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Communications Server

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Add systemname to syslog record when forwarded by -A parameter of syslogd

Starting with z/OS 3.1 and backported to z/OS V2R5 with APAR PH47666, it is possible to send syslog records to remote destinations by adding Parameter -A to syslogd. Compared to local syslog record, the systemname is missing in the remote target. ...
2 months ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Future consideration

Allow option for V TCPIP,,SYSPLEX,QUIESCE to persist across IPLs

We use the V TCPIP,,SYSPLEX,QUIESCE,TARGET command as part of a high availability strategy to isolate a problem LPAR and remove it from distribution. This works well, but the status is reset when TCPIP is restarted. We would like the ability to al...
6 months ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 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 2 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Future 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 10 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

Enable zERT to Detect Partial/Failed Secure Handshakes

We would like an enhancement to zERT reporting that would detect a failed or otherwise incomplete SSL/TLS or SSH handshake/negotiation in order to distinguish it from a fully unencrypted connection. Right now zERT marks connections that failed to ...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Future consideration

zOSMF - NCA allow to delete default 'Security Levels'

Since a recent upgrade the NCA introduced the capability to delete or add all the default rules which is an appreciated feature. Whereas this idea focuses on the extension of the same functionality to the 'Security Levels'. As we only operate on c...
7 months ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Future consideration

OpenShift Foundation for zCX Support for Egress IP addresses

Currently, we're migrating services from OpenShift x86 to OpenShift in zCX. One of our services have to use Egress IP addresses - this is a security requirement. Once we've configured the Egress IPs within OCP@zCX, we see the outbound SYN coming i...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Future consideration

zERT Analyzer - Enhance Query Builder Capabilities

While using the query builder in zERT it does not offer the ability to filter for either 'User ID' or 'Job Name' even those values are reported in the result set. It would be of great benefit if the query would allow to filter already on those two...
11 months ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Future consideration

z/OSMF Network Configuration Assistant REST API

We get very often requirements to change the IPSec policy to add/remove IP addresses to the different address groups for IPSec. This is very time consuming as sometimes 10 addresses have to be added, sometime 5 have to be removed and so on. Also, ...
10 months ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Future consideration

zOSMF Network Analyzer must support SMF 119(11)

Currently zOSMF Network Analyzer does only support analyzing the zERT Discovery Records from SMF 119(12). However with the introduction of zERT Policy enforcement there must be the option to analyze the SMF 119(11) records too. It makes not sense ...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Future consideration

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