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z/TPF Product Family

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Use metadata such as DFDL to generate C structures and assembler DSECTs

With DFDL being both language agnostic and extensible through namespace based attributes and annotations, attributes and/or annotations could be added to indicate the name and optionally, data type, to use when generating such artifacts as well as...
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...
almost 6 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Not under consideration

(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 1 Not under consideration

Add High Speed Connector metrics as a CDC data flow for RTMC

HSC end point metrics are maintained in the group control block (e.g. number of application timeouts), and socket control block structures (e.g. total number of APIs, Total number of errors etc). HSC end point metrics should be added to RTMC as a ...
over 2 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 0 Future consideration

Allow High-Speed Connector to function in CRAS state or above

RTMC uses the high-speed connector to send data to the off-host Linux listener. Since RTMC is the new way to send performance data, and eventually user data, we do have a need to know what the system is doing in all states.
over 2 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 0 Planned for future release

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

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

Add a "conditional record hold" function that allows the coder to specify the maximum number of waiters for this record.

In an effort to avoid record hold bottlenecks, rather than blindly issue a FIWHC (which can result in a lengthy wait queue), would it be a better idea to invent a conditional FIWHC equivalent that would allow the programmer to specify the maximum ...
about 1 year 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

IP Probe: A “telnet-like” IP probe utility for z/tpf

The release of this tool to the public domain has been requested and authorised by sncf tpf systems management. The full code and documentation is available at https://bitbucket.org/iansw/public/src/master/IP%20Probe/ Background: Whilst the use of...
over 1 year ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Not under consideration

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