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DSFS Fileinfo should report ALL models under HLQ

When using the dsadm fileinfo to query the file information, it should report on ALL pds/psmodels under the hlq.
over 1 year ago in z/OS / Data Set File System (DSFS) 2 Future consideration

z/OSMF StorageAPI - GetVolumeList MissingField: PhysicalStatus

We are using z/OSMF Storage API for checking, if all Devices are online. So if anyone varies a disk offline, the check (in CheckMK) gives us a hint. Currently we had the problem: A StoragePool was extended with two more disks, the Pool-Freespace w...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 1 Future consideration

Generating SAN Certificate via GSKKYMAN Utility under OMVS

Hello Team , Currently we are generating SAN certificate under OMVS via utility GSKKYMAN , while choosing certain option 1 /2 etc to generate the CSR . We are in a process to transform this manual / labor intensive work in our environment via some...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / SSL 1 Future consideration

Request to add more flexibility to PDSE Member Generations

This is an enhancement suggestion for the next version of PDSE libraries. With PDSE V2, you can retain multiple generations of members. This feature may have been added to close one of the remaining PDSE functionality gaps compared to regular PDS ...
almost 4 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS PDS/PDSE 3 Future consideration

Support SHAREOPTIONS when creating a VSAM with JCL

We are trying to use the JCL DD statement to create some VSAM Data Sets to remove the extra IDCAMS DEFINE steps in some jobs. It is working quite well, especially if we are using the LIKE parameter to get most of the properties from 'model' VSAMs....
almost 2 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS SMS 1 Future consideration

Allow one call to set all Connection options, and one call to setup all Request options.

Hi, Instead of your caller making several calls to set up a connection or request using HWTHSET, allow them to pass an array with all the options they want to set with one call. OR Include the connect or Request options in the HWTHREQ or HWTHCONN ...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / web enablement toolkit 0 Future consideration

Customization of required jobs for DB2 RSU maintenances based on hold action

This will be useful for those who does quarterly RSU maintenances for DB2 for z/OS. Once the holdaction is ready, there should be a mechanism which can create the required jobs and customize based on the hold action. This can seek the required fie...
5 months ago in z/OS / SMP/E 0 Future consideration

provide a way to list data sets in the order they appear on the volume using IEHLIST

Currently, IEHLIST LISTVTOC only lists the data sets on a volume in alphabetical order. We would like a way to have the data sets listed in order as they appear on the volume or the order they appear in the VTOC itself.
about 3 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Utilities 0 Future consideration

SMP/E unconditional exclude

SMP/E RSU maintenance is standard process for many users. Our case is simple. We applied maintenance and found sysmod which caused problem for our application. We restored sysmod which caused issue. In next maintenance cycle we run RSU maintenance...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / SMP/E 0 Future consideration

zOSMF ISPF Plugin - TSO Privileged Logon

Via zOSMF ISPF plugin it is not possible to do a PRIVILEGED "SUBSYS(HASP)" TSO Logon.
almost 5 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

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