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IMPROVED METHOD TO REMOVE PATHS

We did the test to verify the effect of RECOVERY PATH_SCOPE=CU. The test case of one path busy got the expected result. 2-3 seconds after 'VARY ONLINE', the path of all devices under the same CU got offline. However, the two paths busy case did no...
over 5 years ago in z/OS / BCP_IOS 1 Future consideration

Ability to Order and Receive PTF's through z/OSMF

We would like to see z/OSMF offer start-to-end functionality for PTF's, providing the ability to order, receive, apply and accept PTF's. Currently it is only possible to APPLY and ACCEPT PTF's using z/OSMF. Without full start-to-end functionality ...
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / SMP/E 1 Future consideration

Provide RECLEN parameter for ISPF Service 'VIEW'

The ISPF services EDIT and BROWSE offer an option to display a z/OS UNIX file with a specific LRECL via the RECLEN parameter.Unfortunately this option is missing for the VIEW service. For the VIEW interface service (VIIF), however, there is this p...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / ISPF 0 Future consideration

Option to allow z/OSMF dataset API to return error message rather then HTTP error response code

When we use a client to make numerous z/OSMF API dataset calls, if an error HTTP response code is returned, z/OSMF ( Liberty ) closes the established TCPIP connection. This is expected Liberty behaviour as this conforms to the published open RFC s...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

bpxwmigf working with ZFSs (VSAM) as name ends with .D (not .DATA)

Nós temos milhares de ZFSs para serem migrados/redefinidos porém este utilitário possui uma limitação no tratamento dos nomes dos ZFSs. Ele obrigatoriamente espera que os nomes terminem com '.DATA' porém nossos ZFSs possuem nomes próximos de 44 ca...
almost 3 years ago in z/OS / USS 1 Future consideration

Provide option for dubbed processes to inherit environment from init process

Please provide options - a global default in BPXPRMxx and user level option in user's OMVS segment for a "blind dubbed" process to inherit its environment from the "init" process (PID 1). Currently, an address space that is not started by USS Logo...
about 10 years ago in z/OS / USS 2 Future consideration

TCPIP Sysplex Ditributor SERVERWLM low weights management

We have a large database ( 6 DB2 members, more than 10000 DB2 transactions per second) where DDF TCP traffic is balanced with VIPA SERVERWLM algorithm. In normal condition WLM weights are high enough to spread new sockets in a balanced way. When t...
about 1 year ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Future consideration

DFDSS to define new target GDG base and use relative generations for target GDS's.

DFDSS has the ability to process input Generation Data Sets via relative generation numbers, but cannot create new target generations using the relative generation (+n). It also cannot define target GDG's as part of a COPY or RESTORE operation.
almost 3 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 2 Future consideration

RACF control to allow or disallow copying of data from an encrypted dataset to an unencrypted dataset

Today if a person has access to a key label there are no controls in place to limit their ability to copy an encrypted dataset to a dataset with no DFP segment in it's RACF dataset profile. When this is the case the dataset is unencrypted when wri...
almost 2 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Access Methods Non-Vsam 0 Future consideration

Get dynamic window sizes in zOSMF NCA for legacy policies

When working on a big screen running zOSMF and the NCA plugin in full screen mode to work on any of the policies, the window in NCA does not scale to the real size of the window of zOSMF/NCA itself as it's limited to a fixed height. This must be i...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Future consideration