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z/TPF

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z/TPF TCP/IP Keepalives flooding the network

Today on a system we have 125,000 socket blocks defined, and we are reaching a peak of 90,000 active sockets through the day. We run with Keepalive active so we can ensure they are still valid, and currently have the TCPALIVE interval set to 360 s...
about 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 3 Not under consideration

Support FAST receiver channels (avoid MQ bridge)

The current z/TPF receiver channel support for FAST channels forces all non-persistent messages into the MQ ROUTC Bridge code. We are requesting a change to make the FAST channel option on z/TPF the same as on other platforms in that it will place...
about 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Not under consideration

Prime / Dupe Comparison is needed

One of the last steps in the ODBR procedure is for ODBR to do a prime / dupe comparison of old and new locations. Presumably, the purpose being to ensure integrity of the ODBR data movement and shadow copy process. This assumes there were no discr...
about 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Not under consideration

Enhance Multiple Release Detection - Less I/O better Reporting

Sabre feels that the current MRD process is I/O intensive and is reactive vs. proactive. The new design should find faults and report for the correction of issues vs. only providing protection. Current process retrieves, reads and files for each R...
about 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Not under consideration

MRD to no longer log release data

MRD processing - We would like to leave MRD ON, however we are asking that a change to the process be implemented that would no longer store/write the releasing diagnostic data into the released file address. On option is to possibly write the log...
about 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 3 Not under consideration

Track the time an ECB spends on a CPU Loop list

Collect information either by ECB/SWB or by CPU Loop list of the longest time (high watermark) an item that was placed on a CPU Loop list had to wait before being serviced.
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Not under consideration

Provide a timeout option on FIWHC

Provide a new optional keyword on FIWHC to specify a timeout value. This timeout value, if specified, will be used as the maximun wait time on hold queues. If the FIWHC is timed out it will return to the application for handling the condition. Thi...
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Not under consideration

FINIS macro should allow user to configure patch area size

The FINIS macro is included in every online TPF assembler program and has a fixed 1024 byte constant intended as a program patch area.We never had occasion to use this patch area as an OLDR load is a far safer and convenient method of resolving a ...
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Not under consideration

z/TPF PARM keyword on ZINET ALTER Command - RFE arising from PMR Response

IBM has responded to the question submitted in z/TPF PMR 03072.004.000 that it is a legitimate item which a feature update could address. The PMR response requested that an RFE be submitted for the matter, in order to be pursued. This is that RFE ...
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 4 Not under consideration

Export Key from zTPF system to another zTPF System

Abstract Ability to export a secure symmetric key and secure PKI key residing in the z/TPF keystore from one z/TPF system to another z/TPF system. There would be a new operator command to place the key to be exported in a file (the key information...
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 3 Not under consideration

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