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PRE and POST Exits from TSO TMP

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR1202104952User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSSHARE013871Title: PRE and POST Exits from TSO TMPSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : MVS UGPROJ : MVSEFPOC: Will...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / TSO 2 Not under consideration

Allow TRANSMIT and RECEIVE exits to writ

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR1224102157User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSSHARE012006Title: Allow TRANSMIT and RECEIVE exits to write to LOG.MISCSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : MVS U...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / TSO 2 Not under consideration

Add JCTJOBID and Sysplex to SMF type 92

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR1117112435User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSMVSE11035Title: Add JCTJOBID and Sysplex to SMF type 92 (zFS UNIX activity)Submitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : M...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / USS 2 Future consideration

Add accounting information to SMF type 9

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR1117112438User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSMVSE11038Title: Add accounting information to SMF type 92 (z/OS UNIX)Submitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : MVS UGP...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / USS 2 Future consideration

Support OBSERVER traffic in its own mess

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR1205124257User Marketing Field Requirement Number: MR1205124257Title: Support OBSERVER traffic in its own message class separate from CPCONIO traffic.Submitted By: Tracy Dean/Beaverton/IBMOriginators Area: z/VM Tools...
over 10 years ago in z/VM 1 Future consideration

z/VM SSI on an FBA/SCSI only system

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0920127150User Marketing Field Requirement Number: GGZVM12003Title: z/VM SSI on an FBA/SCSI only systemSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : G UGGROUP : ZVM UGPROJ :FPOC: Daniel G...
over 10 years ago in z/VM 1 Future consideration

Add general logging service

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR1209095232User Marketing Field Requirement Number: WAVV200905Title: Add general logging serviceSubmitted By: Greg Smith/San Francisco/IBMOriginators Area: Greg Smith zSeries TechlineFPOC: Daniel Griffith/Endicott/IBM...
over 10 years ago in z/VM 1 Planned for future release

SYSLOGD - MTUDISCOVERY option

We'd like SYSLOGD on z/OS to use MTUDiscovery option or provide a way to set max packet size..We are seeing a lot of outbound fragmentation because of SYLOGD sending logs to another server. From PMR: The MTUPATHDISCOVERY option does not exist for ...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

PRIMARYINTERFACE Statement modification

update tcpip statement:PRIMARYINTERFACE VIPLC0A82501 so that it waits for the dvipa environment to be created. For example: PRIMARYINTERFACE VIPLC0A82501 DELAY Let it delay until the dvipa environment is created.
over 10 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Workplace - to Include Additional Qualifiers

Workplace. Define a new DSLIST or add to existing list the choice "Include Additional Qualifiers" which is connected to this list!
over 10 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 5 Not under consideration