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TCP/IP Support of ACCOUNT Subcommand

Copied from old SHARE Requirements system SSEWCP00002: Voting Priority=2.2 +4=3 +3=5 +2=5 +1=7 abstain=4 Priority=2.2 (Please ignore where voting=0.0 elsewhere) TCP/IP specification defines an ACCOUNT subcommand for use by FTP and TELNET servers. ...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

zOS HSM Stack Option Needs to be Increased to more than 255 Limit

The zHSM ARCCMDxx Member provides the following option within the DUMP command and request is to increase the Limit of 255 to 300 or 350/ IBM provides the hardware Compression feature and that utilizes zEDC feature, so I would assume that IBM DF/S...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 2 Not under consideration

Expand EDGSPLCS utility capabilities to support correcting library manager category code discrepancies

The EDGSPLCS utility does not seem to support updating the LM category code for tape volumes. Currently, it seems that the utility can correct the use attribute in the Volcat, or correct the status in the RMM CDS, but not the LM category code.
over 5 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 1 Not under consideration

Configuration Assistant: Ability to define a template of rules

Ability to define a template of rules and then be able to copy that template to an existing Stack configuration. note: this requirement split out of DW RFE number 86000
over 8 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Specify of the slot location for the CryptoExpress

Allow customer specification of the slot location for the Crypto card.Customer requested to specify of the slot location of the CryptoExpress with new AP number. It is also effective for ensuring redundancy.
over 5 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / Crypto HW 2 Not under consideration

Save/Retrieve multiple FILTER/SORT definitions by name

Changing the FILTER / SORT definitions removes the old values, but it's not possible to retrieve previously set values.
over 8 years ago in z/OS / SDSF 1 Future consideration

Provide DHCP Client to z/OS Comm Server

As z/OS evolves into more dynamic environments such as devtest running in Cloud VSIs, a static IP address may not always be suitable or known. This request is to incorporate a DHCP client into base z/OS components for the purposes of dynamically a...
almost 3 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Future consideration

Specifying subchannel set id on 'IPL Attribute List' panel in HCD

We are interested in knowing if we will be able to specify the CSS as part of the IPL address on the 'IPL Attributes List' panel of HCD.
over 5 years ago in z/OS / HCD 2 Future consideration

RM(EXPDT) settings should be more like disk

The difficulty with using Management class and Retention Method(EXPDT) is that on some of our systems we cap the lastref days at 396. If however we set Whilecatalog(On) for a GDG than as long as it's cataloged it will be kept until it rolls off th...
over 5 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 1 Planned for future release

Prime ISRUMVC 'other dataset' field with current dataset for Copy/Move

When performing a copy or move operation from an extended member list ISRUDSM, panel ISRUMVC is displayed with an empty "other data set" field. The current data set name should be primed in this field. That will enable easy copies to same data set...
about 11 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 4 Planned for future release

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