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    Add new keyword to retry DBD allocation during TAKEOVER phase to prevent abend when database is in use

    We are requesting a new option in ORF to delay dataset allocation retries by a configurable X-minute interval, with up to Y retry attempts. This would align with Db2’s behavior of reattempting writer drains during reorganization, helping to avoid ...
    6 months ago in IMS Online Reorganization Facility for z/OS / Product functionality 3 Future consideration

    Support HTTPS Connection Between SMU and TEPS

    SMU should use HTTPS/port 15201 instead of HTTP/port 15200 for connections to the TEPS.
    over 1 year ago in IBM Service Management Unite 1 Future consideration

    Change the timing of the first ASMTDLI call to shorten database unavailability during takeover phase

    We are looking for a way to shorten the database unavailability during the Online Reorg takeover phase. At present, in some cases the database is unavailable for up to 3 minutes. ORF team investigated with IMS team, From the results of the investi...
    about 1 year ago in IMS Online Reorganization Facility for z/OS / Product functionality 2 Future consideration

    Fully automated Shutdown/IPL initiated from SMU

    GDPS is able to control a fully automated Shutdown/IPL initiated from the GDPS control panel. We would like to the have the same functionality for non GDPS systems. The Operator should have the possibility to initiate and control the following act...
    about 5 years ago in IBM Service Management Unite 0 Future consideration

    SMU and GDPS - Hardware Integration

    When integrating HW views into SMU it would be good to have GDPS facilities integrated, also.
    over 5 years ago in IBM Service Management Unite 1 Future consideration

    SMU to operate with APIML

    Launching SMU plug-in from ZOWE. We are running the SMU software as a Linux application in a z/OS Container Extension (zCX). The ZOWE software is running as a Started Task (STC) on a z/OS LPAR. We chose to do this to save on general purpose CPU M...
    over 3 years ago in IBM Service Management Unite 0 Future consideration

    IMS ORF to invoke IMS Index Builder independently to be able to rebuild the Indexes while the Main DB and indexes are active in the control regions.

    In order to rebuild the Prim or Secondary indexes, the Main DB and indexes must be taken offline. If the Index build utility can be invoked by ORF and perform the Index maintenance using the Shadow copy, the main database and indexes will remain a...
    over 3 years ago in IMS Online Reorganization Facility for z/OS / Product functionality 1 Future consideration

    Use of wildcards in the search option SMU

    The use of wildcards in the search option of the SA widgets in SMU. Now you can only filter by default on the beginning of the name or you have to set all kinds of filters (e.g.: starts with and ends with).
    almost 4 years ago in IBM Service Management Unite 0 Future consideration

    Perform ITM/Omegamon actions in SMU

    It is useful to have a possibility to perform ITM actions (such as cancelling CICS transactions and DB2 threads) in SMU. Of course, this will then have to be done under the userid of the user, so that everything is neatly arranged via the existin...
    over 3 years ago in IBM Service Management Unite 0 Future consideration

    Default SMU Panel with INGPLEX Functionality

    We're users of the INGPLEX commands with the TN3270 Panels. Some functionality is really useful such as the INGPLEX IPL, SVCDUMP, SLIP etc. panels. We would like to see a default panel within SMU which has the same functionality as the TN3270 Pane...
    over 1 year ago in IBM Service Management Unite 0 Future consideration

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