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PSHB0506-965 APPLY sysmods by age

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: bean02Submitters Company: SHB PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: PSHB0506-965 APPLY sysmods by ageHomework Assigned: NoRequirement Category: Core TechnologyCurrent Status: Closed Status: Session: Requirement Value C...
over 9 years ago in z/OS / SMP/E 2 Future consideration

WOAS0705-819 RACF needs to support any character in the RACF Class Definition - Security WG

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: Bill.ODonnellSubmitters Company: PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: WOAS0705-819 RACF needs to support any character in the RACF Class Definition - Security WGHomework Assigned: NoRequirement Category: WebSphereCurr...
over 9 years ago in z/OS / RACF 3 Not under consideration

NetAccess Support for RFC1700

According to RFC1700, the address block 0.0.0.0/8 to cover range 0.0.0.0 - 0.255.255.255 is used for broadcast messages to this network. Without RFC1700 support there is no way to reserve that IP range in NetAccess to a specific profile covering it.
over 9 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

Need BYPASSACS option for Migrate Volume(xxxxxx) Move

When using the DFSMShsm new function to do MIGRATE VOLUME(xxxxxx) MOVE, we need a possibility to bypass ACS routines so that manually or JCL-assigned SMS-classes are retained for datasets on selected volumes. The parameter BYPASSACS could be added...
over 9 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 3 Future consideration

z/OSMF Support to Provide Resource Inventory Managementy

When using Ansible or other orchestration technologies it would be helpful to have z/OSMF CP&M act as a resource manager for resources on z/OS. Ideally, having z/OSMF enable the following functions: 1. Provide a unique ID to associate multiple...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 2 Future consideration

DELETE VVR/NVR and misleading ICH408I violation on Master Catalog

When a Storage Administrator attempts DELETE VVR or DELETE NVR on an orphaned component on DASD, and the implied catalog does not match the catalog name within that VVDS record, and, the administrator does NOT have READ access to FACILITY profile ...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Catalog/IDCAMS/AMS 1 Not under consideration

DEFINE USERCATALOG and Master Catalog UPDATE Authority Bypass

Storage Administration staff members should be specifically allowed to perform usercatalog recoveries without the provision of master catalog UPDATE authority. Currently, when a Storage Administrator attempts to Define or Connect a Usercatalog, UP...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Catalog/IDCAMS/AMS 1 Not under consideration

Change key run-time services routines Language Environment to enable time virtualization software

Time virtualization software like ASG Technologies ValidDate, IBM HourGlass and Compuware Xpediter/Xchange must front-end the operating system Time Service routines and Language Environment runtime to allow users to test applications with future d...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / LE 0 Future consideration

NFSv4 OPEN readforsize for READ request

The process on the NFS client stops the READ of the data because it takes too long.The reason for the long duration is the 'read for size' for the large MVS data set(20GB) during the v4OPEN compound although fastfilesize is defined..The 'read for ...
over 9 years ago in z/OS / Network File System (NFS) 3 Not under consideration

Common Recall Queue, Request for Enhancement

Common Recall Queue manual process of holding recall queue before you vary off local drives on specific LPAR, so the common recall queue can reach the other LPAR drives.
over 9 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 2 Not under consideration

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