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PAGENT client connection retry notification

I noticed that when PAGENT reaches both ServerConnectWait and ServerconnectRetries for the ServerHostBackup the connection failure and retry messages stop appearing in the STC output. 16.02.46 STC37225 EZZ8780I PAGENT CANNOT CONNECT TO POLICY SERV...
almost 2 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Where record length is less than 16, or EXCP access method is used, do not encrypt instead of abending with an S213 open error

With the large number of basic format physical sequential datasets in our environment that are legitimatelly less than 16 bytes, or the relatively large number of programs that execute EXCP access method, it is very disruptive to abend the associa...
almost 2 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS OCEOV 0 Future consideration

Automount and RACF FSACCESS

When we use automount, where the policy creates a new zfs for a userid, in conjunction with RACF FSACCESS, "phantom" directories are created. It would seem more sensible that automount honours FSACCESS before the dataset is created.
over 5 years ago in z/OS / USS 1 Future consideration

Enhance data returned by IARV64 REQUEST=LIST to improve tracking of memory object creation history.

Shared memory objects are commonly used in system software and can be accessed by multiple system address spaces and components. Diagnosis for memory problems where large shared memory objects are involved would be made easier by enhanced ownershi...
almost 2 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Storage Management (inc. RSM/ASM/VSM/DIV) 0 Future consideration

Make APF-Authorised VTAM applications check VTAMAPPL resources

VTAMAPPL resources are only checked when non-APF programs attempt to OPEN ACBs.However, using programs such as SuperSession it is possible for any user to OPEN ACBs and thus subvert controls over ACB opening. This can be used in a denial of servic...
almost 2 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

IDS Attack Customization - More Granularity

I would like for more customization/granularity with IDS attack rules. Specifically I am requesting the ability to create custom attack rules for specific IP addresses/IP ranges. This would be especially useful for FLOOD rules.
almost 4 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 3 Not under consideration

z/os to be able to change tape cat code

hello, our z/VM team currently performs this task for us. via something called DFSMSRM, this includes a better Q LIB VOL command as well as set volcat volume by chance can z/OS have similar capabilities?
almost 2 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Tape Storage SW Support 2 Not under consideration

SYSLOGD new parm data class

For SYSLOGD a new parameter 'dataclass' under BeginArchiveParms should be available to define the dataclass for archive datasets.
over 5 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

DFSMS does NOT populate S42AMZRB and S42AMZWB

DFSMS does NOT populate S42AMZRB and S42AMZWB in SMF_42 subtype 6 record in our SMF data That is the reason why TDS displays them as 0.0. This is NOT a TDS error.
over 7 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Access Methods Non-Vsam 1 Future consideration

Option to report silent exception handling in LE

During some performance analysis we discovered in CICS trace a huge amount of S0CA - decimal overflow - interrupts caught and recovered by Language Environment. These were caused by a simple ADD statement in a cobol program which runs in an ILC en...
over 7 years ago in z/OS / LE 0 Future consideration

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