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Configuration Assistant access to symbols/variables table

The recent ESP discussed the use of symbols becoming available to Configuration Assistant in z/OS V2R3, these symbols will not be available to all aspects of Config Asst.Enabling the use of a symbol table by such fields as certificates and certifi...
over 7 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 3 Not under consideration

TCPIP port application that are defined with PORTRANGE cut 119 type 7 records

SMF 119 sub type 7 are required records even if application ports are defined with portrange.
about 11 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Enable support for IRREVX01 in z/VM 7.2 RACF

We would like to request that support for IRREVX01 in z/VM RACF be made available. This is required by zSecure Command Verifier on z/VM which has been requested via RFE 148097.
over 3 years ago in z/VM 2 Functionality already exists

PARSER needs to be able to handle other Whitespace characters

There are times when we have engineers cutting and pasting things into the configurations. Due to translation issues sometimes pasting from an app (Word or Onenote) gets translated to other white space characters. We have had multiple issues over ...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

refresh content by fflush()

In C/C++ Programin Guide, under the title “Buffering of C Streams” It is stated:If you are reading a record that another user is writing to at the same time, you can see the new data if you call fflush() to refresh the contents of the input buffer...
over 7 years ago in z/OS / LE 3 Not under consideration

Facility to get DWACT from live system

Currently issuing a D NET it is possible to get DWINOP status BUt not DWACT, hence require either in diminishing requirements:1. D NET enhanced to show DWACT status for running system for EE2. Library call accessible via C or ideally REXX to query...
over 7 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Not under consideration

zOS CommSrv OMPROUTE should report 'NEW STATE 128' after successful recovery from 'OSPF ADJACENCY FAILURE'

Write a message to the OMPROUTE and to the system log when OSPF adjacancy was successfully recovered to 'STATE 128' after an 'EZZ7921I OSPF adjacency failure'.
over 7 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Not under consideration

bottle neck in the SCLP component which caused delay in sending messages between BCPii and SE.

Timeout problem when using GDPS script to automate loading 6 LPARs for system IPL. A timeout occurs in the 5th or 6th GDPS LOAD command. To bypass the timeout , it have to insert some time gap between the system IPLs. In such case, the overall IPL...
over 7 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE) 2 Not under consideration

FTP-server: Command control by RACF

We have multi customer LPARS where lots of filetransfers are done by FTP, FTPS and SFTP. In security audits we get complains about how we control security about what a customer can do by Ftp in z/OS. Test this:Logon Ftpcd ''ls * c:\dsnlst.txtThis ...
over 11 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

OPEN/CLOSE macro execute form last bit indicator

The Execute form of the OPEN and CLOSE macros do not set the last entry indicator in the option flag byte on the OPEN/CLOSE parameter list. When writing reentrant code this requires the programmer to set it explicitly by copying the list form or s...
over 7 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS OCEOV 1 Not under consideration

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