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IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware

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Ability to route SSL workloads to CEXC instead of CPACF.

Ability to route all SSL crypto functions to the CEXC. Customer need a switch to move workloads off the CPACF and to the CEXC to reduce MSUs.
over 9 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / Crypto HW 4 Not under consideration

Modification of Export bit for Private Key

It is requested to support the modification of the export bit for Private key when we support Exporting Private Keys. Might want to flip the bit for a Key at some point in time.
over 9 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / Crypto HW 4 Not under consideration

OSA/SF JAVA GUI INSTALL ISSUES

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0524043937User Marketing Field Requirement Number: MR0524043937Title: OSA/SF JAVA GUI INSTALL ISSUESSubmitted By: Shawn Meyer/Poughkeepsie/IBMOriginators Area: z/OS software serviceFPOC: Brian Keuling/Poughkeepsie/IB...
almost 10 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / I/O and Networking 5 Not under consideration

Provide support for AES Secure Key CFB m

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR1024136611User Marketing Field Requirement Number: MR1024136611Title: Provide support for AES Secure Key CFB modeSubmitted By: Eysha Powers/Poughkeepsie/IBMOriginators Area: ICSF DevelopmentFPOC: John Petreshock/Poug...
about 10 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / Crypto HW 5 Not under consideration

System z BCPii query/export LPAR definition

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR1005113922User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SYS4508 (MR1005113922)Title: System z BCPii query/export LPAR definitionsSubmitted By: Brands Synergy/St Louis/Contr/IBMOriginators Area: ITD - Brand SynergyFPOC: St...
about 10 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE) 5 Not under consideration

Error Handling Procedure of 9672 HMC

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR00074595User Marketing Field Requirement Number: JPSP0099023Title: Error Handling Procedure of 9672 HMCSubmitted By: Yutaka Nikkoh/Japan/IBMOriginators Area: N/A / +81-3-3808-3795FPOC: Brian Keuling/Poughkeepsie/IBM ...
about 10 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE) 3 Not under consideration

dCVV3 Support in ICSF

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR1216084513User Marketing Field Requirement Number: MR1216084513Title: dCVV3 Support in ICSFSubmitted By: Greg Boyd/Gaithersburg/IBMOriginators Area: Advanced Technical SupportFPOC: John Petreshock/Poughkeepsie/IBM St...
about 10 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / Crypto HW 4 Not under consideration

zBX.LACP on TOR IEDN Customer ports.

IBM zBX model 3:We need the ability to configure LACP on TOR-Switches IEDN customer ports for connection to our Cisco DataCenter environment.
about 10 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / General/Miscellaneous 3 Not under consideration

Configure OSA 5S outside of HMC

OSA 5S cards can only be configured from the HMC, which is traditionally a CE roll. CEs generally are not familiar with having to code OSA card parameters such as loading the SNA microcode on an OSA card. Mainframe networking support team does not...
over 10 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / I/O and Networking 7 Future consideration