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Allow RLSE using standard ISPF options for dataset allocations

In the process of doing a PoC for zEDC, we were allocating datasets several different ways using different parameters. One of the things that we found out is that using several of the standard ISPF functions such as 3.3, when you allocate a datase...
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 1 Future consideration

Monitor the z/OS Language Environment Heap Usage

The usage/allocation of the LE Heap storage would affect the performance of the IBM CMOD product that is using it. In the reported case, when the LE Heap is not properly tuned, high CPU consumed by the CMOD address space is observed. Although the ...
almost 7 years ago in z/OS / LE 0 Future consideration

Add ICSF Flush command

Provide a mechanism to complete any remaining ICSF work in-flight to be executed just prior to lpar shutdown. This would be in lieu of actually stopping ICSF.
almost 3 years ago in z/OS / ICSF 1 Future consideration

Make location of pids for communications server daemons configurable

Serveral of the CS daemon pids (e.g. /etc/syslog.pid, /tmp/pagent.pid) arewritten to directories /etc or /tmp and the location can't be changed. We think /etc is a configuration directory and no daemon should write to it. To /tmp everybody has wri...
almost 2 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Future consideration

Issue WTO about the ROOT (sysplex root) mount after processing BPXPRMxx

As we had a failure to mount the sysplex root correctly (see PMR), it would be very useful to have an indication after processing the BPXPRMxx (IPL) how the root filesystem was mounted (RO or RDWR). If the mount was not made as wanted (see PMR) ma...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / USS 2 Future consideration

Dynamic HW activation support for LinuxONE III

JPMC has purchased three LinuxONE III machines to use for IDAA SSC. This will be part of their zOS IODF. They have asked if they would be able to perform dynamic activations on this machine like they could for their standalone coupling facilities.
almost 5 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / I/O and Networking 5 Future consideration

Modify IODF-Activate TEST to check for Devices in Hiperswap Policy

Please change the IODF Activate TEST option. so that devices in Hyperswap State are shown as error-message and an Activate would fail.
almost 8 years ago in z/OS / BCP_IOS 0 Future consideration

Improved usage reporting for PDSE Hiperspaces

Provide statistics on PDSE and PDSE1 Hiperpsace memory usage to help customers understand if they would benefit from additional meomory and if the data sets using the Hiperspaces are good candidates for caching. Currently, information is only prov...
over 9 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS PDS/PDSE 2 Future consideration

SMS Allocation rules prevents data set copies from restored volume backups

We perform full volume backups and restores from an MVS system. When the original SMS managed volume and the restored volume (using a different VOLSER) label are brought online to the same system where the original volumes data sets are also catal...
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 3 Future consideration

Provide a method of predicting in advance the results of a DFSMSdss SPACEREL action

Provide a method by which it's possible to predict the result of a DFSMSdss SPACEREL command without actually performing the release, to allow it to be run against only those volumes that will give the best results.
almost 7 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 1 Future consideration

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