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Add support to IPCS to format SSL/TLS traffic for packet traces.

Add support to IPCS to format SSL/TLS traffic for packet traces. Currently the packet traces needs to be converted to sniffer format and then exported to a workstation to use a tool such as Wireshark to do the SSL/TLS formating of the trace.
over 12 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

z/OS Provisioning Tools CICS port Allocation Request

When the z/OS Provisioning Tools allocates ports during CICS provisioning, a VARY OBEY is issued. I would like an enhancement that would do the port allocation but not do the VARY OBEY.
over 6 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Not under consideration

Prevent looping logon attempts

We've found an issue where a user attempts to connect to the mainframe via PCOMM (v12.0.2) and the connections are accepted then dropped over and over again. We've narrowed it down to two scenarios; 1) the specific LU is already in use and 2) the ...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

Time stamp with command needed for NETSTAT commands

We are asked from time to time to automate netstat commands to figure out issues, and internally we do this as well. To help with this we create rexx scripts to pull these displays out and put them in CSV formats. However there is no Time stamp in...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

SMC-D use appn

Currently SMC-D is using only native TCPIP traffic. I would like to see if SMC-D can be enabled to use APPN traffic like XCFINIT in Start Option. SMC-D enabled for APPN and TCPIP of SMCDINIT in VTAM Start Option. This would be preference then usin...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

Standardizing diagnostic data collection process

Standardizing diagnostic data collection process of each component and products and then make process automation.
over 6 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 4 Not under consideration

Support Permanently Register Products (IFAEDREG / IFAUSAGE)

The IFAEDREG and IFAUSAGE services should support the ability to permanently register a product for the life of the IPL.
over 6 years ago in z/OS / BCP_SMF 1 Not under consideration

Need indication in ACS routine that SMSHONOR has been specified

We have a variety of systems that have very different logic in the ACS routines and most of them utilize the UNIT parameter for determination of assignment. As such, it has always been a challenge to get the proper assignment in cases when we want...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS SMS 0 Not under consideration

Simplify Cleanup of Config assist objects

We have been using zOSMF over the past few years and over that time there are orphaned objects that are just taking up space (Traffic Discrptors, Requirement maps, etc). There needs to be a way to filter out those things that are not part of a sta...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 3 Not under consideration

z/OSMF import policy data not possible with a userid that only can perform logon with a passphrase

I am not able to import policy data in the configuration assistant plugin in z/OSMF with a userid that only has a password phrase. Our high privileged users do not have a password, they have a password phrase only. The import policy data password ...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 3 Not under consideration

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