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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

Enhance visibility and validity of AT-TLS Certificate Chains

We would like to request the following enhancements to AT-TLS/System SSL/PAGENT with respect to certificate chain visibility and validation: 1) Provide a command to display the certificates that were selected/cached by ATTLS, to remove any doubt ...
about 2 years ago in z/OS / SSL 1 Not under consideration

System Recovery Boost - Monitoring of zIIPs

Hello IBM, We've been checking the workings of SRB on our z15s and I came across the following problem ... At shutdown of z/OS via GDPS or System Automation, STC IEASDBS is started and it sets reserved zIIPs online. So far so good. At IPL, due...
about 2 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / General/Miscellaneous 0 Future consideration

Support for FTP client mutual SSL authentication

Please allow the z/VM FTP client to support mutual SSL authentication
over 6 years ago in z/VM 0 Future consideration

ISPF View/Edit entry panel is giving a ?Request failed? error when browsing a relative generation that does not exist.

When entering the name of a relative generation of a GDG that has no entries (e.g. SYS3.TEST.PDS(0)) on the View or Edit Entry panel, it will result in error message "Request Failed". If help is selected, it will display pop-up message "ISRD024 Al...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 1 Future consideration

Move Policy Agent processing to above the bar to correct storage exhaustion errors during policy REFRESH/UPDATE

We are building an ipSecPolicy file for REFRESH/UPDATE into PAGENT for load to TCPIP for packet management. In defining our rules, we've found we have a very large Policy Agent definition file to cover such disparate issues as VIPA, DVIPA, Enterpr...
5 months ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Future consideration

Manage Syslog Servers support UDP protocol

HSBC is planning to implement Z15 HMC function (Manage syslog server) to send a problem notifications from HMC to Mainframe system over UDP protocol (receive HMC problem event notifications on Syslogd logs). However, the UDP is not supported.
5 months ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE) 1 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

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

ISPF Edit custom hilities

Allow ISPF EDIT users to create a customize scheme for highlighting lines and text within EDIT. This would include: - Comments (entire line or in-line) - Keywords (allow for up to 4 different colors) - Punctuations (comma, semi-colon, etc) - Block...
about 1 year ago in z/OS / ISPF 1 Not under consideration