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Communications Server

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Allow APPN to be returned via the NMI API

Enhancement to allow for APPN data to be monitored and returned using the Network Management Interface (NMI) via a TCPIP socket.
almost 7 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 3 Not under consideration

Post EUNATCH error to NDM when its VIPA was taken by IOCTL

The SYSTCPIP ctrace shows the DVIPA being created by IOCTL. Don't see the the EUNATCH error being posted to the NDM application in the SYSTCPIP ctrace. As per discussion with a co-worker and the developer, when the DVIPA is created using an ioctl(...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Extended ping support in TSO option 6

Need important extended ping in ispf.we can only do workstation of extended ping for OSA, etc. When doing destructive or plan outage to see traffic route with using extended ping. Similar ping ofPing xxx.xxx.xxx -t-t is extended ping and cntl c to...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 8 Not under consideration

In NCA When copying a stack should we should have an option to change the Version of the stack

There are times when we are copying a stack from one image to another. The current image is a lower level then the one we are moving to. Right now I have to stop the process, go to the image, update it and then move it. It would be better to do th...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Add SNMP manager usage of MIBS.DATA for processing alert traps

We are running OSNMP in a started task to receive messages over port 162 from outboard hardware. Previous to z/OS 2.3 the messages come across as EBCDIC and we could use automation to create alerts for warning and critical messages. Now under z/OS...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Configuration Assistant Health Reports

When I create a health check report for it seems to be missing critical information. IPSEC health check shows nothing for the time conditions unless you go to a specific rule and view details. QOS health check shows nothing for the advanced sysple...
almost 11 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

IDS Enhancement for nonstandard source port

We need to a way when an inbound client syn is coming in with a non-standard source port (below 1024) to be able to detect that and take action.
over 3 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

VTAM-IDS : Modify DSMONITR for SLUs

We use VTAM startoption DSMONITR=YES and want to turn it off for special telnet LU's not all. That isn't possibly because the parameter DSMONITR=NO only works with PLUs. Telnet LUs are always SLUs.
over 3 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Need FTP for z/OS to support substitution for MBCS data translation

Need FTP to support substitution for MBCS data translation like SBSUB, DBSUB, and UCSSUB options.
about 7 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

EZD1326I is too vague a message

We started getting this error in our logs NSSD: EZD1326I Request type NSS_VerifySignatureReqToSrv with correlator ID 0000000000000D7D0000000000000000 from from client NSSCERT failed - return code EINVAL reason code NSSRsnSaNotInCertLife . While th...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration