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    SMPE Management Plugin

    It would be useful to add basic SMPE management functions into z/OSMF. Currently, when using Software Update, if there is a problem with the CSI you have to switch to the ISPF Plugin to enter the panel to make appropriate changes to the CSI (such ...
    over 1 year ago in z/OS / SMP/E 1 Future consideration

    zSORT should be able to use Virtual Flash Memory instead of using disk in case of memory shortage

    Today, many financial companies use Virtual Flash Memory (VFM) in their zSystems. However, this feature has a limited number of users on z/OS. And there's also TBs of memory on VFM. Why DFSORT or DB2 SORT utilites do not use VFM to improve the per...
    almost 3 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DFSORT 1 Not under consideration

    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...
    11 months ago in z/OS / LE 0 Future consideration

    zOSMF - NCA - Add Description as comments to generated Policy

    It would be great if the Description added to the 'Address Groups' (for all policies) would be added to the generated policy, as a comment. This would help when one is checking the installed policy to have more context for the used/installed 'Addr...
    11 months ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Future consideration

    Add a specific CSF messages id to monitor the correct/(or not) initialization/start-up) of the CSFTTCP started task

    Dear, In order to monitor the start-up of the CSFTTCP adress space with CA-OPSMVS automate and according to our standards we would like to have the possibility that CSFTTCP started task generates to the console specific messageids for the correct(...
    almost 3 years ago in z/OS / ICSF 0 Future consideration

    Encryption Facility should follow RFC 9580 regarding default algorithms lists. DES3 and SHA1 should not be included as they are now deprecated.

    We are using Encryption Factify for z/OS V1.2 in conjunction with RACF to generate X509 Certificates and exporting the corresponding public keys. Our business partner is unable to use these public keys because they contain non-compliant algorithms...
    about 2 months ago in z/OS / Encryption Facility 0 Submitted

    Concurrent REST requests for downloading PDS members results in several abended IZUFPROC jobs

    Say that I have a sample application that makes multiple, concurrent requests to the z/OSMF REST API to download PDS members. It uses the endpoint for retrieving the contents of a data set member: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/2.4.0?topic=interf...
    5 months ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 1 Future consideration

    design requirement to have DFSMSdss check the status of the GDS once the COPY is completed

    Design requirement to have DFSMSdss check the status of the GDS once the COPY is completed to ensure that the status has not changed from the status it had prior to the target being allocated. Since the DFSMSdss stop started after the GDS was crea...
    almost 6 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 0 Future consideration

    Enhance z/OSMF Desktop Interface

    An enhanced user interface will benefit all users by reducing the effort needed to get around in the GUI. Hi, Currently, the z/OSMF Desktop Interface consists of an unstructured group of icons and a status line. When an icon is opened by a double ...
    over 3 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 1 Future consideration

    IO Timing Facility - Page Devices Support

    We previously submitted an RFE for I/O Timing Facility (IOT) Page devices support.RFE : https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rfe/execute?use_case=viewRfe&CR_ID=49685 When we submitted this RFE, we expected the system to enter the non-restartable...
    over 4 years ago in z/OS / BCP_IOS 0 Future consideration

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