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More details behind LDAP's Internal Errors like R008115

LDAP reason code: R008115 An internal TDBM backend error has occurredis not enough detail for customers to fix the problem themselves. Internal issues like not defining an entry completely (eg, the user used on a Bind) should be externalized.
about 5 years ago in z/OS / LDAP 2 Future consideration

SAF Resource Protection for Port 0

Create a SAF Resource or some other type of protection to protect port 0 from IDs requesting BIND / LISTEN. IDs must then be permitted the specific access to be able to do so.
over 3 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Future consideration

drivining z/OSMF REST API from uss without credentials

I want to be to invoke z/OSMF REST API while I'm logged in uss without providing credentials that I have passed when I logged to uss.
over 5 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

ABARS - filters in the SYSIN to select the datasets

We are using ABARS as a backup solution for a new project. However I have to select different datasets, including GDG's and I cannot find a way to use DFSMSDss resources in my ABARS (ABACKUP) SYSIN. As far as I can see I can only use INCLUDE and E...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 1 Future consideration

SDSF WLM panels should display dynamic information

Submitted By: SHARE-MVSE Submitted Date: 12/04/2022 Submitter Name: Mike Shorkend (System Software Specialist) Submitter Email: mike@shorkend.com Description: Over the last few releases, SDSF has provided some great new features. One area to be ex...
almost 2 years ago in z/OS / SDSF 0 Future consideration

Avoid HIS's deleting WIC files when WIC collection stopped

Submitted By: SHARE-MVSE Submitted Date: 12/04/2022 Submitter Name: Mike Shorkend (System Software Specialist) Submitter Email: mike@shorkend.com Description: When you use HIS to record WIC records by using this command: F HIS,WIC,INMEM=IFASMF..W...
almost 2 years ago in z/OS / BCP_General 0 Future consideration

Update Security Configuration Assistant Plug-In to allow ability to permanently ignore some failures.

If a particular failure will never be changed, this would allow for a "clean" report. This would allow administrators to focus on important failures. A method should also be supplied to examine all excluded failures in case the situation changes.
almost 2 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

Long IOS recovery time in HyperPAV environment

Customer has concern about the IOS recovery time when the dasd devices are unresponsive.When IFCC or MIH type error occurs, IOS performs the DPS validation. During this DPSVAL, if the SNID (Sense Path Group ID) command fails, the defective path is...
almost 9 years ago in z/OS / BCP_IOS 3 Future consideration

z/VM Improve IP wizard

IPWizard functinality need to be improved. we are using portgroup with LACP and (multi) VSwitch configuration to provide TCP/IP connectivity.
about 7 years ago in z/VM 0 Future consideration

Allow blank lines in AMASPZAP input

Allow blank lines in SYSIN for AMASPZAP to help readability. Already discussed with Jim Mulder and Barry Lichtenstein. Barry also suggested allowing for an * in column 1 to be consistent with Binder.
about 7 years ago in z/OS / Program Management/Binder 0 Future consideration