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z/OS IPL simulation

It should be very valuable to test an upcoming IPL in case of z/OS upgrade or other system parameter change. The simulation could consist of various checks for example ipl & catalog volume address verification, IPLPARM LOADxy syntax check, var...
7 days ago in z/OS / BCP_Supervisor 0 Under review

RACF should prioritize checking certificates with longer validity periods in the keyrings.

Opening a new idea (RFE) since IBM changed the status of ZOS-I-4249 to Not under consideration Why is it useful: Let's consider an example: CustomerX provides a new subCA to Visa for installation as a trusted entity because one of their subCAs, sa...
28 days ago in z/OS / RACF 13 Under review

today there are IRA206I messages that come out showing the top users of storage when you have an Aux storage shortage. But would like to know who is consuming storage Before we run out.

Ideally, we would like to know the top users consuming storage if we hit the 50% limit. (instead of waiting until we hit the critical limits) so when this message is issued, it would be nice to have the IRA206I message issued. IRA205I 50% AUXILIAR...
about 1 month ago in z/OS / BCP_WLM 0 Under review

z/OSMF plugin to support SYSPLEX systems with multiple MAS's

We run a 10 system Sysplex and each of these systems has its own JES2 MAS. Currently, the zOSMF Plugin does not have the capability to see all these zOS systems and without this capability, we don't see our site making much use of the zOSMF Plugin.
about 1 month ago in z/OS / Change Tracker 0 Under review

TSO/E REXX LISTDSI providing information out of the VIO datasets

We have legacy jobs using LISTDSI to collect dataset attributes; SYSNAME SYSDSORG, SYSLRECL and SYSRECFM. We want to increase the default maximum size of the VIO storage group to benefit batch workloads. Before the VIO increase their temporary dat...
about 1 month ago in z/OS / TSO 0 Under review

Separate “Local Lock Suspension Time” from “zIIP on CP Time”

We have been in the process of activating and evaluating SMT-2 across several LPARs. As part of our analysis and IBM’s analysis (TS015958511), we were made aware that "Local Lock Suspension Time”, which is not eligible to run on a CP, is always a ...
about 2 months ago in z/OS / RMF 2 Under review

Data integrity check per dasd volume

Right now, data integrity is very very important in all IT systems. Very often, we would perform dasd volume copy in daily BAU or in system upgrade steps. We need to have a easy to use, straight forward and fast method to compare the data in 2 das...
25 days ago in z/OS / General 0 Under review

Show CPC name for applicable HWI* messages

The recent recovery enhancements that includes the new D BCPII cmd. is great! We do notice however in the various messages that show we lost or regained communication with a CPC does NOT contain the CPC name. We know the local CPC has to connect 1...
2 months ago in z/OS / BCP_BCPii 0 Under review

Provide an ISPF PANEL VER type of PATH

With the growth of files in USS and ISPF dialogs that can work with them, there needs to be an ISPF Panel verification option to verify the PATH in the same way that DSNAME can be verified.
3 months ago in z/OS / ISPF 0 Under review

Enable ISPF services to support PDSE Member Generations

LMMLIST and LMMCOPY along with LMMDISP should support PDSE Member Generations if they exist in the referenced PDSE.
5 months ago in z/OS / ISPF 0 Under review

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