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Support additional TR-31 key blocks

Our system uses ICSF, and we are working with third parties to import and export TR-31 key blocks. At least one third party so far has provided TR-31 key block examples that cannot be imported using ICSF. We would like IBM to consider relaxing som...
almost 6 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / Crypto HW 6 Delivered

OMVS OVIEW command or "read only" option for OEDIT

Would like to request that an OVIEW command be added to the OBROWSE, OEDIT commands. This would give the user (often a sysprog with a high level of system access) the ability to look at a file in the edit/view interface, but just in a view session...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / USS 4 Delivered

Allow Changing Slow Start Threshold Default Value

We are currently planning to introduce IIDR (IBM InfoSphere Data Replication) for IMS in our system. The IIDR capture server resides in main site and the IIDR apply server resides in disaster recovery site.These two sites are about 500 KM apart an...
about 6 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Delivered

Allow multibox selection in z/OSMF Configuration Assistant when Managing Provisioned Resources

When in z/OSMF Configuration Assistant and Managing a z/OS Cloud Configuration; under (e.q) Port Allocation Ranges > Manage Provisioned Ports.. for a defined Port Range, Users can manual delete ports that were provisioned earlier by Cloud Provi...
about 6 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Delivered

Catalog Name Filtering for F CATALOG,ALLOCATED

Resubmitting SSMVSS15002 -The MODIFY CATALOG,ALLOCATED allows filtering by the discrete volume serial number of the location of the catalog, however there is no filtering mechanism based upon the actual name of the catalog itself. The IEC348I resp...
over 7 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Catalog/IDCAMS/AMS 1 Delivered

CSSMTP € character in SUBJECT

Our customer(s) requirements to have € character supported in Subject can't be solved converting all needed eMail to execute CUNMRCSM like functions.
over 7 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Delivered

zOSMF archive workflow

Place deleted workflows in a separate folder. Provide a means to regularly archive or backup workflow. Also have an overview report that spans workflows listing who-did-what-when.
almost 5 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 1 Delivered

RMM should surface reason volumes are not returned to scratch

Technote Reference #: S1000836 currently documents the process one needs to go through when attempting to determine why a particular logical volume was not returned to scratch during the last housekeeping run. Just going through those steps for a ...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 2 Delivered

Prompt user if they try to start a second z/OSMF Workflow instance from the same Workflow Definition

Some z/OSMF processes might not be suited to having multiple instances running in parallel. However, because there is currently no way to know from a Workflow instance which Workflow Definition it was created from, it is possible to start a second...
about 5 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 2 Delivered

HSM Should have a valid backup before performing migration for Extent Reduction

We have HSM set to not allow migration without a valid backup. We also have maxextents set to 5 for extent reduction. There are times that HSM migrates a dataset out for extent reduction and is unable to bring the dataset back - often due to lack ...
almost 8 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 2 Delivered

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