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    Please add the message IGD17162I to the Syslog/Operlog.

    Background: We want to use Optools/SystemAutomation to quickly obtain an overview of all datasets allocations that trigger this message, even though the job ends with RC=00. IGD17162I RETURN CODE (12) REASON CODE (5F01083F) RECEIVED FROM COMPRESSI...
    about 22 hours ago in z/OS / DFSMS Catalog/IDCAMS/AMS 0 Submitted

    Increase MAXSESSIONS Limit

    MAXSESSIONS limit of 2000 isn't high enough for out needs. Can you increase this value ?
    6 days ago in z/OS / BCP_CEA 0 Submitted

    omvs should mount zfs in parallel at startup

    I have two systems I IPLed system A ....and mounted some ZFS's. I shut this down ( Shutdown abended)I started my old system - which uses the same ZFS. It mounts each ZFS ... waits for 65 seconds, then mounts the next.. waits 65 seconds. then the n...
    about 24 hours ago in z/OS / USS 0 Submitted

    Make it easier to format a dormant CEEPIPI enclave in a dump

    When a dump contains a dormant CEEPIPI environment, the only handle available may be the token returned when the environment was initialised.This can be used in the "VERBX LEDATA 'PTBL(address)' command to format the PreInit table, but there is no...
    2 days ago in z/OS / LE 0 Submitted

    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...
    29 days ago in z/OS / DFSMS VSAM 1 Submitted

    Set permission bits in HFS object according to DOD STIC recommendations

    We want to be fully DoD STIG compliant and use zSecure to verify this. There are several USS objects delivered by Communication Server which don't have set all permission and/or audit bits set according STIC recommendations. Of course we could chm...
    8 days ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Submitted

    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...
    8 days ago in z/OS / ICSF 1 Future consideration

    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...
    about 1 month ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 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...
    12 days ago in z/OS / BCP_Consoles 0 Under review

    RACF - Support of RSA keysize of 8192bit for RACDCERT with zOS 3.2

    With zOS 3.2 ICSF does support the key generation of 8192 bit: ICSF Panel 5.6.6 (CSFPKY22) [.....] Generate a new asymmetric key pair record. Select one key type/size: RSA key bit length: ____ (512 - 8192) [.....] But when using RACF RACDCERT comm...
    13 days ago in z/OS / RACF 0 Submitted

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