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ICSF support for pin block format 4

We recently had a requirement in a project to encrypt PIN codes with an input PIN block format described in ISO 9564-1:2011/Amd.1:2015. Since we didn't find it in the ICSF manual (other ISO formats like ISO-0 to 3 are described in there), we had t...
over 7 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / Crypto HW 6 Delivered

JPMC Cusotmize API setting with IP address & port specification needed

In the Customize API Settings task, when I attempt to add a recipient for SNMP trap notification I am unable to add an IP address with a port number specified as shown in the screenshot below. JPMC get an error indicating the TCP/IP address is inv...
over 7 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE) 4 Delivered

maxttl is same for NEG/POS cache on Resolver..NEG Cache needs seperate maxttl

Currently there is a single maxttl used for positive and negative cache on Resolver. If something happens to cause a negative cache entry to be created then it takes maxttl time for the cache to flush allowing that entry to be resolved again.
over 7 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Delivered

zVM dynamic reconfiguration capability for devices in Subchannel set 1

Dynamic reconfiguration capability for 3390D and 3390A devices in subchannel set1.
over 7 years ago in z/VM 1 Delivered

Systemz HMC Needs a Default order for Temp COD Upgrades

Hello - When going to the HMC/Support Element to perform Model Conversion, temporary upgrades - if you select manage orders and multiple orders such as OOCUoD and CBU exist - you should be able to select an order as the default order.
almost 8 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE) 3 Delivered

z/VM Support for Transactional Execution Facility (TX)

Transactional Execution facility is a hardware feature first made available on the EC12 mainframe released in 2012 and has been supported on zOS 2.1 since 2013.The feature enables a more efficient and simpler way of updating core resident data in ...
almost 8 years ago in z/VM 1 Delivered

Increase Timezone zoneid from 3 to 5 characters

The timezone field in SYSTEM CONFIG statements TIMEZONE_DEFINITION and TIMEZONE_BOUNDARY and the CP QUERY TIME command allow 3 characters. Official timezones abbreviations use 1, 3, 4 & 5 characters
almost 8 years ago in z/VM 1 Delivered

need for <50 milliseconds accuracy of STP vs. external time reference

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved a new clock synchronization standard of 50 milliseconds applicable to computer clocks that are used to record certain events in NMS securities or OTC equity securities. Firms have six months fr...
almost 8 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / Server Time Protocol (STP) 4 Delivered

JPMC MFA requirment

JPMC has decided to make a couple adjustments to the originally communicated plan for MFA on IBM HMCs: Instead of using HTTPS Proxies to control all inbound traffic presented to the zSeries HMCs; JPMC will instead have several network “segments” ...
about 8 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE) 3 Delivered

HMC access to time adjustment messages on the Support Element

Provide functionality for the HMC to extract the Audit log from any attached zSeries processor
over 8 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE) 2 Delivered