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    HMC WebServices API for Audit Query of User Profile Data

    A WS API interface should be provided to send a WS API request to the HMC with an object target of HMC or CPC to gather the equivalent of the Audit and Log Mgmt task data returned for the User Profile Data selection (includes all subtypes of that).
    over 1 year ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE)/IBM Resource Link 0 Planned for future release

    Apply dynamically HW CRYPTO definitions to z/VM

    Changes in z System LPAR activation profile regarding CRYPTO definitions can not be made dynamically available to a LPAR running z/VM. Today it is necessary to shutdown the z/VM and perform a LPAR deactivate followed by LPAR activation. This is an...
    over 10 years ago in z/VM 1 Planned for future release

    Expand CFRM structure limit beyond 2048

    I would like to see the CFRM policy structure limit increased beyond 2048, possibly 3072. I am pushing the 2048 limit currently.
    almost 7 years ago in z/OS / BCP_XCF/XES 0 Planned for future release

    Long Reach Required for OSA-Express7S 25GbE and 25GbE RoCE

    Support for Long Reach fiber (Single Mode) is required on z15 25GbE RoCE and OSA Express7S.
    over 5 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / I/O and Networking 4 Planned for future release

    Devsup Report of all parameters including defaults

    Have one report to display all the fields and value for all parameters that are in DEVSUP member. Today, we have to doc the multiple places to validate fields. See use case.
    over 9 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS OCEOV 2 Planned for future release

    OSA internal clock sync with host time

    I am requesting that the internal OSA clock time be synchronized with an external time source. It could be the CEC/STP time or it could be an NTP source.
    almost 8 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / I/O and Networking 4 Planned for future release

    LDAP for zOS - Implement serchFilterSizeLimit

    System: IBM Tivoli Directory for z/OS Tivoli Directory Server is used to implement SUDO functionality like described in https://www.sudo.ws/man/1.8.17/sudoers.ldap.man.html, that generate automaticlly a search filter with many predicates using IP ...
    about 4 years ago in z/OS / LDAP 0 Planned for future release

    RDW support in the zNFS Server

    We are using MVS data with mixed bytes need to be transfered in binary mode(no conversion).The zNFS server should support the usage and handling(transport) the z/OS RecordDescriptorWord(RDW) as FTP for example.
    about 10 years ago in z/OS / Network File System (NFS) 2 Planned for future release

    Enhance DFSMS 42 subtypes 21, 24, 25 and 26 to include job number, reader start date & reader start time

    Please enhance the DFSMS 42 subtype records 21, 24, 25 and 26 to include job number, reader start date & reader start time.
    about 10 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Access Methods Non-Vsam 2 Planned for future release

    z/OS Logr needs a way to delete expired offload datasets even when no new data is written to the logstream.

    In the context of AUTDELETE(YES), Logr only considers deleting expired offload datasets when it needs to allocate a new offload dataset.If there is no write activity on the logstream, the current offload never fills up and the old data in the LS i...
    about 10 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Logger 1 Planned for future release

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