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System Recovery Boost for OMVS subsystem

For now, we can't classify OMVS address space as BOOST on WLM policy. So if i have Middleware Recovery Boost who launch an OMVS address space who consume lot of CPU GCP time i don't take any advantage of BOOST feature. For example, ZOWE software c...
6 months ago in z/OS / BCP_General 3 Not under consideration

"Manage PCI System Services" Panel - View Access

We are currently installing the MCLs on our z15s and there is a requirement to update the Resource Groups. In order to see from the processor which pchids are in which resource groups, so that we can compile an SoE to document what needs to be tak...
over 1 year ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE) 0 Future consideration

Communication between SMSPLEX-Members about ACDS error

If a member of an SMSPLEX Fails to read or write the ACDS, it should not just completely fail and activate a null configuration.Instead, it should inform the other members of SMSPLEX about this failure, so the other members can identify if ALL mem...
about 7 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS SMS 1 Future consideration

DSFS Utility file system name specification.

DSFS looks for "filename.SYSNAME" allocation of the liniear dataset, even when specifying only "filename" in the BPXPRMxx paramaters. Remove the requirement for "filename.SYSNAME" and use what is specified in BPXPRMxx member (do not add .SYSNAME a...
6 months ago in z/OS / z/OS File System (zFS) 1 Functionality already exists

Separate message when configuring CHPID OFFLINE or ONLINE and CHPID is already offline or online

RBC is asking for a separate message when they CONIFG a CHIPD ONLINE or OFFLINE and the CHPID is already in that desired state. Currently, all it says is CONFIG processing is complete. For example:CHPID is ONLINE... CF CHP(85),OFFLINEIEE503I CHP(8...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / BCP_IOS 0 Future consideration

RRS notification that there are a number of stale RM entries in its RM data logstream

Once a Resource Manager has registered to RRS, it's RM name persists in the RRS RM Data logstream. If an exploiter no longer uses that RM name, or if that exploiter is no longer active, the RM name entry will remain in the logstream unless explici...
12 months ago in z/OS / BCP_RRS 0 Future consideration

Allow users to issue RACF commands directly through LDAP.

Please add a feature that allows SDBM users to issue a RACF command directly via LDAP. This feature would allow users to modify or remove TSO & CICS segments via LDAP
6 months ago in z/OS / LDAP 0 Planned for future release

Maximum same GDG parallel recall

In an GDG Extended environment, concurrent recall of too many (up to 999) GDSs may cause issues, the main ones being:1) Flood HSM recall queue with too many recalls, which can be:Too fast: With BATCH_RCLMIGDS(PARALLEL) in ALLOCxx all 999 recalls w...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 0 Future consideration

Allow user to update config of SSH CLI container for security-related control

Currently, for the SSH CLI container embedded in zCX address space, users are not allowed to update any parms for the SSH server and this will only pick the default Openssh configs for its execution, meaning clients are allowed to use some old and...
9 months ago in z/OS / Container Extensions (zCX) 1 Future consideration

RACF Profiles with WARNING: Enable restriction of maximum WARNING access level for better security

Current situation:RACF-Profiles have the ability of WARNING-Option, which gives a ICH408-message, but allow the access regardless of the access rights of the User. Our idea is to enhance the WARNING option with a maximum access level parameter,lik...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Not under consideration