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Need to add Enable/Disable field for where used check on reusable rules

Due to the number of stacks that we have in the environment we use a lot of reusable rules. We use the "Show Were Used" to verify where are rules are installed however this is missing a crucial piece of information, if the rule is enabled or disab...
about 3 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Add TCPIP LOGSTRING Information for RACINIT NetAccess Authorization Checks

Add TCPIP LOGSTRING Information for RACINIT NetAccess Authorization Checks. Currently the NetAccess RACINIT checks don't show the IP address in the TCPIP Logstring information which is currently working as designed based on conversations with z/OS...
over 9 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

Prioritize On Demand Migrations / SHARE Req#SSMVSS14001

When a volume exceeds the high threshold the ENF72 message will trigger an ON Demand Migration for that volume. In our environment we have many PROD volumes that exceed the high threshold, but at the same time we also have many TEST volumes that e...
over 9 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 2 Not under consideration

Messages for OSNMPD and SNMP Unix command need documenting

Whilst trying to migrate SNMP from v1/v2 to v3 I was trying to read the messages produced by the OSNMPD started task and by the SNMP Unix command. These are an odd set of messaged and don't match the normal IBM standards. I have found nowhere wher...
over 9 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

SMF type80 subtype 02 need report underlying resource when access defaults to default resource

While trying to track down the resource name associated with a DFRMM facility profile violation, we only see a default resource name STGADMIN.EDG.MASTER when there is actually an underlying more-specfic resource being requested. We have all DFRMM ...
over 9 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 3 Not under consideration

Provide DFHSM Class Transitioning by # of GDG's on Primary

Currently, support exists only to migrate based on # of GDG's on Primary. Would alternatively like to class transition instead of migrate.
over 9 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 2 Not under consideration

Increae maxlinesize for diff and patch

diff and patch have a line size limit of 1024 characters. This is small for today's computing environment. It should be increased to a much larher value.
over 9 years ago in z/OS / Shell & Utilities 2 Not under consideration

Add Byte Count Delemiter in Displays

Please add a TCPIP Profile Parameter to insert an optional Delemiter Character (for example DOT) in Netstat and Interface Displays for a better reading. Because Byte/Packet Counters are growing during the runtime, it is hard to read the Informatio...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Extend SERVAUTH SAF Name Length Beyond 8 Characters

Please look to extend SAF names beyond 8 characters in the SERVAUTH class.
over 9 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

HSM should verify if another function needs a tape migration if it is migrating a large dataset.

Customer have impact with a production job that was waiting for a recall data set. It took a long time because HSM was migrating a large dataset and the tape needed was part of the connect set.HSM verifies if another function needs the tape migrat...
over 9 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 2 Not under consideration