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Introduce RMM defaults table (DEFTABLE) operand that can request DFSMSrmm record the data set details only for the first file on a tape volume.

The EDG_EXIT100 parameter list has an input value PL100_CAN_IGNORE_FILE2_TON that can be used to request that DFSMSrmm record the data set details only for the first file on a tape volume. This is useful to help minimize the overall size of the RM...
17 days ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 0 Under review

DFSMSrmm ONLYIF with BEGIN and END

Currently ONLYIF support in EDGRMMxx and DEFTABLE effects the next command/parameter, for every paramter/command you would require an ONLYIF statement. By providing support that includes a block of commands/statement, will reduce the size and comp...
about 1 month ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 0 Under review

SYSLOGD / syslog() API - Make it possible to configure a custom AF_UNIX socket for syslog() API

We'd like to get an option for the openlog() / syslog() / closelog() API to configure the AF_UNIX socket to direct the logging messages to another SYSLOGD that is running with -p option configured. The reason for this is, that we consider to run a...
2 months ago in z/OS / LE 0 Under review

zopen utilities as part of standard USS

Make the zopen utilties part of BCP. This way everybody will have it 'on their system' My suggestion is to put all 'that cool stuff' in /zopen There's nothing more to it to be honest ;) You might wanna start with a POC-trial-run in the next ADCD d...
4 months ago in z/OS / General 0 Under review

Add fuction: RMM CV command to change sysid with FORCE

Add fuction: RMM CV command to change the assigned SYSID with FORCE If a customer is running multiple LPARs that are sharing a CDS, we generally see CATSYSID(*) but if a customer is running multiple LPARS and not sharing the CDS, the SYSID could l...
about 1 month ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 0 Under review

add the search volume command (sv) on assigned SYSTEM ID

We can display the assigned system ID and would be good to have the fuction to do a search by the assigned SYSTEM ID For example: Creation: Date = 2021/287 Time = 09:33:18 System ID = IBM1 Assign: Date = 2024/349 Time = 09:20:56 System ID = SYSTEM...
about 1 month ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 0 Under review

Add SDM recovery when HSM cancels TCT activity

On z/OS, this idea would be a design change to add SDM (system data mover) recovery when HSM (hierarchal storage manager) cancels TCT (tape cloud tiering) activity so that ANTMAIN does not need to be canceled. The SDM recovery should clean up all ...
2 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS SDM 0 Under review

Reduce service downtime for sysplex distrubutor as a source address

Problem description: When the CF structure for SD (Sysplex Distrubutor) is rebuild after a failure will the structure be locked for some time. In our case is it around 1 min and 30 sec in production. Every call when the lpar is client will fail wi...
18 days ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Under review

Control passphrase strength and complexity, just like password strength and complexity is today.

We must enforce complexity rules for passphrase (i.e. : minimal length, pattern, ...etc...), just like we do for password. Some regulatory bodies compel us to do so in Banking industry. The subparameter RULEn of SETROPTS PASSWORD command should ap...
about 1 month ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Under review

Enhance RACF ENF 79 signalling for grouping class profiles relating to DB2 objects

We found that if someone has successfully executed e.g. a Stored Procedure with access granted via a RACF grouping profile and then you remove their access to that grouping profile alongside relevant RACLIST REFRESH command, they can still execute...
about 1 month ago in z/OS / RACF 0 Under review

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