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Capturing SOCRATE for an application

SOCRATE is only captured if a maximum SOCRATE has been specified in the NSD for AORs. It is kept for reads() regardless of whether or not the maximum is specified in the NSD, however you will not see the information with the ZSOCK SOCRATE displays...
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 4 Not under consideration

z/TPF to use DHCP server to get IP addresses

Currently the ZOSAE command requires a specific IP address to be entered. This is fine for production systems, but I would like an option to use DHCP for test systems. We have hundreds of VPARS/Test TPF systems and some "home grown" software to ma...
almost 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 3 Not under consideration

zimag path information

It would be useful if the zimag display could should the path information for keypoints and CIMR components that are loaded onto the z/TPF complex. The reason for the request is to get to a common image base that can be loaded/ built across multip...
almost 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 3 Not under consideration

Reduce CDC interval frequency limit

Currently the CDC minimum collection interval is5 seconds. If this could be reduced ( perhaps to 1 second), more granular data would be available. this data would be more useful for problem diagnosis, as well as provide better tivoli monitoring au...
about 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 4 Not under consideration

Enhancement to the FCAP0009I output message

Hi,As a complement to the previous RFE number 148274, this enhancement request concerns the FCAP0009I output message. We would like to have the tape VSN included in the output message as well: FCAP0009I hh.mm.ss MOD 028A ON 650C TO TAPE xxxxxx ON ...
over 3 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Not under consideration

Synchronized Duplicate Dump Table

Duplicate Dump Table may be filed on disk as a CPU-shared record. While the complex is up the dup dump table may be synchronized every minute, so the whole complex in effect has the same dup dump table in core. The table may be filed on disk every...
over 3 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 4 Not under consideration

Alternative MAXDUMPT control for manual dumps

MAXDUMPT introduced by PJ46025 does not apply to catastrophic dumps but does apply to manual dumps. Taking manual dumps is usually a planned activity and likely the content is required/or possibly required.We would be told if a manual dump was tru...
almost 4 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Not under consideration

Create a NVP for the Network Services Database Name for the port that a message comes in on

We would like IBM to create a name for the NVP, something like INSD_Name and automatically assign the value of the application name defined in the Network Services Database to the ECB based on the port the message came in on.If the port does not e...
about 5 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Not under consideration

ZDECB display sort enhancements

Request to add a ZDECB display option to show short lived ECBs first.
about 5 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Not under consideration

Cross-processor Short Term Pool Return & Pool Directory Update

Allow short term pool directories to be updated by any processor in a z/TPF loosely-coupled complex to prevent lost short term pool and accelerated re-dispensing of pool causing improper re-use of pool currently in use by another LNIATA AAA.
over 5 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Not under consideration

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