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Enhance the SYSOUT display with actual date/time

Current when entering /dsfs/sysout/xxx the date and time for the displayed jobs is the date/time that /dsfs/sysout/xxx was entered and *NOT* the date/time of the actual sysout job submission or creation. This is very misleading and should be fixed...
6 months ago in z/OS / Data Set File System (DSFS) 4 Future consideration

Process encryption using an AES 256 key with parameter FF1 on CPACF

Hello, Encryption using FF1 parameter (API ICSF CSNBFFXE / CSNBFFXD) is today processed on crypto cards On crypto cards, as the CP cache is not shared with the crypto card, the elaps time increased a lot (too much) if we want to encrypt data When ...
6 months ago in z/OS / Encryption Facility 0 Future consideration

Add scan/search capabilities to search through all backup members of a specific element

In the situation where a change tracker managed member must be restored, it’s not always clear which backup version of the member is the right one to restore. As of today, you can get a list of backups by clicking the menu button and the “Recover ...
12 months ago in z/OS / Change Tracker 0 Future consideration

Communication between SMSPLEX-Members about ACDS error

If a member of an SMSPLEX Fails to read or write the ACDS, it should not just completely fail and activate a null configuration.Instead, it should inform the other members of SMSPLEX about this failure, so the other members can identify if ALL mem...
about 7 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS SMS 1 Future consideration

Desired new feature: JOINKEYS on multiple files and new REFORMAT parms

At the moment only 2 files can be joined using DFSORT JOINKEYS. We would like to join records from more files (e.g. 10 files). Subsequently a new 'A' parm of REFORMAT statement should be useful for values that apeer in all files. Kind regards Kons...
3 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS DFSORT 3 Needs more information

Enabling of IGMP on z16 ETS Adapters

We are trying to use an FSM Labs Timekeeper Grandmaster II (base package 1.12; timekeeper version 8.0.31) PTP server as an External Time Source to our z16 at Bundle S31b. There is a Cisco N9K-C9348GC-FXP at Firmware Version 7.0(3)I7(7) in between....
6 months ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE) 0 Future consideration

"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

Improve the ISPF performance when listing/accessing a USS directory with a lot of files

The list or access to a USS directory containing a lot of files consumes a huge amount of CPU. The same CPU sonsumption is observed in Java programs accessing the directory
9 months ago in z/OS / z/OS File System (zFS) 2 Not under consideration

Separate message when configuring CHPID OFFLINE or ONLINE and CHPID is already offline or online

RBC is asking for a separate message when they CONIFG a CHIPD ONLINE or OFFLINE and the CHPID is already in that desired state. Currently, all it says is CONFIG processing is complete. For example:CHPID is ONLINE... CF CHP(85),OFFLINEIEE503I CHP(8...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / BCP_IOS 0 Future consideration

Maximum same GDG parallel recall

In an GDG Extended environment, concurrent recall of too many (up to 999) GDSs may cause issues, the main ones being:1) Flood HSM recall queue with too many recalls, which can be:Too fast: With BATCH_RCLMIGDS(PARALLEL) in ALLOCxx all 999 recalls w...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 0 Future consideration

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