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Request to add support for z/OSMF started task to be supported by ARM

We have open a case TS003028593 to existing issue that z/OSMF started task not auto restart and the feed back is zOSMF doesn't support AUTO RESTART. So I am raising this RFE for the requirement of zOSMF using ARM. Please add support for this. thanks.
about 5 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

Supoorted netcat utility for z/OS USS

The unix Netcat utility needs to be formally ported and supported by IBM for USS on z/OS.
about 10 years ago in z/OS / Shell & Utilities 2 Future consideration

Upgrade TSO STATUS command to support JES JOBGROUP

The TSO STATUS command is used to find the status of jobs previously submitted to JES. With z/OS 2.2, JES was enhanced with a new feature call JOBGROUPs. This feature allows jobs to be grouped together. Currently the STATUS command has very rudime...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / TSO 0 Future consideration

Minimize risk of odd input in HMC settings

Defined Capacity or Group Capacity is changed on a regular basis. To minimize the risk of odd input, the new value should be checked against the old value.In case the difference is more than 50%, an appropriate warning should be displayed.
about 5 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE) 1 Not under consideration

additional JESLOG SPIN options

provide several additional options to the JESLOG=SPIN parameter:- ability to spin once a week- adhoc by command- ability to keep the first bit of output
over 8 years ago in z/OS / JES2 1 Future consideration

ISPF Extended Statistics Enhanced Display

Currently ISPF supports extended statistics but fails to display them.
over 8 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 2 Future consideration

Serialization at dataset instead of VTOC for DSS DEFRAG

We use an alternative defrag solution today and are interested in vendor consolidation - using IBM's built in DSS tool would allow us to simplify our Mainframe environment.
over 1 year ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 0 Future consideration

Z/OSMF ISPF needs to use ACCOUNT NUMBERS with comma's.

z/OSMF ISPF does not allow account numbers with comma's. Since z/OSMF ISPF does not allow full screen logon and uses line mode type of logon. The account number gets truncated to the first comma. example of a full screen account number that 3270 u...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / TSO 3 Future consideration

Provide Unique ABENDs for B37-04

<p>Copied from old SHARE Requirements system <span>SSSHARE012857</span>: Voting Priority=2.9</p><br /><p>+5=2 +4=10 +3=3 +2=5 +1=3 abstain=1 -2=1 Priority=2.9</p><br /><p>Allocation failures (B...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS OCEOV 5 Future consideration

LE storage report STACK64 option new feature

The Maximum used by all concurrent threads is to count active thread number which is counted after thread initialization before thread termination and could handle the workload. We need one thread number statistics value align with the stack lifet...
about 5 years ago in z/OS / LE 1 Not under consideration

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