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RACF ? Encryption enhancement for the password envelope

RACF Password envelopes are used to synchronize Passwords from RACF to IBM Security Identity Manager for all users. The encryption of the password enevelope is expressed as being Triple DES with 168 bit key length. However, security regulation may...
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / RACF 3 Not under consideration

Capability for customizing the ISPVCALL output dataset location.

Customer want to customize the output volume (UNIT) for the ISPF trace ISPVCALL. The output dataset is 'userid.ISPVCALL.TRACE'. <present behavior>module ISPVCALL tries to allocate trace dataset with hardcoded unitnames SYSALLDA and then SYSD...
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 4 Not under consideration

FASTREPLICAITON(REQ) keyword doesn't work with flashing datasets to GMed volumes

Please make FCTOPPRCPrimary(PRESMIRREQ) and FASTREPLICATION(REQ) work for GMed Primary volumes. Today, it only works with Metro Mirror volumes. In out installation, we only have one disk in Chantilly that's being GM to Omaha.
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS SDM 3 Future consideration

change ezz0401i ezz0303i ezz0318i to Error messages

please will you update the following messages to be Error instead of informational for following as vipa was taken over even though the vipa distribute was not going to workVIPA WAS FOUND ON LINE 197 AND A VIPADYNAMIC PARAMETER WAS EXPEcted - beca...
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

PLAC0711-1421 Improve JES2 to fully support concurrent Daylight Saving Time changes

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: Carles.ArisSubmitters Company: la Caixa PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: PLAC0711-1421 Improve JES2 to fully support concurrent Daylight Saving Time changesHomework Assigned: NoRequirement Category: Core Technolog...
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / JES2 2 Future consideration

PLAC0711-1422 Help to manage multiple CHPIDs in a single physical CIB 12x coupling link

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: Carles.ArisSubmitters Company: la Caixa PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: PLAC0711-1422 Help to manage multiple CHPIDs in a single physical CIB 12x coupling linkHomework Assigned: NoRequirement Category: Core Techn...
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / BCP_XCF/XES 2 Future consideration

PBMO1011-1448 z/OS Image Mobility

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: Frank.LeoSubmitters Company: Bank of Montreal PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: PBMO1011-1448 z/OS Image MobilityHomework Assigned: NoRequirement Category: Core TechnologyCurrent Status: RecognizedClosed Status: Se...
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / Order/Distr/Install 4 Not under consideration

PVPS1009-1290 Make it possible to list EJBROLES a USER or GROUP has permission to

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: ste@vps.noSubmitters Company: VPS PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: PVPS1009-1290 Make it possible to list EJBROLES a USER or GROUP has permission toHomework Assigned: NoRequirement Category: Core TechnologyCurrent...
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / RACF 4 Not under consideration

PGAD0714-1712 RMF Dashboad to z/OSMF Resource Monitoring

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: Redelf.Janssen@de.ibm.comSubmitters Company: GAD eG PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: PGAD0714-1712 RMF Dashboad to z/OSMF Resource MonitoringHomework Assigned: NoRequirement Category: Core TechnologyCurrent Status...
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / RMF 3 Future consideration

PBOM0210-1314 RACF Recovery of deleted Userids

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: Frank.LeoSubmitters Company: Bank of Montreal PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: PBOM0210-1314 RACF Recovery of deleted UseridsHomework Assigned: NoRequirement Category: Core TechnologyCurrent Status: RecognizedClos...
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / RACF 4 Not under consideration