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z/OSMF enable automatic REST API TSO logoff when logging out of z/OSMF

Currently, when using software update (and perhaps other OSMF functionality?) a TSO session is started for the REST API and it does not end when a user logs out of z/OSMF. It requires some amount of time without any activity before the session wil...
over 2 years ago in Linux on IBM Z and LinuxONE 1 Not under consideration

Enhance RMF M3 filtering capability

Please provide a means in the RMF M3 enclave panel to filter on user id, similar to the existing capability to filter on service class.
over 5 years ago in z/OS / RMF 2 Future consideration

RMFIII WFEX in batch mode with longer time ranges from 7 to 30 days or more

WFEX (Work Flow Exception) is a performance tool that directly facilitates determination of causes/reasons for delays in workloads. However, the interactive facility on TSO has limitations, it only captures events interactively on short time range...
about 3 years ago in z/OS / RMF 12 Functionality already exists

Include RMF field at PROCU Screen Monitor III and OMEGAMON

We are replacing our monitor by OMEGAMON and we are missing a field in RMF and OMEGAMON. We are using RMF PROCU (Processor Usage) screen and have the field Total CPU Time in mSec. We would like to suggest having more fields describing this CPU Tim...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / RMF 1 Planned for future release

Secure RMF CPC panel

We are looking for a supported way to secure the RMF CPC Capacity panel (ERB3BFI) to restrict access to technical support staff only (whilst allowing access to all other panels) I have not been able to find anything in manuals that describes a for...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / RMF 0 Future consideration

RMF API JSON Support.

It would be nice to get JSON support for RMF APIs. Rightnow it only support XML.
over 8 years ago in z/OS / RMF 1 Future consideration

s390x based oc-mirror plugin for linuxONE OpenShift clusters to mirror Operator HUB file based catalog in Air gapped environment.

oc-mirror plugin can fine-tune the configuration to only include the OpenShift Container Platform releases and Operators that cluster needs which reduces the amount of data needed to download and transfer. Currently s390x based oc-mirror plugin is...
over 2 years ago in Linux on IBM Z and LinuxONE 1 Not under consideration

RMF Postprocessor Device Activity report filter option enhancements

In the Post Processor Device Activity report, we would like to have filter options for volsers, either as an include or exclude filter/statement.And for storage groups, we would like to have generic storage group filters like SG(PROD*) and an opti...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / RMF 0 Future consideration

RMF SR to support blanks in passphrase

RMF SpreadSheet Reporter should support blanks in passphrases. Currenlty, when we define a SYSTEM within RMF SR, we try to connect to the z/OS system and we use a RACF Passphrase that contains blanks, the connection from RMF SR to z/OS fails with ...
almost 4 years ago in z/OS / RMF 1 Not under consideration

RMF Postprocessor Cache Subsystem Activity report volser filter option

We would like to get a filter option for volsers for the section “Cache Device Activity / Cache Subsystem Device Overview” of the RMF Post Processor Cache Subsystem Activity report. It would be great if we could use generic specifications like "vo...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / RMF 0 Future consideration