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z/TPF

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Create a trace route function that uses ICMP

Currently there is trace route functionality on z/TPF that uses UDP. We have had difficulty using this since our firewall routers discard the UDP packets and the trace route does not complete properly. We are asking that another trace route utilit...
over 9 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Not under consideration

Simplify tape handling and add equates to tpftape.h

Enhance ZTDEV and update tpftape.h1. Allow for a range of devices when using the ZTDEV ENA, DISA, [Deleted], and UNA options. Example:ZTDEV ENA 340-F B40-FZTDEV DISA 340-F B40-FZTDEV [Deleted] 340-F B40-F GROUP-ALLZTDEV UNA 340-F B40-F GROUP-ALL 2...
over 9 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Future consideration

Add Queue Manager name to SOAP Descriptor Table

In the Soap Deployment descriptor we can only define a Queue Name where the message should be sent to. We have the need to be able to also define the Queue Manager name in this table. If we can only define the queue name, then we would have to def...
over 9 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Not under consideration

CINFC table display ZDCNF enhancement request

For the zTPF CINFC display function ZDCNF, CPS0 must be rebuilt (CCNUCL) and loaded for ZDCNF to pick up new tags which means we need to load a CP on a TLD for CINFC changes.
over 9 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Not under consideration

Log nodumps to dump data exit

Allow our Online Dump Facility to also log nodump SERRCs to its database.
over 9 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Not under consideration

Enhance /etc/iprules to also firewall outbound connections

etc/iprules firewall can restrict inbound 'FROM' connections if desired but there is no restriction on outbound 'TO' connections. It would help us in implementing new systems to be able to also restrict outbound connections and in effect have an a...
over 9 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Not under consideration

would like to see fsck display the inode numbers in both dec and hex

The zfile ls –ali entry responds with the inode directory # for each directory & file and it is given in decimal format. However, to do a zdrec linode.n, you want ordinal number in hex. In contrast, results from a zfile fsck run displays the h...
over 9 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Not under consideration

Add MQ functionality to zTPF - MRTMR and MRRTY

Asking for a standard retry mechanisms be added to the z/TPF MQ product.Here is what is requested: Channel parameters affecting message retry Message Retry Interval - MRTMR - Default(1000) - The minimum time in milliseconds that must pass before t...
over 9 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 3 Not under consideration

Application level data on Continuous Data Collection

ITM currently provides system level monitoring. However, there is a huge need to be able to drill down to application level monitoring. The current standard data collection has the ability to get file statistics and program statistics. However, th...
over 9 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 3 Not under consideration

Prot record initialization

When bring up a loosely coupled z/TPF from a zero'ed data base the prot records (#PRORI.) both tape and utility records should be initialized programmatically by the using program.
over 9 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Not under consideration

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