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Integrated 3270 Console support for 3270 data streams longer than XFA0

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0530071317User Marketing Field Requirement Number: MR0530071317Title: Integrated 3270 Console support for 3270 data streams longer than XFA0Submitted By: Kurt Acker/Endicott/IBMOriginators Area: z/VMFPOC: Daniel Grif...
about 10 years ago in z/VM 2 Not under consideration

Allow NOCOPY or INCREMENTAL to specify in CP Flashcopy.

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR080406653User Marketing Field Requirement Number: MR080406653Title: Allow NOCOPY or INCREMENTAL to specify in CP Flashcopy.Submitted By: Amin Mawani/CanWest/IBMOriginators Area: IBM Global Services - Canada HOWTOFPOC...
about 10 years ago in z/VM 1 Future consideration

Order of mdisk allocation in the upgrade installation method

The procedure used in the upgrade installation method should FIRST allocate the biggest MDISKs. DIRMAINT might be unable to allocate MDISKs if not doing so whereas the total amount of available disk space is large enough..
over 10 years ago in z/VM 2 Not under consideration

Allow ESMs to be deployed one at a time to SSI members

This requirement came from PMR 59002,379,000, Customer UNITED HEALTHCARE SERVICES, Customer representative Mark Wheeler. In summary, Mark would like to be able to install an External Security Manager (ESM) application to each member of his multi-m...
over 10 years ago in z/VM 2 Not under consideration

Software RAID1 / volume mirroring functionality for z/VM

It would be good to have a z/VM internal disk mirroring solution likewise LVM mirror or SW RAID in Linux/Unix systems. z/VM relies on external storage-based mirroring solutions like PPRC etc. and those can only be automated with high effort.
over 10 years ago in z/VM 2 Not under consideration

Support OBSERVER traffic in its own mess

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR1205124257User Marketing Field Requirement Number: MR1205124257Title: Support OBSERVER traffic in its own message class separate from CPCONIO traffic.Submitted By: Tracy Dean/Beaverton/IBMOriginators Area: z/VM Tools...
over 10 years ago in z/VM 1 Future consideration

z/VM SSI on an FBA/SCSI only system

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0920127150User Marketing Field Requirement Number: GGZVM12003Title: z/VM SSI on an FBA/SCSI only systemSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : G UGGROUP : ZVM UGPROJ :FPOC: Daniel G...
over 10 years ago in z/VM 1 Future consideration

Add general logging service

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR1209095232User Marketing Field Requirement Number: WAVV200905Title: Add general logging serviceSubmitted By: Greg Smith/San Francisco/IBMOriginators Area: Greg Smith zSeries TechlineFPOC: Daniel Griffith/Endicott/IBM...
over 10 years ago in z/VM 1 Planned for future release

ZVM Test

Submitted By: SHARE-ZVMSubmitted Date: 05/05/2021Submitter Name: Mike Shorkend (System Software Specialist)Description:dxfcvcf
over 3 years ago in z/VM 2 Not under consideration

VM Spool BROWSE Commands

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR00024725User Marketing Field Requirement Number: JNNW0393002Title: VM Spool BROWSE CommandsSubmitted By: Yutaka Nikkoh/Japan/IBMOriginators Area: N/A / 81-3-3808-3795FPOC: Daniel Griffith/Endicott/IBM Submitted Date:...
about 10 years ago in z/VM 2 Not under consideration