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IBM Z Hardware and Operating Systems Ideas Portal


This is the public portal for all IBM Z Hardware and Operating System related offerings. To view all of your ideas submitted to IBM, create and manage groups of Ideas, or create an idea explicitly set to be either visible by all (public) or visible only to you and IBM (private), use the IBM Unified Ideas Portal (https://ideas.ibm.com).


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Combined software capping for native z/OS and z/OS under z/VM

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR1204091658User Marketing Field Requirement Number: MR1204091658Title: Combined software capping for native z/OS and z/OS under z/VMSubmitted By: Thomas Steimer/Switzerland/IBMOriginators Area: z/VMFPOC: Daniel Griffi...
over 10 years ago in z/VM 2 Not under consideration

FlashExpress Support for zLinux Guests in z/VM environment

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0516133133User Marketing Field Requirement Number: MR0516133133Title: FlashExpress Support for zLinux Guests in z/VM environmentSubmitted By: Manfred Gnirss/Germany/IBMOriginators Area: IBM Client Center IBM Germany ...
over 10 years ago in z/VM 1 Future consideration

z/VM RACF synch between multiple z/VM RACF DBs

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR122809313User Marketing Field Requirement Number: MR122809313Title: z/VM RACF synch between multiple z/VM RACF DBsSubmitted By: Terry Spaulding/Waltham/IBMOriginators Area: USFPOC: Daniel Griffith/Endicott/IBM Submit...
over 10 years ago in z/VM 2 Not under consideration

Add z/VM User Direct or system config symbols for CEC SN LPAR name and Guest name.

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0728106720User Marketing Field Requirement Number: MR0728106720Title: Add z/VM User Direct or system config symbols for CEC SN LPAR name and Guest name.Submitted By: Paul J. Johnson/Mount Pleasant/IBMOriginators Area...
over 10 years ago in z/VM 2 Not under consideration

VMRM low SHARE control

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0601043513User Marketing Field Requirement Number: MR0601043513Title: VMRM low SHARE controlSubmitted By: Kurt Acker/Endicott/IBMOriginators Area: VMRM performance productFPOC: Daniel Griffith/Endicott/IBM Submitted ...
over 10 years ago in z/VM 2 Not under consideration

Provide DSE option on CMS TAPE

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0817102353User Marketing Field Requirement Number: WAVV201007Title: Provide DSE option on CMS TAPESubmitted By: Ronald Campbell/Markham/IBMOriginators Area: zSeries TechlineFPOC: Daniel Griffith/Endicott/IBM Submitte...
over 10 years ago in z/VM 2 Not under consideration

Allowing CP to present different logos for users on different IP net

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0817104437User Marketing Field Requirement Number: WAVV201002Title: Allowing CP to present different logos for users on different IP netSubmitted By: Ronald Campbell/Markham/IBMOriginators Area: zSeries TechlineFPOC:...
over 10 years ago in z/VM 1 Future consideration

gethostbyname function available for IUC

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR1204082730User Marketing Field Requirement Number: MR1204082730Title: gethostbyname function available for IUCVSubmitted By: Amin Mawani/CanWest/IBMOriginators Area: Q&A z/VM CanadaFPOC: Daniel Griffith/Endicott/...
over 10 years ago in z/VM 2 Not under consideration

Enable use of real hipersocket interfaces for VSWITCH use

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0817106656User Marketing Field Requirement Number: WAVV201014Title: Enable use of real hipersocket interfaces for VSWITCH useSubmitted By: Ronald Campbell/Markham/IBMOriginators Area: zSeries TechlineFPOC: Daniel Gri...
over 10 years ago in z/VM 2 Not under consideration

SPXTAPE Enhancement

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0512105812User Marketing Field Requirement Number: MR0512105812Title: SPXTAPE EnhancementSubmitted By: Erich Schroedl/Austria/IBMOriginators Area: S&DFPOC: Daniel Griffith/Endicott/IBM Submitted Date: 05/12/2010D...
over 10 years ago in z/VM 2 Not under consideration