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SMS SPACE CONSTRAINT RELIEF -create a REPORT that informs the usage of SCR

Customer is changing OEM STOPX37 to SMS SPACE CONSTRAINT RELIEF. He can verify SCR is working because msg IGD17286I is issued. It informs the space percentual (%) is being reduced. But we can't find a way to create a REPORT that informs the usage ...
almost 9 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS SMS 2 Not under consideration

Tape Support of the zNFS Server

Before OA46679, the NFS client user were able to access the data on TAPE when it is a single data set or a multi-volume data set <= 59 volumes.We are using z/OS in a mixed dasd & TAPE environment don't know when the appropriate data are on ...
almost 9 years ago in z/OS / Network File System (NFS) 2 Not under consideration

Enhance SERVAUTH SAFNAME for Netaccess to hold an entire IPv4 or IPv6 Address

Please enhance the SAF name for SERVAUTH class NETACCESS statement so I can simply code an entire IPv4 or IPv6 address as the SAF name.
about 9 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

Add SOURCEVIPAINTERFACE information to NETSTAT command

When changing from TCPIP device / link to interface statement, customer was unable to verify SOURCEVIPAINTERFACE was in effect and what SOURCEVIPA was being used. The customer requested that SOURCEVIPAINTERFACE information for XCF links to be adde...
about 6 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Not under consideration

zAware support for SYSLOG

We need the ability to have syslog fed to zAware realtime like operlog. zAware cannot be used for non-Operlog systems currently.
about 9 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / General/Miscellaneous 4 Not under consideration

Support to use CICS-ICSF Attachment Facility from C/C++ linkage

the CICS-ICSF Attachment Facility ca not be utilized when invoking ISCF API's via C linkage or 64 bit assembler stubs. The CICS-ICSF Attachment Facility can ONLY be utilized by 31 bit assembler stubs. We request support to use CICS-ICSF Attachment...
about 9 years ago in z/OS / ICSF 2 Not under consideration

zOSMF and Comm Server support for # character in AT-TLS/IPSec Policies

Our environment uses the # character as part of User IDs and Job/Task Names. Keyring names are based off the User Id and need to be specified in the AT-TLS policies. However, the # character is not allowed to be used in these policy fields as it i...
about 9 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

FTP server dynamic allocation of new datasets

FTP Server always dynamically allocates MVS datasets with DISP=(NEW,CATLG,CATLG) and this behavior cannot be modified. Can a design change be made to optionally allow the modification of the DISP parameter when allocating new datasets (in particul...
about 3 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Create Health Checker Check to Detect Jobname Style Port Reservation

Create a health checker check to detect if any PORT or PORTRESERVATION statements do not contain a SAF keyword.
about 9 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

SWA SVA changes in z/OS V2.2 do not provide public API to provide SVA address translation for non-IBM dump formatters

• Changes in z/OS V2.2 to SWA SVA, that facilitates SVA translation, have occurred and have subsequently moved these internal control blocks above the bar. • Users of SWAREQ and IEFHQMREQ are not affected, but ISV dump formatters, that will usuall...
about 9 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Scheduler 2 Not under consideration

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