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FTP should supply additional error information for TLS issues

For the z/OS FTP client, when there is a TLS negotiation error the application provides very little information that allows a non-expert to determine the actual cause of the issue. The FTP client should provide additional information. Specifically...
almost 3 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

JES2 POLICY - read and use value of /*ROUTE XEQ node or /*XEQ node

Within the new JES2 POLICY we need the possibility to read and use the value of node name from /*ROUTE XEQ node or /*XEQ node.
over 3 years ago in z/OS / JES2 0 Future consideration

z/OSMF Network Configuration Assistant to support shared configuration in a sysplex

Using the Network Configuration Assistant within z/OSMF you first create a z/OS Group (type Sysplex) called PLEX1 say, then add a z/OS System Image (type System Image) into the group called MVSA, and then add a TCP/IP Stack (type Stack) under the ...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

O/C/EOV exit for VSAM data sets

Provide dynamic exit support for OPEN and CLOSE similar to ICN 1861 for VSAM data sets.
almost 3 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS OCEOV 0 Future consideration

Create a new parameter for SFTP which prevents the replacement of a file if a new file with the same name is transferred to the targeted directory

If SFTP is used to transfer a file to a directory with a file of the same name, SFTP will overwrite the existing file. Some other implementations have a -n parameter, for noreplace, which prevents the server from overwriting the existing file. Som...
12 months ago in z/OS / OpenSSH 1 Future consideration

Enhance DSFS createparm to add completion message

Currently the createparm command on a successful create will terminate with no messages. Please add a message about the successful completion including the particulars of the creation.
12 months ago in z/OS / Data Set File System (DSFS) 1 Future consideration

Change z/OSMF Software Management to add "Import and Receive Enhanced HOLDDATA"

z/OSMF brings new capabilities to z/OS. The one handful is the Software Management, but one thing that could be added is to download (or upload) enhanced holddata and receive it. Today it is only possible to list the missing HIPERs (and PEs) but r...
almost 7 years ago in z/OS / SMP/E 0 Future consideration

z/OSMF: Make IZUG.log messages eligible to be sent to the operlog by parmlib member

z/OSMF messages (of all types; informational, warning, error, severe) are currently all writen to the IZUG0.log in its own unix directory /global/var/zosmf/data/logs/.z/OSMF currently does not issue any messages to the syslog/operlog. (with a few ...
over 5 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

Merge Library SYS1.SDWWDLPA into SYS1.LPALIB

If module DWW1VS00 (alias DWW1SCSR) is not present on LPA at IPL time we will get an abend X'0C4'. That is not an obvious problem to be solved, because the message does not indicate a library missing. The Library SYS1.SDWWDLPA is critical to IPL t...
over 7 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS VSAM/RLS 3 Future consideration

To have the ODTitle field as an option to the OFLDS

Our printing team manages output utilizing the ODTitle among other fields which was available with the Q command in z/OS V2.4 but removed in V.5 in favor of the JDS panel. They utilize the O panel more than the JDS panel to accomplish their workload.
6 months ago in z/OS / SDSF 1 Not under consideration