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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.
almost 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...
almost 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Not under consideration

(TPFUG/Visa) Maintain a waiter count for CORHC/ENQC type events in the event table

The count of waiting ECBs for any given type of event in the event table has to be determined by counting the number of chained SWBs. A count of waiting ECBs should be added to the event table item. This would allow a) fast support for an ENQC enh...
about 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Future consideration

(TPFUG/Visa) Alert on event table waiters (CORHC/ENQC) exceeding a user defined value

We need to be able to alert on event table waiters exceeding a user defined value, much like we can currently alert on RHT waiters. The alert would not take any action, it would be a warning mechanism of contention build up. User exits in the supp...
about 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Future 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 ...
about 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Not under consideration

Format-2 Globals data collection enhancement

currently ztpf data collection reports statistics for syncc format-2 globals. requesting this reporting be extended to non-syncc format-2 globals. Please consider making this data available through continuous data collection as well.
about 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Future consideration

ZDPAT enhancement

zdpat c-c should include PATHIACT value in display. coverage team frequently investigates loadsets failing to be accepted. zdpat c-c displays activation number at time loadset was activated. display does not provide activation number at time of ac...
about 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Future 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 ...
about 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...
about 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 3 Not under consideration

Additional option on ZMQSC DISP QL-* CURDEPTH to limit display

On our system there are 84 local MQ queues defined, of these only a few will have messages queued but to identify these requires a display that shows all queue counts: "ZMQSC DISP QL-* CURDEPTH " An additional "THRESHOLD-1" parameter should be imp...
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Future consideration

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