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    See support for building and loading outside of s390x, especially on x86

    Support for building and loading outside of s390x, especially on x86 The most likely operating system is going to be an x86 Linux system (Red Had or Ubuntu) Programs that we need to be ported to x86 The binutils toolchain(tpf-g++,tpf-ld, tpf-ar, t...
    over 1 year ago in z/TPF Product Family / TPF Toolkit 4 Not under consideration

    Add fixed 2GB page utilization to MVSPM_PAGING_H

    In IZPCA there is currently no way to monitor how many of the total fixed 2GB LFA pages are in use. Please add to MVSPM_PAGING_H either a column for SMF71GRX or SMF71GUX from the SMF type 71 records or calculate the utilization of all defined fixe...
    2 months ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 0 Under review

    Include CPUMFC monitor domain data under IZPCA collection of data:

    Include CPUMFC monitor domain data under IZPCA collection of data. For more info on the records please check the links: CPU MF --> https://www.vm.ibm.com/perf/tips/cpumfhow.html z/VM Monitor --> https://www.vm.ibm.com/perf/tips/cpumf.html
    2 months ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 0 Under review

    Move the IMS structures above the bar, 64-bit memory

    As machines get bigger and faster, they process more IMS transactions per second and we need more storage to process this. We have run out of 31-bit storage. We'd like to move the IMS structures above the bar, 64-bit memory.
    11 months ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 0 Under review

    Integration in the SMF_100_1_X record definition of information related to IFCID 369 and load them in a new D_KPM_DB2_% table

    Integration in the SMF_100_1_X record definition (Record DB2 with deltas calculation via DRLSD64D program) of information related to IFCID 369 (Aggregated Accounting Statistics). This will let us get accounting information aggregated from the SMF ...
    almost 2 years ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 1 Future consideration

    Please improve IZPCA CP Cognos Reports for large z/OS environments

    The IZPCA Cognos CP reports generally do not work well for a large zSeries environment. We had a meeting with you and demonstrated areas for improvement. Here are a couple of the key areas: Include an option to select the CEC names in CEC level re...
    almost 4 years ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 1 Future consideration

    Table MVSPM_PCIE_H: no more usable to track compression from z15

    Hi all, from Mainframe z15, the compression activity is no more executed by zEDC PCI cards, but with on-chip accelerator. This type of activity on previous models is misurable by using IZPCA table MVSPM_PCIE_H, but now it should be done using SMF ...
    6 months ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 0 Under review

    Turn possible to select SMF record subtype in continuous collection extractor.

    Currently we would like to select some subtypes of SMF_119, excluding subtype 11.
    about 1 year ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 1 Not under consideration

    Add the LSPR workload type to the CP CEC Usage Analysis report - Report number CPCPU01

    Currently in the CP CEC Usage Analysis report - Report number CPCPU01 we notice that the CEC MIPS rating changes/fluctuates e.g. 3931-710 has 18788 MIPS according to the IBM LSPR table. However during certain intervals, we notice the MIPS drop to ...
    over 1 year ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 1 Future consideration

    zPCR and zBNA - Offer as a zOSMF Plugin

    zPCR and zBNA should be available as zOSMF Plugins to avoid SMF data to be exported off platform. Both Plugins relay on SMF data which is stored and protected on the Mainframe. Currently we have to offload them via FTP to an other platform where w...
    over 1 year ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 1 Not under consideration

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