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ODBR multi processor enhancement for move & validation

Currently ODBR can run in only one processor in a multi processor complex. In our largest complex (PSS) we currently have 5.5 billion records. We would like to reorganize this database in a reasonable number of sessions. That will entail moving an...
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 5 Not under consideration

Use ECB Resource Monitor to prevent input list shutdown

Create two new resources that the ECB Resource monitor will follow only when the system is in input list shutdown:.1) CPU milliseconds used since the input list shutdown condition2) Number of VFA accesses since the input list shutdown condition.Wh...
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Future consideration

Dump Viewer SQL trace

The customer is requesting that the dump viewer as part of TPF-Toolkitand within z/TPF ensure that SQL trace is collected within z/TPF plus then enable means to view it within TPF Toolkit..
almost 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 3 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.
almost 11 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 ...
almost 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 3 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

CDC needs heap statistics and file pool available counts

We need system heap statistics and file pool available counts in continuous data collection for near term and medium term planning and tuning
almost 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 3 Not under consideration

Request to provide expiring MQ message user exit.

Currently, when am MQ message expires, the message is simply deleted. There is no visibility to the expiry event. If a user exit was available, a decision to extend the expiry time could be made or at a minimum, logging the message that was expiri...
almost 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 3 Not under consideration

Increase SIP field MXRECID in DATACO macro to allow for greater than 500.

DATACO (SIP macro) allows RECID be the number between 2 and 500. We need to increase the maxrecid in PSS to 1500 but SIP only allows for 500. Can this be increased? We would like to update this value in SIP to match the online value.
almost 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 4 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

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