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Specify NONOVR for RUNOPTS at the application level

We would like a way to specify NONOVR at the application level (CELQUOPT CEEXOPT), similar to the region level https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSLTBW_2.1.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r1.ceea500/clfdop64.htm#clfdop64Currently, the NONOVR/OVR are not...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / LE 2 Not under consideration

In SDSF ULOG, the commands history list should be enhanced to display the result based on the using frequency

It will become smarted based on the user behavior.
almost 7 years ago in z/OS / SDSF 0 Future consideration

Write IEFC001I and IEFC002I information to SMF

At the point where IEFC001I and IEFC002I messages are produced, also write this information to SMF. The record should indicate if it was a cataloged procedure (the IEFC001I infomation) or an INCLUDE group, the member used, whether it came from a p...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / BCP_SMF 1 Not under consideration

Need a display to show what ports are not reserved

Very often we are asked to find ranges of ports for new applications to use. We usually use the netstat -o option to find what is reserved then work backwards. This is a bit clunky as you have mixes of ports and port ranges that you have to accoun...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

HTTP/HTTPS Protocol Enabler permit double quotes in cookies

The HTTP/HTTPS enabler needs to be more lenient with cookie values that contain double quotes. RFC 6265 section 4.1 does state that DQUOTES are not permitted in the Set-Cookie response header but then section 5.2 documents a more permissive algori...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / web enablement toolkit 0 Future consideration

Enhance SERVAUTH EZB.PORTACCESS SAF checks to validate Port Usage Intent

Please update the code that calls SAF for EZB.PORTACCESS to not just grant access based upon the RACF profile access control list but to go a step further and validate the intent of use of all ports. A mode of operation where the potential impact ...
over 9 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

IP ADDR filter option in TRACE RESOLVER and/or CTRACE RESOLVER

We want to have the option of including a filter by IP address when we capture Trace Resolver or Ctrace Resolver.
over 4 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 6 Not under consideration

zERT Information for Self-Signed Certificates with no Valid Serial Numbers

We want zERT SMF 119 records to report on all Certificates even if they do not have a Serial number or valid Serial Number like Self-Signed Certificates. You do not report on these self-signed certificates and need these reported on.
over 4 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Build a 3U blade server with z14+ processor

Suggest to build a 3U+ blade server with z14+ processor. Would have a connector in the middle, with a mother board Front and Rear, with one z14+ processor and Core memory slots. 2 board bays on each side for 3+ FCP/FICON, OSA, other boards over mo...
over 4 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / General/Miscellaneous 2 Not under consideration

Add ICMP probe support to the Tracerte tool.

Currently Tracerte uses UDP packets for the probes and ICMP msgs for the responses. Firewall implementations prefer ICMP Echo & Echo reply msgs for Tracerte. Currently many other implementations either use ICMP msgs or allow ICMP msgs to be us...
over 11 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

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