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SMF utility IFASMFDL could use some improvement when ARCHIVING minimal logstream data.

The customer would like the zOS SMF utility IFASMFDL changed to be more tolerant to being run back to back with the ARCHIVE option. This currently can cause the customer's job step to end with RC=8 and misleading message IFA832I INVALID PARAMETER ...
over 9 years ago in z/OS / BCP_SMF 2 Not under consideration

LDAP zOS - Rewrite Engine

Implement a plugin to "ITDS for z/OS" with Rewrite Engine Functionality, like available in OpenLDAP overlay "slapo-rwm". This implementation will permit LDAP server rewrite bad queries, reducing the processing time on backend DB2. For more informa...
over 9 years ago in z/OS / LDAP 3 Not under consideration

RACF option on ID to count password violation with UNIQUE violations only

RACF ID to have option on only counting password violations with unique violations for purpose of suspending Userid.
over 9 years ago in z/OS / RACF 6 Not under consideration

Add TCPIP LOGSTRING Information for RACINIT NetAccess Authorization Checks

Add TCPIP LOGSTRING Information for RACINIT NetAccess Authorization Checks. Currently the NetAccess RACINIT checks don't show the IP address in the TCPIP Logstring information which is currently working as designed based on conversations with z/OS...
over 9 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

DFSORT diagnostic messages: suggested enhancements

I have been encouraging the use of DFSORT/ICETOOL in our shop. We have found 3 diagnostic messages which currently provide too little information for easy problem diagnosis. We would like to see these messages enhanced to contain additional diagno...
over 9 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DFSORT 1 Future consideration

Prioritize On Demand Migrations / SHARE Req#SSMVSS14001

When a volume exceeds the high threshold the ENF72 message will trigger an ON Demand Migration for that volume. In our environment we have many PROD volumes that exceed the high threshold, but at the same time we also have many TEST volumes that e...
over 9 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 2 Not under consideration

Messages for OSNMPD and SNMP Unix command need documenting

Whilst trying to migrate SNMP from v1/v2 to v3 I was trying to read the messages produced by the OSNMPD started task and by the SNMP Unix command. These are an odd set of messaged and don't match the normal IBM standards. I have found nowhere wher...
over 9 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

64-bit version of CEE3ERP required

CICS TS 4.2 and above provide support for Java by running a JVM within a 64-bit PIPI enclave (CELQPIPI). Every thread within the enclave begins life as an LE pthread and so has the LE ESTAE active for error handling. CICS enabled threads will addi...
over 9 years ago in z/OS / LE 2 Future consideration

Improvements for the PFA_PRIVATE_STORAGE_EXHAUSTION health check

The PFA_PRIVATE_STORAGE_EXHAUSTION validly detects when an address space is projected to run out of private storage within x hours which triggers an HZS0003E. However, when the usage floats around the threshold between the medium and high threshol...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Predictive Failure Analysis 1 Planned for future release

SMF type80 subtype 02 need report underlying resource when access defaults to default resource

While trying to track down the resource name associated with a DFRMM facility profile violation, we only see a default resource name STGADMIN.EDG.MASTER when there is actually an underlying more-specfic resource being requested. We have all DFRMM ...
over 9 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 3 Not under consideration

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