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    zOSMF Network Analyzer Performance Improvement

    When importing 'large' SMF datasets with ~200m records, the zOSMF NCA Java reads all records to filter filter Type 119 records relevant. In sample this are around 2m records. This process runs for more than 4h (wasting CPU resources), which is ver...
    almost 3 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

    Provide more granular TCP statistical counters

    I'd like to request that IBM add more granular counters for the TCP statistics "EPHEMERAL PORTS EXHAUSTED" value. During a recent incident IBM pointed out that the single TCP stats ephemeral ports exhausted counter can have multiple incrementers: ...
    almost 3 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Future consideration

    ZOSMF Configuration Assistant - Automatic backups Configuration Changes

    Our team uses z/OSMF Communication Server Configuration Assistant to implement at-tls, ids, and ipsec policy on z/OS 2.2 Communications Server. We would like for configurations to be automatically backed up after a change is made in each. Several ...
    almost 9 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Future consideration

    Make location of pids for communications server daemons configurable

    Serveral of the CS daemon pids (e.g. /etc/syslog.pid, /tmp/pagent.pid) arewritten to directories /etc or /tmp and the location can't be changed. We think /etc is a configuration directory and no daemon should write to it. To /tmp everybody has wri...
    almost 3 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Future consideration

    IDS Flood IP Address(s) Exclusion

    We would like to be able to exclude an IP Address(s) for an IDS Flood Attack. We currently can only exclude and IP Address(s) on these type of attacks: TCP Queue Size Attack EE Malformed Packet Attack EE LDLC Check Attack EE Port Check Attack EE X...
    about 12 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 4 Not under consideration

    FTP SOCKS support of USERID/PASSWORD

    We would like to implement FTP SOCKS authentication support (USERID/PASSWORD - METHOD x'02')
    over 10 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

    Resolver resilience (routing to the DNS) needs to be improved

    I opened a case with IBM where OSNMPD was building .boots files with the Loopback address inside instead of the Stack Static VIPA. It turns out that the Resolver was unable at that point during startup to obtain a route to the DNS and just gave up...
    about 6 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.
    almost 11 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

    Enhance FTP DIR Results for PDSE

    Enhanced the results of the FTP subcommand DIR to report a PDSE as PE or PO-E, instead of as PO where it can be confused with a PDS.
    over 4 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

    Support creating PDSE V2 data sets in FTP Server SITE and Client LOCSITE command

    Much to my chagrin, I found that I could not create a PDSE V2 data set using the available parameters in the SITE command, rather only a PDSE V1. I had to use the rather roundabout way of using DFDSS unload, FTP the unload file, then DFDSS reload.
    about 3 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Future consideration

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