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Communications Server

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    Determining CPU Usage per Application in TCPIP Stack

    We would like to determine the cost and CPU usage of each application running under each address space. Specifically, we need to identify how much CPU usage is consumed by each application under the TCP/IP workload. For example, if the TCP/IP addr...
    6 months ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

    Support EZANS as part of z/OS Communications Server

    The EZANS Netstat dialogue is a vital tool for suporting z/OS Communications Server TCPIP. It is not supoorted and is frozen as a level of z/OS 1.12.IBM should formally support EZANS as part of z/OS Communications Server:1. to accept PMRs for faul...
    about 11 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

    zOSMF - NCA - Add Description as comments to generated Policy

    It would be great if the Description added to the 'Address Groups' (for all policies) would be added to the generated policy, as a comment. This would help when one is checking the installed policy to have more context for the used/installed 'Addr...
    11 months ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Future consideration

    Control Over TCP Listeners Binding to Port 0

    Description: Our organization enforces strict controls over all TCP listeners on our stack using the UNRSV TCP DENY WHEN LISTEN logic and SAF resource keyword definitions. This approach ensures that only authorized listeners, explicitly defined in...
    3 months ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Future consideration

    Provide new functionality to schedule the import of SMF data to the zNA database

    Batch is the preferred method provide the ability to invoke a batch job to import data into the zNA database, outside of zNA, that can be submitted manually or scheduled via a job scheduler or some other scheduled process (i.e., daily) allow the b...
    almost 3 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Future consideration

    z/OSMF Config Assistant: Support read only mode when backing store is locked

    When a user needs to open a backing store in the Configuration Assistant and the backing store is in use by another user, you are presented with the option of canceling or destroying the other user's lock. If the user only needs to view the config...
    over 1 year ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Future consideration

    Add Certificate Information to TLS command

    When updating our certificates in our environment we would use a packet trace to confirm that our certificate updates occurred. This method worked since in TLS 1.2 and earlier the Server Hello would have the certificate in visible in the flow. How...
    over 1 year ago in z/OS / Communications Server 4 Future consideration

    SYSLOGD zIIP eligable

    Since z/OS V3R1 backported to V2R5 (PH47666), SYSLOGD provides the possibility to send logs to remote systems. This open's a whole new world, like connecting systems to Splunk in a very easy way. In times of every MIPS count, this new possibilitie...
    11 months ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

    zERT Network Analyzer - Timezone adjustment with date/time for import

    While loading data into zERT the start and end time reported in the 'Data Management History' tab is not the local or system time. It seems to be UTC and this cannot be changed via the Settings. As I would like to see those times in the local time...
    over 1 year ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Future consideration

    Provide new functionality to import data in to zNA using the Db2 load utility instead of inserts

    - Db2 load utility can be scheduled as a batch job - Load can be run with log no, reducing the logging overhead - Less resource contention
    almost 3 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Future consideration

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