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    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...
    about 6 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Future consideration

    maloc enhancements

    Improvements need to be make when working with the avl5 list as it deals with fragmentation . Plus additional data collection reports need to be made available to better detect and analysis the issue. In this case there was an application requesti...
    about 12 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 3 Not under 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 - ...
    about 6 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...
    about 6 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...
    about 6 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Not under consideration

    ZVFAC USAGE to show files and finds rather than simply accesses

    The ZVFAC USAGE display gives total accesses which includes both find and file activity, for more clarity the display could be enhanced to show separate totals for file and find type accesses.
    over 12 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 8 Not under consideration

    VFA performance suggestion

    Whilst testing an application that issues thousands of FILECs on a specific VFA Immediate file address we saw the ZVFAC USAGE display never showed more than one access.This is because VFA uses a new buffer if the current one has the write active b...
    over 12 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 4 Not under consideration

    Internet Daemon Configuration File (IDCF) - Allow the ability to specify on which I-stream an Internet Server will start

    When altering or adding an Internet server appication entry to the IDCF, allow the ability to specify on which I-stream that server will start.
    over 12 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 3 Not under consideration

    OSA polling when nearing the depletion of IPMT blocks

    Enhancement to shutdown OSA polling when nearing the depletion of IPMT blocks. This occurs today when polling during dump processing, but is not done in the mainline polling path. To prevent complete depletion of IPMTs by OSA polling and possible ...
    over 12 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 3 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...
    about 6 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 7 Not under consideration

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