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Remove all references to JES on output of RACF commands on z/VM

I consider this an incorrout defect. My idea is to remove any references to JES and additional z/OS references that have no bearing on the z/VM product. It is distracting and confusing to me a VM sysprog. As RACF is pulling apart on z/VM from the ...
10 months ago in z/VM 0 Future consideration

z/VM RACF DB minidisk support

Dear Development.I'd like to have provided option for RACF (RACFVM) having database on standard CMS minidisk (not OS formatted) for standalone zVM (with not shared RACF).Most of zVM I worked with have not shared security DB.If most of the z/VM gue...
11 months ago in z/VM 0 Future consideration

Include the Rexx Execs documented in Appendix E of the CMS User's Guide and Reference.

Appendix E of the CMS User's Guide and Reference (SC24-6252-01) describes in great detail how to build Pipelines function packages in Rexx. However, the needed exec to actually do this (the FPLKWDTB, FPLEPTBL, and FPLMSGTB exercs) are not shipped ...
12 months ago in z/VM 0 Future consideration

Automated way to identify needed maintenance

Get an alert that would tell what recent releases are available to be able to stay up to date on maintenance.
about 1 year ago in z/VM 0 Future consideration

By putting the checks for OPERATIONS into the same environment as SPECIAL, AUDITOR an/or ROAUDITOR, the attribute can be (un)assigned dynamically without requiring the user to log in/out to refresh its assigned rights.

Unless a guest that logged on with the OPERATIONS is logged off, it retains that attribute and those rights until it has been logged off. This is a security vulnerability as there is a difference between RACF's contents and reality.It would also b...
about 1 year ago in z/VM 0 Future consideration

Unique directory name only possible

Working for Kyndryl Resiliency Services, we start clients under z/VM. The fact is that our clients name their partitions with a too generic name, like PROD, SYST, DEV... and they need to preserve their names to run their DR scenarios. It appears t...
about 1 year ago in z/VM 0 Future consideration

Improve ability to migrate automation following system upgrade

Many folks need to do things that require running commands through MAINTxxx. System upgrades end up losing modifications made to allow those. This would simplify maintaining those needs during and upgrade.
about 1 year ago in z/VM 0 Future consideration

Add Live Guest Relocation Support for Linux guests with Dedicated Crypto resources

A z/VM SSI cluster provides a virtual server mobility function called LGR (live guest relocation). A running virtual server (guest virtual machine) can be relocated from one member to another. However, currently LGR is not supported on guests with...
over 1 year ago in z/VM 0 Future consideration

Displaying configured cipher suites in configured order under SYSTEM DTCPARMS.

Specifying a preferred order of cipher suites under SYSTEM DTCPARMS is not the exact order that is displayed from z/VM systems. The 'ssla q status details' command list an order that is not configured. Even presenting the cipher suites order to ne...
over 1 year ago in z/VM 0 Future consideration

Structure CP ESM interface as CP exits instead of building into CP

Implementing a ESM has historically always required rebuilding CP, a daunting task for newbies. Restructuring the CP ESM interface as CP exits would allow adding or disabling an ESM to not require a rebuild or CP IPL.
over 1 year ago in z/VM 0 Future consideration

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