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pipe CP commands limited to 8192 buffer by default except for query command

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0915082528User Marketing Field Requirement Number: MR0915082528Title: pipe CP commands limited to 8192 buffer by default except for query commandSubmitted By: Paul Evans/Markham/IBMOriginators Area: CanadaFPOC: Danie...
over 10 years ago in z/VM 2 Not under consideration

SID codes should not be shipped when applying updates

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR00074770User Marketing Field Requirement Number: Title: SID codes should not be shipped when applying updatesSubmitted By: Leslie Geer III/Endicott/IBMOriginators Area: G32G / 607-752-5138FPOC: Daniel Griffith/Endico...
over 10 years ago in z/VM 2 Not under consideration

Provide a RACF-managed mechanism to authorize RACF administrators or operations personnel to issue RVARY SWITCH

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0113103227User Marketing Field Requirement Number: MR0113103227Title: Provide a RACF-managed mechanism to authorize RACF administrators or operations personnel to issue RVARY SWITCHSubmitted By: William Garvin/Poughk...
over 10 years ago in z/VM 1 Future consideration

Allow CHANGE of stopped links to autostart

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0725053720User Marketing Field Requirement Number: WAVV200517Title: Allow CHANGE of stopped links to autostartSubmitted By: Ronald Campbell/Markham/IBMOriginators Area: zSeries TechlineFPOC: Daniel Griffith/Endicott/...
over 10 years ago in z/VM 2 Not under consideration

Passing z/VM Parm and Res volume information to VM from LPAR activation profile

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0124135148User Marketing Field Requirement Number: MR0124135148Title: Passing z/VM Parm and Res volume information to VM from LPAR activation profileSubmitted By: Bill Dovin/Endicott/IBMOriginators Area: CP Level 2 C...
over 10 years ago in z/VM 1 Future consideration

Delete user locks up SFS access

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR00069699User Marketing Field Requirement Number: Title: Delete user locks up SFS accessSubmitted By: Jim Wallace III/Endicott/IBMOriginators Area: G37 / 607-752-6955FPOC: Daniel Griffith/Endicott/IBM Submitted Date: ...
over 10 years ago in z/VM 2 Not under consideration

Diag D4 to set altuser for web servers

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0414033659User Marketing Field Requirement Number: MR0414033659Title: Diag D4 to set altuser for web serversSubmitted By: Kjell Lindblom/Sweden/IBMOriginators Area: ITSFPOC: Daniel Griffith/Endicott/IBM Submitted Dat...
over 10 years ago in z/VM 2 Not under consideration

Increase the limit of bits allocated for a guests Coupling Facility HSA VECTOR

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0128105228User Marketing Field Requirement Number: MR0128105228Title: Increase the limit of bits allocated for a guests Coupling Facility HSA VECTORSubmitted By: Jim Sicignano/Endicott/IBMOriginators Area: zVM Level2...
over 10 years ago in z/VM 1 Future consideration

Additional Grouping Requirements in VMPRF

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR00025358User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SOVMPR91086Title: Additional Grouping Requirements in VMPRFSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: DFNA / 972-447-0298FPOC: Daniel Griffith/...
over 10 years ago in z/VM 2 Not under consideration

I/O Domain Information in VMPRF

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR00025359User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SOVMPR91087Title: I/O Domain Information in VMPRFSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: DFNA / 972-447-0298FPOC: Daniel Griffith/Endicott/I...
over 10 years ago in z/VM 2 Not under consideration