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IBM Z Hardware and Operating Systems Ideas Portal


This is the public portal for all IBM Z Hardware and Operating System related offerings. To view all of your ideas submitted to IBM, create and manage groups of Ideas, or create an idea explicitly set to be either visible by all (public) or visible only to you and IBM (private), use the IBM Unified Ideas Portal (https://ideas.ibm.com).


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Need entry/exit link addresses (or FICON switch ports) for devices displayed by z/OS does

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0920105544User Marketing Field Requirement Number: MR0920105544Title: Need entry/exit link addresses (or FICON switch ports) for devices displayed by z/OS doesSubmitted By: Paul Evans/Markham/IBMOriginators Area: z/S...
over 10 years ago in z/VM 1 Future consideration

Format Error Avoidance

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR1128116321User Marketing Field Requirement Number: MR1128116321Title: Format Error AvoidanceSubmitted By: Johnathon Pandich/Endicott/IBMOriginators Area: Endicott NYFPOC: Daniel Griffith/Endicott/IBM Submitted Date: ...
over 10 years ago in z/VM 1 Future consideration

Enhance caching commands to allow use of Volume Serial Number

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR00053669User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSVMSM95016Title: Enhance caching commands to allow use of Volume Serial NumberSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: DFNA / 972-447-0298FP...
over 10 years ago in z/VM 1 Future consideration

Allocation of resources

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0425127149User Marketing Field Requirement Number: MR0425127149Title: Allocation of resourcesSubmitted By: Michael A Cifelli/Endicott/IBMOriginators Area: Level 2FPOC: Daniel Griffith/Endicott/IBM Submitted Date: 04/...
over 10 years ago in z/VM 1 Future consideration

VM minidisk caching page age reporting

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR00057311User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSVMPR96004Title: VM minidisk caching page age reportingSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: DFNA / 972-447-0298FPOC: Daniel Griffith/End...
over 10 years ago in z/VM 1 Future consideration

Language Environment 1.8 Exec C5688198

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR00073779User Marketing Field Requirement Number: Title: Language Environment 1.8 Exec C5688198Submitted By: Kerry Loughlin/CanWest/IBMOriginators Area: 482 / 604 - 664 - 6411FPOC: Daniel Griffith/Endicott/IBM Submitt...
over 10 years ago in z/VM 1 Future consideration

CP Spool System

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR00066819User Marketing Field Requirement Number: Title: CP Spool SystemSubmitted By: Karen Thompson/Endicott/IBMOriginators Area: G23G / 607(752-5742)FPOC: Daniel Griffith/Endicott/IBM Submitted Date: 10/22/1997Due D...
over 10 years ago in z/VM 1 Future consideration

MVPG availability for a guest of VM/ESA in an LPAR

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR00067701User Marketing Field Requirement Number: Title: MVPG availability for a guest of VM/ESA in an LPARSubmitted By: 638508Originators Area: G18 / 607-752-6180FPOC: Daniel Griffith/Endicott/IBM Submitted Date: 12/...
over 10 years ago in z/VM 1 Future consideration

Create event records for attach/detach of tape devices w/ SCMBKs

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR00068236User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSVMPR97007Title: Create event records for attach/detach of tape devices w/ SCMBKsSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: DFNA / (919)572-29...
over 10 years ago in z/VM 1 Future consideration

Multiple System Assignment (Control Access CCW)

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0619064533User Marketing Field Requirement Number: MR0619064533Title: Multiple System Assignment (Control Access CCW)Submitted By: Karen Thompson/Endicott/IBMOriginators Area: CPFPOC: Daniel Griffith/Endicott/IBM Sub...
over 10 years ago in z/VM 1 Future consideration