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Status Not under consideration
Workspace z/OS
Created by Guest
Created on Apr 13, 2017

Enhance Sysplex Autonomics and IPSec message enhancements

We are asking for the following enhancements to messaging
1) if so many decapsulation errors are seen outside of a recent key refresh or TCPIP stop a WTO message be issued to the console so our automation can alert us of this issue and we can take corrective action faster.
2)For any Encapsulation error outside of the stop command, or a situation where it would be considered normal, we would also want a WTO message produced at that time warning of the potential issue.
3) If these types of errors hit a particular threshold for SWSA marked IPSEC tunnels that SYSPLEX AUTONOMICs would step in and take corrective action of taking the LPAR out of the sysplex environment allowing healthier SYSPLEX members to take on the workload.

Idea priority High
  • Guest
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    Apr 8, 2022
    The conditions that created the need for this enhancement have been eliminated by other IPsec fixes/enhancements, so this is no longer needed.