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Provide a mechanism to prevent the use of Flash Copy if Preserve Mirror Required is not also specified

In a GDSP Metro Mirror configuration, recoverability it broken if a Flash Copy is initiated without Preserve Mirror being invoked. I believe, in this configuration, it is better for a Flash Copy to fail if Preserve Mirror is not performed. What is...
4 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 1 Not under consideration

Add option in SDSF z/OSMF Plugin settings to set global default TSO logon procedure

Having an option in the SDSF z/OSMF Plugin settings to set a global default TSO logon procedure for all z/OSMF users would be beneficial, as this will allow users to start using the SDSF z/OSMF Plugin right away with minimal user intervention.
almost 2 years ago in z/OS / SDSF 0 Future consideration

Include REVOKE in FACILITY password reset authorities

Enhance the authority associated with FACILITY resource IRR.PASSWORD.RESET and those prefixed IRR.PWRESET to allow users to REVOKE an ID within the existing scope of authority of these resources. These FACILITY resources allow users to RESUME and ...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Not under consideration

Enable OCOPY to create and maintain ISPF statistics for PDS members

Currently, using OCOPY to update a PDS does not generate ISPF statistics, which would be useful for a number of reasons. FTP allows this now as long as the ISPFSTATS configuration statement is present.
9 months ago in z/OS / USS 3 Future consideration

Basic/Large Format Dataset Encryption min LRECL and Blocksize option

Allow customers the option of bypassing encryption of basic/large format datasets if they do not meet the minimum LRECL requirements
almost 4 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Access Methods Non-Vsam 0 Future consideration

ICSF Hardware Support for (EC)DHE Key Exchange & TLS1.3 Handshakes

Even for TLS1.2 and for TLS1.3, (EC)DHE key exchange becomes more and more required. (EC)DHE based Ciphers are currently only minimal supported by Hardware (CPACF/Crypto CoProcessor). Also, TLS1.3 has a much larger footprint in terms of CPU consum...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / ICSF 1 Future consideration

Ability to remove or decrease the Passphrase Complexity for RACF

This would give the ability for Single Sign On which could utilize the Active Directory (Windows) as the PRA (Password Rules Authority) and create policies to control password complexity from AD. Currently RACF requires that we utilize a minimum o...
9 months ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Future consideration

Automatic Backup for UNIX-Files

DFSMShsm in FILE-Mode (for UNIX-Files) should support automatic backup like CLASSIC-Mode. SETSYS INUSE should also be considered because files are often in use.
over 4 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 2 Future consideration

Change allocation unit from cylinder to megabyte or tracks for a better release

To avoid loosing space when customer allocate file in cylinder unit, it should be great to have a properties on dataclas to convert automatically cylinders unit allocation to tracks or megabytes. In this way the space release is done at tracks bou...
6 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS SMS 1 Future consideration

Add a RACDCERT REST API to z/OSMF

It would be useful if we could get an API to manage digital certificates or at the minimum get a list of keyrings and certificates on the system. A RACDCERT API could be used for external management tools and to make utilities that give notificati...
11 months ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

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