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    Add Support for Fast Replication / Flash Copy for backup of the RACF Database

    Provide a method to backup the RACF Database that takes advantage of the current utilities that perform Fast Replication/Flash Copies where the backups are more instantaneous.
    about 3 years ago in z/OS / RACF 9 Future consideration

    New function related to the MVS SWAP command(dynamic device reconfiguration (DDR))

    When a TS7700 tape cluster is requested to enter Service Mode, the SWAP command is a needful function. IBM invented the TS7700 Control Unit Initiated Reconfiguration (CUIR) functions years ago. The intention was to assist and automate as much a...
    about 3 years ago in z/OS / BCP_IOS 0 Future consideration

    Allow programmatic determination if a zIIP engine is online temporarily for System Recovery Boost

    We have had several customer requests for determining if a zIIP engine is online due to a System Recovery Boost or not (to prevent accidental activation in an LPAR). Currently the only way of doing this is by issuing a D M=CPU operator command and...
    over 1 year ago in z/OS / BCP_Supervisor 0 Planned for future release

    zOSMF - NCA Allow comparision of policies between stacks

    It shall be possible to compare an AT-TLS policy (and as well all other technologies available in NCA) between two defined TCPIP Stacks. As I can have a staggered approach to deploy new rules or other attributes of a policy for stack A, I want to ...
    over 1 year ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

    Store dataset creating id in automatically during allocation

    Provide a mechanism where the creating ID of a dataset can be stored in a place that can be easily displayed and reported on using standard tooling like Dcollect.
    almost 5 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Allocation 3 Not under consideration

    z/OSMF FTPS - storing Transfer ID permanent

    Since FTPS you have to use the transfer ID and password for sending data to IBM PMRs. There is no option to save the Transfer ID and password permanent. At the moment every z/OSMF user saves his own Transfer ID and password in an text file and use...
    over 7 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

    Update LDAP on z/OS to bring it into this century with the TLS levels it supports

    The LDAP documentation (and defaults) are woefully behind times. The give instructions on SSL V3, TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 despite these versions being deprecated.The doc needs to be updated. The samples and defaults need to be updated, and deprecated ...
    almost 4 years ago in z/OS / LDAP 1 Future consideration

    ADRDSSU Dump should generate SMF records on input datasets and volumes

    IZBR uses smf records to build the Backup Table. It can process standard smf records when backups are made by various programs like IDCAMS or IEBCOPY but not from (the most commonly used backup method) ADRDSSU DUMP (or COPY). Now clients can set u...
    about 1 year ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 1 Future consideration

    Display CPU critical tag for dependent/independent enclaves

    As per RMF default settings, Storage/CPU critical is only set for only address spaces entries, not for enclaves. My suggestion is to have a default setting to keep the storage/CPU critical display for enclaves in the RMF III. This would help us to...
    over 2 years ago in z/OS / RMF 0 Future consideration

    Increase logical paths limit of 512 for Control Unit (HCD message CBDG085I)

    We reached the limit of 512 paths for Control Units when disks are shared between multiple sysplexes. DASD volumes are being forced to be accessed by 3 and even 2 channel paths.
    over 1 year ago in z/OS / DFSMS Disk Storage SW Support 3 Future consideration

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