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    ESAF-Connection-Pooling in DSNMIN20 should be configurable

    The current implementation of DSNMIN20 includes a fixed table with 50 table spaces for pooling ESAF connections. This fixed size is very rigid and inflexible.It would be much more flexible if the upper limit for the connections were configurable. ...
    3 months ago in IMS System Services / Installation and Configuration 0 Under review

    Incorporate Support for Spark Connect Dataframe API into IBM Apache Spark Version 4

    The Apache Spark on Z customer base at V3.5.1 cannot securely initiate a z-based spark workload from off-platform (including z/Linux, OCP, or RHEL x86). The solution dating back to Apache Spark 3.4 is the Spark Connect dataframe API. We ask IBM to...
    6 months ago in IBM Z Platform for Apache Spark 2 Planned for future release

    Change IMS Catalog Definition Exit DFS3CDX0 to make it more user friendly

    DFS3CDX0 is used to provide settings and attributes of the IMS Catalog to Batch application programs.It is an alternative to code “xxx” in the JCL of batch jobs for referencing to DFSDFxxx Member in IMS.PROCLIB. Currently all parameters from DFSDF...
    over 7 years ago in IMS System Services / Installation and Configuration 2 Not under consideration

    rightsizing OLDS BUFNO when BUFSTOR=64

    IMS V12 introduced BUFSTOR=64 with following value propositions:reduced ECSA consumptionreduced CPU consumption due to less TLB misses in DAT .Currently the way to that goals is paved with some obstacles.APAR PM50656 disabled the feature 'round up...
    about 5 years ago in IMS System Services / Installation and Configuration 1 Future consideration

    DFS2291I message only mode of operation

    Message DFS2291I is issued when DFSVSMxx keyword LOCKTIME is used. Today LOCKTIME has 2 options ABEND or STATUS. We have the need for a new option MSGONLY that results ina) no action against the waiterb) message DFS2291I being issued to syslogc) t...
    about 11 years ago in IMS System Services / Installation and Configuration 1 Not under consideration

    new option TERMBLOK for LOCKTIME in DFSVSMxx

    Today LOCKTIME only has 2 options ABEND or STATUS. We have the need for a new option TERMBLOK that results ina) terminating the top blocker when timeout threshold is exceeded, i.e. DFSLLKX0 is called b) message DFS2291I being issued to syslogc) th...
    about 11 years ago in IMS System Services / Installation and Configuration 1 Not under consideration

    Allow passtickets to be used on JDBC connection to Db2 for z/OS

    Currently, Spark only allows a password to be used for a JDBC connection. Allowing the use of a passticket on the connection improves security (no need to store or send passwords) and improves the manageability of a customers environment. This cou...
    over 1 year ago in IBM Z Platform for Apache Spark 0 Future consideration

    Spark method to more easily use datasets

    There is no simple way to feed dataset data into Spark through the shell which is a common method of invoking Spark. A function should be developed or a script made available that would be an official IBM method to use datasets with Spark.
    over 1 year ago in IBM Z Platform for Apache Spark 2 Future consideration

    Cluster Mode - IzODA

    I would like Spark on z to be sysplex compliant as is MOST Software on system z. • We expect IzODA to use multiple workers (executors) on multiple lpars with one master node • if the master node goes down, IzODA will automatically reassign Spark M...
    over 5 years ago in IBM Z Platform for Apache Spark 1 Future consideration

    Name the IMS IVP PCBs so they can be used with IMS Explorer

    In order to use the IMS Explorer with the provided IMS IVP and Sample applications, all the PCBs must be named.They are currently not named, and we need to modify them ourselves.They need a simple update to name the PCBs for all users to be able t...
    over 3 years ago in IMS System Services / Installation and Configuration 2 Not under consideration

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