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Logstream offload data set parser.

In the event of failures (CDS issues, I/O errors, etc) that make the existing IXGBRWSE interface incapable of reading logstream logblocks, provide a primitive interface that reads directly from an individual offload data set or range of offload da...
about 4 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Logger 1 Not under consideration

Fail request to encrypt when no enctyption is done (TAPE)

When we request a dataset to be encrypted (allocation in extended format and keylabel) on DASD SMS issues messages indicating the dataset was encrypted, however, If we request a new dataset with the same characteristics that goes to VTS (tape), ev...
over 5 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS SMS 2 Not under consideration

Add PIPSYSF functionality, except for "pattern", to base Pipelines

Add the egrep/fgrep/ggrep, xeditdel, xeditinp, and xeditrep stages from the PIPSYSF function package the the base CMS Pipelines package. The pattern stage in PIPSYSF is not needed at this time.
about 3 years ago in z/VM 0 Future consideration

Enhance the HZS0201I message to include the "active" Check parameters

The current output (the HZS0201I message) from the DISPLAY,CHECKS,DETAIL command displays the "DEFAULT PARAMETERS" and the "USER SUPPLIED PARAMETERS", but it does not display the list of parameters that are actually being used by the Check. One mi...
6 months ago in z/OS / BCP_Healthchecker 0 Not under 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.
about 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...
about 3 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 0 Future consideration

ISPF DSLIST SRCHFOR Results Selection Enhancement

The current results of the SRCHFOR and MEM within DSLIST (ISPF 3.4) present an indication of which datasets the results were found but there is no way to then select (browse/edit/view/...) the dataset with just the results. There needs to be a way...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 1 Future consideration

SRB enhancement to support CBU operations

Our customer activates CBU during IPL at DR site and they issue CONFIG CP ONLINE command to add reserved zIIP. They decided to exploit SRB functionality on new system to expect accelerated IPL on new system. When they tested CBU procedure on new s...
11 months ago in z/OS / BCP_Supervisor 1 Planned for future release

Creating links to independent mount points for CICS, DB2 and applications

The mount points /usr/lpp/db2, /usr/lpp/cics, /usr/lpp/cicsts and /usr/lpp/applicationxxxx should be linked in such a way that became independent from the $VERSION filesystem in case ZOS is in OMVS Sysplex mode. So, I suggest to create the followi...
over 7 years ago in z/OS / USS 1 Future consideration

REXX STORAGE function allows GETMAIN/FREEMAIN operation

Update the MVS TSO REXX product's STORAGE built-in function to have a GET/FREE option which would allow the user to obtain/free storage similar to the GETMAIN/FREEMAIN MVS macros. For instance: STORAGE('GET', length) - Will return an address of re...
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / TSO 1 Future consideration