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hbackup of empty USS-Directory

If i make hbackup of an empty USS-directory with "-fXv" options i get RC=0 and if i make hbackup of the same empty USS-directory with "-cXv" i get RC=512 with the messages:ARC1001I /home/a108356/ BACKDS FAILED, RC=0034, REAS=0094ARC1334I BACKUP VE...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 2 Delivered

ICH408I on SDSF class ISFCMD.FILTER.OWNER for FTP FILETYPE=JES

Starting with z/OS 2.5, only SAF (Security Authorization Facility. for example RACF) is supported for SDSF security decision (i.e., ISFPARMS support has been dropped). After adding SDSF class ISFCMD.FILTER.OWNER with UACC(NONE) to prevent public a...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Delivered

Set a specific zlib for zEDC stream to use software instead of hardware via a thread-safe method

I need to be able to perform raw deflate/inflate with compression dictionaries. Currently, there is a limitation where the hardware accelerator does not support the zlib function inflateSetDictionary() when using raw inflate. So I would like to be...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / Ported Tools 2 Delivered

Notify subsystem when TCPIP deletes IOCTL DVIPAs

Our shop allocates a range of IPs for use by DB2 subsystems via the VIPARANGE parameter is our TCP.PROFILE configuration. Since our DB2 DVIPAs are defined in the BSDS, DB2 uses IOCTL DVIPA defines to bind to them. When the TCPIP stack experiences ...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Delivered

Document ASAXWC macro in z/OS MVS Assembler Services Reference manual

Document the ASAXWC Wildcard Service assembler macro in the z/OS MVS Assembler Services Reference manual as a general use programming interface.
over 5 years ago in z/OS / BCP_General 1 Delivered

VLF to use 1MB pages

VLF is used for caching modules and other objects to speed up access in a system. 1MB pages would be a good thing for VLF to use, if specifically told to make use of them.
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / BCP_General 6 Delivered

UNIX file listings require extra work when viewing the list because of case sensitivity

In TSO, the ISHELL utility displays the list of files / sub-directories in aAbBcCdD... order. It makes it real easy to see if a name exists regardless of it being upper/lower case. The ISPF panels do not do that by default and I can find no way to...
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 4 Delivered

OAM and CTRANS processing- We ask for new feature

We have a pretty large Object environment. We have a daily proces of maybe 200 storagegroups that are processed with Class Transition(CTRANS).We delete objects manually via homegrown applications. But sometimes we miss to get that completed in due...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS OAM 6 Delivered

A DISPLAY BCPii Command is needed

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR1011126254User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSMVSE12029Title: A DISPLAY BCPii Command is neededSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : MVS UGPROJ : MVSEFPOC: Step...
about 10 years ago in z/OS / BCP_BCPii 2 Delivered

Add Sysplex Monitoring to SWSA tunnels

We need a way for sysplex autonomics to recognize that an IKED on a particular system is sick and will take itself out of the sysplex when it can not form SWSA tunnels after a certain percentage of failures.
over 7 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Delivered