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Improve HSM ML1 migration volume selection by considering fragmentation

When HSM attempts to migrate a data set to an ML1 volume, it only considers free space available on the volume. Unfortunately, in an environment with large volume sizes (like 1TB EAV's), there can be a lot of free space available on a volume, but ...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 0 Future consideration

Allow Virtual Concurrent Copy (VCC) to dynamically allocate Working-Space Data Set(s)

Virtual Concurrent Copy currently requires each installation to pre-define/allocate the Working-Space Data Set necessary to contain the PIT track images. There is no easy way for the installation to know what the appropriate size for these data se...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / DFSMS SDM 0 Future consideration

Improve HSM messaging around ML1 data set migration failures

During ML1 migration, HSM selects a volume by examining the space available but it does not consider the fragmentation index for the volumes. In cases where there are many volumes (especially EAV's) with a lot of space available in the overall poo...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 1 Future consideration

Recalls of NON-EXTENDED datasets fail on EAV volumes if TMS (Track Managed Space) is full

Getting message IGD17272I VOLUME SELECTION HAS FAILED FOR INSUFFICIENT SPACE.
about 3 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 2 Future consideration

Cut&Paste accross zOSMF instances

To use portions of service definitions (SD) in another SD I can use cut&paste, for example: copy classification groups and paste it at other place. BUT this is NOT possible from another sysplex because I've to open another instance of zOSMF in...
about 8 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 1 Future consideration

ISPF EDIF EDIT Macro Support for DSNAME and MEMBER

We need the capablility to set MEMBER and DSNAME variables inside EDIF so that customer EDIT Macros that run and depend on those two variables can execute sucessfully. These EDIT macros are normally used just to display the information from these ...
about 8 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 1 Future consideration

DFSMSdss DUMP/Restore NOUCB Volumes

Because of address contraint (one SYSPLEX) we are using multiple MSS. We are using MSS 0 for MetroMirror (aka PPRC) primary devices.We are using MSS 1 for MetroMirror (aka PPRC) secondary devices. We are planning to do consistent Flashcopy for all...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 0 Future consideration

z/OSMF rest service - Allow user specified delimiters while retrieving a specific range of data using X-IBM-Record-Range

We are trying to retrieve certain number of records from UNIX file which is in EBCDIC format using the below z/OSMF API using X-IBM-Record-Range as 0-100. But the API seem to retrieve all records in-spite of the set limit using X-IBM-Record-Range....
almost 5 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

ICETOOL new format of date and time for timestamp from Unix system

I receive a file from IBM Unix system. The date and time is in the following format : number of seconds since 01 january 1970. This number is on 4 bytes length. I try to use a date format with ICETOOL to have a good date and time formatted value. ...
about 8 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DFSORT 1 Future consideration

RACF RVARY password should have additional control point

Please enhance RACF so that the RVARY STATUS & SWITCH passwords are not the sole control point on this command.Alternatively think up an entirely new more 21st century approach to replace the RVARY password with completely.
about 8 years ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Future consideration

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