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Add RAS Functionality to the NFS Server

I am running a parallel sysplex with two CPC's. These CPC's are in two separate buildings and each CPC backs up the other one. My concern is the NFS server is not restart-able using Automatic Restart Management(ARM). So in a fail-over it must be m...
about 9 years ago in z/OS / Network File System (NFS) 1 Future consideration

Add Scheduling of Real Resources to JES2

Provide a JES2 facility to schedule jobs based upon their real resource requirements and the current availability of those resources in the system. The facility must extend to a Multi-Access Spool environment. The system (not the operator or syste...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / JES2 1 Future consideration

HMC health self assessment

The HMC is performing more and more functions, many of which do not require a user sitting at the physical HMC, and so if the HMC is suffering from health issues it may not always be noted in a timely fashion and invoking function remotely may fai...
about 9 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE) 3 Not under consideration

Search path for DLLs in Executable

Linux has a mechanism to have a default search path embedded in an executable when it tries to load a shared library, equivalent to DLL's on z/OS, called rpath. This path takes precedence over some default search paths such as system search paths ...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / LE 2 Not under consideration

CHECK(IBMCATALOG,CATALOG_RNLS)

The following DFSMS/CATALOG Health Check is misleading if the system is running CA-MII with GRSRNL=EXCLUDE:CHECK(IBMCATALOG,CATALOG_RNLS) There is no way to determine which reserves MII is configured to process.
about 9 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Catalog/IDCAMS/AMS 4 Not under consideration

SHAREPORT for PORTRANGE

It would be nice to be able to use SHAREPORT with PORTRANGE
over 4 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

zAware Feature to Wildcard Messages

The ability to ignore zAware messages with a wildcard and applying changes to all monitored LPARs with one submission.
about 9 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / General/Miscellaneous 3 Not under consideration

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

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