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Adding the &DS suffix to the DYNDUMP

Using DYNDUMP, the dump is partial due to the dataspace 2GB limit. When there is a huge amount of storage to be dumped, it is not possible for a complete transaction dump to be generated to an automatically allocated dataset that does not include ...
8 months ago in z/OS / LE 0 Future consideration

Allow programmatic determination if a zIIP engine is online temporarily for System Recovery Boost

We have had several customer requests for determining if a zIIP engine is online due to a System Recovery Boost or not (to prevent accidental activation in an LPAR). Currently the only way of doing this is by issuing a D M=CPU operator command and...
6 months ago in z/OS / BCP_Supervisor 0 Planned for future release

Show the correct SCRATCH volume count in ISMF and DFSMSrmm

Today we have a problem to show the SCRATCH volume count in the ISMF panel, because it does not matched the real available scratch volume count in the IBM VTS library manager data base. The problem is the "Delete Expired Volume Data setting". Is t...
11 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 0 Future consideration
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Add ability for RACDCERT to handle multiple subject alternative names

Currently, RACDCERT list will only show the first altname for a certificate. Certificates can often have many other altnames, and that information can be difficult to obtain. Also, RACDCERT can only generate certificates with one altname, when man...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / RACF 9 Future consideration

Allow option for V TCPIP,,SYSPLEX,QUIESCE to persist across IPLs

We use the V TCPIP,,SYSPLEX,QUIESCE,TARGET command as part of a high availability strategy to isolate a problem LPAR and remove it from distribution. This works well, but the status is reset when TCPIP is restarted. We would like the ability to al...
4 months ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Future consideration

z/OSMF SCA: New feature to remove authorizations

Currently, "fixing" a security definition via SCA allows to add a user or group to a profile. We would like to have a new feature to: - list who is currently authorized for access to a specific resource - generate RACF commands to remove certain u...
2 months ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

Git path directory, for adding transparent git support for datasets

A `.git` file can be created with content: `gitdir: <path-to-zFS-where-no-pdspdse-constraints-exist>` to keep all git data elsewhere. Another advantage of keeping .git data separate (DSFS transparently handling just a representative `.git` f...
2 months ago in z/OS / Data Set File System (DSFS) 1 Future consideration

Add job classes REST call to z/OSMF API

It would be useful if the z/OSMF REST API allowed you to get a list of all job classes on a system, this could be used in IDE extensions, external management tools or automating documentation.
6 months ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

Passphrases need to be in non-display field when PASSWORD PHRASE tso command prompts for user entry of old and new passphrases

Strengthens security since people standing nearby cannot see what the user is typing
2 months ago in z/OS / TSO 1 Not under consideration

Backup/Restore During zOSMF Software Update

Scenario: A user would like to apply updates to their Software Instance in Software Update on z/OSMF. Current: Right now, you can perform a corrective install, recommended install, or functional install and the environment is updated with no backu...
about 1 year ago in z/OS / SMP/E 2 Future consideration

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