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IBM Z Hardware and Operating Systems Ideas Portal


This is the public portal for all IBM Z Hardware and Operating System related offerings. To view all of your ideas submitted to IBM, create and manage groups of Ideas, or create an idea explicitly set to be either visible by all (public) or visible only to you and IBM (private), use the IBM Unified Ideas Portal (https://ideas.ibm.com).


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Welcome to the IBM Ideas Portal (https://www.ibm.com/ideas) - Use this site to find out additional information and details about the IBM Ideas process and statuses.

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Extending z/VM RACF SECLABEL support to protect ATTACHed and DEDICATEd FCP devices

Customer decided to use RACF SECLABEL protection for the end state z/VM and Linux LPARs environment because the protection of critical data resource with SECLABEL is quite strong and powerful. The customer understands the fact the ATTACHed or DEDI...
almost 9 years ago in z/VM 2 Not under consideration

COPYFILE resets filemode number when replacing exisiting file

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR00073948User Marketing Field Requirement Number: Title: COPYFILE resets filemode number when replacing exisiting fileSubmitted By: Roger Thibault/Quebec/IBMOriginators Area: 0501 / 514-038-6129FPOC: Daniel Griffith/E...
over 10 years ago in z/VM 2 Not under consideration

MDC Hit Reports by Minidisk

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR072903183User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SOVMPR93001Title: MDC Hit Reports by MinidiskSubmitted By: Steve ShearerOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : VM UGPROJ : VMPRFPOC: Daniel Griffith/Endicott/IBM Submi...
over 10 years ago in z/VM 2 Not under consideration

Return more information in QUERY FILEDEF

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR072903186User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSCMSX95001Title: Return more information in QUERY FILEDEFSubmitted By: Chuck MorseOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : VM UGPROJ : CMSFPOC: Daniel Griffith/Endicott...
over 10 years ago in z/VM 2 Not under consideration

Provide macro access to update parameters

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR100808134User Marketing Field Requirement Number: WAVV200801Title: Provide macro access to update parametersSubmitted By: Ronald Campbell/Markham/IBMOriginators Area: zSeries TechlineFPOC: Daniel Griffith/Endicott/IB...
over 10 years ago in z/VM 2 Not under consideration

CPSYNTAX improvement

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0727121953User Marketing Field Requirement Number: MR0727121953Title: CPSYNTAX improvementSubmitted By: Tim Reynolds/Endicott/IBMOriginators Area: z/VM CP Level 2FPOC: Daniel Griffith/Endicott/IBM Submitted Date: 07/...
over 10 years ago in z/VM 1 Future consideration

Enhance CMS Query to display ACCESS fileid parms

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR00025318User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SOCMSX92007Title: Enhance CMS Query to display ACCESS fileid parmsSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: DFNA / 972-447-0298FPOC: Daniel Gr...
over 10 years ago in z/VM 2 Not under consideration

Enhancements to NOTE and SENDFILE commands.

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR1030022424User Marketing Field Requirement Number: MR1030022424Title: Enhancements to NOTE and SENDFILE commands.Submitted By: Yvan Gamache/Quebec/IBMOriginators Area: Global Services SS&SFPOC: Daniel Griffith/En...
over 10 years ago in z/VM 2 Not under consideration

Drain SFS filepool volume

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR00074603User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSCMSX99002Title: Drain SFS filepool volumeSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: DFNA / 972-447-0298FPOC: Daniel Griffith/Endicott/IBM Sub...
over 10 years ago in z/VM 2 Not under consideration

Xedit a file from a non-accessed SFS directory

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR00064239User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSCMSX97302Title: Xedit a file from a non-accessed SFS directorySubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: DFNA / (919)572-2963FPOC: Daniel Gri...
over 10 years ago in z/VM 2 Not under consideration