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Need command to report same information provided by HCD option 2.5.

We would like a z/OS system command that would return the same information provided by HCD option 2.5. Part of this information is returned by the D IOS,CONFIG command, but the activation scope (are HW and/or SW activations allowed) is not current...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / BCP_IOS 2 Not under consideration

Extended ping support in TSO option 6

Need important extended ping in ispf.we can only do workstation of extended ping for OSA, etc. When doing destructive or plan outage to see traffic route with using extended ping. Similar ping ofPing xxx.xxx.xxx -t-t is extended ping and cntl c to...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 8 Not under consideration

DIGTCERT owner change

Set the owner of DIGTCERT profiles to either IBMUSER or SYS1 when they are created, or provide a means to change the owner afterwards.
over 10 years ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Not under consideration

In NCA When copying a stack should we should have an option to change the Version of the stack

There are times when we are copying a stack from one image to another. The current image is a lower level then the one we are moving to. Right now I have to stop the process, go to the image, update it and then move it. It would be better to do th...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

z/VM 6.4 SSI PDR

z/VM 6.x SSI Persistent Data Record. Okay, we Flash all of our z/VM DASD while z/VM is Active and then back those Flashed DASD to tape. So, we restore all the volumes at our Disaster Recovery Site and then try to IPL the first z/VM 6.x SSI member ...
almost 7 years ago in z/VM 4 Not under consideration

Add SNMP manager usage of MIBS.DATA for processing alert traps

We are running OSNMP in a started task to receive messages over port 162 from outboard hardware. Previous to z/OS 2.3 the messages come across as EBCDIC and we could use automation to create alerts for warning and critical messages. Now under z/OS...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

TSO REXX - SAY SHOULD NOT CHOP OUTPUT IN

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR031011415User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SOMVSE90027Title: TSO REXX - SAY SHOULD NOT CHOP OUTPUT INTO 79 CHAR PIECESSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : MVS ...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / TSO 2 Not under consideration

TSO/E: SUBMIT Should Provide for Not Tra

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR00074949User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSMVSE99507Title: TSO/E: SUBMIT Should Provide for Not Translating to Upper CaseSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: DFNA / 972-447-0298F...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / TSO 2 Not under consideration

TSO/E - Make GDG Dataset Names valid for

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0429115953User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSSHARE014961Title: TSO/E - Make GDG Dataset Names valid for TSO PARSESubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : MVS UGPR...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / TSO 2 Not under consideration

IDS Enhancement for nonstandard source port

We need to a way when an inbound client syn is coming in with a non-standard source port (below 1024) to be able to detect that and take action.
over 3 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

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