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Drop the requirements for VSAM RLS/Sysplex Structure

To make possible to use the new EzNoSQL database without a sysplex.
about 2 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS EzNoSQL 3 Planned for future release
255 VOTE

TSO/E: Implement Pipes Facility

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR1202104946User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSSHARE011455Title: TSO/E: Implement Pipes FacilitySubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : MVS UGPROJ : MVSEFPOC: Will...
almost 11 years ago in z/OS / TSO 20 Not under consideration

Extend support for TR31 key blocks with key usage P0 and mode of use B to AES PINPROT keys

About 5 years ago, I requested that you add support for mode of use B on key usage P0 key blocks, for IPINENC and OPINENC DES keys. That request was implemented, controlled by ACPs, and we have been making use of it. But that support was not exten...
about 2 months ago in z/OS / ICSF 1 Future consideration

System SSL HTTP CRL request should understand all valid HTTP/1.0 or HTTP/1.1 protocol responses

At the moment System SSL describes the following requirement:"System SSL uses the HTTP/1.1 protocol to send the HTTP CRL request and requires an HTTP/1.0 or HTTP/1.1 protocol response.The HTTP response must include a valid content-length field tha...
8 months ago in z/OS / SSL 1 Future consideration

Currently there's no check in the COPY command for ADRDSSU to see if the data sets are the RACF databases or not

Hi - Sometime ago, there was a problem when the data sets which contains the RACF primary and backup databases were moved using ADRDSSU. The data sets were protected as recommended by the books as well as they were assigned the PSU attribute. Howe...
11 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 3 Functionality already exists

Provide an operator command to display active z/OSMF Users

Currently the systems programmer and operator can display all active jobs, tso users, and shell (sshd) users, but they are unable to display the z/OSMF users. This information is helpful when planning to shutdown a system for a planned (or unplann...
8 months ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 1 Future consideration

JES2EDS : add card SYSTCPD to specifiy stack affinity

Hello, Our TCPIP is the default stack and the RESOLVER has this definition. We would use JES2EDS on secondary stack TCPIPA. Because our z/OSMF uses stack TCPIPA. Usually we need to add a SYSTCPD DD on the proc to force the use of this specific fil...
about 1 month ago in z/OS / JES2 1 Needs more information

Add/Modify support for file mode host fixcds commands for auditing purpose

For Auditing purpose, we are using an ISV Product from Rocket (Mainstar fast audit). This tool is very helpful to identify AND fix errors at the HSM CDSs. For the classical Host this tool works very well. Now we have requested the support for our ...
4 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 0 Future consideration

make z/OS FTP does support MLSD

z/OS FTP does not support MLSD, therefore, in Filzilla and other FTP clients, files with more than 99 exdents are not displayed in the file list, with MLSD this would be possible
6 months ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Future consideration

Enhance DSFS sysout to access all data in an open sysout file

Currently with SDSF it is possible to view all of the data in an open sysout file. With /dsfs/sysout/.... that same open sysout file is empty. It obviously works when the job step, or job, completes as it is closed *but* when open and active that ...
5 months ago in z/OS / Data Set File System (DSFS) 4 Future consideration

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