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Allow users to determine actual HSM function run times from CDSs

We are trying to process DFSMShsm MCDS and BCDS to retrieve actual run times of HSM functions (primary space management, secondary space management, automatic backups and automatic dumps). There are complete time and date fields for every function...
almost 8 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 1 Future consideration

Request to add support for z/OSMF started task to be supported by ARM

We have open a case TS003028593 to existing issue that z/OSMF started task not auto restart and the feed back is zOSMF doesn't support AUTO RESTART. So I am raising this RFE for the requirement of zOSMF using ARM. Please add support for this. thanks.
about 5 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

Allow SSI connection between z/VM systems using Hipersockets (direct and bridged)

Requiring physical CTC connections for an SSI cluster within a single physical CEC incurs some cost for additional hardware (e.g. preferably 2 FICON cards for SPOF avoidance). Modifying ISFC communication to optionally use Hipersockets would allow...
over 1 year ago in z/VM 1 Not under consideration

Change HSM HOST id from single character limit to multi-character

A multi-character HOST id would allow customers to customize ARCCMDxx commands to be unique by multiple system symbols like a combination of operating environment (Live or DR Test) and HSM address spaces. Example: HOST=&SYSENV.&HSMHOST HOS...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 0 Future consideration

Display Line Number When CLISTs Terminate Due to an Error

Display the line number when a runtime CLIST error occurs. An example would be when a substr error occurs.
almost 8 years ago in z/OS / TSO 2 Future consideration

Honour the CLIST keyword on SEARCH when UID is specified

The SEARCH command in RACF does not honour the CLIST keyword if UID is specified. This is documented behaviour insofar as the manual states that all other keywords are ignored if UID is specified. However it is very unhelpful and could simply be a...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Not under consideration

Allow Auditing by RACF Group

Allow auditing by RACF group. I need to audit accesses made by a specific RACF group.
about 9 years ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Not under consideration

Allow to specify a conversion technique when using CUNMTUNI batch tool

The Unicode Services batch client CUNMTUNI always uses the default technique-search-order for character conversion making it unusable with user-defined conversion tables (except maybe by using a user-defined codepage which would require a SMP/E us...
almost 4 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Unicode 2 Future consideration

z/OSMF Stack affinity

When using z/OSMF to send diagnostic data we are not able to specify an IP-stack for the FTP send process.
over 6 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 1 Future consideration

IP CICS Sockets - IP address for listeners in EZAC

IP CICS socket listeners need to be configured to provide CICS remote debugging features in a product we use. It is recommended to use the IBM-supplied listener implementation (EZACIC02). However, you can set the port but not the IP address for th...
almost 4 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

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