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Improve IKED's ability to process large numbers of concurrent SA negotiations

The z/OS IKE daemon currently handles thousands of security associations (SAs) but in scenarios where thousands of the IKE peers decide to negotiate their SAs with z/OS at the same time, delays can be seen. We would like the z/OS IKE daemon scale ...
almost 12 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Delivered

OSA Microcode level in VTAM TRLE display

OSA code upgrades no longer requires toggle on/off of CHPIDs and D TCPIP OSAINFO command displays the correct code level after the upgrade but VTAM TRLE display shows the previous version of the code. I would like to have VTAM TRLE display to refl...
about 12 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Delivered

Allow the customer the ability to add rules for the usage of the OSAE4S four input queues.

For the OSA Inbound Workload Queuing(IWQ) , add a feature to PAGENT to allow rules to be defined for inbound traffic queue selection that would be additional to the default IBM rules.
about 12 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 3 Delivered

Enhance z/OS FTP client so unencrypted outbound FTP sessions where z/OS is the client can be turned off or restricted

I need a way to ensure all z/OS client FTP sessions (that is where z/OS is the client NOT the server) are encrypted. So I'm thinking either a SERVAUTH check could block the "-a never" parameter or a new FTP parm could require encrypted FTP client ...
about 12 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Delivered

CSSMTP option to not send the Date/Time information to a remote email server

This is for CSSMTP on a z/OS 1.13 system.The PMR will give a review of what has been happening. Morgan System time is 12 hours behind real time. When we use CSSMTP to forward mail to our mail servers they see the Date/Time header leave it at 12 hr...
over 12 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Delivered

Add 64 bit Common storage support to CSM storage.

Add 64 bit Common storage support to CSM storage. Currently CSM uses ECSA storage only for its common storage.Once CSM supports 64 bit common storage then both TCPIP and VTAM can be enhanced to use this common storage instead of ECSA storage for C...
over 12 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 3 Delivered

DATAQ option on NETSTAT SOCKET

A new filter 'dataq' on the netstat command would help to isolate misbehaving applications and allow the administrator to use netstat drop to terminate the connection and free the storage in CSM constraint conditions.
over 12 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Delivered

PCIT0408-1125 Means for removing default CA certificates from keystores

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: Julieta.RossSubmitters Company: Citigroup PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: PCIT0408-1125 Means for removing default CA certificates from keystoresHomework Assigned: NoRequirement Category: Core TechnologyCurrent S...
over 9 years ago in z/OS / RACF 3 Delivered

PLAC0813-1624 Improvements in Coupling Links IOerrors management

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: Carles.ArisSubmitters Company: la Caixa PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: PLAC0813-1624 Improvements in Coupling Links IOerrors managementHomework Assigned: NoRequirement Category: Core TechnologyCurrent Status: Re...
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / BCP_XCF/XES 3 Delivered

PSF0813-1626 JES2 Spool Governor

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: mike.marquardt.pasu@statefarm.comSubmitters Company: State Farm PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: PSF0813-1626 JES2 Spool GovernorHomework Assigned: NoRequirement Category: Core TechnologyCurrent Status: Recognized...
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / JES2 3 Delivered

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