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Add IKEv2 Message Fragmentation support to IKED

Add support for IKEv2 Message Fragmentation to IKED as described in RFC 7383
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Future consideration

Allow rexx program to insert file tailoring output lines

File tailoring skeletons allow imbedded rexx programs through the use of )REXX and )ENDREXX tags. I would like for those rexx programs to be able to insert new lines of output to the ISPFILE output, without leaving the rexx program. The rexx progr...
about 10 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 3 Not under consideration

Add System date and time state to List commands in RACF

We have to submit displays of our security database to auditors. Often the displays are not accepted because they lack SYSTEM, DATE and TIME information in the display.
over 1 year ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Not under 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.
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / USS 1 Future consideration

Supply QUIESCE / RESUME command for an Application Instance VIPA

To prevent the broadcast of a Application Instance VIPA, we would like to have a similar QUIESCE / RESUME command as available for Sysplex Distributed VIPA. Example command:V TCPIP,,QUIESCE,JOBNAME=ABCDEF and to resume (broadcast the IP address) w...
about 10 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Provide a warning threshold or limit for the number of record locks

A looping application in a development environment can request an excessive number of record locks. This can result in excessive cells in use for the IGWLNHRB Storage Pools and a storage shortage which can terminat and restart the SMSVSAM address ...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / DFSMS VSAM/RLS 1 Functionality already exists

PKI Exit for SCEP Requests

Implement a PKI EXIT function on pre-processing operations in pkiclient.exe before call of SCEPREQ, to turn possible customizations on SCEP Requests.
almost 3 years ago in z/OS / PKI 1 Future consideration

Expand CFRM structure limit beyond 2048

I would like to see the CFRM policy structure limit increased beyond 2048, possibly 3072. I am pushing the 2048 limit currently.
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / BCP_XCF/XES 0 Planned for future release

CELQPRLG to support creating MAIN routines

Currently only subroutines are supported, so one must use a high level language that supports creating LP(64) main routines, which in turn requires the language runtime for that language to be initialized, which may be undesirable for certain kind...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / LE 0 Future consideration

Management of Runtime Libraries

I want to be able to track a manage runtime environments of deployed software. I have one set of runtime libraries in sysplex.But I have multiple running instances using shared runtime libraries. For example one instance per system image in sysple...
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 1 Future consideration

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