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z/VM

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UCD agent on z/VM

Would it be possible to have a UCD agent running on z/VM.We do have Workflow from our UCD server to deploy/run jobs on UCD agents on z/OS.We have a requirement to run cp commands or rexx on z/VM.
over 4 years ago in z/VM 1 Future consideration

Customization of the RACF password policy

To set a general password policies along the all infrastructure
9 months ago in z/VM 0 Future consideration

Install pipe filter ftpget should support TLS

The install pipe filter ftpget should support TLS because many (most?) sites now require TCP/IP communications to be secure and not done in plaintext. FTP servers in some sites are configured to reject non-TLS connections. The install procedure us...
5 months ago in z/VM 0 Future consideration

Automated way to identify needed maintenance

Get an alert that would tell what recent releases are available to be able to stay up to date on maintenance.
over 1 year ago in z/VM 0 Future consideration

Improve ability to migrate automation following system upgrade

Many folks need to do things that require running commands through MAINTxxx. System upgrades end up losing modifications made to allow those. This would simplify maintaining those needs during and upgrade.
over 1 year ago in z/VM 0 Future consideration

Add PIPSYSF functionality, except for "pattern", to base Pipelines

Add the egrep/fgrep/ggrep, xeditdel, xeditinp, and xeditrep stages from the PIPSYSF function package the the base CMS Pipelines package. The pattern stage in PIPSYSF is not needed at this time.
about 3 years ago in z/VM 0 Future consideration

Structure CP ESM interface as CP exits instead of building into CP

Implementing a ESM has historically always required rebuilding CP, a daunting task for newbies. Restructuring the CP ESM interface as CP exits would allow adding or disabling an ESM to not require a rebuild or CP IPL.
almost 2 years ago in z/VM 0 Future consideration

Include the Rexx Execs documented in Appendix E of the CMS User's Guide and Reference.

Appendix E of the CMS User's Guide and Reference (SC24-6252-01) describes in great detail how to build Pipelines function packages in Rexx. However, the needed exec to actually do this (the FPLKWDTB, FPLEPTBL, and FPLMSGTB exercs) are not shipped ...
over 1 year ago in z/VM 0 Future consideration

z/VM Lowercase login passwords

Due to internal rules, customer needs to use lower case and upper case combinations in the z/VM users logon password. They are aware that it can be done by installing RACF, but they think it is very complex and expensive to install RACF only to ha...
over 6 years ago in z/VM 3 Not under consideration

RACFVM: Provide commands to display the current MFA server and to change which MFA server is active.

Having this functionality would be useful to z/VM Systems Programmers and for RACF/MFA Security Administrators as a way to quickly assess and potentially alter the current MFA server environment if it is determined to be necessary. For z/VM system...
over 1 year ago in z/VM 1 Future consideration