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Enhance the moddvipa utility to work with (virtual) hostnames.

The z/OS Communication Server utility"moddvipa" works only with IP's. It should be enhanced to also accept a real or virtual hostname to be independent from the IP which is assigned to the hostname.
almost 12 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 6 Not under consideration

RACF RVARY password should have additional control point

Please enhance RACF so that the RVARY STATUS & SWITCH passwords are not the sole control point on this command.Alternatively think up an entirely new more 21st century approach to replace the RVARY password with completely.
over 8 years ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Future consideration

z/VM RACF DB minidisk support

Dear Development.I'd like to have provided option for RACF (RACFVM) having database on standard CMS minidisk (not OS formatted) for standalone zVM (with not shared RACF).Most of zVM I worked with have not shared security DB.If most of the z/VM gue...
over 1 year ago in z/VM 0 Future consideration

DFSMSdss DUMP/Restore NOUCB Volumes

Because of address contraint (one SYSPLEX) we are using multiple MSS. We are using MSS 0 for MetroMirror (aka PPRC) primary devices.We are using MSS 1 for MetroMirror (aka PPRC) secondary devices. We are planning to do consistent Flashcopy for all...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 0 Future consideration

Allow HEAPZONES LE RTO to be set in CEEBXITA Assembler Exits

As documented in the z/OS Language Environment Programming Guide: You cannot set HEAPZONES at the system level, region level, or in the CEEBXITA assembler user exit interface. This RFE documents the need to allow HEAPZONES to be specified in CEEBX...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / LE 1 Not under consideration

Enhancement on CCA/ICSF to support RSA Public Key size 8192 UKDS6 and UKDS7

Enhancement on ICSF/CCA to support RSA Public key size of 8192 on UKDS6 as well as UKDS7.
over 3 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / Crypto HW 7 Planned for future release

z/OS - WTO/WTOR add a No-Manipulate Parameter

Hello IBM, It is a critical requirement for products such as GDPS, that messages are seen by the product. This involves a significant amount of expertise and time to check z/OS, NetView and SA components to ensure that certain messages are not man...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / BCP_Consoles 1 Not under consideration

Allow the LASTCOPY of Copypool backup to expire

Currently, DFHSM will not "EXPIRE" the last copy of a Copypool backup. It flags the tapes as EXPIRE but does not truly expire the tapes. Manual commands must be executed in order to truly expire the backup tapes of the last copy of a copypool.
over 8 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 2 Not under consideration

NMI support for OpenSSH SMF record type 119 94-98

We would like to collect SMF records for sftp 119 subtypes 94-98. We are currently using the NMI to collect SMF 119 records and report on them. Can we get these records via the NMI? Seems inconsistent to us to provide some records via the NMI and ...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / OpenSSH 3 Future consideration

JES2: Add writer id(WTRID) to the JSPA fields so PSF exit 15 can pass writerid in the -opa parameter to a CMOD server

PSF MVS Download to CMOD server:We are testing using Download to send print to CMOD and wanting to customize the output filename to match our existing standards. I have looked at the APSUX15X sample exit, but noted that WTRID is not included in th...
almost 7 years ago in z/OS / JES2 0 Future consideration