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z/TPF Product Family

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(TPFUG/Visa) Need a mechanism to identify inconsistent views of structure layouts

Consistency of structure definition across all code accessing the structure is critical for correct code. Database corruption or other runtime errors can occur if source component A thinks structure X on file is packed but source component B think...
over 3 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 0 Future consideration

RIP Replacement for z/Systems Open Systems Network Interface

1. Cisco is indicating that it is apparently retiring the Routing Information Protocol (RIP) from its routers/switches, z/TPF needs a replacement such as Open Shortest Path First (OSPF). 2. The most recent addition of Cisco's most recent...
over 5 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Not under consideration

ZFILE json display

As JSON config files are being added to the TPF system, it will be beneficial to have a "pretty json" display available for the TPF file system, where files are encoded in ascii. For example - the configs for ZMATC are json and used to modify the ...
over 2 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 0 Future consideration

TOS Gui: add ability to save and restore sessions and screen locations.

Everytime a user opens the TOS Gui, they have to open and arrange all of their desired sessions. This is time consuming and repetitive, especially in a 7x24 environment when tpf operators start their shift. Enhance the TOS Gui to be able to save o...
over 2 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / TPF Operations Server 1 Future consideration

TPFUG: Provide z/TPF zMQ API that returns the associated Remote or Local zMQ Name(s) for a specified zMQ Dynamic Queue Name

1. It is necessary to be able to enquire on the z/TPF Resources used by zMQQs associated with z/TPF zEVent processing, particularly z/TPF System Work Blocks (zSWB) usage and zMQDepth. 2. For this to be done all local, remote, aliased, dynamic zMQQ...
over 3 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 0 Future consideration

(TPFUG/Visa) > 2042 TOD support - address most likely IBM dependencies in customer code

The STCK/STCKF 8 byte format TOD will wrap in 2042. To help customers remediate issues in their code as early as possible and to avoid customers writing additional code that subsequently needs remediation, we would like IBM to provide > 2042 su...
about 1 year ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 0 Future consideration

We would like digitally signed software downloads for the z/TPF Product Family

Enacting this policy (digitally signed software downloads) would save my team a lot of unnecessary paperwork.
over 1 year ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 7 Not under consideration

(TPFUG/Visa) Linux utility tpfdataredux needs completely replace zOS DATAREAD

RFE 39856 requested data reduction be moved to linux. This RFE was closed when linux tpfdataredux utility was delivered in PJ42460. However, tpfdataredux only supports a few reports so we still need to run zOS DATAREAD and cannot realize the benef...
over 6 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Future consideration

(TPFUG/Visa) Utility required to identify code loaded to TPF that was built with a given compiler version or earlier

As part of compiler migration work we have to identify code loaded to TPF that was built with a version of the compiler that is no longer guaranteed to be compatible with a new compiler online execution environment. E.g. the GCC 7 execution enviro...
over 1 year ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 0 Future consideration

Runtime metrics collection load action analysis

This idea builds upon idea https://ibm-z-software-portal.ideas.ibm.com/ideas/TPF-I-1005 Loadset history in Runtime Metrics Collection. When a loadset activation or deactivation command occurs, provide an analysis that compares the resources used p...
over 1 year ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 0 Future consideration

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