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Unsupported NJE remote executed commands improvement

The existing implementation of the $N command for NJE remote command execution does not fully support all commands. For instance, the $TA and $VS commands when send via the $N routing results in the issuance of $HASP649 - this is not a good error ...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / JES2 0 Future consideration

z/OS FTP SERVER to support Kerberos authentication without keytab

Currently FTP server is configured to be a distribute DVIPA and because gss_acquire_cred call doesn't support use_dvipa_override, it would require keytab to be setup for FTP Kerberos to work.
about 7 years ago in z/OS / Network Authentication Service 1 Future consideration

DPM support of Internal Shared Memory / SMC-D

DPM should allow for configuration of Internal Shared Memory (ISM) for SMC-D
over 3 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / DPM 1 Planned for future release

ZEXPAND enhancement for ZCMD

In many cases, the command field on a panel is not defined with an expandable field which prevents the user from entering longer commands without overtly entering the CMDE command to get the expanded command prompt. Enhance ZEXPAND so that when it...
about 7 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 0 Future consideration

Non-intrusive catalog reorg/transformation to RLS-managed

A completely non-intrusive reorg function is needed to migrate non-RLS catalog to RLS catalog. The strategic direction for z/OS catalogs is RLS management so it behoves IBM / Mainstar to develop a completely non-intrusive function to transform non...
about 8 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Catalog/IDCAMS/AMS 5 Not under consideration

Request to Add Full dynamic Activate support in SACF Lpar on Z14 and above

Reference case: TS003931886When there are no requirements for a ZOS LPAR or ZVM LPAR, there is still a need to configure resources beyond coupling facility. The SACF Activation LPAR needs to be able to handle equivalent of the Dynamic Activate fun...
over 4 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / I/O and Networking 5 Not under consideration

Allow to add new CFRM structure from REST API

In today's world the z/OS Tech would have to list the CFRM policy, edit the output clear all the header information , page breaks, etc .. then add the "new structure" to the policy code then activate the new policy. So, it would be nice to have so...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

HMC support for Federation protocols(SAML 2.0 or OIDC)

Currently HMC Does not support SAML 2.0 or OIDC protocols for authentication. Our organization is moving to Federation as an Enterprise access solution and will impact how we administer HMC access.
over 3 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE) 1 Planned for future release

REST API Extensibility

zOSMF should provide a way to register and unregister custom API handlers for users and vendors. This feature would allow users to create their own API handlers in whatever language they want and leverage the authentication and existing REST capab...
almost 2 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

Allow System Symbols in keyword name automount policy

I want to have a single entry in automount policy that covers all LPARs in a sysplex. Instead, I have to have an entry for each because I cannot use &SYSNAME in the name component.(Case TS002611927 is not allowed in PMR field)
over 5 years ago in z/OS / USS 1 Future consideration