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PINNED Respect $HOME/.config/go/env
After adding eval $(/path/to/goz-env) in .profile, each time I log in to OMVS, I get 3 or 4 lines about $COMPILER_PATH. Can you add config to turn this off, please? Second, even if I have $HOME/.config/go/env (per XDG spec), go env says that `go` ...
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GDPS LCPm must be able to cater for a mixture of virtual and physical airgapped SGC copies in a 4-site MGM configuration

In a 4-site MGM configuration with a physically air-gapped 5th site, we would like to have the ability to take a SGC in the production (or DR region) and on the 5th site. Currently, GDPS LCPm in a 4-site MGM configuration only supports virtual iso...
about 1 year ago in GDPS 10 Future consideration

Make the LE enclave persistent in IMS MPPs without the need of a JVM running in the message region

With API provider and z/OS Connect configured in MPP there is a requirement to set the LLE with POSIX(ON), this drives massive volumes of SMF030 records to be created which leads to issues at offload. from IBM IMS development: From what we have se...
over 2 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Application Enablement 1 Not under consideration

Debugger clean-up job should stop all debugger message regions that are waiting for input

We are using Debug for Z/OS in our test regions. We have scheduled the clean-up job to run every night. This job executes the Program EQANIPSB. It has 2 steps - the first step stops all the debugger message regions and the next step deregisters al...
almost 2 years ago in Debug for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Make parm ISSUE681=xx also available in an IMS/DC environment

Hi, Option ISSUE681=xx - which specifies the number of DFS681I messages per second within a batch or BMP region - is only available in a IMS DB/DC environment. Due to massive checkpoints in our IMS/DC system, we regularly experienced delays on IMS...
9 months ago in IMS Transaction Manager / General TM 1 Not under consideration

Reducing IMS/Db2 connection pooling thread footprint of an MPP when RLA=Y

Details When RLA=Y (PH33024) is set there is an opportunity to enhance IMS/Db2 connection pooling (DSNMIN20) . Right now IMS connection pooling modules DFSESAT0 and DFSESCT0 hand over PSTUSID as EEVPUSID to Db2 . Db2 uses this userid as first part...
over 2 years ago in IMS System Services / General System 1 Future consideration

Improve FFDC for GDPS

In the case TS002648540, the log and trace data from GDPS did not provide enough details to track down the root cause of the problem. We could not always have the DEBUG ON in GDPS to capture additional message all the time and this will cause floo...
over 5 years ago in GDPS 17 Not under consideration

Use historical SMF data for Threat Detection for Z

We have provided IBM with months of SMF data to be used for Threat Detection for Z and their ongoing development of that product. We're told that with a new installation the product will essentially start from scratch - we think it would be a miss...
about 2 months ago in IBM Z Security and Compliance Center 0 Under review

CTG COBOL Batch interface like BAQCSTUB - CTGCSTUB.

Rather than using Batch COBOL EXCI to single CICS region, have a COBOL Call interface like zCEE BAQCSTUB. This would allow for CPSM Workload distribution, across target Batch Processing regions. Topology of (Batch Owning Region),.. BOR --> AOR ...
about 2 months ago in CICS Transaction Gateway / Runtime 0 Future consideration

Execute Dump through GDPS in 3th site

In the 3th site there is no option to take a stand alone dump through GDPS. We experience issues with IPLing cyber vault systems. A stand alone dump is absolutely necessary for an accurate analysis and for the support from IBM side. There should b...
3 months ago in GDPS 0 Future consideration

EQQ messages for jobs NOPed and SR availability change

Dear IWSz development team, Due to batch monitor requirement, we're looking for EQQ messages for the circumstances: 1) When a job is NOPed. 2) When a job is Held. 3) When SR availability is changed, especially when SR is changed to AVAIL(YES) no m...
over 1 year ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 1 Future consideration

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