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MQ Trace needs some improvements for better Customer support

During an issue where we needed to provide IBM with MQ traces we had a difficult time getting these. Having to take the RTA and mount on a linux system doesn't work for us, so we had to copy the VTS RTA tape to a VTAPE volume and to use on Linux i...
about 9 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Not under consideration

Sync TPF File System tables in loosely coupled systems

We cleaned up the tpf file system in one of our sabre systems and noticed other processors didn't reflect the update with a ZFILE df -aic entry. I submitted a case (TS003005946) with the following response: The numbers for these values sync up ove...
over 4 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Future consideration

FIND & HOLD (FINHC) and FIND HOLD & WAIT (FIWHC) additional exit points & WAIT

Applications don't always know held records status and need additional guidance. For both FIWHC (and FINHC macros) - add an additional new exit. In the execution of FIND and it's been determined the record is HELD in this processor's hold table - ...
over 4 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 3 Not under consideration

RequestSupport multiple SSL certificates based on the URL name.

Under current INETD SSL server model, all customer URLs have to be included in a single certificate if default HTTPS port number is used. Obtaining and maintaining multiple customer domains in a single certificate is very difficult task for severa...
over 4 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Not under consideration

Request options to suppress SSL HANDSHAKE ERRORs on the TPF console.

SSL HANDSHAKE ERRORs on the console can occur as frequently as 2 messages per minute. When a client accesses the HTTPS server using an uncertified URL or an IP address those error messages are generated on the console. For SSL servers with many cl...
over 4 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Not under consideration

Native IpV6 support on ZTPF

ORIGINATOR: Chevelle Strobel, Alex Renko chevelle.strobel@irs.gov, alexander.p.renko@irs.gov, REQUIREMENT ABSTRACT z/TPF needs to support an IP Version 6 stack in parallel with IPv4 since the computing industry is moving in that direction. REQUIRE...
over 9 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Not under consideration

build a TPF specific code scanner for RTC Enterprise Extensions

The OOTO asm scanner that is provided with RTC Enterprise Extensions - Impact Analysis does not account for zTPF specific type of dependencies.
over 9 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Not under consideration

SCTP (stream control transmission protocol) support for zTPF

our member endpoint platforms and CISCO equipment in the network currently support SCTP. They feel this protocol would make the network more resilient to carrier issues to endpoint connections. They are currently performing a POC with SCTP connect...
over 9 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Not under consideration

ECBRM to limit z/TPF File System INODE usages

We have a limited number of #INODE blocks in the system. A run-away ECB may try to create thousands of files, in a relatively short time period, on File System directories up to the point where INODE shortage can cripple all others interacting wit...
almost 5 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 7 Not under consideration

ZMOWN should track core usage and track high water marks

1Mb frame usage and 4K frame usage is not included in ZMOWN statistics. This means that ZMOWN is unable to provide a breakdown of use these critical system resources by owner name. This information would provide critical insight in trouble shootin...
over 9 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 4 Not under consideration

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