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Prompt user if they try to start a second z/OSMF Workflow instance from the same Workflow Definition

Some z/OSMF processes might not be suited to having multiple instances running in parallel. However, because there is currently no way to know from a Workflow instance which Workflow Definition it was created from, it is possible to start a second...
over 5 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 2 Delivered

No SYSLOGD messages (open- and close session) written out using "su"

We have no SYSLOGD log messages written out for users who are using the "su" command in a z/OS UNIX session, while "telnet", "ssh" and other remote access commands do write out login- and logout-messages. This messages are importand to have a comp...
over 9 years ago in z/OS / Shell & Utilities 3 Delivered

Add support for sending multi-part objects to S3 when using the streaming send/receive exits.

The documented method for sending large objects to the cloud is to use the streaming send and receive Web-Enablement Toolkit exits. However, it is not possible to send multi-part objects using this method. There is no way to overcome the 5GB limit...
about 1 year ago in z/OS / DFSMS Cloud Data Access 2 Delivered

z/OS Kerberos SKRBKDC Listener Port Binding to all DVIPAS

z/OS Network Authentication Server AS SKRBKDC opens kdc port 88 and kpasswd_server port 464 to all defined dynamic vipas intead of only one defined dvipa ip address. krb5.conf and envar configuration files don't have any parameter for releated por...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / Network Authentication Service 1 Delivered

Ability to set Pass Phrase change interval greater than 254 days

There is a limit in RACF that sets the maximum value of password and pass phrase change interval at 254 days. We want to set a pass phrase interval greater than 254 days.
over 4 years ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Delivered

DFSMS ACS variable to recognise a ZFS

It would be helpful if there was an ACS variable to recognise a ZFS dataset in either the &DSNTYPE (as for HFS) or &RECORG read only variables. ZFS datasets have certain characteristics that need particular kind of management. For example ...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS SMS 2 Delivered

Turn off all VTAM trace options including defaults

External customer would like the option to turn off ALL VTAM trace options (VIT) including the defaults which currently can not be turned off.
over 9 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Delivered

PING response time to be displayed in Microseconds

Ping command to get the output of the response in microseconds.
over 8 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Delivered

A facility to serialize a VVDS during volume level functions like DEFRAG

We DEFRAG volumes on a weekly basis. For 7+ years DEFRAG would fail with MSG ADR231E due to VTOC/VVDS corruption.
over 7 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 1 Delivered

Enhance zERT to Support Importing from GDGs

Add the ability to import all generations of a GDG when specifying the base. When testing this some generation datasets would get stuck and stay allocated to the z/OSMF ID. This would prevent other jobs from accessing those datasets and would requ...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Delivered

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