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Communications Server

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zERT Report Export

Under zERT Report panel, provide the ability to export the CSV file directly to either a desktop location (via http or ftp), or to the current z/OS location. A progress monitor would also be helpful during the export operation.
about 4 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Need a description field for connection rules in NCA

When creating IPSEC or ATTLS rules there is no free form area of us to add information in to put in information for the rule and the title is a limited set of characters.The requirement maps give us some of that but really we need this at the LPAR...
about 4 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Add INBOUND or OUTBOUND indicator in SERVAUTH Class NETACCESS Profile SMF Records

For SERVAUTH class NETACCESS profiles, please include information on whether the check was INBOUND or OUTBOUND in the LOGSTRING if possible.
over 9 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

Need originating IP address for any 3270 session (TSO, CICS, etc.)

When users enter 3270 to access various applications such as TSO and CICS screens, the SMF records (ideally in SMF 80) should capture both the RACF userid and the source IP address initiating the 3270 session.
almost 7 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Future consideration

Add IKEv2 Message Fragmentation support to IKED

Add support for IKEv2 Message Fragmentation to IKED as described in RFC 7383
over 5 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Future consideration

z/OSMF is lacking by not supporting a valid Policy Agent construct, PortGroup.

Hello, z/OSMF is lacking by not supporting a valid Policy Agent construct, PortGroup.
over 1 year ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Supply QUIESCE / RESUME command for an Application Instance VIPA

To prevent the broadcast of a Application Instance VIPA, we would like to have a similar QUIESCE / RESUME command as available for Sysplex Distributed VIPA. Example command:V TCPIP,,QUIESCE,JOBNAME=ABCDEF and to resume (broadcast the IP address) w...
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Dynamic Reconfiguration of ospf_interface's parameters

Provide command(s) to dynamic reconfiguration of OSPF_Interface statements. The F OMPROUTE,RECONFIG command that is currently available can only be used to add new interfaces, and we have to recycle the OMPROUTE Address Space to apply our changes.
about 10 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 5 Not under consideration

Multiple VTAM ATCCON configuration lists for systems

Add the facility in VTAM to support multiple ATCCONxx configuration lists to allow for one common config list to be read by multiple systems and a system specific config list.
over 7 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Support for Link Aggregation/NIC teaming

With Link Aggregation, the multiple interfaces are aggregated together at a lower level to make them appear at the network layer as a single network interface. This is supported on all other platforms except z/OS.With CISCO ACI and if no OSPF impl...
about 3 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration