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Performance improvements reuested when using the built in Remote Connection Emulator under IDz 16.0.2

Compared to standalone host connection emulator software like PCOMM, the built in Remote Connection Emulator (RCE) under IDz 16.02 is slower in performance when navigating ISPF screens and entering commands. The usability of the RCE could be impro...
about 1 year ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Emulator 1 Future consideration

DFSMShsm FRRECOV command enhancement

System: Product DFSMShsm on z/OS 2.2 / 2.3 / 2.4Actor: System programmer needing new feature We support a big ERP business (CIO Quote 2 Cash iERP client) and as for our backup strategy we use IBM Flashcopy combined with IBM DB2 Backup system utili...
over 4 years ago in IBM Advanced Archive for DFSMShsm 0 Future consideration

Standalone Dump support in GDPS AutoIPL

In order to allow prompt response in the scenario of a system failure, automating a standalone dump taking upon system failure is a key process for collecting essential diagnostic information and at the same time allow prompt recovery of system to...
almost 2 years ago in GDPS 7 Future consideration

Exit blocking unencrypted CICS outbound connections

In todays IT world, where business security is top priority, it would be useful to have a possibility of blocking unencrypted outbound CICS TCPIP connections (WebServices, HTTP connection).
over 1 year ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Future consideration

Add one decimal place to the reported CP Weight value, e.g. 31.4% instead of current 31%.

Customers can use three digits for their LPAR weight assignments (e.g. 314). Therefore, a two-digit reported percentage value may not accurately reflect the true weight the system is managing to.
30 days ago in  IBM Z IntelliMagic Vision for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Provide the ability to report resource consumption of multiple address spaces, for specific hours of the day only.

As an example, customer would like to report the combined CPU utilization of two address spaces, for only a peak period of several hours, on one report.
30 days ago in  IBM Z IntelliMagic Vision for z/OS 0 Needs more information

Dynamic alter ctg maximum connection managers MAXCONNECT (other)

Ability to alter dynamically the connection manager maximum (MAXCONNECT), dynamically to avoid bounce of CTG to change the .ini file. This would allow for changes to be done on the fly. We do have multiple instances of the gateway, to stager recyc...
30 days ago in CICS Transaction Gateway / Runtime 0 Submitted

Key lifecycle management for old key versions

This idea is related to EKM-I-70 After a key is rotated, there should be options to manage the lifecycle of the old keys. One option could be to set the old version of the key to inactive, so it can not be used for new encryption anymore

It should be possible to move keys from one vault to another

Once a key is created, it stays in the vault it was created in. But there might be reasons for having to transfer the key from one vault to another, like: moving key from test vault to production vault changed responsibilities for the key, if vaul...

There should be a way to synchronize UKO and ICSF key metadata

This is an additional idea to EKM-I-73 There should also be an option to synchronize key metadata between UKO and ICSF. For example, if the expiry date in ICSF is changed, this should be reflected in UKO to be notified (showing key out of sync) to...
30 days ago in Enterprise Key Management Foundation / UKO for z/OS 0 Submitted