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    Allow to offload records at SMF LOGSTREAM, with OPTIONS(ARCHIVE) for specific SID or allow with OPTIONS(DUMP) with offload and delete for a specific SID.

    As we already know, that IFASMFDL SMF offload utility with OPTIONS (ARCHIVE) does not allow us to offload with specific to a SYSID when more than 1 LPAR are connected to the same Log Stream and at the same time on other hand with the OPTIONS (DUMP...
    over 2 years ago in z/OS / BCP_SMF 0 Future consideration

    ICSF - Enhance IFA742I SMF SIGNATURE VALIDATION FAILED - in regards of inconsistent records

    When running a Validation report for a full day and message IFA742I is issued it only tells me:VALIDATION FAILED: INCONSISTENT RECORDS - RECORDS DO NOT MATCH EXPECTED TIMES However, the day has 24h hours, split into 15min SMF interval leading to 9...
    over 1 year ago in z/OS / BCP_SMF 1 Functionality already exists

    Define KEYRING_OWNER in PARMLIB instead of local_override.cfg

    If you use a shared KeyRing (one certificate for all services on one LPAR) you have currently to alter /global/zosmf/configuration/local_override.cfg inserting a line "KEYRING_OWNER_USERID=certOwnerID"The KEYRING_NAME is configured in IZUPRM00.Thi...
    almost 4 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 1 Future consideration

    REST-API to IBM zERT Network Analyzer

    Expose the IBM zERT Network Analyzer plugin to RESTful API in order to automate some "manual" work.
    about 6 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Future consideration

    HSM buckets characteristics to comply Security CLOUD CIS IBM (Cloud Internet Services)

    Hi, To comply with the security rules (CIS) required by the CLOUD CIS IBM, we need these buckets (stored in the IBM COS) to be created with certain characteristics, but in the HSM it is not allowed to parameterize or modify the creation characteri...
    over 1 year ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 0 Future consideration

    zSORT Batch Pipes support

    Bradesco uses DFSORT in many of its jobs that run on production LPARs. We recently have put on a project to test and certify the use of zSORT as a way of lowering the elapsed time of our critical jobs in the batch window. We also make use of Batch...
    about 1 year ago in z/OS / DFSMS DFSORT 2 Not under consideration

    SDSF - update CFS panel in column Encrypt

    While the SDSF 'CFS' panel provides a great overview for all details of the structure including encryption details, it would be great if the panel can incorporate the feasibility of encryption or not by structure type. By design, structures from t...
    over 1 year ago in z/OS / SDSF 1 Not under consideration

    Enhance DSFS CreateParm to support masking for the path

    The createparm path is currently a high-level-qualifier of one or more levels. It needs to be more granular such as hlq.*.ASM or hlq.*.EXEC as this makes more sense as all ASM would be FB 80 and EXEC would be either FB 80 or VB 255 depending on th...
    about 2 years ago in z/OS / Data Set File System (DSFS) 1 Future consideration

    zOSMF Network Analyzer must support SMF 119(11)

    Currently zOSMF Network Analyzer does only support analyzing the zERT Discovery Records from SMF 119(12). However with the introduction of zERT Policy enforcement there must be the option to analyze the SMF 119(11) records too. It makes not sense ...
    over 3 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 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 5 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Access Methods Non-Vsam 0 Future consideration

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