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Allow backup/restore of "TOKEN' within TKDS

Need capability to backup/restore objects within an individual TOKEN.... Need to restore objects with original handles. IE sequence numbers have to be same so applications do not have to change code. Restoring TKDS is not an option as each TOKEN i...
over 5 years ago in z/OS / ICSF 1 Future consideration

DFSMSrmm CDS & RLS

VSAM Record Level Sharing support for RMM CDS. The RMM CDS is a KSDS VSAM file that could see significant processing efficiencies using RLS.
over 3 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 0 Future consideration

New messages to show and alert when the HSM is hang about recalls and migration based on TS006249705.

The Itau bank has 2 very large Sysplexes Bank and Cards.They faced a new defect with the HSM running the PSM reported through the case TS006249705. Considering it was a new defect the IBM HSM lab opened the APAR OA61882 to fix this issue.The probl...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 0 Future consideration

XCF_CF_STR_NONVOLATILE should have customizable STR-exclusion list

The health check XCF_CF_STR_NONVOLATILE should be customizable in a way that you can specify a list of structure names that should be excluded from the check.
almost 8 years ago in z/OS / BCP_XCF/XES 0 Future consideration

Make String variable text box re-sizable

I created a string variable called "fileContent" and mapped it to the response body from a GET REST API call. The GET REST API reads the contents of a dataset member. My goal is to edit the file contents in the variable and do a PUT REST API to up...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

Inttermitten GRE packet processing delay on the target system cause unnecessary TCP retransmission

We are using VIPAROUTE and QDIO Accelerator for efficient delivery of distribute Sysplex Distributor traffic to the targets.There are a lot of unnecessary TCP retransmissions caused by intermittent GRE packet processing delay on the target system....
over 5 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Support to have DFSMShsm invoke DFSMSdss with ZCOMPRESS(PREFERRED) during ABACKUP processing

DFSMSHSM has SETSYS ZCOMPRESS options to use zEDC compression during migration, backup and dump. But currently there is no SETSYS ZCOMPRESS option for ABACKUP
about 4 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 2 Future consideration

ABENDs during DSS processing should percolate up to an HSM ESTAE

Request that ABENDS during the DSS processing should percolate up to an HSM ESTAE to allow the parent task to appropriate actions and prevent recursive ABENDS in DSS processing
about 4 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 1 Future consideration

RMF DDS support for SYSRTD

Bank of America and CDPz team request to retrieve the SYSRTD report from RMF DDS.
about 5 years ago in z/OS / RMF 0 Future consideration

z/OSMF Default Jobcard

Allow customer to supply default jobcard within z/OSMF.
over 5 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration