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    z/OSMF - Get dynamic window sizes in Sysplex Management Plugin

    When working on a big screen and running zOSMF "Sysplex Management" plugin in full screen mode to work on CFRM policy structure or others, the window does not scale to the real size of the window of the browser. The zOSMF plugin itself is limited ...
    3 months ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Submitted

    Validate result for the BPX.CF service in the zOSMF Security Configuration Assistant

    Customers will get a notification "No CF levels are available for sizing calculation" if the BPX.CF service under Security configuration assistant is not defined. If there is a generic FACILITY class profile *.* defined, the validation result for ...
    13 days ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Submitted

    DFSMSrmm VRSEL and EXPROC specify system id to only process volumes created on that system

    Currently in a non fully shared catalog environment in a RMMPlex and CATSYNCH is not setup, and have a WHILECATLG=YES VRS assigned, if you were to run VRSEL on a system where the catalog is not available/not connected, catalog lookup SVC26 will no...
    25 days ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 0 Future consideration

    Modernization of IBM zOS USS Environment

    Looking to modernizing the IBM zOS USS environment to enhance its compatibility with contemporary POSIX standards and utilities. The current system, while robust, lacks certain modern features that are essential for efficient and streamlined opera...
    10 months ago in z/OS / USS 1 Planned for future release

    Allow customer control of ssh host keys in the SSH CLI container

    When configured with LDAP (“ZCX_SSHD_LDAP_ENABLE TRUE”) the SSH CLI container is generating new host keys every restart, this prevents using ssh key authentication and host verification, the latter is a security issue as the identity of the host c...
    3 months ago in z/OS / Container Extensions (zCX) 1 Future consideration

    Controlling who can submit jobs with specific SCHENV

    We want to control which users can submit jobs with a specific SCHENV. Currently, we control submissions using a JES2 JclEvaluation policy. However, the restriction should be much more granular and user-based.
    14 days ago in z/OS / JES2 0 Submitted

    STGADMIN (ADMIN) AUTHORIZATION FOR REPLACE KEYWORD

    We would like to have a separate FACILITY profile STGADMIN.ADR.STGADMIN.RESTORE.REPLACE to be able to protect the replace functions for DFSMSdss STORAGE ADMINS. Storage admin should be able to restore any data set but not necessary be able to repl...
    27 days ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 0 Under review

    DFSMSrmm: EDGAUD ability to select by data set name

    EDGAUD Currently the EDGAUD utility used to generate reports using SMF record is limited to using following selections: DATE INTERNALRACKS USERSVOLUMES It would be useful to also include DATASET name. Only other way to get information by data set ...
    about 2 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 0 Future consideration

    Integration of Data Privacy for Diagnostics (DPfD) into z/OSMF Incident Log Wizard for sending data

    We need to upload a lot of data, e.g. dump data, which quite often contain sensitive customer information. To make the process more transparent and integrated, we would like to request an optional step to be added to the z/OSMF Incident Log Wizard...
    about 2 months ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Submitted
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    Add Ability to install new products into existing CSI with z/OSMF Software Management

    We would need a way to install new products into an existing SMP CSI_ using z/OSMF Software Management.For us, it would be sufficient, if z/OSMF under the covers installs the product into a temporary new CSI and then offers the option to merge tha...
    almost 4 years ago in z/OS / SMP/E 2 Future consideration

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