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    ICSF - Preserve Joblog and write CSFO0230 details

    Starting with zOS 3.2 ICSF is able to preserve the Joblog and make it available to JES even when started with SUB=MSTR. However, it does not yet support caching of the system settings and print them afterwards to the Joblog. Currently, after JES a...
    about 1 hour ago in z/OS / ICSF 0 Submitted

    Reinstate Import Policy feature in Network Configuration Assistant

    When onboarding clients this feature provides the ability to convert them flat files to NCA in a timely and efficient manner with minimum error opportunities. In the past I have used it to import the running configurations from the Stack, so I hav...
    about 10 hours ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Submitted

    LE library routines stack storage should not be initializzed

    We are using LE runtime option: STORAGE(00,NONE,00,0) We are not able to change this. This imposes a huge overhead in the LE library routines like the jsonGetValue(). As these routines do not rely on LE initialization of stack storage option, we w...
    about 20 hours ago in z/OS / LE 0 Submitted

    Initialize the auto reply facility earlier in IPL

    When performing a recovery, a site may choose to leverage the Auto Reply (AUTOR) facility to handle replies upon the loading of LPARS to limit/eliminate operator intervention. The AUTOR facility is particularly useful since it can be used to reply...
    4 days ago in z/OS / BCP_Consoles 0 Under review

    Allow VSAM Data Sets To Consider Previously Used Volumes Prior To Extend Failures

    Allow new extents for VSAM data sets to consider previously used volumes before failing the extend with out of volume error.The feature will be very useful to Db2 tablespace and index extend processing which will provide additional Db2 object avai...
    21 days ago in z/OS / DFSMS VSAM 1 Submitted

    New IBM Health Checker for z/OS PARMLIB Inconsistencies and Errors

    z/OSMF Parmlib Management provides syntax validation for individual members (e.g., BPXPRM, IEASYS) via REST API, checking keywords and structure but not field values, correlations, or cross-member inconsistencies. IBM Health Checker for z/OS runs ...
    6 days ago in z/OS / General 0 Submitted

    Allow multiple z/OSMF server tasks to share a common data repository within a SYSPLEX

    We would like to be able to run multiple z/OSMF servers tasks in a SYSPLEX that can be used to manage Software install, Zert, PAGENT policies (or anything else that has persistent data) in addition to REST APIs. Currently the persistent data canno...
    27 days ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Submitted

    List keyrings associated with all users

    Currently, RACF has limitation to only be able to list keyrings or certificates based on single user ID or Certauth or SITE. Why its useful? Listing all keyrings or certificates will provide at glance if any keyrings are empty or have keyrings wit...
    4 days ago in z/OS / RACF 0 Submitted

    Move settings of password phrase rules from ICHPWX11-exit to RACF SETROPTS

    Today we use the Exit ICHPWX11 to manage our rules for RACF Password Phrases (e.g. length of Password Phrase, valid Characters). Unfortunately the exit is not supported by IBM. A sample is delivered with SYS1.SAMPLIB, but the most current version ...
    about 2 months ago in z/OS / RACF 3 Future consideration

    Better way of managing OPENs and CLOSEs of RLS files across Sysplex

    Currently SMSVSAM design treats operations of Open and Close of VSAM RLS files across the sysplex as a single thread process. In big environments this can be time consuming and hurt performance during heavy workload scenarios. It would be importan...
    about 1 month ago in z/OS / DFSMS VSAM/RLS 1 Planned for future release

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