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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 and LCP reporting

We don't want to face errors when using GDPS and LCP. First suggestion.We ask for a way to automatically monitor and a proactive report on the virtual Capacity used values before a volumes Safe Guarded Capacity(SGC) runs full. Today in GDPS panel ...
about 4 years ago in GDPS 12 Planned for future release

OOS tracks in MGM3SITE recovery region

When production is failed over in the RECOVERY region, we will be in Global copy from C-B. When we are ready for failing back to main region, we run the MGM3SITE_GOHOME_CAS_RS1_RS1. During that, it will ensure EMPTYOOS. However, if there are lot o...
over 2 years ago in GDPS 6 Planned for future release

This ideal will give code readout of D.N.A and by watermarking with 1 memory by 1 memory as A snowflake is different then each one and it is to correct viruses in the blood by coming up with Formulato

The Disk as seen with Lab core tab glass sensor, as well as A C.P.U, to give readings of the blood Codes for A particular acids and protein cells and now to be read with watermark if it's different cells in the blood with water, water as A memory ...
about 2 months ago in IBM Z Common Data Provider 0 Not under consideration

New Alerts based on DB2 SMF audit records

Although we are using zSecure Alert to trigger dataset or RACF events there is no capability to catch DB2 SMF audit records. It is a PCI-DSS requirement to trigger alerts on the DB2 insufficient access on sensitive tables or modification of a user...
about 2 months ago in zSecurity / zSecure Alert 5 Under review

More information needed in zAIOps prebuilt skills README.md in wxa4z-skillpak.zip

The current zAIOps README.md in wxa4z-skillpak.zip just one line "# aiOpsIntegration". If zAIOps README.md can provide more detailed introduction about the prebuilt skills for AIOps? The z/OS MF prebuilt skills README.md has more and better introd...
about 2 months ago in watsonx Assistant for Z 0 Under review

Support Korean Code Page 933 in Remote Connection Emulator

Implement support for the Korean code page 933 in Remote Connection Emulator when using a DBCS or SOSI compatible session type. Extension is to support all valid code pages. Using IDz 16.0.3 the Korean code page is not supported in the 'Code page'...
11 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Emulator 3 Future consideration

Add CEC info to GDPS panel VPCPSTD1

GDPS panel VPCPSTD1 includes an 8 char column with LPARname. However, from this panel an user cannot determine which CEC an LPAR is defined on.It is possible to have duplicate LPARnames on different CECs. This is useful if system instances are mov...
over 4 years ago in GDPS 12 Planned for future release

Package DBB as a z/OS Container image

After the introduction of the z/OS Container Platform we want to leverage that and package our build framework (based on DBB) into a container. This allows us to more easily decide what version of DBB we work with and can more easily add features ...
6 months ago in Dependency Based Build 1 Future consideration

LPEX EDITOR command line should also support hex value search similar to tso 3.4 ex f x'0D'

LPEX EDITOR command line should also support hex value search similar to tso 3.4 ex f x'0D' . Please refer IBM case TS016750744.
7 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 0 Under review

JDK LCM for IBM Installation Manager and Package Utility

Installation Manager and Package Utility is considered a threat for our mission critical applications by our security department, because it runs on an IBM supported open JDK version 8. This version is considered out of date and does not receive t...
9 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 1 Not under consideration