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Warning message when the LSA size becomes critical (near hardware MTU size)

IBM Health Checker or OMPROUTE should issue a warning message when the size of the LSAs become critical (near full according to the size of the hardware interface MTUs).The message should be issued before any fragmentation for the Link State Updat...
about 12 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

Component name in IFGRPL

When the Vsam has no more volumes, there's a need to make an extent by idcams.To automate de idcams jcl, there's a requirement to know the component name of vsam to extent, but there's no information of that in ifgrpl. we need this information in ...
about 5 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS VSAM 2 Not under consideration

Enhance RACF type 80 Access Records to always record the module name if WHEN(PROGRAM) grants access

In the current type 80, I do not see a field to indicate the name of the module that grants the access if a conditional permit of WHEN(PROGRAM) grants access. Please enhance the type 80 access records to record the module name for success, failure...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Not under consideration

zVM to Utilize Coupling Facility

Eliminate Single Point of Failure in zVM by utilizing a coupling facility. For over twenty years we have utilized coupling facilities for our zOS processing with outstanding success.
almost 7 years ago in z/VM 1 Not under consideration

Add a 'syntax check' function to POLICY AGENT to check syntax of policy files.

We like to have command to enable Policy Agent to do a syntax check that simulates loading a new config and syntax checking it, without impacting the current running config. Much like the TCPIP syntax check for profiles. We have a process currentl...
almost 7 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

Enhancement to RACF ListChain

Any chance to enhance LISTCHAIN to format out some messages tellingabout + alternate CA pathes + existence of 'cross certify' intermediate CA certificates + use a well prepared keyring to favour a well prepared CA path Jörg SeitzIBM TSS Networking...
about 7 years ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Not under consideration

Provide option for open() and fopen() to set the CCSID of a newly created file

Support a new environment variable that would make LE's runtime open() and fopen() functionsset the attribute of a newly created file to a given CCSID. This environment variable could be named something like _EDC_NEW_FILE_CCSID. If set, for exampl...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / LE 1 Not under consideration

Disabling of SSLV3 and SSLV2 Protocol Usage

Please provide a system level setting to deny connections using SSLV2 or SSLV3 protocol, which Applications can not override by use of any ENVAR or other settings. For both Client and Server side.
almost 9 years ago in z/OS / SSL 3 Not under consideration

Create SMF records and batch reports when data sets or members are referenced, updated, deleted or added

To provide functionality that ISVs provide for audit tracking of specified libraries and members. Create SMF data that contains the following information: 1) Date 2) Time 3) Library 4) Volume 5) PDS or PDSE Member name 6) User id 7) Program 8) Typ...
almost 2 years ago in z/OS / Change Tracker 2 Not under consideration

Implement JCL parameter that only considers GP time

In JCL the TIME parameter is used to limit the CPU time of jobs. Originally used to limit CPU times to save costs and find looping jobs. Through the introduction of Java this parameter will "misbehave" or leads to misunderstanding. Those jobs will...
almost 2 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Scheduler 1 Not under consideration

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