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HMC add support for Client authentication

Please have a look at IBM SR TS011062840 we need Client Authentication support in our Manage Syslog server Option of IBM Z14 ZR1 HMC @ R51 microcode level.
about 2 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE) 2 Is a defect

z/VM TCPIP enhancemenr

Ability to allow IP addresses to connect to z/VM
over 6 years ago in z/VM 1 Planned for future release

SDSF access to UNIX Filesystems e.g. via xdc

In SDSF it is possible to archive reports via xdc to a Dataset. It would be very handy if it would be possible to save it here directly to a UNIX File e.g. "/home/user/file".
over 8 years ago in z/OS / SDSF 1 Future consideration

DFSMSdss DUMP & RESTORE - Provide option to Validate PSE dataset structure during DUMP

DFSMSdss - Provide option to check Extended Format datasets structural integrity during DUMP to prevent backup of 'broken' datasets that cannot be RESTOREd. If a dataset has some sort of structural error during DUMP this only becomes evident durin...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 1 Future consideration

Add ability to end )MODEL definition in ISPF Panels.

This request asks for the ability to end a )MODEL definition in an ISPF panel to allow additional panel content. This adds the ability to have static text after an ISPF Table display and provides additional flexibility.
over 10 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 5 Not under consideration

Identify when a job was released from the JES hold queue

<p>Copied from old SHARE Requirements system <span>SSSHARE018626</span>: Voting Priority=2.6</p><br /><p>+5=1 +4=4 +3=8 +2=6 +1=3 abstain=2 -1=1 Priority=2.6</p><br /><p>A field should be added...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / JES2 2 Future consideration

PAGENT client connection retry notification

I noticed that when PAGENT reaches both ServerConnectWait and ServerconnectRetries for the ServerHostBackup the connection failure and retry messages stop appearing in the STC output. 16.02.46 STC37225 EZZ8780I PAGENT CANNOT CONNECT TO POLICY SERV...
about 2 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Where record length is less than 16, or EXCP access method is used, do not encrypt instead of abending with an S213 open error

With the large number of basic format physical sequential datasets in our environment that are legitimatelly less than 16 bytes, or the relatively large number of programs that execute EXCP access method, it is very disruptive to abend the associa...
about 2 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS OCEOV 0 Future consideration

Enhance data returned by IARV64 REQUEST=LIST to improve tracking of memory object creation history.

Shared memory objects are commonly used in system software and can be accessed by multiple system address spaces and components. Diagnosis for memory problems where large shared memory objects are involved would be made easier by enhanced ownershi...
about 2 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Storage Management (inc. RSM/ASM/VSM/DIV) 0 Future consideration

Pass CA-TSS informational message to FTP user as signon

FTP users do not see informational messages (last used, password expiring, etc.) from CA-TopSecret at signon. FTP Server needs to be able to pass these messages back to user. Here's CA's comments on FTP and informational signon messages. We (CA) h...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

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