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Communications Server

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z/OS FTP PROXY OPEN support over TLS

We've recently started to enforce TLS encryption for z/OS FTP connections. Some of our jobs use the FTP "proxy" command to request that a dataset be transferred from one z/OS FTP server to another z/OS FTP server. However, when this is done after ...
5 months ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Future consideration

Provide customer with the option refreshing the msg10 screen when the 'clear' key is hit

Before applying the fix for PQ59246, using a USSMSG10 screen during a TN3270 session logon, when the 'clear' key is hit, the msg10 screen is always refreshed. After PQ59246, it was changed to leave the screen completely clear of any data. Actually...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / Communications Server 3 Not under consideration

Suppression of creation of IUTSAMEH device

We would like to have the opportunity (f.e. a parameter in tcpip profile) to deactive the creation of IUTSAMEH device.
over 3 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

Network Configuration Assistant Install History maintenance

The configuration assistant keeps all the installation history for a stack forever. The only way to reduce the history today is to remove it entirely by copying the stack to a new entity, delete the stack and rename the new entity to the stack nam...
about 6 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Future consideration

Provide TLS_NEGKEYSHARE data for TLSV1.2 protocol in zERT Type 119 Subtype 12 Reporting

We would like to see the TLS_NEGKEYSHARE column in zERT Reporting contain the data which will reflect which elliptical curve is in use. The SMF 119 layout has the field below: 40(X'28') SMF119SS_TLS_Neg_Key_Share 2 Binary Negotiated key share:...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Future consideration

Cert expiry on 119-12

Currently the zERT summary SMF record (type 119 subtype 12) lacks some of the certificate details that are present in the detail record (type 119 subtype 11). I propose that all details collected by the detail record be propagated into the summary...
about 5 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Future consideration

Automated intake of SMF data for zERT (zOSMF)

Currently SMF records are inserted per user interaction with the zERT Data-Interface. This has huge disadvantages: 1) Every SMF file has to be inserted by hand 2) The data will almost never be at "current level"For example: BMC Mainview takes in t...
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 4 Not under consideration

TCP/IP profile NETACCESS with hostname

TCP/IP PROFILE NETACCESS statements can only use ipv4_addr/num_mask_bits, ipv4_addr address_mask or ipv6_addr/prefixlength to identify a network, subnetwork or host. We also would like the ability to specify a hostname that can be related to whate...
almost 3 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Add syntax check to the Policy Agent image / parameter dataset

This function could catch syntax errors in the parameter dataset prior to implementation reducing potential outages.
over 1 year ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

z/OSMF network configuration Assistant use cut/paste of multiple IP Addresses when creating Address Group in IPSEC policy

Ability to use notepad cut and paste to enter multiple ip addresses when creating an Address Group in ipsec policy gui interface of z/OSMF network configuration assistant.
about 3 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 3 Not under consideration