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Request IP address override for FTP server response to PASV

We are unable to support our customers who connect through our proxy server over the internet when we turn on at/tls because at/tls does not support 3-way communications. This feature is a common feature of my Windows FTP server partners. This fea...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Add Dataset support to the SDBM backend

Don't see that recomendation from https://ibmsecurity.ideas.ibm.com/ideas/AMDS-I-334 that new RFE has been opened.But we're interested of same feature to handle racf dataset profiles from SDBM backend. z/OS 2.4 has added DATASET support to the R_A...
about 2 years ago in z/OS / LDAP 0 Planned for future release

Allow disposition to be specified on fopen

DISP=SHR cannot be set when fopening a file in write mode. In read mode it defaults to DISP=SHR. If the file is a PDS(E) member, this locks out the whole PDS(E) so that no-one can browse the other members. If you use a DD Card, then you can specif...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / LE 3 Not under consideration

z/OSMF Incident Log Dump Title

Need the Incident Log to contain more information around dump and failing components.
over 5 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

DFSMSdss restore multivolume dataset from physical dumps

It would be fine when we need to restore multivolume dataset from physical dumps with DFSMSdss if we would have to provide only all physical dumps of all volumes which contain pièces of dataset and DFSMSdss would do job .DFSMSdss would find pieces...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 0 Future consideration

Add support for MTU size in OSPF DD packets as per RFC 2328

Add the MTU size to OSPF Database Description packets in accordance with RFC 2328
over 4 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

RACF Password History and RACF LDAP Password reset interface

We would like the ability for RACF to check the Password History when the password is being reset through the LDAP interface. Based on feedback from RACF support (see PMR) they use a ALTUSER command which currently does not check the password hist...
almost 9 years ago in z/OS / RACF 3 Not under consideration

zOSMF RENAME BACKSTORE FUNCTION

We need a way to rename a backing store from the z/OSMF configuration menu
almost 8 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Enable default for VARSTORAGE to be HIGH

Enable an option to specify a system-wide default for VARSTORAGE to be HIGH.
over 6 years ago in z/OS / TSO 0 Future consideration

Replace Db2 ZOS requirement for zERT of ZOSMF

When looking at zERT function ZOSMF, says REQUIRES DB2 Z/OS - why - Why not use diff options to store these SMF 119 records - not everyone has DB2 Z/OS and even if they do, not everyone has this on all lpars etc....
about 2 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

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