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Saving job output from Deployment Jobs in zOSMF Software Management

Currently, the zOSMF Deployment Jobs task has no capability to actually save the various job output(s) to a dataset.Can use the SDSF XDC command to capture the job output(s), which is a very manual process, but was wondering if it can all be drive...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / SMP/E 1 Future consideration

REALLOCATE executed on System with LOSSCONN to CF and failed

After a loss of connectivity for 2 out of 14 z/OS images to a CF, the client put the problem CF in MAINTMODE and did a SETXCF REALLOCATE to clear the structures to do hardware recovery. The REALLOCATE process shifted to one of the 2 z/OS images th...
almost 5 years ago in z/OS / BCP_XCF/XES 0 Future consideration

DFSMS DSS enhancement

We would like DFDSS BUILDSA support enhanced to create an IPL'able CD/DVD in order to IPL the standalone-restore process from the system z HMC DVD. Current BUILDSA only supports tape, cards and disk. Since the IBM COD process already supports this...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 1 Future consideration

Add the ability to add workflows to the end of software deployment

Add the end of a software deployment it would be helpful to run self-written workflows. These workflows should be associated with the category seleted at the start of the deployment in the step "Specify the properties of this deployment."
over 3 years ago in z/OS / SMP/E 1 Future consideration

Prevent IEBGENER overlay of PDS or PDSE dataset

When using IEBGENER it is possible to forget to add a MEMBER NAME on the SYSUT2 which then corrupts the PDS or PDS/E. Sometimes you can recover but sometimes you cannot. It would be helpful if IEBGENER could TEST the dataset type on SYSUT2 and if ...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Utilities 1 Planned for future release

SRCHFOR cmd within ISRDDN ( DDLIST ) utility

It seems to me that SRCHFOR cmd within ISRDDN utility could be helpful.
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 4 Future consideration

Create command to list a users number of USS processes (in use and highwater!!)

SYSTEM : z/OS Unix System ServicesActor : KBC needs a new feature We have a need to lower our MAXPROCUSER setting to protect system stability. We use USS for many critical business processes. Description : There is no command to list the max used ...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / USS 1 Future consideration

IODF - HCD Report and Activate TEST Miss to report Explicit Device Changes

IODF Activate TEST and HCD Compare report doesn't report on the Exclusive Device list changes and Activate test result to use Force without giving more information about what is being deleted(in this case changes in the device exclusive list) whic...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / HCD 1 Future consideration

Improve ability to migrate automation following system upgrade

Many folks need to do things that require running commands through MAINTxxx. System upgrades end up losing modifications made to allow those. This would simplify maintaining those needs during and upgrade.
almost 2 years ago in z/VM 0 Future consideration

HSM to support multiple CMD members

Sometimes in DR situation, we will be needing special commands to be submitted when HSM comes up. For this, we can issue those via automation. But whenever there is an IPL or when HSM is recycled, those commands will be lost. Instead of depending ...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 1 Functionality already exists

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