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    sdsf parmlib option give member name

    We have the sdsf.parm command today. which lists the datasets in parmlib concatenation.It would be good to be able to issue sdsf.parm IGDSMS00 and it displays __ user.parmlib(IGDSMS00) __ sys1,parmlib(IGDSMS00) so I can then browse/edit it directl...
    about 1 month ago in z/OS / SDSF 2 Functionality already exists

    In z/OS the client needs a possibility to create keytab files with the option for custom salts to be used with WAS or other Components

    Traditionally the keytab utility was shipped with the IBM Java SDK until Java 8 but misses the functionality to use a custom SALT. From Java 11 on, it was not further shipped. IBM z/OS offers a keytab utility but with very limited support to use a...
    about 2 years ago in z/OS / Network Authentication Service 0 Future consideration

    Allow the use of EKMF to create/store GDK keys

    We use EKMF exclusively to manage the content of our CKDS, as a policy choice. I have been getting push back from our Key management team to allow us to use the current CDA setup for generating and storing keys. It would be helpful if CDA allowed ...
    about 1 year ago in z/OS / DFSMS Cloud Data Access 0 Future consideration

    Improve R_ADMIN/IRRXUTIL to return empty segments

    For example, when processing dataset profiles and extracting DFP segments, empty DFP segments are not returned. Empty DFP segments can be DFP segments with NODATAKEY to exclude some datasets from z/OS dataset encryption and they are not returned w...
    6 months ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Future consideration

    Have Grafana sign the RMF for z/OS Grafana plugin

    Our organization does not allow the installation of Grafana plugins that are not signed as it poses a security risk, and I imagine that other organizations are the same. In order for us to make use of the plugin it needs to get signed by Grafana.
    about 1 year ago in z/OS / RMF 0 Future consideration

    selecting tape volumes to be recycled, or excluded from recycle process, by sms tape storage group

    Today's DFHSM RECYCLE command allows to include/exclude volumes by volser range, or volser list, or tape residence. It would be nice to have an option to select volumes using the sms tape STORAGEGROUP as criterion. This would help in keeping to se...
    10 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 1 Future consideration

    zCX: Provide Sysplex Distributor Support for High Availability

    Currently zCX only supports Dynamic VIPAs, no Sysplex Distributor support is available. In case of a Docker Swarm, or even a Single zCX Container within one zCX, there is a timing window in that the application within the Container is not availabl...
    about 4 years ago in z/OS / Container Extensions (zCX) 5 Future consideration

    RACF to use SYS1.RACFDB ( read only) and User.racfdb (R/W)

    I use zD&T( or zPDT) to provide my z/OS system. Every 6 months there is an updated version of ADCD (turn key z/OS solution) available with new catalog, and new RACF database etc. To migrate to this I have to find all the changes I made to my c...
    about 1 month ago in z/OS / RACF 0 Under review

    LP recommendations related messages showing on both observed and managed systems

    Based on a previous customer request for enhancement: In CPM, when using the option of sending recommendations to the observed system’s CFZCIM, customers could benefit from another message, which confirms this was written to CPOSERV’s Joblog too. ...
    3 months ago in z/OS / BCP_Capacity Provisioning 0 Future consideration

    Management capabilities for CPM messages

    Based on a previous customer request for enhancement: Clients use other products to control Defined Capacities, which produce separate WTO’s when actions are taken, making the CPM messages to be superfluous, needlessly filling the CPOSERV’s Joblog...
    3 months ago in z/OS / BCP_Capacity Provisioning 0 Future consideration

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