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    support for huge pages for Oracle running on Linux in z/VM environment

    Provide z/VM support for running Oracle DB in Linux for System z (running as z/VM guest) with huge page support. Please note, we know from customer tests that using huge page support makes really a big performance difference (when running in LPAR)...
    almost 11 years ago in z/VM 1 Not under consideration

    z/VM-RACF without DASD/ECKD storage

    Remove current existing pre-requisite for needing DASD/ECKD attached storage when using z/VM-RACF.There are customers who do not use DASD/ECKD storage. Especially these are new System z customers running Linux on the mainframe. Typically these new...
    almost 11 years ago in z/VM 2 Not under consideration

    Relocation of z/OS guests

    Baseler Versicherungen is planning to consolidate three subsidiaries at one location. Due to operational procedures the plan is that every subsidiary becomes a tenant on z/VM; under z/VM a parallel sysplex will be deployed to increase availability...
    almost 11 years ago in z/VM 2 Not under consideration

    CP Query MDISK LOC fails after changes with users linking to it.

    QUERY MDISK LOC *should* get the location information from the DRCT in storage or in disk, not from the first VDEV encountered.If someone moves a mdisk (i.e. 190) from its location, since there are other userids linking to the previous location, Q...
    over 11 years ago in z/VM 2 Not under consideration

    Regular Expression Matching for CMS/TSO Pipelines

    SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR00057091User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSCMSX96029Title: Regular Expression Matching for CMS/TSO PipelinesSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: DFNA / 972-447-0298FPOC: Daniel G...
    over 11 years ago in z/VM 2 Not under consideration

    Restricting telnet access to specific users via RACF

    SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR081506624User Marketing Field Requirement Number: MR081506624Title: Restricting telnet access to specific users via RACFSubmitted By: Francois Lafreniere/Quebec/IBMOriginators Area: NS Software SupportFPOC: Daniel Gr...
    over 11 years ago in z/VM 2 Not under consideration

    VM firewall software

    SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0220132327User Marketing Field Requirement Number: MR0220132327Title: VM firewall softwareSubmitted By: Francois Lafreniere/Quebec/IBMOriginators Area: NS Software SupportFPOC: Daniel Griffith/Endicott/IBM Submitted ...
    over 11 years ago in z/VM 2 Not under consideration

    Integrated 3270 Console support for 3270 data streams longer than XFA0

    SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0530071317User Marketing Field Requirement Number: MR0530071317Title: Integrated 3270 Console support for 3270 data streams longer than XFA0Submitted By: Kurt Acker/Endicott/IBMOriginators Area: z/VMFPOC: Daniel Grif...
    over 11 years ago in z/VM 2 Not under consideration

    Order of mdisk allocation in the upgrade installation method

    The procedure used in the upgrade installation method should FIRST allocate the biggest MDISKs. DIRMAINT might be unable to allocate MDISKs if not doing so whereas the total amount of available disk space is large enough..
    over 11 years ago in z/VM 2 Not under consideration

    Allow ESMs to be deployed one at a time to SSI members

    This requirement came from PMR 59002,379,000, Customer UNITED HEALTHCARE SERVICES, Customer representative Mark Wheeler. In summary, Mark would like to be able to install an External Security Manager (ESM) application to each member of his multi-m...
    over 11 years ago in z/VM 2 Not under consideration

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