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"Manage PCI System Services" Panel - View Access

We are currently installing the MCLs on our z15s and there is a requirement to update the Resource Groups. In order to see from the processor which pchids are in which resource groups, so that we can compile an SoE to document what needs to be tak...
over 1 year ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE) 0 Future consideration

Is IBM health check VSAMRLS_TVS_ENABLED still required under zOS v3.1 ?

Now that DFSMStvs is included in the base install of zOS v3.1, health check VSAMRLS_TVS_ENABLED excepts as it now finds the product installed but not enabled. I suspect the majority of zOS customers do not enable this now free product? so would ha...
3 months ago in z/OS / BCP_Healthchecker 2 Under review

LE AMODE 31/64 interoperability environment: use of ILC in parallel threads in Java

We want to be able to use the Java batch framework for parallel processing on z/OS in the same way as on other operating systems.We need to execute the batch on z/OS when we have to call COBOL modules for business functionality. The opportunity to...
3 months ago in z/OS / LE 1 Not under consideration

Have IDCAMS ALTER NEWNAME process whole VSAM SPHERE's

It would be very useful if a new optional SPHERE parameter could be included for an IDCAMS ALTER NEWNAME of VSAM datasets so the rename function is applied to the whole sphere associated with the base cluster, or at least it's Data and Index Compo...
5 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS Catalog/IDCAMS/AMS 3 Not under consideration

Request ZHMC to provide API for syslog server management

Currently, syslog server can be configured in ZHMC via GUI, but it can't be configured via API, which doesn't meet the requirement of interoperation. The purpose of configuring syslog server is to aggregate ZHMC logs to logging platform, which usu...
8 months ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE) 0 Planned for future release

DupAck - Input and Output Out-of-order packets

It was noticed an abnormal ammount of "Dup acks" in TCP connections. Since the two end points of those connections are inside a datacenter (no external links) it usually means there are lost packets.Some traces (SYSTCPDA and SYSTCPOT) were capture...
almost 5 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Add a parameter to control the time allowed between IPLs in different CPCs (message ILR031A)

Hello, (We use z/OS 2.5 and GDPS 4.6) We use GDPS to perform DR scenarios. In our DR scenario testing, we've mastered the process and can now perform the whole process in less than 20 minutes. We currently DR the Production systems in 21-22 minute...
8 months ago in z/OS / BCP_Storage Management (inc. RSM/ASM/VSM/DIV) 2 Not under consideration

IBM zSort accelerator to support removing dublicates

We have enabled the IBM zSort accelerator with succes. But notice that some of our jobs containing sorts, are not elegible.Specifically jobs that sort and remove duplicates. We believe that removing duplicates is a feature that should be possible ...
almost 3 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DFSORT 0 Future consideration

JCL DD statement, new DISP parameter status options or modifiers

There should be a way to specify in a DD statement the three following uses cases. Note that the "name" of each use case is simply to allow easy reference to that use case. Whether or not its actually implemented with that name is up to the implem...
over 7 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Scheduler 3 Not under consideration

CLONE the master catalog to a alternate name, with no internal updates.

We would like the ability to STAGE changes for up coming IPLS ( days, sometimes weeks in advance). Of the 3 components RESVOL, PARMLIB and Master Catalog... only the Master Catalog is not able to be cloned ...aka staged for a future IPL. Currently...
3 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 3 Not under consideration

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