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DFSMShsm Allow different numbers of backup versions and different retention criteria for Unix files within the same ZFS

The ability to use different numbers of backup versions and different retention criteria for Unix files within the same file system is required in DFSMShsm. As it is now in DFSMShsm it's not granular enough, since we require some files and/or dire...
about 5 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 0 Future consideration

SMF92 record remount in correct mode

The product only writes out the remount SMF record during the unmount portion and does not write another record after it is mounted again. This means that the mode in the record does not necessarily reflect the correct mode in effect after the rem...
about 5 years ago in z/OS / USS 1 Future consideration

TESTAUTH for 64 Bit addressing mode

The TESTAUTH functionality should also support programs with 64-bit addressing.
over 6 years ago in z/OS / TSO 1 Future consideration

Apply RACF Conditional ACL only when in MFA fallback mode

When Using MFA, RACF conditional access lists should have the option to be applied only when the user is being authenticated in password fallback (PWFALLBACK) mode – in this case, to limit access to a terminal name prefix. (Ross Cooper suggested I...
over 5 years ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Future consideration

Enhance RACF so that type 80s cut for CONNECT commands are consistent

RACF should be consistent about when it cuts type 80 records for CONNECT commands. That is not the case today. We always get them when the AUTH() parameter is specified even if the connection already exists. We do not get them if we issue this typ...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Future consideration

Intelligent tape devices should provide better mount information

In our modern times, most if not all tape mounts are now managed by intelligent devices, whether virtual tape systems or robotic systems. These external hardware devices are actually computer systems with hardware attached, and as such should be a...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Tape Storage SW Support 2 Future consideration

MVS REPLY command failure should be visible in the WTOR owner's joblog along with the currently listed REPLY command

If a job or started task sets up a WTOR and a response is given to the WTOR via REPLY command, but fails due to missing RACF authorization then:1. The REPLY command is echoed to the joblog ...2. ... but its failure is not echoed to the joblog This...
over 7 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Consoles 0 Future consideration

Take advantage of DAE to suppress dumps

We encountered a situation where the zFS address space was taking 2C3 abends. The abend would sometimes occur more than once a day. DAE was not suppressing the dumps. Coding of the SDUMPX macro should be changed to take advantage of letting DAE su...
over 9 years ago in z/OS / z/OS File System (zFS) 1 Future consideration

IEBUPDTE Support for VB and LRECL > 80

This utility is limited to 80 bytes, but PDS/PDSE are not limited to 80 bytes, so we can not use it to add members to a PDS/PDSE that exceed the 80 byte limit. IEBUPDTE should support the limit of PDS/PDSE LRECL.IEBUPDTE should support RECFM=VB/VB...
over 7 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Utilities 0 Future consideration

z/OSMF Workload Management - limited interaction within sysplex boundaries

Workload Management task interactions with sysplex are limited to the sysplex in which the z/OSMF host system is a member. It would be helpful if the Workload Management info could be updated, installed and activated across all sysplex's from a ce...
over 9 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 1 Future consideration

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