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Provide similar syntax checking for TN3270, PAGENT, SYSLOGD, FTP configuration members to that provided for TCPIP profiles.

Syntax checking is currently available for VTAMLST members and for TCPIP profile members (or elements thereof). Can this be expanded to include TN3270, PAGENT, SYSLOGD and FTP (possibly others) to minimise the likelihood of deploying definitions c...
over 5 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

ACEECHK to report UNIX pathname and detect change to UID/GID

ACEE modification checking introduced in z/OS 2.4 detects modifications to the base ACEE successfully, but if the modifying program is a UNIX program object, the resulting IRR421I message does not show the full path or program name responsible. In...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Not under consideration

LISTDATA VOLSPACE from PPRC Secondaries

The command LISTDATA VOLSPACE is not working for PPRC Secondaries located in Subchannel Set 1.We need to query SGCB information from PPRC Secondaries. This is not working:LISTDATA VOLSPACE DEVICE UNITNUMBER(7EA5) SUBCHSET(1) The parameter SUBCHSET...
about 3 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Disk Storage SW Support 2 Future 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

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

improved monitoring: more messages and quicker

current monitoring does not show all errors, and sometimes shows errors that have been corrected. Monitoring should also be quicker - status of compute nodes should have enough priority to show problems in near-real-time.
9 months ago in IBM Cloud Infrastructure Center 0 Future consideration

Support for storage upgrade /storage HA

1) to support Citi’s plan to upgrade storage systems; 2) to support Citi’s plan to implment storage HA solution (which is in discussion)
9 months ago in IBM Cloud Infrastructure Center 2 Needs more information

Enhance JOBRC

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

Display version of USSTABLE, INTERPRET and LOGMODE table

Users have difficulty knowing which version of the various VTAM tables are actually being loaded by VTAM.
over 1 year ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

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