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Enhance the Network Analyzer by providing the ability to cancel long-running import process

There is no external ability to manually free a hung data set by cancelling the operation if there is a long-running import
over 2 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Future consideration

Sysplex couple dataset has insufficient room for growth

Health check XCF_SYSPLEX_CDS_CAPACITY alerts with message IXCH0602E indicating one of the Sysplex couple dataset resources has hit the maximum threshold. Message IXCH0911I informs which kind of resource (XCF GROUPS, XCF GROUP MEMEBERS or SYSTEMS) ...
about 7 years ago in z/OS / BCP_XCF/XES 1 Future consideration

SMF logstream - implement size parm to force I SMF/IEFU29L

In SMF dataset mode, when a SYS1.MANx dataset is full, our SMF dump process can calculate how much space is needed for the dump dataset (by issuing a LISTC on the SYS1.MANx dataset). In SMF logstream mode, there is no easy way to programatically d...
about 8 years ago in z/OS / BCP_SMF 0 Future consideration

INSTPIPE FTPGET should support secure FTP

Installing 7.1 second level with media on an FTP server. FTP traffic at our site must be encrypted. INSTPIPE FTPGET should support encrypted FTP for server installs.
almost 6 years ago in z/VM 0 Future consideration

PAVA0903-593 ARM policy TERMTYPE(SYSTERM)needed (Gerrit Bakker)

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: CN=Arlene Berchtold/OU=Poughkeepsie/O=IBMSubmitters Company: Workgroup Generated PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: PAVA0903-593 ARM policy TERMTYPE(SYSTERM)needed (Gerrit Bakker)Homework Assigned: NoRequirement Cat...
over 9 years ago in z/OS / BCP_XCF/XES 3 Future consideration

Report on 1M vs 4K paging

Please consider separating reporting for 4K vs. 1M page frames. Today, the paging rates are expressed as 4K page equivalents, so when a 1M page comes in, that counts as 256. This distinction probably makes relatively little difference on the overa...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / Advanced Data Gatherer 3 Future consideration

DFSMSdss RESTORE should not be checking for any source devices when IMPORT is specified

The DFSMSdss RESTORE command should not perform any checks for the source volumes when the IMPORT parameter is specified.
about 8 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 0 Future consideration

Need to remove 16Mb limitation for REXX variable.

We need to manage data by rds tables in System Automation for z/OS. In particular We need to read and processes by batch jobs, the data stored in the rds tables that are into system automation.But there is a limit around 16Mb. This number, 16Mb, i...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / TSO 1 Future consideration

Provide ability to dynamically increase JES2 initiators

Increasing the number of JES2 initiators requires a change to INITDEF PARTNUM, and then a JES2 warmstart. This is extremely disruptive and creates an outage. JES2 should provide a means to dynamically increase PARTNUM without requiring a JES2 warm...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / JES2 1 Future consideration

Add GIT functionality when using "dataset and file search"

It would be very handy if a GIT plugin would be available to perform GIT functions on USS files. In our shop we use GIT for version control for some of our configuration files. We now use other interfaces to issue the GIT commands but it would be ...
about 1 year ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

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