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SMP/E

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SMP/E Root CA certificate change request

Current IBM SMP/E Root certificate, DigiCert Global Root CA, is using weak SHA1 algorithm. We are working on replacing all certificates using SHA1 with much more secure SHA256. Many vendors already switched their SMP/E client certificates to use ...
3 months ago in z/OS / SMP/E 1 Not under consideration

Backup/Restore During zOSMF Software Update

Scenario: A user would like to apply updates to their Software Instance in Software Update on z/OSMF. Current: Right now, you can perform a corrective install, recommended install, or functional install and the environment is updated with no backu...
10 months ago in z/OS / SMP/E 0 Future consideration

z/OSMF Software update - HOLD ACTIONs

Provision to save HOLD ACTIONS arising from a software update to a software instance (preferrably zone wise) to a MVS dataset.
over 2 years ago in z/OS / SMP/E 1 Future consideration

Changing Allocation Libraries Values during a Deployment operation in z/OSMF Software Management

Using the CustomPac ISPF Dialogs, we previously had the ability to change allocation dataset values via ServerPac while installing a new zos version. We used to do this trying to avoid space jcl problems while applying RSUs and PTF during the whol...
about 1 year ago in z/OS / SMP/E 1 Future consideration

z/OSMF Software Update tasks needs to wait for migrated datasets to be recalled instead of abend

z/OSMF Software Update tasks needs to wait for migrated datasets to be recalled instead of abend right away when it finds a dataset it needs, to be migrated.
about 2 years ago in z/OS / SMP/E 6 Future consideration

z/OSMF Software install existing SMPWKDIR directory/file system.

Provide an ability to specify and use an existing SMPWKDIR directory/file system.
almost 3 years ago in z/OS / SMP/E 1 Future consideration

print HOLDDATA for SMP/E RESTORE Command

It should be helpful, if you print the HOLDDATA on the SMP/E RESTORE Command.
over 5 years ago in z/OS / SMP/E 0 Future consideration

Generate an ID that can be used to validate and track the software rollout

There are two parts to this request: 1) Generate a digital signature after any SMP/E action that changes the target library. 2) Provide a way to inquire on the signature value in the running system/component/subsystem. The digital signature/hash m...
over 5 years ago in z/OS / SMP/E 4 Future consideration

Change z/OSMF Software Management to add "Import and Receive Enhanced HOLDDATA"

z/OSMF brings new capabilities to z/OS. The one handful is the Software Management, but one thing that could be added is to download (or upload) enhanced holddata and receive it. Today it is only possible to list the missing HIPERs (and PEs) but r...
about 6 years ago in z/OS / SMP/E 0 Future consideration

z/OS Software Management REST API Should Support Deployment of a Portable Software Instance

We drive installation of our products from z/OSMF workflows. Those workflows have automated steps to add a Portable Software Instance to z/OSMF Software Management, but the customer must then a) leave the z/OSMF Workflows task b) manually deploy ...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / SMP/E 0 Future consideration

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