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Create 'Blue' hardware error based on channel error threshold being exceeded

We recently has a 'storm' of IFCC errors on a FICON channel over a number of days that ended up causing an outage on a pair of VM SSI LPARs . After the fact, we saw that we'd received hundreds of "Purge Path Extended Data" errors on the channel, b...
almost 7 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE) 1 Not under consideration

z/VM 6.4 SSI PDR

z/VM 6.x SSI Persistent Data Record. Okay, we Flash all of our z/VM DASD while z/VM is Active and then back those Flashed DASD to tape. So, we restore all the volumes at our Disaster Recovery Site and then try to IPL the first z/VM 6.x SSI member ...
almost 7 years ago in z/VM 4 Not under consideration

Extended ping support in TSO option 6

Need important extended ping in ispf.we can only do workstation of extended ping for OSA, etc. When doing destructive or plan outage to see traffic route with using extended ping. Similar ping ofPing xxx.xxx.xxx -t-t is extended ping and cntl c to...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 8 Not under consideration

In NCA When copying a stack should we should have an option to change the Version of the stack

There are times when we are copying a stack from one image to another. The current image is a lower level then the one we are moving to. Right now I have to stop the process, go to the image, update it and then move it. It would be better to do th...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Add SNMP manager usage of MIBS.DATA for processing alert traps

We are running OSNMP in a started task to receive messages over port 162 from outboard hardware. Previous to z/OS 2.3 the messages come across as EBCDIC and we could use automation to create alerts for warning and critical messages. Now under z/OS...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

TSO REXX - SAY SHOULD NOT CHOP OUTPUT IN

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR031011415User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SOMVSE90027Title: TSO REXX - SAY SHOULD NOT CHOP OUTPUT INTO 79 CHAR PIECESSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : MVS ...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / TSO 2 Not under consideration

TSO/E: SUBMIT Should Provide for Not Tra

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR00074949User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSMVSE99507Title: TSO/E: SUBMIT Should Provide for Not Translating to Upper CaseSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: DFNA / 972-447-0298F...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / TSO 2 Not under consideration

TSO/E - Make GDG Dataset Names valid for

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0429115953User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSSHARE014961Title: TSO/E - Make GDG Dataset Names valid for TSO PARSESubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : MVS UGPR...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / TSO 2 Not under consideration

Allow allocation of RRSFLIST to be suppressed

RACF RRSF ALU command with AT or ONLYAT results in allocation of the RRSFLIST data set with limited naming conventions and no ability to suppress.
about 7 years ago in z/OS / RACF 3 Not under consideration

Configuration Assistant Health Reports

When I create a health check report for it seems to be missing critical information. IPSEC health check shows nothing for the time conditions unless you go to a specific rule and view details. QOS health check shows nothing for the advanced sysple...
almost 11 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

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