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Add CALL-HOME function when "Report Loss of Communication" detected as HMC options of z Systems.

In unattended service sites, if the HMC-SE network is disconnected for some failures, no one can find it because there is only H/W messages of "Report Loss of Communication" on HMCs, and there is no option for call-home of it. Therefore, SE failur...
about 9 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE) 4 Delivered

SVC DUMP generation causes an application time-out error

Before this, SVC DUMP generation from an address space has caused WLM time-out under our WebSphere Application Servers. SVC DUMPs generated tend to grow its size as customer system environments expand. Once SVC DUMP is generated, DUMPSRV puts DUMP...
over 9 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Storage Management (inc. RSM/ASM/VSM/DIV) 2 Delivered

PFI-IT0311-1384 HMC and TKE Workstation as a 19 rack server

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: Bernd.Daubner@izb.deSubmitters Company: Finanz Informatik Technical Services (FI-TS) PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: PFI-IT0311-1384 HMC and TKE Workstation as a 19 rack serverHomework Assigned: NoRequirement Cat...
over 9 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / TKE Workstation 5 Delivered

PFI0413-1597 BCPii performance and serialization enhancements

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: tdoerkesSubmitters Company: Finanz Informatik PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: PFI0413-1597 BCPii performance and serialization enhancementsHomework Assigned: NoRequirement Category: Core TechnologyCurrent Status:...
over 9 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE) 3 Delivered

PCIT0610-1350 HMC support for national characters in the loadparm

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: william.pape@citigroup.comSubmitters Company: Citigroup PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: PCIT0610-1350 HMC support for national characters in the loadparmHomework Assigned: NoRequirement Category: Core TechnologyC...
over 9 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE) 5 Delivered

DFSMSrmm EDGHSKP hold function

Currently, if we wanted to hold RMM EDGHSKP functions, we are not able to do this. F DFRMM,HOLD(HSKP) would only allow you to hold the HSKP function if it was running at the time, but, does not prevent any NEW future HSKP. There is HOLD(ALL) and H...
over 9 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 6 Delivered

zOSMF Staging Capabilities

Need the ability to define target stacks to perform a “group” upload and apply.Need change management facilities within zOSMF to allow gradual staging of configuration changes.
over 9 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Delivered

Large page support for z/OS guests under z/VM

PPI, an ISV , is using z/VM as development environment for large customers in FSS. In order to exploit he full DB2 z/OS performance under z/VM.
almost 10 years ago in z/VM 2 Delivered

PCI DSS requires Dataset encyption

For PCI-DSS compliance it is needed that live data (datsets) residing on storage subsystems attached to z/OS systems can be transparently encrypted. Encyption needs to be controlled by z/OS descriptorslike RACF DFP segments or such.
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Delivered

Secure logging

Logging of security significant events in the HSM (keys, access control info, admin commands)Logged info must be protected so it can not be modified or deleted by unauthorized peopleLog in HSM, OS, etc
almost 10 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / Crypto HW 5 Delivered

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