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Ansible support for z/VM unique functionality

NatWest would like to be able to use Ansible to automate/orchestrate its z/VM unique resources such as z/VM customized z/OS guests (both virtual hardware and software), virtual coupling facility, z/VM customized z/Linux guests (both virtual hardwa...
over 4 years ago in z/VM 0 Future consideration

z/OSMF Incident Log Dump Title

Need the Incident Log to contain more information around dump and failing components.
over 5 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

DFSMSdss restore multivolume dataset from physical dumps

It would be fine when we need to restore multivolume dataset from physical dumps with DFSMSdss if we would have to provide only all physical dumps of all volumes which contain pièces of dataset and DFSMSdss would do job .DFSMSdss would find pieces...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 0 Future consideration

Enable default for VARSTORAGE to be HIGH

Enable an option to specify a system-wide default for VARSTORAGE to be HIGH.
over 6 years ago in z/OS / TSO 0 Future consideration

z/OS Web Enablement - JSON Parser GNUV Fails on COBOL COMP-2 Floating Point Numbers

COBOL is not currently able to use the HWTJGNUV callable service for JSON numbers that are not integers..therefore...this is a Request for Enhancement (RFE) against the z/OS Client Web Enablement Toolkit to be able to handle floating point numbers...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / web enablement toolkit 0 Future consideration

RFE for DS QLIB distlib DELETE

When moving an IBM tape cluster from one tape grid to another in the same plex, have found that with a one IODF Activate that a cluster will be defined to two composite (2 grids). By expanding the current DS QLIB,composite,DELETE to expand to usin...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Tape Storage SW Support 1 Future consideration

We need enhancement to CPM(Capacity Provision manager) product to overcome limitations so it can be a fully usable product

We need enhancement to CPM(Capacity Provision manager) product to overcome limitations so it can be a fully usable product >CPM is unable to change the HMC values for weight and logical engines and we need this to be possible by the product >...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Capacity Provisioning 5 Future consideration

INSTPIPE FTPGET should support secure FTP

Installing 7.1 second level with media on an FTP server. FTP traffic at our site must be encrypted. INSTPIPE FTPGET should support encrypted FTP for server installs.
over 5 years ago in z/VM 0 Future consideration

zOS Ported Tools SSH FACILITY BPX.SMF Processing Improvements

RFE for Improvements to FACILITY BPX.SMFReference: OA48775.pdf The DoD STIG Team evaluated changes to FACILITY BPX.SMF that provide granular profile capabilities in the format BPX.SMF.<type>.<subtype>. We also participated in a telecon...
almost 8 years ago in z/OS / Ported Tools 0 Future consideration

Provide ability to dynamically increase JES2 initiators

Increasing the number of JES2 initiators requires a change to INITDEF PARTNUM, and then a JES2 warmstart. This is extremely disruptive and creates an outage. JES2 should provide a means to dynamically increase PARTNUM without requiring a JES2 warm...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / JES2 1 Future consideration

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