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Protect HSM expiration functions in IPL date error situation

We had a recent experience where one of our systems was IPL'ed to a future date. Unfortunately, RMM and HSM recycle processing ran during this time resulting in data being deleted prior to the true expiration date. We are able to change the RMM IP...
about 9 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 1 Future consideration

zAware support for SYSLOG

We need the ability to have syslog fed to zAware realtime like operlog. zAware cannot be used for non-Operlog systems currently.
about 9 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / General/Miscellaneous 4 Not under consideration

Visa dCVV2 Support

System: Crypto ExpressActor: Issuers and Card vendors participating in the Visa dCVV2 project.The Crypto Express currently supports dynamic CVV processing with the existing card functions. Visa supports dCVV2 which is a time-based Dynamic Card Ver...
about 6 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / Crypto HW 2 Future consideration

Support to use CICS-ICSF Attachment Facility from C/C++ linkage

the CICS-ICSF Attachment Facility ca not be utilized when invoking ISCF API's via C linkage or 64 bit assembler stubs. The CICS-ICSF Attachment Facility can ONLY be utilized by 31 bit assembler stubs. We request support to use CICS-ICSF Attachment...
about 9 years ago in z/OS / ICSF 2 Not under consideration

Storage of TSO ACCOUNT command execution log

We want to implement the function that outputs a result of the execution of the ACCOUNT command in the system log, such as SMF. As an item to be output to the system log, there is a need to contain the date and time of execution, execution user, e...
about 9 years ago in z/OS / TSO 1 Future consideration

zOSMF and Comm Server support for # character in AT-TLS/IPSec Policies

Our environment uses the # character as part of User IDs and Job/Task Names. Keyring names are based off the User Id and need to be specified in the AT-TLS policies. However, the # character is not allowed to be used in these policy fields as it i...
about 9 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

Create Health Checker Check to Detect Jobname Style Port Reservation

Create a health checker check to detect if any PORT or PORTRESERVATION statements do not contain a SAF keyword.
about 9 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

FTP server dynamic allocation of new datasets

FTP Server always dynamically allocates MVS datasets with DISP=(NEW,CATLG,CATLG) and this behavior cannot be modified. Can a design change be made to optionally allow the modification of the DISP parameter when allocating new datasets (in particul...
about 3 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

SWA SVA changes in z/OS V2.2 do not provide public API to provide SVA address translation for non-IBM dump formatters

• Changes in z/OS V2.2 to SWA SVA, that facilitates SVA translation, have occurred and have subsequently moved these internal control blocks above the bar. • Users of SWAREQ and IEFHQMREQ are not affected, but ISV dump formatters, that will usuall...
about 9 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Scheduler 2 Not under consideration

IRRSMO00 support to fully delete GROUPs

I need the R_SecMgtOper (IRRSMO00) support to a delete groups even when there are subgroups present and/or users connected to the group. This support must be ESM agnostic such that we can expect ACF2 and TSS to implement it as well. The preferred ...
about 6 years ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Not under consideration

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