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Generate an ID that can be used to validate and track the software rollout

There are two parts to this request: 1) Generate a digital signature after any SMP/E action that changes the target library. 2) Provide a way to inquire on the signature value in the running system/component/subsystem. The digital signature/hash m...
about 6 years ago in z/OS / SMP/E 4 Future consideration

Add Compaction information to HSM FSR SMF records

The SMF type 14/15 records normally contain the information about whether sequential data sets are compressed or not, and if they are, what type of compression as used. However, HSM uses DSS to process sequential data sets from Primary devices - D...
over 5 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 1 Future consideration

WLM Policy Update in Batch

Currently with GDPS and 4-Site technology, we have 2 complete sets of Sysplex CDS datasets for our out of region testing. We currently after testing, run jobs to re-init/re-write datasets/policies for XCF, CFRM, SFM, ARM CDS datasets, but there is...
over 9 years ago in z/OS / BCP_WLM 2 Future consideration

Enhance zosmf SMP Features

I have tested SMP APPLY PTFS with zosmf gui. Basically it works, but there are some quirks 1) The "corrective" type of apply should present a list of all ptfs received and not applied yet so i can choose from a list If i want to apply all ptfs rec...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / SMP/E 2 Future consideration

Populate SMF 82 40 CMACZERO fingerprint for more key types

Having a single key fingerprint or checksum in the SMF data leads to collisions when trying to validate that the same key is not present in multiple environments. Having a second fingerprint in the SMF 82 40 records would help us to determine whet...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / ICSF 2 Future consideration

Structure CP ESM interface as CP exits instead of building into CP

Implementing a ESM has historically always required rebuilding CP, a daunting task for newbies. Restructuring the CP ESM interface as CP exits would allow adding or disabling an ESM to not require a rebuild or CP IPL.
almost 2 years ago in z/VM 0 Future consideration

CELAAUTH not supported on existing LE enclave

Java application that performs threading is unable to use z/OS Communications Server AT-TLS to protect TCP connections owned by the IPT. The z/OS Communications Server AT-TLS support switches to a CELAAUTH environment running on the application un...
almost 4 years ago in z/OS / LE 0 Future consideration

zEDC Authorized Services Managing Module Dynamic Area and History Buffer + Update Documentation

While testing out zEDC authorized services running in synchronous mode on a z15, we noticed pairs of STORAGE OBTAINS/RELEASES surrounding each call to FPZ4ABC, leading to increased CPU time. After opening a PMR, it was revealed that these requests...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / BCP_IOS 1 Future consideration

z/OSMF: Make IZUG.log messages eligible to be sent to the operlog by parmlib member

z/OSMF messages (of all types; informational, warning, error, severe) are currently all writen to the IZUG0.log in its own unix directory /global/var/zosmf/data/logs/.z/OSMF currently does not issue any messages to the syslog/operlog. (with a few ...
over 5 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

Merge Library SYS1.SDWWDLPA into SYS1.LPALIB

If module DWW1VS00 (alias DWW1SCSR) is not present on LPA at IPL time we will get an abend X'0C4'. That is not an obvious problem to be solved, because the message does not indicate a library missing. The Library SYS1.SDWWDLPA is critical to IPL t...
over 7 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS VSAM/RLS 3 Future consideration

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