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Externalize the new counter for TCP connection out of order segments

Per IBM support: with Comm Server 2.5 the counter for TCP connection out of order segments is available at the individual TCP connection level. From IBM support it is not yet externalized or available for customer consumption. Currently the only i...
almost 2 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Future consideration

More granularity to secure JES2 commands

Nowadays you can only protect who can CANCEL any BATCH, any STC or any TSO in global but not by any other filter; for example: FORCE parameter, jobname,… If you have permission to the JES2.CANCEL.BAT resource, you can cancel any JOB. It would be i...
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / JES2 45 Future consideration

Ability to pull ACP tracking report using ICSF callable service. Adding report generation to ICSF ACP panel.

2 related requests as part of this RFE: 1. ACP tracking report(Across LPARs) generation/extraction using ICSF callable service, which can then be utilized by a batch job or any online (CICS/IMS) job/screen. 2. Adding report generation capability i...
about 6 years ago in z/OS / ICSF 0 Future consideration

IXCMIAPU Should Be Updated to Return The Default Value of Each Structure Attriubte To The CFRM Policy Editor

The CFRM Policy Editor is intended to make it easier and more efficient to manage the CFRM policy. There are many Structure attributes that are assigned default values if the user does not assign a specific value. While those default values are sh...
almost 3 years ago in z/OS / BCP_XCF/XES 2 Future consideration

CFRM Policy Editor Should Make It Easier to Manage PREFLISTs With More Than 2 CFs

The CFRM Policy Editor currently allows you to add a CF to a PREFLIST at the start, or the end, or in a random position. However, configurations with more than 2 CFs require an easier way to add CFs in any relative position in the PREFLIST.
almost 3 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

Issue warning via the HMC when trying to deactivate a CF partition containing active structures

During a deactivation of the CF Partition while all structures reside in that CF (one CF) can you please display the other CF partition and if it is in Maintenance Mode, please issue a warning message in red “ All CF structures are currently locat...
4 months ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE) 0 Future consideration

Enhance ISPF Workplace to natively accept USS paths

ISPF Workplace allows you to perform all varieties of interaction with datasets from a single place. It does not natively support USS path names, assuming instead that any path entered is for the Workstation, via the Workstation Agent. Enhance the...
almost 9 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 1 Future consideration

DFSMSdss DUMP through dataset Alias

During a DFSMSdss DUMP operation the catalog search may find a match for a dataset alias, but it will not resolve to the related physical dataset and include that in the DUMP, it just reports ADR383W (001)-DTDSC(01), DATA SET A.B.C.ALIAS NOT SELEC...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 0 Future consideration

Batch Update of WLM Service Policy

I would like IBM to provide some sort of capability to add mass changes to WLM without having to enter the changes one by one via ISPF or zOSMF panels. Yhis is useful when making more than just a few changes, especially if you are doing things tha...
about 5 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 1 Future consideration

Implement the existing, but not yet supported, TLStimeout parameter for IUCV IOCTL socket calls

When using IUCV IOCTL calls, in particular SIOCSECCLIENT and SIOCSECSERVER to secure an established socket connection, I have seen cases where the call sits indefinitely with no response or failure. Because the documented TLStimeout has not been i...
over 2 years ago in z/VM 3 Future consideration