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Provide user exit points for some commands in FTP server & client.

It would be beneficial for customers that use source code managers to provide user exit points at certain points in command processing. For example, by allowing a server LIST, RETR, or STOR command to access an API or insert a SUBSYS= value for a ...
10 months ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

How can we detect all list of RACROUTE calls with LOG=NONE for all codes of IBM on OMVS? Is there any way to find out list of RACROUTE calls with LOG=NONE and fix them?

We have focused on why violations on IBM USS side sometimes are not logged . Our Security team have asked this question to support of our ESM (External Security Manager) product. They advised us to contact with you to fix those issues for the U...
10 months ago in z/OS / USS 3 Not under consideration

ISPF ZSTART functionality expanded

As it is now, ZSTART only works with ISPSTART when having a PANEL() plus a OPT() operator, e g: ISPSTART PANEL(panname) OPT(varname) 1: ZSTART working also in a "SELECT PANEL()..." statement - and/or2: ZSTART with ISPSTART working also with a CMD(...
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 3 Not under consideration

Support the using of a DRVIPA within the sysplex for both source and destination VIPAs

There is the restriction of not using DRVIPA within the sysplex for both source and destination VIPAs. Basically it is possible to confige a DRVIPA within the sysplex for both source and destination VIPAs, which is eligible in some special cases. ...
over 7 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Add Certificate Information to TLS command

When updating our certificates in our environment we would use a packet trace to confirm that our certificate updates occurred. This method worked since in TLS 1.2 and earlier the Server Hello would have the certificate in visible in the flow. How...
10 months ago in z/OS / Communications Server 3 Not under consideration

Change the allocation area of BSAM DECB/DCBE/IOB (IGGSAQS/IGGSAQE) to above 16MB

System Environmentz/OS V2.2, Db2z V10SWA=ABOVEBatch JOB Region SIZE = 0MUse Extended TIOT We use Db2z V10(NFM) and try to REORG TABLESPACE, but REORG JOB is abend with S878.The table have 372 partitions each partition have 8 auxiliary tables for L...
over 7 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Access Methods Non-Vsam 2 Not under consideration

Attempting to use SPACE CONSTRAINT RELIEF dataclas atribute allocation after a failed multi-striping allocation

To attempt SPACE CONSTRAINT RELIEF single-striping allocation after a failed multi-striping allocation. As the level2 support had explained in PMR 50100,228,631 , when a multi-striped sequential dataset allocation fails ( Sustained Data Rate great...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS SMS 0 Not under consideration

OFFLOAD logstream program IXGM1OFL does not tell which logstream is offloaded

when program IXGM1OFL program is used to offload a logstream, it does a WTO of message IXG273I or IXG274I. Procedure which calls IXGM1OFL is IXGOFLDS. IXG273I or IXG274I does not indicate the logstream name. Without the indication of the logstream...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Logger 4 Not under consideration

Change path to NCA database in z/OSMF

It should be possible to use the same database from the NCA-plugin from different z/OSMF Instances. So we could define a HA-environment for z/OSMF (running 2 instances)
over 2 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

Support Kubernetes for zCX

Add support for Kubernetes for zCX
over 2 years ago in z/OS / Container Extensions (zCX) 1 Not under consideration

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