIN zfs without using FTP.

Currently, to copy SMF TYPE98/TYPE100 records requires using FTP. Unless using FTP, the RDW is not written to the zFS file and zWIN cannot process the records. Various utilities were tested, including File Manager but none of them copy the RDW. Th...
about 1 year ago in z/OS / BCP_SMF 0 Future consideration

Multiple OMVS file for STDENV

I would like use multiple OMVS file for STDENV. Usage of concatenate file in MVS environment for STDENV is authorise but not for the OMVS file.
over 2 years ago in z/OS / USS 1 Future consideration

Health check enhancement for XCF_CDS in a zOS Hyperswap environment managed by CSM

The existing checks XCF_CDS_SPOF and XCF_CDS_SEPARATION don't check in a HyperSwap environment that primary CDSes and alternate CDSes are on separate DASD boxes of different sites. An extention should check the site information of the HyperSwap se...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / BCP_IOS 1 Future consideration

Provide better messaging and prevent hang situation in dynamic RRSF main switching

Prevent blocking situations when user is starting a RRSF dynamic main switch if conditions of empty inmsg data sets is not met. Currently it is difficult to detect what the reasons are if a RRSF dynamic main switch is not completed. IBM should try...
about 1 year ago in z/OS / RACF 0 Future consideration

Extend JES2 SSI to return INTRDR settings like AUTH and CLASS

Please add an API extension (presumably in SSI 82) to be able to obtain the current JES2 INTRDR (template) settings as modified by $T INTRDR. Specifically AUTH is urgently needed, but more settings like CLASS are welcome.
over 4 years ago in z/OS / JES2 0 Future consideration

Enhance ISPF LMMLIST to support PDSE Member Generations

When listing a PDSE with member generations include the base member *and* all generations, both the abolute and relative generations. Will need to include when the base member has been deleted by TSO DELETE leaving the newest generation as an orph...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / ISPF 0 Future consideration

Enhance ISPF LMMDEL to support PDSE Member Generations

If use on a member generations then just delete that generation. If use on generation 0 (base member) then delete the base member and *all* generations.
over 1 year ago in z/OS / ISPF 0 Future consideration

Reduce the polling time between zOSMF Workflow/Template Steps

For a non-REST-steps in z/OSMF Workflow like JCL step, there is an internal poll time which is 5 seconds (fix). Currently, the Workflow users cannot reduce the internal poll time manually. For Services or Application that use z/OSMF Templates or W...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

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