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z/TPF Product Family

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z/TPF Kafka Server: Integrate Kafka Java based Server into z/TPF

Integrate Kafka Java based Server into z/TPF so that it may be used as a z/TPF Eventing Facility (zEV) as a topic Based Publisher, further, the z/TPF Kafka Server will be able to support subscribers to z/TPF hosted Kafka Topics
over 6 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 0 Not under consideration

Ability to IPL from one of several LGFs

We're running a production TPF environment which maintains six data base images (not to be confused with: loader images) by means of the HDS Copy Manager. That is: we have six complete sets of RT DASDs containing recent consistent copies of our TP...
over 6 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 4 Not under consideration

Making the times in display consistent or customizable

We have an issue because there are so many components to the time clock. We recently had a user in the Eastern Timezone working with a user in the Pacific Timezone. The tool where the servers are (Central Timezone). One of the displays also had GM...
over 6 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 3 Not under consideration

Communicate with Remote Logstash Instance in a Standard Format

Create a standard format to be pushed by the z/TPF system to a remote Logstash instance in an attempt to limit the need for custom logstash plugins.
over 6 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Not under consideration

Add Proxy Use to Enhanced HTTP Client

Update the Enhanced HTTP Client to be able to connect through a proxy via supplied parms for the new HTTP client API. The "old" HTTP client allowed proxy usage.
over 6 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Not under consideration

SACK support on zTPF

Support TCP Selective Acknowledgement option (SACK)
over 6 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 3 Not under consideration

Accept commands from service processor

zTPF should accept commands from the service processor. Under zVM, the CP SEND CP <zTPF guest> VINPUT VMSG <zTPF command> causes an error on the zTPF console: HCPPCX6531E The operating system will not accept commands from the service p...
over 6 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 3 Not under consideration

Norm State Pool Reallocation package

Please see the SR for further information: We have recently used ODBR to move DEVC pools to DEVB. We are now finalizing testing for running a norm state pool re-organization to reassign pools owned by DEVC to the new DEVB owner. Following the norm...
over 6 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 0 Future consideration

Request for additional User Exits for ZOLDR ACTIVATE SEL

Below is where we would like the new User Exits to be placed. For zTPF HTTP server support: Just before the application scheduled to process the HTTP input is activated. The HTTP input editor is activated with 2 parameters:tpf_httpsvr_req* tpf_htt...
over 6 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Not under consideration

Enhance TPFDF Data Events Specification CollectOpen to be a parameter for collectionType=Subfile

collectOpen at the <lrecIncludeAll> or <lrecIncludeList> level means all LRECs in the database must be accounted for if the collectionType = Subfile. If LRECs are added to the database, then the EVSPEC must be kept in sync.
almost 7 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPFDF 1 Not under consideration

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