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Add a specific CSF messages id to monitor the correct/(or not) initialization/start-up) of the CSFTTCP started task

Dear, In order to monitor the start-up of the CSFTTCP adress space with CA-OPSMVS automate and according to our standards we would like to have the possibility that CSFTTCP started task generates to the console specific messageids for the correct(...
almost 2 years ago in z/OS / ICSF 0 Future consideration

Use more frequent commits when importing SMF data in to the zNA database to reduce Db2 resource consumption

Committing every 1000 inserts would be a good starting point This number needs to be customizable so we can adjust based on our needs as workloads and reporting needs change over time Our preferred solution to the lack of commits would be to use t...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Future consideration

Capability to test OSA QDIO infrastructure (MAC and IP address) without IPL'ing a system.

We have run into multiple issues when we change out hardware, where OSAs are not operational when we go to move and operate from our DR site. We need the capability of testing OSA IP address and MAC connectivity to switches without IPL'ing a z/OS ...
about 1 month ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / I/O and Networking 0 Under review

Have one (instead of multiple) syntax rules for DEVSUPxx

The +-30 statements in DEVSUP are parsed using multiple (at least 2) sets of rules. e.g. some statements are limited to 4 blanks around the equal sign, while others have no limit. The Initialisation and Tuning Reference specifically says blanks ar...
about 1 month ago in z/OS / DFSMS OCEOV 0 Under review

AI-Powered WLM - New feature: WLM Service class

Every working day, during the first 5-10 minutes of our main EOD processing (batch), the WLM service classes of online transactions have very bad Performance Index (>4). We would like a similar feature to the new AI-Powered Initiators to protec...
about 1 month ago in z/OS / AI Framework 1 Needs more information

Add Support For Read Only 3390 DASD When Running In LPAR

Maintenance of base and middleware on z/OS systems in my shop is performed on a master system. When new z/OS systems are created, these master volumes are copied to the new system. The cloned system LPARs quickly get out of sync with the master sy...
4 months ago in z/OS / BCP_IOS 3 Needs more information

zOSMF - NCA Allow comparision of policies between stacks

It shall be possible to compare an AT-TLS policy (and as well all other technologies available in NCA) between two defined TCPIP Stacks. As I can have a staggered approach to deploy new rules or other attributes of a policy for stack A, I want to ...
8 months ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Allow option for V TCPIP,,SYSPLEX,QUIESCE to persist across IPLs

We use the V TCPIP,,SYSPLEX,QUIESCE,TARGET command as part of a high availability strategy to isolate a problem LPAR and remove it from distribution. This works well, but the status is reset when TCPIP is restarted. We would like the ability to al...
5 months ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Future consideration

Middleware recovery Boost parameters options

Dear Madam/Sir We would like to have the feasibility to change the way that is divided the daily interval of 30minutes of Recovery Boost. It should be useful to have the possibility of customization of thefollowing Middleware Recovery boost settin...
2 months ago in z/OS / BCP_General 2 Not under 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 3 years ago in z/OS / Container Extensions (zCX) 5 Future consideration

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