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Implement the existing, but not yet supported, TLStimeout parameter for IUCV IOCTL socket calls

When using IUCV IOCTL calls, in particular SIOCSECCLIENT and SIOCSECSERVER to secure an established socket connection, I have seen cases where the call sits indefinitely with no response or failure. Because the documented TLStimeout has not been i...
over 2 years ago in z/VM 3 Future consideration

Batch Update of WLM Service Policy

I would like IBM to provide some sort of capability to add mass changes to WLM without having to enter the changes one by one via ISPF or zOSMF panels. Yhis is useful when making more than just a few changes, especially if you are doing things tha...
about 5 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 1 Future consideration

Replace CBRUXSAE OAM security exit with RACF STGADMIN profiles

The CBRUXSAE installation exit provides security authorization checking againstusers performing OSREQ transactions on object data. It is ASM code.We'd like a solution relying on RACF STGADMIN profiles.
over 6 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS OAM 2 Future consideration

Low latency zIIP eligible work running on LPARs without VH, and IIPHONORPRIORITY=YES must receive timely help from GCPs

Customers with low latency zIIP eligible work cannot rely on IIPHONORPRIORITY=YES to timely get help from standard CPs without ensuring that they have at least 1 Vertical High (VH) zIIP
about 5 years ago in z/OS / BCP_WLM 3 Not under consideration

Request new function: z/OS ICSF a CCA Rexx/CSFIQF API to display enabled ACPs via the ISPF ICSF panels for each coprocessor.

RFE -- Request new function: z/OS ICSF a CCA Rexx/CSFIQF API to display enabled ACPs via the ISPF ICSF panels for each Crypto co-processors. Need a method via (CCA Rexx - CSFIQF API ?) that we can use on ICSF, other than displaying & copying t...
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / ICSF 3 Future consideration

Suggest BCI instruction, I4 field to branch forward up to 32 bytes without clearing cache.

A variation of the BCR instruction. Instead or the R destination field, the I4 Immediate 4 bit field would be 0 skip 0 or 2 bytes after instruction, 2 skip 2 or 4 bytes after instruction, ..., 15 skip 30 or 32 bytes after instruction. The miniscul...
4 months ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / General/Miscellaneous 2 Functionality already exists

New LE callable service to extract active run time options

LE should create a callable service which an application could call to extract the active run time options. This would allow applications to build their own command their customers could invoke to display what is being used.
4 months ago in z/OS / LE 0 Future consideration

Add a volume parameter to Some MODIFY CATALOG Commands

Sysplex-wide commands like MODIFY CATALOG,RECOVER require a catalog name to be specified, but these commands do not support a volume parameter. This does not allow for catalogs of the same name that reside on different volumes, so the wrong catalo...
about 1 year ago in z/OS / DFSMS Catalog/IDCAMS/AMS 1 Not under consideration

IDCAMS PRINT to allow for codepage input

The output of an IDCAMS PRINT job includes both the raw data in printed hexadecimal and also in a "translated" section that displays capital English and special characters from the EBCDIC code page. There are many international situations where al...
about 1 year ago in z/OS / DFSMS Catalog/IDCAMS/AMS 1 Functionality already exists

Allow Site and Vendor whatis files

With the growth in the use of the z/OS Unix (OMVS) environment there are more non-IBM additions to the set of available commands. The majority of these additional commands come from outside IBM. Many of these commands (one would hope all) have man...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / Shell & Utilities 3 Future consideration