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Enhance JOBRC

Add a new option to JOBRC. {(SKIPSTEP,stepname[.procstepname]}
almost 4 years ago in z/OS / JES2 2 Future consideration

Provide ability to browse JES2 control blocks related to a specific job

As part of our product development, today we found a need to browse JES2 control blocks for a specific job. For implementation, it should be able to read blocks from storage or from the spool. It would also be beneficial for customers who write th...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / SDSF 1 Not under consideration

Add flash memory to z/VM paging

The idea is to enable z / VM to use the flash memory as paging area system instead of dasd disks to increase agility.
over 8 years ago in z/VM 1 Future consideration

Prevent users or group of users to use SSO (Single Sign-on) within z/OSMF

When using SSO within z/OSMF any user defined to z/OSMF can use workflows (for example with a JCL template) to submit a job to another lpar/sysplex if they are also defined to that other lpar/sysplex. We would like to prevent some users or group o...
about 3 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

Add information to the SMF 119-96 and 119-97 records.

SMF record 119 subtype 96 (server transfer completion) and subtype 97 (client transfer completion) each contain a field for execution status. These are SMF_119SSH_FSStat and SMF_119SSH_FCStat respectively. These fields contain one of two values: O...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / OpenSSH 0 Future consideration

Increase limit for z/VM VSwitch HiperSocket Bridge Port connectivity to LPAR

Customer environment uses VSWITCH with a hipersocket bridge and OSA to use a single network that spans CECs. In z/VM 720 the maximum is four LPARs per CEC that can connect to the hipersocket bridge. At DND each CEC has between eight to twelve zVM ...
over 2 years ago in z/VM 1 Future consideration

Create LE STORAGE and OPTIONS reports wh

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0313072237User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSLNGC07003Title: Create LE STORAGE and OPTIONS reports when program abendsSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : APL...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / LE 2 Not under consideration

OFFLOAD logstream program IXGM1OFL does not tell which logstream is offloaded

when program IXGM1OFL program is used to offload a logstream, it does a WTO of message IXG273I or IXG274I. Procedure which calls IXGM1OFL is IXGOFLDS. IXG273I or IXG274I does not indicate the logstream name. Without the indication of the logstream...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Logger 4 Not under consideration

Change how Timestamps are presented to users

Currently z/OSMF shows timestamps in UTC format https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSLTBW_2.4.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r4.izua700/IZUHPINFO_API_GetJobStatus.htm it states that "Timestamps are presented in the JSON UTC format: "yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss....
almost 4 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

ISPF Identifiers -- Add option to "Display on own line"

Consider adding a "ISPF Identifier" option to "Display on own line" The ISPF Identifier commands SYSNAME, USERID, PANELID, and SCRNAME share the same 17-character area at the start of the Title line. If more than one of these commands are specifie...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 0 Future consideration