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HSM 'Audit' runs for hours if cloud objects exists

Running an 'AUDIT DATASETCONTROLS(MIGRATION)' runs for hours. From my point of view it's related to cloud objects, which are checked too and for each object HSM opens a new connection, query the object and terminates the connection. I expect this ...
about 1 year ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 0 Future consideration

Allow to populate inactive logger couple dataset with logger policy

When preparing a new sysplex, it is possible to populate other couple datasets like CFRM and SFM in advance with a suitable policy, so that the policies are in place right from the first start of the sysplex. This would be especially useful to be ...
about 2 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Logger 3 Not under consideration

DUMP Full list datset who were on the volume

Once upon a time, with DFDSS when you do Dump full you can only do a restore full. Since many years, you are able to restore a dataset unless the dump was full. The problem is that you never had the list of dataset contained on the dump full. Obvi...
about 1 year ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 2 Functionality already exists

RACF RACDCERT should support PDS(E) and zFS as well as sequential data sets

RACDCERT ADD, CHECKCERT, GENREQ etc. require a unique sequential dataset. Usability would be improved if RACF supported a PDS or PDSE member, or even a zFE file.
almost 3 years ago in z/OS / RACF 3 Not under consideration

add su logging to TSO 3.4 and TSO 3.17

With z/os 2.5 and PTF for OA62850 applied. we have SYSLOGD configured with the auth.* setting. If I go into OMVS and issue su with a privileged id it gets logged to the SYSLOGD However, if you use TSO OPTION 3.17 or 3.4 and use su I am able to swi...
8 months ago in z/OS / ISPF 0 Future consideration

Enhance Msg IEA602I ADDRESS SPACE CREATE FAILED

A Start Operator cmd or using the ASCRE Service by other methods trys to start an adress space,that may fail with IEA602I Msg START ABCDEFG,parm=xxx IEA602I ADDRESS SPACE CREATE FAILED. A STORAGE SHORTAGE EXISTS (or other reason) Automation may se...
about 2 months ago in z/OS / BCP_Supervisor 0 Under review

Ways needed to change single options of IEAOPT

We need a way to set single options out of the scope of IEAOPTxx member without overwriting all the other options. There should either be a command "SETOPT option=value" that only changes the specified option. Or "SET OPT=xx" should only change th...
over 5 years ago in z/OS / BCP_WLM 2 Future consideration

Upgrade to the BPXPRM## syntax checker

Please add a check to the syntax checker for BPXPRM* parmlib member. If a /* is entered and another /* is entered please note at least a message that an */ was not seen before the /*.
5 months ago in z/OS / USS 2 Not under consideration

Simplify Crypto Cipher Management in HMC

Currently HMC just offers a list (in a not auto scaling window) of available ciphers without any further details to which TLS version they might belong. It would be a great simplification if I can just select that I want to use TLS1.3 and TLS1.2 a...
about 2 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE) 2 Planned for future release

Display CPU critical tag for dependent/independent enclaves

As per RMF default settings, Storage/CPU critical is only set for only address spaces entries, not for enclaves. My suggestion is to have a default setting to keep the storage/CPU critical display for enclaves in the RMF III. This would help us to...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / RMF 0 Future consideration