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z/OSMF ability to toggle/save filters

We need the ability to toggle on/off or save filters within Incident Log (and others if they apply).
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

CEEDUMP truncated names of entry points

When forming CEEDUMP truncated the names of the entry points. Printed only the first 64 characters. CEEDUMP must contain a fully qualified entry point names.
over 8 years ago in z/OS / LE 1 Future consideration

New verb for time adjustment in crypto card and sync daemon

A new verb for the crypto cards is needed which allows to adjust the internal clock by a max. of 2 seconds per day.This verb needs his own access point.The intention is to keep the internal crypto card clock synchronized with the server time which...
over 8 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / Crypto HW 6 Planned for future release

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

Enhance RACFVARS for the STARTED class so I can use variables anywhere

Please enhance RACFVARS so that I can code something like &ENV in the first qualifier of the started class profile and have the next char after the variable name be another char.
almost 9 years ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Not under consideration

Add LDAP CDP Server and OCSP support to NSSD

Add OCSP and LDAP support for certificate revocation checking in NSSD
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 4 Not under consideration

Ability to recover unsucessful save of z/OS CA BackingStore

The z/OSMF Configuration Assistant needs the ability to recover unsuccessfully stored BackingStore files. In the event of a write failure while saving the backingStore, there is no method to recover the changes that were made prior to the save.
over 11 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

In z/OSMF z/OS Operator Console and Settings System it is impossible to remove a Lpar.

I would like to request a mechanism for permanently remove systems. From PMR 01142,420,631 created in 18/12/03 the Development's view the results of remove a Lpar in z/OSMF are expected with current design. Their recommendation is to open a RFE to...
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 1 Future consideration

Formatting Method PKOAEP2 in callable service CSNDPKE

Implement the PKOAEP2 formatting method (RSA DSI PKCS #1 v2.1 RSAES-OAEP) in the callable service CSNDPKE (PKA Encrypt). Currently PKOAEP2 is available in the callable services CSNDSYX and CSNDSYI2.
almost 3 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / Crypto HW 2 Planned for future release

simplify repair actions of broken crypto cards

If a crypto card has broken in zHW, it is very complex to bring a replaced card in production again. Two or more people has to be at TKE to do that. Usually, this people are not at standby, so it could last a couple of days to be fully redundant a...
almost 3 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / Crypto HW 2 Not under consideration