IBM z/OS V1.8 — Extending the enterprise-wide role
IBM United States
Software Announcement 206-190
August 8, 2006
 ENUS206-190.PDF (194KB)
|
z/OS V1.8 is designed to offer:
-
Availability enhancements including more options for fast data replication and improved
recoverability in a sysplex.
-
Increased focus on simplifying z/OS for the new generation of IT professionals with many advances in
ease of use.
-
Further application integration support and support for industry and de facto standards.
-
Simplified enterprise-wide management with improved resource management and advances to allow
greater consolidation of distributed LDAP directories on z/OS.
-
Continued delivery of IBM's world-class software support service for z/OS, which is available 24
hours a day, every day.
For ordering, contact:
Your IBM representative, an IBM Business Partner, or IBM Americas Call Centers at
800-IBM-CALL
(Reference: LE001).
Back to top
With z/OS® V1.8, IBM extends the value of the flagship mainframe operating system with
improvements in core z/OS competencies, including scale, availability, and resource optimization.
z/OS V1.8 also extends its enterprise-wide role with enhancements in workload management,
application and data serving, and security. In addition, there is increased focus on simplifying
z/OS for IT professionals, which can result in many advances in ease of use.
Scalability enhancements are designed to include support for more real memory, GRS support for more
concurrent ENQs, continued 31-bit constraint relief, support for large data sets, and more.
Availability enhancements are designed to include more options for fast data replication and
improved recoverability in a sysplex. Resource optimization advances are designed to include
improved I/O priority for tape devices and additional Workload Manager (WLM) processing options for
zAAP workloads. z/OS V1.8 also delivers a new z/OS system component, z/OS XML System Services, as
well as several other important functions for support of application integration, and industry and
de facto standards. This new release provides ease of use enhancements for the IBM Health Checker
framework, IBM Configuration Assistant for z/OS Communications Server, and ISPF.
This new release is planned to provide an optimized LDAP directory server, called IBM Tivoli®
Directory Server for z/OS, designed to allow greater consolidation of LDAP directories on z/OS.
This function is planned to be made available by the first half of 2007. This is planned to enable
you to collapse user registries typically used by distributed applications on z/OS, which can help
simplify enterprise management and disaster recovery. The existing Integrated Security Services —
LDAP Server will continue be available in V1.8 in addition to the new IBM Tivoli Directory Server
for z/OS.
z/OS's enterprise-wide resource management is intended to be improved with more integration and
cooperation between z/OS WLM and Enterprise Workload Manager (EWLM). z/OS's enterprise-wide role of
being the application and data hub is strengthened with support for new zIIP and zAAP functionality.
Back to top
z/OS V1.8 runs on the following IBM System z™ servers:
-
z9 BC
-
z9 EC
-
z900
-
z990
-
z800
-
z890
For information about z/OS V1.8 hardware and software prerequisites, refer to
z/OS and z/OS.e Planning for Installation
(GA22-7504), when available.
Back to top
September 29, 2006
Back to top
Following is an overview of z/OS V1.8. For a complete view of z/OS V1.8,
refer to
z/OS V1R8.0 Introduction and Release Guide
(GA22-7502), available by visiting
Scalability
z/OS V1.8 is designed to extend system limits and continues to support application workload growth.
There is support for up to 4 TB of real memory on a single z/OS image. This can allow the use of up
to 512 GB of real memory on a single z/OS image on IBM System z9™ EC servers and up to 256 GB
on z990 servers. There is also improved support for large-format sequential data sets, increased
system-wide and intra-address space limits for Global Resource Serialization (GRS), and improved
high-level language support for VSAM data sets with extended addressability.
Specifically, z/OS V1.8 is designed to include:
-
Support for up to 4 TB (4,398,046,511,104 bytes) of real memory on a single z/OS image, an increase
from the prior maximum of 128 GB. z/OS V1.8 supports up to 512 GB on IBM System z9 EC servers and
up to 256 GB on IBM zSeries® z990 servers, an increase from the prior maximum of 128 GB.
-
Language Environment® enhancements that provide z/OS XL C/C++ runtime library support for
large-format sequential data sets opened using QSAM (noseek in C/C++), removing the constraint of
65535 tracks per volume for sequential data sets.
-
Improved middleware scalability with a new programming interface for GRS that is designed to allow
authorized programs to set their own concurrent enqueue (ENQ) limits within their address spaces.
-
Movement of selected GRS control blocks above the 2 GB bar. This move is expected to provide Global
ENQ constraint relief for GRS STAR mode customers.
-
PDSE exploitation of 64-bit addressing. These changes are expected to allow many more PDSE members
to be open at the same time.
-
Language Environment runtime library for z/OS XL C/C++ support for VSAM data sets having the
extended addressability attribute.
-
Extended DFSMSrmm™ support for managing removable media across the enterprise. In addition,
DFSMSrmm is designed to support using a common time and provide support for displaying and setting
dates and times in any chosen time zone.
-
Support for DASDSM/CVAF Rapid Index Rebuild.
-
VARY command capability to process VARY ONLINE commands in parallel, complementing the parallel VARY
OFFLINE processing introduced in z/OS V1.7. Parallel VARY processing is designed to decrease
elapsed time for commands used to change the status of many devices.
For more information about z/OS V1.8 scalability improvements, refer to the
Scalability
topic in the
Supplemental information
section.
Application integration
z/OS V1.8 has several important functions intended to deliver further application integration
support and support for industry and de facto standards:
-
A new system component of z/OS, z/OS XML System Services
-
Improvements in Unicode support that conform to the Unicode 4.0 standard needed by middleware to
set character sort order
-
Improved interoperability between z/OS UNIX® programs and other z/OS programs with enhanced
BPXBATCH support for data sets
-
Improved cross-platform support with CIM Server and schema upgrades
-
A new capability in Language Environment that is designed to provide for tracing transitions between
executables compiled using the XPLINK compiler option and non-XPLINK executables. This is expected
to help application programmers more easily diagnose the performance bottlenecks that might exist in
mixed XPLINK/non-XPLINK applications.
-
Other improvements that are all intended to add new capabilities and help extend and tune your
applications.
New and enhanced z/OS V1.8 function includes:
-
A new system component of z/OS, z/OS XML System Services (z/OS XML), which will be designed to
deliver an optimized set of services for parsing XML documents.
-
A new LDAP server for z/OS designed to improve performance, scalability, auditability, availability,
and ease of use, and to provide stronger affinity to z/OS platform features like Parallel
Sysplex®. (IBM plans to make this function available by the first half of 2007.)
-
Unicode support for new collation tables needed by middleware applications, with names based on the
Unicode Collation Algorithm (UCA), which conforms to the Unicode 4.0 standard.
-
BPXBATCH program enhancements allowing STDOUT and STDERR DD statements to specify SYSOUT,
partitioned, partitioned data set extended (PDSE), and sequential data sets in addition to z/OS UNIX
files. Also, a new STDPARM DD statement is added that supports input from partitioned, partitioned
data set extended (PDSE), sequential data set, and z/OS UNIX files. The STDPARM data set supports
parameter lists up to 64K bytes in length. When BPXBATCH is called from another program, the
maximum size of the parameter list it will process without using STDPARM is increased to 32,754
bytes. Last, data sets specified using the STDENV DD statement may now specify a PDSE. These
functions are also available when using the BPXBATSL entry point for BPXBATCH, and are available for
z/OS V1.5 and higher with APAR OA11699.
-
A new version of the Common Information Model (CIM). This includes the upgrade of the CIM
Server Runtime Environment to version 2.5.1 of OpenPegasus from the Open Group, the upgrade of the
CIM Schema to 2.9, and additional resource instrumentation.
-
RMF™ eServer® OS monitoring Stage 2 for z/OS, including a WBEM profile based on the IETF SLP
protocol, supporting CIM indications designed to enable exploiters using standard CIM client
applications to subscribe to asynchronous events, and exposing some additional existing RMF metrics
to CIM.
-
A new capability to allow you to trace XPLINK/non-XPLINK transitions.
-
Program Management Binder Extended Relative Immediate Support to help in reducing the size of load
modules and program objects with new options you can specify.
-
Support for the flockfile() family of functions in Language Environment. The flockfile(),
ftrylockfile(), funlockfile(), getc_unlocked(), getchar_unlocked(), putc_unlocked(), and
putchar_unlocked() will be implemented in a way intended to comply with their description in the
Single UNIX Specification Version 3 (SUSV3) standard.
-
XL C/C++ performance and usability enhancements for z/OS V1.8.
-
Support for a /etc/inittab file, used to start and restart daemons.
-
dbx debugger support for the complex and packed decimal data types used by applications that demand
a higher degree of mathematical precision.
-
Additional locale support for the Euro currency symbol for countries that have recently joined the
European Union. This function is also available with APAR PQ99282 for z/OS V1.4 and higher.
-
A number of enhancements to the Software Configuration and Library Manager (SCLM) component of ISPF.
For more information about the application integration extensions and improvements in z/OS V1.8,
refer to the
Application integration
topic in the
Supplemental information
section.
Security
In z/OS V1.8, z/OS continues to deliver industry leadership for security. Improvements that are all
intended to help deliver the kind of security-rich environment that has made z/OS an industry leader
include:
-
RACF® infrastructure for password phrases from 14 to 100 characters in length
-
Significant improvements to IdenTrust-certified support for digital certificates, including SCEP and
multiple-CA support
-
Improvements for tape data set protection using RACF or another external security manager
-
Support for the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) for IPSec
z/OS V1.8 is designed to include:
-
z/OS System SSL exploitation of 128-bit AES using the CP Assist Cryptographic Facility (CPACF) on
System z9 servers, and support for X.509 V3 certificates using SHA-256 with RSA signatures for SSL
and TLS.
-
Support for defining Intrusion Detection Services (IDS) policies in a policy agent configuration
file as well as an LDAP server. This solution provides an IDS policy solution that is intended to
be consistent with other policy types for those installations that do not have an LDAP
infrastructure in place or that prefer using configuration files instead of LDAP.
-
RACF infrastructure for password phrases from 14 to 100 characters in length, in addition to the
current support for passwords. Password phrases allow for an exponentially greater number of
possible combinations of characters than do passwords.
-
Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Services support for multiple certificate authorities (CA),
including the ability to establish multiple certificate authorities on a single image; and Simple
Certificate Enrollment Protocol (SCEP) support.
-
New options for securing tape data sets using the System Authorization Facility (SAF), to allow you
to define profiles to protect data sets on tape using the DATASET class without the need to activate
the TAPEDSN option or the TAPEVOL class, to allow you to specify that all data sets on a tape volume
should have common authorization, and to allow you to specify whether users are authorized to
overwrite existing files on a tape volume.
-
Enhanced encryption capabilities with the support for the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)
algorithm for IP Security with a 128-bit key length.
-
Infoprint® Server documentation has been enhanced to describe how this can be used to encrypt
print output between z/OS and distributed printers.
-
Support for SAF Identity Tokens.
-
RACF support for virtual key rings.
For more information about z/OS V1.8 security improvements, refer to the
Security
topic in the
Supplemental information
section.
Availability
z/OS, in conjunction with IBM System z servers, continues to help address requirements for high
availability. z/OS V1.8 is designed to extend DFSMS fast replication to the data set level on 2105
(Enterprise Storage Server™) and later storage controllers; offer improved recoverability for the
z/OS UNIX System Services (z/OS UNIX) Byte Range Lock Manager when a system failure occurs in a
sysplex; improve the Coupling Facility Resource Manager (CFRM); provide further improvements to
Consoles processing and System Logger; and help make significant improvements in GDPS™
HyperSwap™ and CF duplexing recovery.
In z/OS V1.8, enhancements include:
-
Extended DFSMShsm™ fast replication support to allow for dumping fast replication backup copies to
tape and for recovering fast replication backup versions from dump tapes, in addition to the current
support for recovering backup versions from DASD target volumes.
-
Enhancements to DFSMS fast replication to support data set recovery on 2105 (Enterprise Storage
Server) and later disk storage devices.
-
New function for the z/OS UNIX byte range lock manager (BRLM), which will be designed to allow
applications that use byte-range locking to stay active when a system within the sysplex fails.
-
CFRM performance enhancements intended to significantly reduce I/O contention for CFRM couple data
sets (CDS) when rebuilding Coupling Facility structures, during Coupling Facility Duplexing
establishment and failover, and during connect/disconnect processing. The reduction in I/O
contention is expected to improve recovery time for CF structures, thereby improving availability.
-
System Logger support for renaming existing log streams, and additional support designed to allow
you to separate logger activity for test and production log streams.
-
GDPS/PPRC enhancements designed to help reduce the length and variability of failover recovery times
by improving the consistency between secondary copies of data at the recovery site and duplexed
structures in the Coupling Facility.
-
A new HyperSwap trigger source type, I/O Timeout, designed to act on I/O timeouts detected by the
Missing Interrupt Handler (MIH).
-
Improved z/OS UNIX System Services latch contention detection.
-
In z/OS V1.8, elimination of the single master console and console switch, removing potential points
of failure.
For more information about z/OS V1.8 availability improvements, refer to the
Availability
topic in the
Supplemental information
section.
Optimization and management capabilities
In z/OS V1.8, Communications Server offers additional network and workload balancing improvements by
favoring local servers, when possible, to help reduce inter-CEC network traffic. There is also
enhanced Workload Manager (WLM) processing for zAAP workloads, improved I/O priority for tape
devices, and more integration between WLM and Enterprise Workload Manager (EWLM). These functions
are intended to help optimize workloads within an image and across a sysplex. In z/OS 1.8
enhancements include:
For more information about z/OS V1.8 optimization and management improvements, refer to the
Optimization and management capabilities
topic in the
Supplemental information
section.
Networking
In z/OS V1.8, there are significant improvements for networking and communications, including the
ability to specify subplexes for TCP/IP communications and improved sysplex autonomic functions,
improvements in networking security, and support for Windows™ Terminal Server (WTS). These
functions include:
For more information about z/OS V1.8 networking improvements, refer to
the
Networking
topic in the
Supplemental information
section.
Ease of use
Ease of use is a continued focus area in z/OS V1.8. Improvements are delivered in the IBM Health
Checker for z/OS Framework and also additional checks, a number of Hardware Configuration Manager
(HCM) and ISPF enhancements, and usability extensions to Infoprint Server's Web-based print
management interface. These and other usability improvements include:
-
The enhanced IBM Health Checker for z/OS framework, intended to make it easier to write checks, and
to provide improved parmlib, parsing, and display support for checks. In addition, there are a
number of new checks for Communications Server, GRS, storage management (ASM), RACF, BAM, DFSMS, and
Resource Recovery Services (RRS).
-
A significant number of Hardware Configuration Manager (HCM) enhancements.
-
ISPF improvements intended to support SuperC Compare and Search-For functions on the Data Set List
Actions panel, to help make it easier to search for members, autodiscover the workstation IP address
when establishing a Workstation Agent session, improve the way aliases are processed, and provide
tape data set support.
-
Infoprint Server design enhancements to provide improved printer error recovery, more accurate
accounting information, and ease of use features in the Infoprint Central web-based job and printer
management interface.
-
RMF postprocessor and Monitor III improvements.
-
System Display and Search Facility (SDSF) display support for zAAP utilization.
-
An RRS SHUTDOWN command, and the inclusion of RRS status information in MVS™ DISPLAY commands.
The IBM Configuration Assistant for z/OS Communications Server GUI, introduced in z/OS V1.7 as the
z/OS NSCA (Network Security Configuration Assistant), is extended to include support for QoS
(Quality of Service) and IDS (Intrusion Detection Services) policy configuration.
For more information about z/OS V1.8 ease of use improvements, refer to the
Ease of use
topic in the
Supplemental information
section.
Back to top
The many enhancements in z/OS V1.8 continue to position z/OS as the IBM flagship mainframe operating
system. These innovations provide proof points of the IBM commitment to the mainframe, as defined
in the Mainframe Charter. Designed and developed together with the System z9 and zSeries servers
and key IBM middleware (such as DB2, IMS™, CICS®, and WebSphere® Application Server), z/OS
provides the qualities of service that thousands of customers rely upon for their mission-critical
business data and applications.
The strengths of System z and z/OS combined can form an ideal enterprise data serving hub. Creating
a more manageable view of enterprise data may be achieved by eliminating many copies of the data and
consolidating on to DB2 for z/OS and leveraging the platform's classic strengths of availability,
scalability, data integrity, manageability and security.
System z and z/OS are ideal for participating in services-oriented architecture solutions. By
hosting some of the latest WebSphere Suite of SOA products and integrating new applications with
core mainframe applications, z/OS can extend its qualities of service to these new applications and
sophisticated workload management can help meet your IT business goals.
Overlying all of this is the ability of System z and z/OS to be the "secure vault"1 for critical
business data and application. z/OS can provide robust security management via RACF, highly secure
and available TCP/IP networking, DB2 for z/OS Multilevel Security support, encryption, and
enterprise-wide key management and certificate authority capabilities, as well as support for many
industry security standards.
-
1
-
Secure vault represents the role and ability of System z9 and zSeries to provide a highly resilient
and security-rich, enterprise-wide environment for enterprise data and transactions.
Back to top
IBM plans to take the following actions effective with the general availability of z/OS V1.8:
-
The APPC Application Suite is a set of common applications originally designed to enhance the value
of SNA networks for end users. Since more full-featured alternative applications exist in modern
integrated SNA/IP networks, z/OS V1.8 is planned to be the last release of z/OS Communications
Server which will include the APPC Application Suite. After z/OS V1.8 the APPC Application Suite
will no longer be shipped with the product, and will not be supported. However, note that APPC
itself remains an integral part of z/OS Communications Server's SNA functions, and there are no
plans to remove APPC from z/OS. For more information, refer to
IBM plans to take the following actions in the future:
-
Preview — Group capacity limit on IBM System z9 EC and z9 BC
: IBM plans to make it possible to define a logical partition (LPAR)
group capacity limit on System z9 servers. This function will be
designed to allow you to specify a capacity limit to be defined for each
LPAR, and to define a group of LPARs on a server. This is expected to
allow the system to manage the group in such a way that the sum of the
LPAR capacity limits will not be exceeded.
When available, support of group capacity limit will be exclusive to
System z9 EC and z9 BC.
-
Layer 3 Virtual MAC for z/OS and z/OS.e environments
: When the associated OSA-Express function is available, the z/OS Layer
3 VMAC function will help to simplify the network infrastructure and
facilitate load balancing when multiple operating system instances are
sharing the same OSA port or Media Access Control (MAC) address. With
Layer 3 VMAC, each operating system instance can now have its own unique
"logical" or "virtual" MAC (VMAC) address. Instead of sharing the same
physical MAC address, each TCP/IP stack and its associated IP addresses
are accessible using their own VMAC addresses.
Layer 3 VMAC is an improved virtualization technique which is designed to
dedicate a Layer 3 VMAC to a single TCP/IP stack which can help:
-
Simplify network configuration
-
Improve IP workload balancing
-
Remove the dependency on Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE) tunnels
-
Allow WebSphere Application Server content-based routing to interoperate
with z/OS in an IPv6 network
-
Allow z/OS to use a "standard" interface ID for IPv6 addresses
-
Remove the need for PRIROUTER/SECROUTER function in z/OS
Preview
— When available, OSA Layer 3 VMAC is planned to be exclusive to z9 EC
and z9 BC, and will be applicable to the OSA-Express2 features and to the
OSA-Express features (Gigabit Ethernet LX and SX and 1000BASE-T Ethernet)
when configured as CHPID type OSD (QDIO). OSA Layer 3 VMAC is required
to exploit the support in z/OS V1.8.
-
Network Traffic Analyzer
: When the associated Open Systems Adapter (OSA) function is available,
the Network Traffic Analyzer function will help to provide a new
diagnostic trace facility, allowing OSA packet trace records to be sent
directly to the host operating system. Using Network Traffic Analyzer,
along with the existing z/OS tools and service aids, z/OS system
administrators will be able to monitor ("sniff") each OSA CHPID for the
network traffic.
Network Traffic Analyzer is designed to extend the serviceability
features of OSA, helping provide system programmers and network
administrators the capability to control, capture, and format OSA
hardware packet trace information.
Preview
— When available, an enhancement to the QDIO architecture (OSA-Express
Network Traffic Analyzer) will be designed to allow trace records to be
sent to z/OS. This enhancement is planned to be exclusive to z9 EC and
z9 BC, and will be applicable to the OSA-Express2 features when
configured as CHPID type OSD (QDIO). OSA-Express Network Traffic
Analyzer is required to exploit the support in z/OS V1.8.
-
QDIO Diagnostic Synchronization
: When the associated OSA function is available, the QDIO Diagnostic
Synchronization function will help provide system programmers and network
administrators the ability to coordinate and simultaneously capture both
software (z/OS) and hardware (OSA-Express2) traces. This function is
designed to allow z/OS to signal an OSA-Express2 feature (using a new
Diagnostic Assist function) to stop traces and capture the current trace
records.
Preview
— When offered on z9 EC and z9 BC, QDIO Diagnostic Synchronization is
planned to be applicable to the OSA-Express2 features when configured as
CHPID type OSD (QDIO). The z9 EC and z9 BC QDIO Diagnostic
Synchronization support is required to exploit the support in z/OS V1.8.
-
IBM plans to enhance the IBM Encryption Facility for z/OS (5655-P97)
Encryption Services feature to use the OpenPGP standard, RFC 2440. This
support will be designed to allow you to exchange an encrypted,
compressed, and/or digitally signed file between your internal data
centers using the Encryption Services feature in conjunction with your
external partners and vendors who have an installed RFC 2440-compliant
client running on z/OS and other operating systems. It is expected that
IBM will implement the required functions of the OpenPGP standard, RFC
2440, that will allow Encryption Facility for z/OS to achieve compliance
with the standard. The planned support includes, but is not limited to,
symmetric encryption using AES and Triple-DES, asymmetric encryption of
randomly generated symmetric keys using RSA and ElGamal algorithms, and
working with DSA signatures.
-
On October 25, 2005, IBM announced the IBM Communication
Controller for Linux for System z9 and zSeries V1.2, which provides an
X.25 NPSI enablement interface. This function allows a software vendor
to deliver support for an X.25 over TCPIP network. It is IBM's intent to
also release an IBM X.25 over TCPIP product which uses this X.25 NPSI
enablement interface. Together, the Communication Controller for Linux
on System z and X.25 over TCPIP products can help you modernize your
networking infrastructure for Communications Server on z/OS.
-
IBM intends to deliver enhancements to the consoles component in the
future, not in 2007 as originally planned and announced in Software
Announcement
206-039
, dated February 28, 2006. These enhancements will be intended
to provide enhanced reliability and availability of the sysplex-wide
management of the operator console configuration by:
-
Reducing the amount of console configuration data passed around the
sysplex under serialization. This change is expected to improve overall
sysplex recovery time and reduce serialization delays during system
startup and planned system shutdown activities.
-
Increasing the maximum number of MCS and SMCS consoles that can be
defined and active in a configuration from 99 per sysplex to 99 per
system in the sysplex.
For more information, and for all previously announced statements of
direction affecting z/OS V1.8 and future releases, visit
These statements represent current intentions of IBM.
Any reliance on these statements of direction is at the relying party's
sole risk and will not create any liability or obligation for IBM.
All statements regarding IBM's plans, directions, and intent are subject
to change or withdrawal without notice.
Back to top
Installation services
IBM offers a number of remote and on-site IBM Operational Support Services, Migration Services, and
Installation Services designed to accelerate productive use of the IBM solution. These services are
provided by IBM or an IBM Business Partner at an additional charge. For additional information,
contact an IBM representative and ask for IBM Global Technology Services (GTS) Services for z/OS or
z/OS.e.
Back to top
FITS requirements
For a list of V1.8 FITS requirements, refer to
Software Announcement
206-039
, dated February 28, 2006 (Preview: z/OS V1.8 and z/OS.e V1.8
extend system limits and continue to support application workload growth)
Business Partner information
If you are a Direct Reseller - System Reseller acquiring products from IBM, you may link directly to
Business Partner information for this announcement. A PartnerWorld ID and password are required
(use IBM ID).
BP Attachment for Announcement Letter 206-190
Trademarks
-
-
System z, System z9, DFSMSrmm, RMF, Enterprise Storage Server, GDPS, HyperSwap, DFSMShsm, MVS, and
IMS are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States or other
countries or both.
-
-
z/OS, Tivoli, zSeries, Language Environment, Parallel Sysplex, eServer, RACF, Infoprint, DB2, VTAM,
CICS, WebSphere, and z/OS are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation
in the United States or other countries or both.
-
-
Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
-
-
UNIX is a registered trademark of the Open Company in the United States and other countries.
-
-
Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds in the United States, other countries or both.
-
-
Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others.
Back to top
z/OS® V1.8 helps extend system limits and continues to support application workload growth. There
is support for up to 4 TB of real memory on a single z/OS image. This can allow the use of up to
512 GB of real memory on a single z/OS image on IBM System z9™ EC servers and up to 256 GB on z990
servers. There are also improved support capabilities for large-format sequential data sets,
increased system-wide and intra-address space limits for Global Resource Serialization (GRS), and
improved high-level language support for VSAM data sets with extended addressability.
New and enhanced z/OS V1.8 function:
-
There is support for up to 4 TB (4,398,046,511,104 bytes) of real memory on a single z/OS image on
IBM System z9 servers and up to 256 GB on IBM zSeries® z990 servers, an increase from the prior
maximum of 128 GB. This can enable programs that use large amounts of real memory to avoid paging
and swapping overheads, and helps enable workload growth.
-
GRS offers a new programming interface designed to allow authorized programs to set their own
concurrent enqueue (ENQ) limits within their address spaces. Some subsystems, such as DB2®, often
need to open a large number of data sets concurrently. Others, such as CICS®, can manage many
different units of work within a single address space.
This new support can allow such programs
to increase their ENQ limits beyond the system's default limit. Also, this support is designed to
allow system programmers to dynamically alter the system-wide limits.
-
GRS design is changed to move selected GRS control blocks above the 2 GB bar. This helps avoid GRS
storage constraints as the storage size, processor capacity, and workloads running on large z/OS
images grow. Changes in PDSE exploitation of 64-bit addressing are expected to allow many more PDSE
members to be open at the same time.
-
Language Environment® delivers enhancements to the C runtime library functions fgetpos(),
fsetpos(), and fseek(). This can improve the performance of repositioning operations within
multivolume data sets.
-
Language Environment provides z/OS XL C/C++ runtime library support for large-format sequential data
sets opened using QSAM (noseek in C/C++). This support removes the constraint of 65535 tracks per
volume for sequential data sets.
-
Language Environment provides z/OS XL C/C++ runtime library support for VSAM data sets with extended
addressability. This support is for key-sequenced (KSDS), entry-sequenced (ESDS), and
relative-record data sets (RRDS).
-
DFSMSrmm™ extends support for managing removable media across the enterprise. The DFSMSrmm CIM
agent is designed to support the creation, change, and deletion of volumes and data sets. This is
in addition to the query and display capabilities provided in z/OS V1.7.
The CIM agent uses the
OpenPegasus CIM Server. It is able to run on z/OS and other systems supported by OpenPegasus. In
addition, to improve systems support across the enterprise, DFSMSrmm support uses common time and
provides support for displaying and setting dates and times in any chosen time zone.
-
Support for rapid index rebuild in z/OS V1.8 is designed to help speed VTOC conversions from
nonindexed to indexed.
-
Support is provided for DASDSM/CVAF Rapid Index Rebuild.
-
VARY command processing is changed to process VARY ONLINE commands in parallel, complementing the
parallel VARY OFFLINE processing introduced in z/OS V1.7. Parallel VARY processing is designed to
decrease elapsed time for commands used to change the status of many devices.
Back to top
In z/OS V1.8, there are several important functions that deliver further application integration
support and support for industry and de facto standards:
-
A new system component of z/OS, z/OS XML System Services
-
Improvements in Unicode support
-
BPXBATCH support for data sets
-
CIM Server and schema upgrades
-
The ability to trace transitions in and out of XPLINK in z/OS UNIX® System Services (z/OS UNIX)
programs
-
Other improvements that are all intended to add new capabilities and help extend and tune your
applications
New and enhanced z/OS V1.8 function includes:
-
XL C/C++ has made the following performance and usability enhancements for z/OS V1.8:
-
XL C++ now provides support for the following set of C99 (ISO/IEC 9899:1999) features to aid in
portability:
-
restrict qualifier
-
valid universal character name ranges
-
__func__ identifier for debugging assistance
-
XL C/C++ includes the following new compiler options and suboptions:
-
HGPR — to enable the compiler to use 64-bit instructions in 32-bit mode thereby potentially
increasing the performance of 32-bit programs running on 64-bit hardware
-
HOT — to provide the ability to generate more highly optimized code
-
SPLITLIST — to split the IPA link phase listings into several files for easier viewing
-
LANGLVL(C99__FUNC__) — to assist with debugging code
-
The GONUMBER compiler option now supports 64-bit applications and generates line number tables for
both 32-bit and 64-bit applications.
-
The integrated CICS translator is supported for use with CICS Translation Server V3.1 or later, to
enable you to embed CICS statements in C/C++ source and pass them through the compiler without the
need of an explicit preprocessing step, permitting a more seamless operation of C/C++ within the
CICS environment.
-
Storage limitations are removed when optimizing complex applications using IPA. The IPA optimizer
now runs in the 64-bit address space and no longer exhibits the storage limitations that restricted
the use of the IPA optimizer during past releases.
-
The as command is available for HLASM assembler invocation to enable you to process assembler source
files and invoke the HLASM assembler to produce object files.
Note that z/OS V1.8 is planned to be the last release to include the C/C++ IBM Open Class (IOC)
Dynamic Link Libraries (DLLs). For more information, refer to the z/OS statements of direction at
-
A new LDAP server for z/OS, IBM Tivoli® Directory Server for z/OS, that
is designed to improve performance, scalability, auditability,
availability, and ease of use. This function is planned to be made
available by the first half of 2007. The existing Integrated Security
Services — LDAP Server will continue to be available in V1.8 in
addition to the new IBM Tivoli Directory Server for z/OS. The IBM Tivoli
Directory Server for z/OS delivers stronger affinity to z/OS platform
features like Parallel Sysplex®. Among the enhancements are:
-
A new back end for small and medium-sized directories designed to cache
all directory entries in memory for better performance and use a z/OS
UNIX System Services file as its backing store. This is made available
in addition to the existing DB2-based back end. This enhancement is
expected to help simplify setup and operation for small and medium-sized
directories.
-
Automatic Restart Management (ARM) and TCP/IP restart support designed to
help improve availability.
-
Parallel Sysplex support designed to enhance synchronization of LDAP
servers within a sysplex and allow a sysplex group to replicate with
other LDAP servers.
-
The creation of SMF records designed to improve LDAP auditability.
-
In V1.8, IBM introduces a new system component of z/OS, z/OS XML System
Services (z/OS XML), which will be designed to deliver an optimized set
of services for parsing XML documents. It is expected to be of use to
IBM products, those from other software vendors, and customer middleware
and applications having high performance or unique environmental XML
nonvalidating parsing requirements, such as the ability to run in
cross-memory and service request block (SRB) modes.
Initial support
delivers an assembler language interface. This new function is intended
to satisfy a statement of direction made in Software Announcement
205-167
, dated July 27, 2005, and will also be available on z/OS V1.7.
In a future release, IBM plans to add C/C++ high-level language support.
-
Unicode support is vital to enterprises with globalization imperatives;
that is, to those for which storing data from different languages in a
common format is important. z/OS V1.8 offers new collation tables needed
by middleware applications. Their names are based on the Unicode
Collation Algorithm (UCA), which conforms to the Unicode 4.0 standard.
Using the new keywords can allow collation sequences for various locales
to be used so that data stored in Unicode can be sorted using the
appropriate collating sequence for each supported language.
-
BPXBATCH program enhancements allow STDOUT and STDERR DD statements to
specify SYSOUT, partitioned, partitioned data set extended (PDSE), and
sequential data sets in addition to z/OS UNIX files. Also, a new STDPARM
DD statement is added that supports input from partitioned, partitioned
data set extended (PDSE), sequential data set, and z/OS UNIX files. The
STDPARM data set supports parameter lists up to 64K bytes in length.
When BPXBATCH is called from another program, the maximum size of the
parameter list it will process without using STDPARM is increased to
32,754 bytes. Last, data sets specified using the STDENV DD statement
may now specify a PDSE. This function is also available for z/OS V1.5
and higher with APAR OA11699.
-
z/OS V1.8 includes a new version of the Common Information
Model (CIM). This includes the upgrade of the CIM Server Runtime
Environment to V2.5.1 of OpenPegasus from the Open Group, an upgrade of
the CIM Schema to 2.9, and additional resource instrumentation. Key
features of the new CIM Server for z/OS are the support for Embedded
Objects, Events (CIM Indications), HTTP Chunking, and the capability to
run CIM providers in a separate address space. In addition, a command
line interface is provided to execute CIM Client requests against the CIM
Server. Improvements are implemented in the areas of security,
reliability, and scalability of the CIM Server.
-
RMF™ implements eServer® OS monitoring Stage 2 for z/OS. Stage 2
includes:
-
A WBEM profile based on the IETF SLP protocol is intended to make
self-discovery of the CIM-based monitoring service easier.
-
Support for CIM indications is designed to enable exploiters using
standard CIM client applications to subscribe to asynchronous events.
-
Support is provided for making additional RMF metrics available to CIM.
-
Language Environment is now designed to provide a new capability for
tracing transitions between executables compiled using the XPLINK
compiler option and non-XPLINK executables. This is expected to help
application programmers more easily diagnose the performance bottlenecks
that might exist in mixed XPLINK/non-XPLINK applications.
-
The Program Management Binder is now designed to:
-
Provide Extended Relative Immediate Support. The binder is now designed
to further exploit the use of the relative immediate instructions. These
instructions can now be used with external references when creating
object modules, and the binder is now designed to resolve those
references between object modules.
-
Support new options for reducing the size of load modules and program
options. The binder is designed to reduce the size of load modules and
program objects by removing information unnecessary for execution when
you specify the new STRIPCL and STRIPSEC options. STRIPCL specifies that
removable classes be removed, while STRIPSEC specifies that unreferenced
sections be removed.
-
Support is provided for the flockfile() family of functions in Language
Environment. The flockfile(), ftrylockfile(), funlockfile(),
getc_unlocked(), getchar_unlocked(), putc_unlocked(), and
putchar_unlocked() will be implemented in a way intended to comply with
their description in the Single UNIX Specification Version 3 (SUSV3)
standard.
-
There is support for the /etc/inittab file that is used on other UNIX
systems to start and restart daemons. This is intended to allow you to
identify system processes to be started during system initialization that
should receive additional system management by z/OS UNIX System Services.
-
The dbx debugger is designed to support the complex and packed decimal
data types used by applications that demand a higher degree of
mathematical precision.
-
ISPF Edit informational messages are made available to ISPF Edit macros.
As in the past, in ISPF Edit interactive mode, the message identifier,
short message text, and long message text are displayed on the screen.
This change makes the same information available to noninteractive macros
in order to help allow them to handle more conditions.
-
Additional locale support for the Euro currency symbol is provided for
countries that have recently joined the European Union: Czech Republic,
Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia. As
it does for other locales, this support allows the Euro currency symbol
to be displayed and printed as the national currency symbol in these
countries. This function is also available with APAR PQ99282 for z/OS
V1.4 and higher.
-
RMF Spreadsheet macros are extended to analyze zAAP usage.
-
The Software Configuration and Library Manager (SCLM) component of ISPF
includes the following enhancements:
-
The ability to specify a language description when using the SPROF (SCLM
Edit Profile) command and the SCLMINFO service to define an SCLM language
-
Additional information about return codes in error messages generated by
the COBOL parser (FLMLPCBL)
-
JES3 is enhanced to allow applications using the SYSOUT Application
Programming Interface (SAPI) to retrieve SYSOUT data sets with READ
access to the appropriate profile in the JESSPOOL class. Currently,
UPDATE access is always required.
Back to top
In z/OS V1.8, z/OS continues to deliver industry leadership for security. Improvements that are all
intended to help deliver the kind of security-rich environment that has made z/OS an industry leader
include:
-
Support for RACF® password phrases from 14 to 100 characters in length
-
Significant improvements to Identrust-certified support for digital certificates, including SCEP and
multiple-CA support
-
Improvements for tape data set protection using RACF or another external security manager
-
Support for the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) for IPSec
z/OS V1.8 is designed to include:
Back to top
z/OS, in conjunction with IBM System z™ servers, continues to help address requirements for high
availability. z/OS V1.8 is designed to extend DFSMS fast replication to the data set level on 2105
(Enterprise Storage Server™) and later storage controllers; offers improved recoverability for the
z/OS UNIX System Services (z/OS UNIX) Byte Range Lock Manager when a system failure occurs in a
sysplex; improves the Coupling Facility Resource Manager (CFRM); provides further improvements to
Consoles processing and System Logger; and can help make significant improvements in GDPS™
HyperSwap™ and CF duplexing recovery. These include:
-
In z/OS V1.8, DFSMShsm™ fast replication support extends the full-volume dump function to allow
dumping of fast replication backup copies to tape. The dump copies can be created by command or by
automatic dump. Fast replication backup versions can be recovered from DASD target volumes (as in
previous releases) or from dump tapes.
-
In DB2 9 for z/OS, to further facilitate management of backup and recovery needs, the system-level
utilities and the RECOVER utility will be enhanced to take advantage of new features provided by
DFSMShsm Fast Replication support in z/OS V1.8.
The backup version being recovered can reside on disk or tape. When the backup version is recovered
from disk, the recovery can be performed using fast replication or previously available copy
methods. The combination of DB2 9 for z/OS Support with DFSMShsm Fast Replicate in z/OS 1.8 enables
users to recover its backed up DB2 data extending back to any point in time subsequent to the
earliest currently retained backup version (up to 50 backup versions allowed) and logs that have
been stored.
-
In z/OS V1.8, the z/OS UNIX System Services (z/OS UNIX) byte range lock manager (BRLM) is enhanced.
It is designed to allow applications that use byte-range locking to stay active when a system within
the sysplex fails. This improves availability for those applications.
-
CFRM performance improvements are intended to enhance sysplex availability by significantly reducing
I/O contention for CFRM couple data sets (CDS). This improves the performance of sysplex processes
that use the CFRM couple data set. These processes include rebuilding Coupling Facility structures,
Coupling Facility Duplexing establishment and failover, and connect/disconnect processing. When
sysplex partitioning actions are taken, and when a Coupling Facility fails, Parallel Sysplex
configurations are expected to recover significantly faster, improving sysplex availability.
-
In z/OS V1.8, the single master console is eliminated, and therefore it no longer can act as a
single point of failure. The functions associated with the master console, including master command
authority and the ability to receive messages delivered via the INTERNAL or INSTREAM message
attribute, are able to be applied to any console, including EMCS consoles, in the configuration. In
addition, the console switch function is removed, which removes a potential point of failure because
you are able to define more than two consoles with master console authority that can be used should
a primary console fail.
-
System Logger enhancements in z/OS V1.8 include:
-
Support for renaming an existing log stream. This allows you to maintain the current data under a
new name and enable new work to begin after defining a new instance of the log stream, and is
expected to help reduce the impact of a damaged log stream by not requiring that the original data
be deleted.
-
Support for specifying different groups of log streams in the LOGR CDS. This function is intended
to allow you to separate logger activity for test and production log streams. This can allow them
to run in the same sysplex with less interference between them.
-
GDPS/PPRC enhancements are designed to help reduce the length and variability of failover recovery
times by improving the consistency between secondary copies of data at the recovery site and
duplexed structures in the Coupling Facility. New interfaces between the Cross-System
Communications Facility (XCF) and GDPS enable "break duplexing" decisions for duplexed Coupling
Facility structures to be made in a way that parallels the DASD "break PPRC mirroring" decision.
This enhancement preserves a usable copy of the duplexed Coupling Facility structures for recovery.
It helps improve GDPS recovery time, enable consistent application restart times, and reduce the
need for log-based recovery. The XCF support for this function is available for z/OS V1.5 and above
with the PTFs for APAR OA11719.
-
In z/OS V1.8, there is support for a new HyperSwap trigger source type, I/O Timeout. In the past,
HyperSwap function was invoked automatically when an error indication is returned for an I/O
operation because of failures such as subsystem failures, boxed devices, or I/O errors. This
support is extended to act on I/O timeouts detected by the Missing Interrupt Handler (MIH). The new
function is designed to allow transactions to resume processing quickly on the secondary volumes.
It can help deliver improved availability while helping reduce the need for operator intervention.
HyperSwap is available with the separately priced GDPS/PPRC and GDPS/PPRC HyperSwap Manager
offerings.
-
z/OS V1.8 is designed to provide improved z/OS UNIX System Services latch contention detection. The
output of the DISPLAY OMVS,Waiters operator command is enhanced to include a table of waiting
threads and show file system latches held. These additional display capabilities help operators
better identify the tasks that are waiting and the resources they are waiting for.
Back to top
In z/OS V1.8, Communications Server offers additional network and workload balancing improvements by
favoring local servers when possible to help reduce inter-CEC network traffic. There is also
enhanced Workload Manager (WLM) processing for zAAP workloads, improved I/O priority for tape
devices, and more integration between WLM and Enterprise Workload Manager (EWLM). These functions
are intended to help optimize workloads within an image and across a sysplex:
-
In z/OS V1.8, Enhancements to Workload Manager services can allow z/OS applications and middleware
to report to WLM abnormal operating conditions that have an impact on their ability to successfully
process new work requests. WLM is designed to use this information to influence the workload
balancing recommendations it provides to functions such as Sysplex Distributor and the Load
Balancing Advisor. When problem conditions are reported to WLM, workload balancing recommendations
are expected to be appropriately reduced, allowing these load balancing functions to avoid routing
new work requests to the target applications that are experiencing these conditions.
-
A new option is designed to allow the z/OS Sysplex Distributor to favor local system target servers
where possible, while avoiding servers that are no longer active or are overloaded. If the Sysplex
Distributor chooses a target on the same system as the client, this new design optimizes the
connection in the following manner:
-
Traffic for the target connection is no longer routed to the sysplex distributor routing stack.
-
The connections are eligible for the "fast local sockets" optimized path.
-
Sysplex Sockets report these sockets as being on the same system.
-
In z/OS V1.8, Workload Manager (WLM) improvements:
-
Manage workloads based on zAAP delay in addition to CP delay. This is designed to manage workloads
based on both zAAP and CP utilization.
-
Change the way the IFAHONORPRIORITY=YES parameter in IEAOPTxx parmlib members is processed. This
function is designed to enable zAAPs to obtain help from CPs when there is more zAAP eligible work
than zAAP capacity. The change helps limit the amount of work that is scheduled on CPs when
sufficient zAAP capacity is available to run work that is eligible to run on zAAPs. The changed
function is also available with APARs OA14131 and OA13953 for z/OS and z/OS.e V1.6; and z/OS and
z/OS.e V1.7.
-
System Resource Manager (SRM) calculates a new static I/O priority for all address spaces and
enclaves. The new I/O priority is derived from the importance of the service class the unit of
work is classified to, and is designed to be used by IOS when no dynamic I/O priority is provided by
WLM or SRM. This function is supported for tape I/O only.
-
Global Resource Serialization (GRS) enhancements enable GRS Star users to specify which system will
be the contention notifying system (CNS). In a GRS Star environment, global contention is reported
by a single image acting as the CNS. Allowing you to specify the placement of CNS work can help you
better balance workload in a sysplex.
All systems in a sysplex must support this function to enable its use. In addition to z/OS V1.8,
this new function is included on z/OS V1.7 with APAR OA11382.
-
EWLM support is added to z/OS WLM:
-
The Object Access Method (OAM) DB2 Binary Large Object Support enables objects larger than 32 KB to
be stored using DB2's large object (LOB) support and the binary large object (BLOB) data type. A
new keyword is supported on the OAM1 statement of the IEFSSNxx parmlib member to indicate that DB2's
LOB support should be used. Storing in LOB storage structures improves performance when working
with large objects. A 256 MB object, for example, can be stored in a single row in a LOB storage
structure, but would require 8000+ rows in a conventional 32 KB table.
There is coexistence support for earlier release levels to coexist in an OAMplex with z/OS V1.8.
Note:
OAM at z/OS V1R8 requires a minimum level of DB2 V7 even if OAM DB2 Binary Large Object Support is
not exploited.
-
OAM Object Tape Enhancements adds automatic selection of RECYCLE-eligible tape volumes to the
existing MOVEVOL with RECYCLE function, and provides support for an immediate backup copy to be
created for an object at the time the object is originally stored.
-
The z/OS UNIX System Services asynchronous socket read and write operations (the aio_read() and
aio_write() callable services) are converted to use fast-path processing. In addition, performance
is improved for all fast-path syscalls that are called in SRB mode. This improves performance for
applications that use asynchronous I/O or that run in SRB mode.
-
SCLM design changes to reduce the number of ISPF service calls and cache certain data, and improve
the performance of the SCLM Library utility (option 3.1), are included in z/OS V1.8.
-
VARY processing is redesigned to bring multiple devices online in parallel. This provides a
significant improvement in the elapsed time required to vary a large number of devices online.
-
JES2 is designed to help balance workload in a multi-access spool configuration within a sysplex.
This new design is intended to use approximately the same percentage of active WLM-managed
initiators in each service class on each system. Depending on the characteristics of your workloads
and their arrival patterns, this can help balance batch workloads across a MAS configuration within
a sysplex.
Back to top
In z/OS V1.8, there are significant improvements for networking and communications, including the
ability to specify subplexes for TCP/IP communications and improved sysplex autonomic functions,
support for JES3 NJE connections via TCP/IP, improvements in networking security, and support for
Windows™ Terminal Server (WTS).
-
The following enhancements are for Sysplex environments:
-
The ability to specify a subdivision of a sysplex into multiple "subplex" scopes from a sysplex
networking function perspective is delivered. For example, some VTAM® and TCP/IP instances in a
sysplex might belong to one subplex, while other VTAM or TCP/IP instances in the same sysplex might
belong to other subplexes. This function can be useful in scenarios where different LPARs within
the same sysplex need to be isolated into different security zones, with isolation between those
zones.
-
The sysplex autonomics function is enhanced to deliver monitoring of critical network interfaces so
that sysplex autonomics recovery can be triggered when a failure occurs at the interface.
-
A new application allows dynamic registration and deregistration of Domain Name Server (DNS) records
for z/OS hosts, host groups, servers, and server groups and their associated zones based on their
current availability. This function provides an improved alternative to the dynamic registration
and deregistration of DNS hostnames currently available with the z/OS BIND DNS 4.9.3 server.
-
Support for JES3 NJE communications using TCP/IP is planned to be made available in z/OS V1.8. This
function includes support for IPv6, secure sockets (SSL/TLS), and all the NJE constructs (ENDNODE,
SUBNET, Store-and-Forward) supported by the owning JES. This new support is in addition to the SNA
and BSC protocols currently supported by JES3. In order to use the NJE/TCP support, both sides of
the connection are required to support NJE/TCP. This function is planned to be made available
during the first half of 2007.
-
Functions to support IP filtering, IPSec, and Internet Key Exchange (IKE) for IPv6 are provided:
-
The Policy Agent, to help configure IP filters, manual tunnels, and dynamic tunnels for IPv6
-
The TCP/IP profile, to allow configuration of default IP filters for IPv6 when the policy-based IP
filters are not active
-
The z/OS Communications Server IKE daemon, to negotiate dynamic tunnels for IPv6
-
The IBM Configuration Assistant for z/OS Communications Server GUI, to help configure IPSec for IPv6
in the Policy Agent and the IKE daemon
-
The ipsec command, to display and modify installed IP filter information, manual tunnel information,
and dynamic tunnel information for IPv6
-
The Traffic Regulation Management daemon (TRMD), to support logging of IP Security events, such as
IP filter permits and denies, for IPv6
-
z/OS Communications server delivers a rich set of callable APIs that can be used by network
management applications. In z/OS V1.8, a number of additions and improvements are made to this set
of APIs:
-
There is an API for dropping multiple TCP connections or UDP endpoints.
-
The existing Enterprise Extender network management interface is enhanced to allow the specification
of wildcard characters in the CP name on HPR connection requests. For applications using this
interface to gather HPR connection data, using a wildcard value can reduce the number of NMI
requests issued to obtain all of the data, and this improves application performance.
-
The ability to manage TN3270 connections is improved with:
-
The provision of a new API designed to allow for the retrieval of performance data for TN3270 server
sessions
-
The addition of the TCP connection ID to the TN3270 SMF records
-
WTS support: In the past, the z/OS SMB server could handle a single user session over a single
communications session from a Windows PC. The WTS is able to act as a client to the z/OS SMB
server. The WTS allows many Windows clients to connect to it. The server, in turn, can act as a
client to the z/OS SMB server and send many user sessions over a single communications session.
-
Linux™ Samba client support: The z/OS SMB server also supports Linux Samba clients.
-
There are the following changes for SNA and Enterprise Extender (EE):
-
An EE connectivity test command is provided to assist in debugging various network problems. This
new test command is intended to be used to test an existing EE connection, or to assist in
determining why an EE connection cannot be established.
-
A number of miscellaneous usability, serviceability, and problem determination improvements are made
to SNA, and in particular EE.
-
FTP enhancement: z/OS V1.8 Communications Server provides a new REXX interface designed to be used
to invoke the FTP client programmatically. This API support extends the existing FTP Client API to
support the REXX programming language. A sample REXX program is delivered.
-
Telnet enhancements:
-
Enhancements allow you to specify that a TN3270 server should automatically clean up hung SNA Telnet
sessions when a new TN3270 connection is initiated. This is designed to help reduce the number of
reconnect failures caused when Telnet still has a SNA session for the original connection.
-
There is support for the resolution of system symbols for Telnet unformatted system services message
(USSMSG) processing. System-specific symbols such as the system name are displayed to help you
diagnose problems.
-
The USS table assignment from the LU exit is designed to provide more flexibility in assigning a USS
table based on client criteria.
-
z/OS V1R6 Communications Server and subsequent releases include a stand-alone TN3270 Server. This
stand-alone TN3270 server can provide increased flexibility, improved reliability, and simplified
problem diagnosis as compared to the in-stack version of the TN3270 Server. z/OS V1R8 is planned to
be the last release of z/OS Communications Server which will support the in-stack version of the
TN3270 Server. After z/OS V1R8 this capability will be removed from the product. In preparation
for that change, customers should consider implementing the stand-alone TN3270 Server. For more
information, refer to
-
AnyNet® is removed from z/OS Communications Server. AnyNet has not
been enhanced in many years, and has been supplanted by Enterprise
Extender, which has superior function and performance.
-
The ability to define parallel EE Transmission Groups (TGs) using
multiple SAPs is removed in z/OS V1.8. Parallel TGs defined in such a
manner provide no benefit over single EE logical links.
-
There is a new TCP/IP configuration parameter that allows users to
designate the source IP address to be used for outbound TCP connections
based on the destination IP addresses or networks. In scenarios where
outbound TCP connections from z/OS need to traverse multiple distinct
networks, this enhancement can help make firewall administration easier,
as users can permit traffic from a single, predictable IP address to
traverse the firewall.
-
In z/OS V1.8, the Firewall Technologies component of the Integrated
Security Services element is removed. Many Firewall Technologies
functions have been stabilized for some time and can be replaced using
comparable or better functions provided by Communications Server, notably
IPSecurity. In addition, a functionally rich downloadable tool replaces
the IPSecurity and IP Filtering configuration GUI support. For more
information, refer to
z/OS V1R7.0 Migration
.
Back to top
Ease of use is a continued focus area in z/OS V1.8. There are significant improvements delivered in
the IBM Health Checker for z/OS framework and also additional checks, a number of Hardware
Configuration Manager (HCM) and ISPF enhancements, and usability extensions to Infoprint Server's
Web-based print management interface. These and other usability improvements are:
-
The IBM Configuration Assistant for z/OS Communications Server GUI, introduced in z/OS V1.7 as the
z/OS NSCA (Network Security Configuration Assistant), is extended to include support for QoS
(Quality of Service) and IDS (Intrusion Detection Services) policy configuration. This support
allows an administrator to configure IPSec, Application Transparent TLS, QoS, and IDS policy using a
consistent user interface. In the past, QoS and IDS were configured with separate GUIs. These
changes are expected to simplify the QoS/IDS configuration tasks by applying the Configuration
Assistant for z/OS Communications Server concepts to QoS and IDS. Also, the GUI is designed to
generate the policy agent configuration file for IDS policy, as described in
Security
.
-
In z/OS V1.8, there are significant improvements for health checking. The enhanced IBM Health
Checker for z/OS framework makes it easier to write checks, and to provide improved parmlib,
parsing, and display support for checks. In addition, there are a number of new checks for
Communications Server, GRS, storage management (ASM), RACF, BAM, DFSMS, and Resource Recovery
Services (RRS).
-
The following are Hardware Configuration Manager (HCM) enhancements:
-
A new function is designed to export and import I/O definition files (IODFs). This improves
processing time and helps make it easier to send IODFs to IBM for problem determination.
-
A new function is designed to save the layout of a controller in a physical description file (PDF)
so it can be used as a model for new controllers.
-
Another new function allows you to locate objects that contain specific values in user fields,
filter via wildcards, and select multiple objects for deletion in the Edit dialog.
-
There is support for the Copy, Add like, and Repeat functions that are provided by Hardware
Configuration Definition (HCD). This support enables you to define complex objects more quickly and
eliminate the need to switch back to HCD to use the function.
-
A new function is intended to allow you to compare HCM configuration files and get HCD IODF Compare
Reports via an HCM dialog, and provide an additional means to check whether the changes that have
been made were those intended.
-
The automatic generation of entries in the activity log file of an IODF enhances the usability of
the activity log file.
-
The generation of cable labels includes PCHID information for channel paths. Switch port names are
defaulted to the connection data for each port. These functions are intended to reduce the need for
manual changes.
-
The ability to hide connections in the HCM diagram helps allow you to tailor a cropped configuration
view for documentation purposes.
-
Hardware Configuration Manager (HCM) provides performance data integration with a Web interface of
the RMF Distributed Data Server (DDS) for selected objects of the HCM diagram. The displayed RMF
Monitor III online performance data enables you to detect performance bottlenecks and provide faster
problem resolution.
-
The following are ISPF improvements:
-
Support has been added for SuperC Compare and Search-For functions on the Data Set List Actions
panel.
-
Enhancements help make it easier to search for members:
-
A new member list primary command, FILTER, is designed so you can filter member lists using member
attributes. The command is designed to allow you to use it repeatedly to refine the member list.
-
A new option on the SRCHFOR command enables you to specify that member list filtering display only
those members containing a search string.
-
The ISPF workstation connect program WSCON is designed to autodiscover the IP address of the
connected TN3270 workstation and use this address to establish a session with the Workstation Agent.
This improves usability, because you will no longer need to be aware of your IP address or enter it
on the Initiate Workstation Connection panel to establish a session.
-
ISPF client/server code is converted to use the IBM C/C++ runtime libraries, which can help reduce
the number of C runtime libraries in use on your system. Also, some performance improvement is
expected.
-
ISPF is designed to help ensure that, when a member having one or more aliases is renamed or
deleted, aliases are updated to point to the new name or deleted. This helps prevent the
inadvertent creation of "orphaned" alias entries.
-
Data Set List line commands support for tape data sets is enabled. DFSMSrmm supports this by
enabling a fast path directly into the relevant part of the DFSMSrmm dialog.
-
Enhancements to Infoprint Server's Infoprint Central Web-based print management GUI are designed to
let you:
-
Display real-time status information for a TCP/IP-connected printer, including online/offline
status, or how much paper is in the printer's input and output bins
-
Turn a TCP/IP-connected printer online or offline, and reset the printer
-
Stop an IP PrintWay™ job from printing without canceling the job
-
Identify by user ID which Infoprint Central user performed a certain action on a print job, printer,
or NetSpool™ LU
-
Obtain details about network connectivity problems using the TRACEROUTE command for faster problem
resolution
-
RMF enhancements designed to support ease of use include:
-
The RMF postprocessor is designed to honor duration intervals for overview processing in the same
way as for standard intervals. This support is intended to allow you to generate meaningful
postprocessor trend reports over long periods and use the spreadsheet macros to plot charts for
multiple days and even weeks.
-
RMF Monitor III displays LRU status VSAM RLS activity reports, which enables you to distinguish
between buffers below and above the 2 GB bar.
-
System Display and Search Facility (SDSF) displays zAAP utilization in addition to system CP
utilization on the DA screen.
-
Recoverable Resource Services (RRS) enhancements:
-
MVS™ DISPLAY commands include RRS status information. This makes it easier to implement automatic
alerts and capture information in syslog.
-
A new SHUTDOWN command is designed to allow you to end RRS instead of doing a CANCEL. This helps
avoid unnecessary abnormal termination and provide clearer shutdown messages.
Back to top
z/OS is composed of base elements and optional features. Optional features are priced and unpriced.
To learn more about these elements and features, refer to
z/OS and z/OS.e Planning for Installation
(GA22-7504) at
Replacing base elements
Customers have the ability to replace a z/OS base function with a commercially available product
that provides a similar function. Contact an IBM representative for qualification and pricing
information. All z/OS integrated testing results and performance claims are voided with such
replacement.
Enabling optionally priced features
z/OS optionally priced features use a z/OS product registration service, together with product
policy statements, to determine whether or not the z/OS priced feature has been ordered and should
run. Optionally priced features that are ordered concurrently with z/OS will be shipped by IBM
together with policy statements in parmlib that enable the ordered priced features. z/OS priced
features that have not been ordered will also be shipped with z/OS, but with policy statements that
disable the unordered features. If the customer subsequently enables any of the optional priced
features, those features also become subject to the payment terms of the customer's existing z/OS
license as described in the
z/OS Licensed Program Specifications
(GA22-7503). Customers must notify IBM when they enable an optional feature that was shipped
disabled. A detailed description of the enablement support is available in
z/OS and z/OS.e Planning for Installation
(GA22-7504).
Program services
Central service for suspected defects in z/OS code is provided by the IBM Support Center within the
customer's geography. On-site (local) support, although available in many geographies, is provided
as part of IBM's portfolio of fee-based services.
Service policy
IBM plans to provide service support for each release of z/OS for three years following its general
availability date. IBM, at its discretion, may choose to leave a release supported for more than
three years.
The service policy for the priced and unpriced features and Web deliverables described in this
announcement is the same as the service policy of the release on which they are installed.
Coexistence and migration rules should be taken into account in planning future migrations. Refer
to
General coexistence, release migrations, and fallback
in the
Technical information
section for additional information.
As announced in Software Announcement
205-170
, dated July 27, 2005, a function in SMP/E, Internet Service Retrieval, simplified the
acquisition of z/OS service. This function supplements existing service options in ShopzSeries.
Internet Service Retrieval can help eliminate manual tasks currently required for ordering and
delivery of IBM PTFs using current methods.
IBM recommends that you begin to use this function (also included in the same level of SMP/E
function contained in z/OS V1.7 and z/OS.e V1.7.) to acquire service. Other options include
ShopzSeries, or one of these worldwide fee offerings:
-
U.S. — SoftwareXcel, Resolve
-
Europe/Middle East/Africa — Enhanced Technical Support
-
Canada — Support Line
-
Latin America — Support Line
-
Asia Pacific/South — Support Line
IBM plans to continue to offer electronic delivery of service and to continue to simplify z/OS
service ordering, delivery, and installation. To help reduce the number of ordering interfaces and
help assure timely delivery of new function, existing ESO and CBPDO physical delivery subscriptions
will be discontinued effective September 2006, as previously announced in Software Announcement
205-167
, dated July 27, 2005. You can use a job scheduling system and SMP/E Internet Service
Retrieval to get service at any interval you find convenient, or use the Internet delivery
subscription option available in ShopzSeries.
In addition to SMP/E Internet Service Retrieval, you can continue to use options for ordering
service from the ShopzSeries Web site at
Installation and customization enhancements
Effective with z/OS V1.8 availability, the Customized Offerings (for example, CBPDO, ServerPac,
SystemPac®) plan to provide the following enhancements:
-
The Customized Offerings have been enhanced to provide additional media support as follows:
-
3592 support has been added to all the Customized Offerings:
-
CBPDO (5751-CS3)
-
ServerPac (5751-CS9)
-
SystemPac (5751-CS4)
-
ProductPac® (5751-CS5)
-
RefreshPac (5751-CS7)
-
Customized Offerings Driver (5655-M12)
3592 media support was announced in the preview announcement with a planned availability in
September 2006. 3592 media may be selected at Ordering Activation on
September 15, 2006; however, manufacturing will not begin until
October 15, 2006. Shipments for ServerPac orders on 3592 media will begin approximately
two weeks after manufacturing begins. Shipments for verified SystemPac orders will begin
approximately four weeks after manufacturing begins. Shipments for CBPDO orders will begin
approximately one week after manufacturing begins.
-
3490E support has been added to CBPDO. This medium is already supported in all the other Customized
Offerings.
-
To utilize the higher-density media more efficiently, the RIM tape has been eliminated. The files
are now shipped on the first (or only) System Tape.
-
The CustomPac Dialog no longer supports 9345 DASD. If this device is encountered, it will be
treated as an OEM device.
-
As of fourth quarter 2006, the Customized Offerings will provide SMPPTS spill data set support.
Based on the number and size of the unintegrated PTFs in an order, 1 to 99 SMPPTS spill data sets
and their associated DDDEFs may be provided with the order.
The Customized Offerings Driver (COD) is a prebuilt stand-alone driving system that can be used to
drive the installation of CBPDO or ServerPac if you do not have a driving system or your driving
system does not meet the minimum driving system requirements. The Customized Offerings Driver
V2.2.0 has been updated to a subset of z/OS V1.5, which is the minimum driving system level for
installing z/OS V1.8.
Customized fee offerings
CustomPac enhancements:
SystemPac and ProductPac are now orderable on ShopzSeries. When you order SystemPac, you can
browse the product catalog, including Independent Software Vendor (ISV) products, select the
appropriate products to configure your order, and reconcile technical requisites. You can also
upload your installed inventory report to determine which upgrades are available for the IBM and
selected ISV products currently installed on your system, and to prepopulate your SystemPac order
with the appropriate products. If your order contains products from multiple system releases
(SRELs), you have the option to include all products in a single order or split your order into a
separate order for each SREL. Full-volume dump and dump by data set are available as delivery
methods.
For more information on these offerings, visit
SubsystemPac now customized in DFDSS logical volume dump format:
Currently, SubsystemPacs are available in a copy-by-dataset
(IEBCOPY) format only. Concurrent with z/OS V1.8 general availability,
an ordering option is planned to be added for z/OS SubsystemPac for
delivery in DFSMSdss™ logical dump format. This new option is expected
to allow you to restore your subsystem order's data sets to a volume you
choose. You must license one of the optional features of z/OS that
includes DFSMSdss to use the new DFSMSdss logical dump format for
installing SubsystemPacs.
Enhanced software service support:
By accessing IBMLink™ and using the ServiceLink application
Service Information Search (SIS), you can search multiple databases for
answers to questions or for previously reported defects in IBM software.
Currently SIS searches only RETAIN® databases. With many types of
documents now available only in the eSupport Knowledge Base (eSKB), SIS
will be enhanced to search the eSKB database, in addition to the RETAIN
libraries, to help give you the most current usage data. This expanded
search will be supported in SIS, with the availability of IBMLink R5.0,
planned for August 2006.
SIS is included in the service offerings, SoftwareXcel Enterprise Edition
for zSeries, SoftwareXcel Basic Edition, and Resolve.
Important Web sites
-
z/OS Web site
-
z/OS.e Web site
-
z/OS V1R8.0 Introduction and Release Guide
-
General Q & A
-
Previously announced statements of direction
-
z/OS Internet Library
-
Descriptions of courses worldwide
-
z/OS downloads
-
CustomPac
-
ShopzSeries
-
z/OS Communications Server
-
IBM Open Class® Library Transition Guide
Reference information
FITS requirements
For a list of V1.8 FITS requirements, refer to
Software Announcement
206-039
, dated February 28, 2006 (Preview: z/OS V1.8 and z/OS.e V1.8
extend system limits and continue to support application workload growth)
Back to top
Here are some of the courses available for classroom delivery:
-
Introduction to z/OS Environment (ES05)
-
Fundamental System Skills for z/OS (ES10)
-
z/OS Facilities (ES15)
-
z/OS Operations (ES27)
-
z/OS Installation (ES41)
-
IBM System z9 and zSeries 990/890 Technical Update and Configuration
Guidelines (OZ05)
-
z/OS V1R5 to z/OS V1R7 Update: z/OS 64 bit Applications (OZ92)
-
z/OS V1R6 to z/OS V1R7 Update: Scalability and Autonomics (OZ93)
In the U.S. and Canada, call 800-IBM-TEACH (426-8322) to enroll in one or
more of these classes. To find other z/OS-related courses, visit
Back to top
Specified operating environment
Hardware requirements
z/OS V1.8 runs on the following IBM servers:
-
IBM System z9 EC (z9-109) or z9 BC
-
zSeries z900 or z990
-
zSeries z800 or z890
Software requirements
The z/OS base is a system that can be IPLed. There are no software prerequisites in order to IPL.
Specific functions may require additional products not included in the z/OS base, or in the optional
features of z/OS. Refer to
z/OS and z/OS.e Planning for Installation
(GA22-7504) for a listing of specific software requirements at
Compatibility
General coexistence, release migrations, and fallback:
z/OS and z/OS.e give you compatibility and flexibility as you
migrate systems in a multisystem configuration by allowing multiple
releases of z/OS and z/OS.e to coexist. This includes non-Parallel
Sysplex and Parallel Sysplex multisystem configurations.
Coexistence allows systems within a multisystem configuration to be
upgraded to a new release level of z/OS or z/OS.e one system at a time.
This is contingent on the fact that the release you are migrating to can
coexist with the lowest release running in your multisystem
configuration.
z/OS is coexistence-supported with its equivalent z/OS.e release, and
with the z/OS.e releases equivalent to any coexistence-supported z/OS
release. As such, z/OS.e supports the same migration policy as z/OS.
As was started with z/OS and z/OS.e V1.6, the first release of the new
annual release cycle, the coexistence, migration, and fallback policy
aligns with the service policy. IBM intends to continue with the
practice of providing service support for each release of z/OS or z/OS.e
for three years following its general availability (GA) date. IBM, at
its sole discretion, may choose to leave a release supported for more
than three years. In some cases, more than three releases may be
coexistence, migration, and fallback supported if IBM, at its sole
discretion, chooses to provide service support for greater than three
years for a release. However, any z/OS or z/OS.e release having three or
fewer months of service remaining at the time of GA of a new release will
not be coexistence, migration, and fallback supported.
Note:
These statements represent the current intention of IBM. IBM reserves
the right to change or alter the coexistence, migration, and fallback
policy in the future or to exclude certain releases beyond those stated.
IBM development plans are subject to change or withdrawal without further
notice. Any reliance on this statement of direction is at the relying
party's sole risk and does not create any liability or obligation for
IBM.
Migration forward as well as fallback should be made within the same z/OS
or z/OS.e releases supported by the coexistence policy.
The following table shows the releases that are coexistence-supported
with z/OS and z/OS.e V1.8.
Coexistence-supported releases
Coexistence-supported with
Release release in Column 1
z/OS V1.5 or z/OS V1.2 (1), z/OS V1.3 (2),
z/OS V1.4 (3), z/OS V1.5 (3),
z/OS.e V1.5 z/OS.e V1.3, z/OS.e V1.4,
z/OS.e V1.5
z/OS V1.6 or z/OS V1.3 (2), z/OS V1.4 (3),
z/OS V1.5 (3), z/OS V1.6,
z/OS.e V1.6 z/OS.e V1.3, z/OS.e V1.4,
z/OS.e V1.5, z/OS.e V1.6
z/OS V1.7 or z/OS V1.4 (3), z/OS V1.5 (3),
z/OS V1.6, z/OS V1.7,
z/OS.e V1.7 z/OS.e V1.4, z/OS.e V1.5,
z/OS.e V1.6, z/OS.e V1.7
z/OS V1.8 or z/OS V1.5 (3), z/OS V1.6,
z/OS V1.7, z/OS V1.8,
z/OS.e V1.8 z/OS.e V1.5, z/OS.e V1.6,
z/OS.e V1.7, z/OS.e V1.8
z/OS V1.9 or z/OS V1.7, z/OS V1.8,
z/OS V1.9,
z/OS.e V1.9 (4) z/OS.e V1.7, z/OS.e V1.8,
z/OS.e V1.9
z/OS V1.10 or z/OS V1.8, z/OS V1.9,
z/OS V1.10,
z/OS.e V1.10 (4) z/OS.e V1.8, z/OS.e V1.9,
z/OS.e V1.10
Notes
-
(1)
-
z/OS V1.2 end of service was October 2004.
-
(2)
-
z/OS V1.3 and z/OS.e V1.3 end of service was March 2005.
-
(3)
-
z/OS V1.4, z/OS.e V1.4, z/OS V1.5, and z/OS.e V1.5 end of service will be
March 2007.
-
(4)
-
Operating system levels beyond z/OS and z/OS.e V1.8 represent current
intentions of IBM.
This consistent coexistence, migration, and fallback policy applies to
release migrations for all configurations, whether they are:
-
Single-system configurations
-
Individual systems within a multisystem configuration
-
Cases where a simultaneous IPL is used to migrate all systems in a
multisystem configuration at the same time
It is very important that you order the required z/OS release you need
for migration and coexistence while it is still available. Refer to
information under
Key dates
to find out how long z/OS V1.7 will remain orderable.
For additional information on z/OS coexistence and release migration information, refer to
z/OS and z/OS.e Planning for Installation (GA22-7504)
at
For migrations inside the IBM migration and coexistence policy, IBM
Global Technology Services (GTS) has fee-based offerings that provide a
PTF on demand service for toleration and coexistence maintenance based
upon a customer's SMP/E Consolidated Software Inventory (CSI). With
these offerings, you specify the release of z/OS, z/OS.e, or other
products, or hardware (for example, 2094) to which you are
migrating, and all configured toleration/coexistence maintenance for your
current system (as specified by your CSI) will be delivered to you as a
customized package in electronic or physical format. This is provided
through the S/390® SoftwareXcel offering, via the Service Request and
Delivery (SRD) function.
GTS also provides hands-on fee-based services to assess whether a
migration outside the migration and coexistence policy might be possible.
For more information on the migration services that GTS provides for both
inside and outside the migration and coexistence policy, contact your
local IBM sales specialist.
JES coexistence, release migrations, and fallback:
IBM recommends that you migrate to the next version of JES2 or
JES3 at the same time you migrate to the rest of z/OS. This way, you
benefit directly from the new function provided by the most current JES
and enable other elements and features to benefit from this level.
Fallback for z/OS and z/OS.e is at a system level, rather than an element
or feature level. When you migrate to JES2 or JES3 at the same time you
migrate to z/OS, you cannot back out JES2 or JES3 separately; you can
only back out the entire z/OS product.
However, because such a migration is not always practical, certain prior
levels of JES2 and JES3 are supported with z/OS V1.8 so that you can
stage your migration to z/OS V1.8 JES2 or JES3 (that is, migrate your
JES2 or JES3 later). If you stage your migration to z/OS V1.8 JES2 or
JES3, coexistence and fallback to a prior JES2 or JES3 is supported so
long as the prior z/OS level can coexist with other z/OS and z/OS.e
systems in the same MAS or multisystem complex.
For additional information on z/OS and z/OS.e JES release migration and
coexistence, refer to
z/OS and z/OS.e Planning for Installation
(GA22-7504) by visiting
Performance considerations:
Additional information on z/OS V1.8 performance will be published at
general availability. Contact an IBM representative at or after general
availability.
User group requirements:
z/OS V1.8 satisfies or partially satisfies requirements from IBM
customers and one or more of the worldwide user group communities.
Information on the specific user group requirements (numbers and
descriptions) can be found at
Planning information
Direct customer support
Direct customer support for questions about the installation and use of the product is provided by
IBM Operational Support Services — SoftwareXcel Enterprise Edition or SoftwareXcel Basic Edition.
These fee services can help enhance productivity by providing voice and electronic access into the
IBM support organization. IBM Operational Support Services — SoftwareXcel Enterprise Edition or
SoftwareXcel Basic Edition will help answer questions pertaining to usage, how to, and suspected
software defects for eligible products.
Installation and technical support is provided by IBM Global Technology Services. For more
information on services, call 1-888-426-4343.
To obtain information on customer eligibility and registration procedures, contact the appropriate
support center.
Security, auditability, and control
Data security and auditability in the z/OS environment are enhanced by the functions available in
the optional Security Server for z/OS feature. The customer is responsible for evaluation,
selection, and implementation of security features, administrative procedures, and appropriate
controls in application systems and communication facilities.
Back to top
Ordering z/OS through the Internet
ShopzSeries provides an easy way to plan and order your z/OS ServerPac or CBPDO. It will analyze
your current installation, determine the correct product migration, and present your new
configuration based on z/OS. Additional products can also be added to your order (including
determination of whether all product requisites are satisfied). ShopzSeries is available in the
U.S., Canada, and several countries in Europe. In countries where ShopzSeries is not available yet,
contact your IBM representative (or IBM Business Partner) to handle your order via the traditional
IBM ordering process. For more details and availability, visit the ShopzSeries Web site at
Current licensees
For pricing information previously announced for z/OS V1, refer to
-
Software Announcement
200-352
, dated October 3, 2000
-
Software Announcement
202-036
, dated February 19, 2002
-
Software Announcement
202-105
, dated April 30, 2002
-
Software Announcement
202-190
, dated August 13, 2002
-
Software Announcement
203-131
, dated May 13, 2003
-
Software Announcement
204-056
, dated April 7, 2004
-
Software Announcement
205-167
, dated July 27, 2005
Key dates
-
August 8, 2006
: z/OS V1.8 CFSW configurator support for stand-alone path (5694-A01) and price proposal support.
-
September 15, 2006
: First date for ordering z/OS V1.8 ServerPac, SystemPac, and CBPDO using CFSW configuration
support, or ShopzSeries, the Internet ordering tool. Note that most z/OS media (executable code) is
shipped only through Customized Offerings (ServerPac, SystemPac, and CBPDO).
-
September 29, 2006
: z/OS V1.8 planned general availability via ServerPac, CBPDO and SystemPac.
-
October 10, 2006
: Recommended last date for submitting z/OS V1.7 orders via the entitled Customized Offerings
(ServerPac and CBPDO). This date will allow for adequate order processing time.
-
October 15, 2006
: Manufacturing of orders on 3592
tape media will begin.
-
October 23, 2006
: Last date for ordering z/OS V1.7 via ServerPac and CBPDO.
-
November 27, 2006
: Recommended last date for submitting orders for z/OS V1R4 z990 Exploitation Support feature and
z/OS V1R4 Consoles Enhancements feature. This date will allow for adequate order processing time.
-
December 11, 2006
: Last date for ordering z/OS V1R4 z990 Exploitation Support feature and z/OS V1R4 Consoles
Enhancements feature.
-
December 31, 2006
: Last date for Web download of the following Web deliverables:
-
LDAP Enhancements for z/OS V1R4/R5 and z/OS.e V1R4/R5
-
z990 and z890 Enhancements to Cryptographic Support
For z/OS V1.6, z/OS V1.7, z/OS.e V1.6 and z/OS.e V1.7 customers, there are two additional Web
deliverables that are available for your use:
-
Enhancements to Cryptographic Support for z/OS and z/OS.e V1R6/R7, which became generally available
as of May 26, 2006
-
IBM zIIP Support for z/OS and z/OS.e V1R6/R7 Web deliverable, which became generally available as of
June 30, 2006
To obtain the Web deliverables listed above, visit
The end of service for a Web deliverable occurs at end of service for the
release on which it runs.
It is very important that you order the required z/OS release you need
for migration and coexistence while it is still available. Refer to
information under
Key dates
to find out how long z/OS V1.7 will remain orderable.
For the latest product catalog for CBPDO, ServerPac, and SystemPac, visit the following Web site
Then, select z/OS.
Products that are unavailable via CBPDO, ServerPac, or SystemPac, such as
Lotus® Domino® (5655-B86), can also be separately ordered for use
with z/OS.
CBPDO and ServerPac are offered for electronic delivery, where
ShopzSeries product ordering is available. For more details on
electronic delivery, refer to the ShopzSeries help information
The following features will be available for electronic delivery in CBPDO
when ordered using ShopzSeries until December 11, 2006:
-
z/OS V1R4 z990 Exploitation Support feature
-
z/OS V1R4 Consoles Enhancements feature
Current licensees of z/OS V1
z/OS V1 customers can migrate to z/OS V1.8 by ordering the release through the Customized Offerings
(ServerPac, SystemPac, CBPDO) as they have done in the past.
For more details, refer to the
New licensees
section under the
Ordering information
section.
New licensees
New licensees of z/OS V1.8:
This product ships its executable code via Customized Offerings (ServerPac, SystemPac, CBPDO).
The media type is chosen during the customized offering ordering procedure. Refer to the
Customized Offerings
section for the media types offered.
Production of z/OS V1.8 orders will begin on the planned general availability date,
September 29, 2006
. Ship dates for orders will be based on order sequence, Customized Offering selected, production
capability, and customer-requested arrival date. Due to the amount of customization of ServerPac
orders, shipments will begin approximately
two weeks after
general availability. Due to the amount of additional customization of SystemPac orders, shipments
will begin approximately four weeks after order and data input verification. For CBPDO orders,
shipments will begin one week after general availability. In all cases, no delivery commitments are
to be made to the customer until confirmed arrival dates are in ESW.
Basic license
To order a basic license, specify the z/OS V1.8 program number 5694-A01. Proceed to select the
feature numbers listed, which are required, and then select any optional feature numbers.
Single version charging:
To elect single version charging, the customer must notify and identify to IBM the prior
program and replacement program and the designated machine the programs are operating on.
Basic machine-readable material
The following no-charge features are added to z/OS V1.8 and can be ordered effective
August 8, 2006
. These features have pricing/billing features associated with them. Refer to
Notes
below for details on past announcements for this information.
z/OS V1.8 z/OS V1.8
Feature description Orderable supply ID
Base S012HK3
Notes
-
The billing features and pricing information for the above feature descriptions remain unchanged and
are provided in:
-
Software Announcement
200-352
, dated October 3, 2000
-
Software Announcement
202-036
, dated February 19, 2002
-
Software Announcement
202-105
, dated April 30, 2002
-
Software Announcement
202-190
, dated August 13, 2002
-
Software Announcement
203-131
, dated May 13, 2003
-
Software Announcement
204-056
, dated April 7, 2004
-
Software Announcement
205-167
, dated July 27, 2005
-
This product ships its executable code via Customized Offerings (ServerPac, SystemPac, CBPDO). The
media type is chosen during the customized offering ordering procedure. Refer to the
Customized Offerings
section for the media types offered.
Basic publications
A program directory and one copy of the following publication are supplied automatically with the
basic machine-readable material:
Basic unlicensed hardcopy publication
Order
Title number
z/OS Hot Topics Newsletter GA22-7501
The z/OS publications are available on the Internet at
Basic unlicensed softcopy publication
Order
Title number
z/OS Version 1 Release 8 SK3T-4269
Collection
Starting with z/OS V1.4, as books are updated, they will be available in
softcopy only on the softcopy collection and the Internet.
For a fee, the customer can order the softcopy collections or any z/OS
V1.8 documents available in hardcopy using the IBM Publications Center on
the Web
For customers in 23 countries, the IBM Publications Center offers the
option to order hardcopy publications or softcopy collections by customer
number. Verify whether this option is available in the user's country.
For other publications ordering options, visit
z/OS Version 1 Release 8 Collection (BookManager® and PDF):
This collection contains the z/OS V1.8 product books in both
BookManager and PDF softcopy formats on CD-ROM. If this collection is
refreshed after general availability, an updated collection will be
automatically sent to z/OS V1.8 licensees.
By general availability, the z/OS V1.8 books will be available at
For creating softcopy repositories, SoftCopy Librarian is the strategic
tool for uploading and managing BookManager and PDF softcopy files on a
z/OS host or server and on LANs and workstations. SoftCopy Librarian is
a free program that is available on the softcopy tools disc of the
collections or the Web. Use it to obtain and manage shelves from IBM or
OEMs (original equipment manufacturers), CD or DVD collections, or the
Internet from the IBM PUBLIB Web site, as well as from other Web sites
that provide support for the SoftCopy Librarian.
Starting in October 2003, SoftCopy Librarian is supported only on
Windows 2000 and Windows XP.
The latest version of the SoftCopy Librarian can be downloaded from this
Web site
Optional machine-readable material
Optional unpriced features — z/OS V1.8:
The following optional features, offered at no additional charge, are added to z/OS V1.8 and
can be ordered effective
August 8, 2006
.
z/OS V1.8 z/OS V1.8
Feature description orderable supply ID
Communications Server Security Level 3 S012HLM
z/OS Security Level 3 S012HK4
Notes
-
This product ships its executable code via Customized Offerings (ServerPac, SystemPac, CBPDO). The
media type is chosen during the customized offering ordering procedure. Refer to the
Customized Offerings
section for the media types offered.
-
All the above features can be exported outside the U.S.
-
These features should be ordered during this release cycle, since they are not automatically
included in all orders, due to need for export regulation tracking.
Optional priced features:
The following optional no-charge features are added to z/OS V1.8 and can be ordered effective
August 8, 2006
. These features have pricing/billing features associated with them. Refer to
Notes
below for details on past announcements for this information.
z/OS V1.8 z/OS V1.8
Feature description Orderable supply ID
BDT FTF S012HK8
BDT SNA NJE S012HK6
BookManager Build S012HK9
C/C++ without Debug S012HKL
DFSMSdss,hsm S012HL7
DFSMSrmm S012HM2
DFSMSdss S012HL1
DFSMStvs S012HK7
DFSORT S012HM4
GDDM-PGF S012HL8
GDDM-REXX S012HKG
HCM S012HLS
HLASM Toolkit S012HJX
Infoprint Server S012HLT
JES3 S012HKN
RMF S012HLW
SDSF S012HKJ
Security Server S012HKD
Notes
-
The billing features and pricing information for the above feature descriptions are described in
-
Software Announcement
200-352
, dated October 3, 2000
-
Software Announcement
202-036
, dated February 19, 2002
-
Software Announcement
202-105
, dated April 30, 2002
-
Software Announcement
202-190
, dated August 13, 2002,
-
Software Announcement
203-131
, dated May 13, 2003
-
Software Announcement
204-056
, dated April 7, 2004
-
Software Announcement
205-167
, dated July 27, 2005
-
This product ships its executable code via Customized Offerings (ServerPac, SystemPac, CBPDO). The
media type is chosen during the customized offering ordering procedure. Refer to the
Customized Offerings
section for the media types offered.
-
If the customer subsequently enables any of the optional priced features, those features also become
subject to the payment terms of the existing z/OS license as described in
z/OS Licensed Program Specifications
(GA22-7503). The customer must notify IBM when an optional feature is enabled that was shipped
disabled from IBM.
-
One or both of the BDT optional features (File-to-File or SNA NJE) must be ordered and installed in
order to use the BDT function shipped with the base.
-
The DFSMSdss feature cannot be ordered with the DFSMSdss,hsm feature. Likewise, the DFSMSdss,hsm
feature cannot be ordered with the DFSMSdss feature.
Optional unpriced national language version (NLV) features:
The z/OS V1.8 NLV support features will become generally available on the same date the release
becomes available.
z/OS V1.8 provides support in the languages listed below. However, not all elements within z/OS
V1.8 are translated into each language. Refer to
z/OS and z/OS.e Planning for Installation
(GA22-7504) for information on which elements are translated into which languages, by visiting
The following optional features, offered at no additional charge, are
added to z/OS V1.8 and can be ordered effective
August 8, 2006
.
The NLV features for z/OS V1.8 are:
z/OS V1.8 z/OS V1.8
NLV feature orderable
description supply ID
Brazilian Portuguese Base (PTB) S012HLZ
Brazilian Portuguese BookMgr S012HKS
Build
Canadian French Base (FRC) S012HKH
Canadian French BookMgr Build S012HKX
Danish Base (DAN) S012HLL
Dutch Base (NLD) S012HKF
French Base (FRA) S012HK5
French BookMgr Build S012HKV
German Base (DEU) S012HL9
German BookMgr Build S012HJS
Italian Base (ITA) S012HLD
JPN Base S012HKZ
JPN C/C++ Without Debug S012HM3
JPN DFSORT S012HLP
JPN Infoprint Server S012HLG
JPN RMF S012HK0
JPN SDSF S012HKC
JPN Security Server S012HL2
Upper Case English Base (ENP) S012HKR
Korean Base (KOR) S012HJT
Norwegian Base (NOR) S012HJZ
Spanish Base (ESP) S012HL3
Spanish BookMgr Build S012HLF
Swedish Base (SVE) S012HLX
Swiss German Base (DES) S012HKW
Simplified Chinese Base (CHS) S012HJW
Traditional Chinese Base (CHT) S012HJV
Notes
-
The above feature descriptions are offered at no additional charge.
-
This product ships its executable code via Customized Offerings
(ServerPac, SystemPac, CBPDO). The media type is chosen during the
customized offering ordering procedure. Refer to the
Customized Offerings
section for the media types offered.
Optional unlicensed publications
Optional unlicensed softcopy publications:
The following optional one-time charge features are added to z/OS V1.8 and can be ordered
effective
August 8, 2006
.
Subscriptions to the following softcopy collections may be ordered for a fee by specifying the
one-time charge feature numbers listed below:
Order Orderable
Title number supply ID Price
z/OS Software Products SK3T-4270 S012HL5 $275
Collection
IBM eServer SK3T-7876 S012HK2 150
zSeries Redbooks
Collection
z/OS Security Server SK3T-4272 S012HL4 150
RACF Collection
z/OS Version 1 Release 8 SK3T-4271 S012HLR 350
and Software Products DVD
Collection
Notes
-
The Redbooks collection is updated, concurrently, with z/OS releases.
-
The z/OS Security Server RACF Collection is updated, concurrently, with z/OS releases, and is
available one week after the release general availability to licensees of the z/OS Security Server
optional feature. The update for z/OS V1.8 is planned to be available October 6, 2006.
-
The feature descriptions listed above are the same offered in z/OS V1.7.
-
When the above softcopy collections are ordered as features of z/OS V1.8, the special subscription
price includes automatic shipment of all updates made while the product version can be ordered.
The
z/OS Software Products Collection
now includes more than 1,730 unlicensed online documents for more than 290 z/OS software products
and Parallel Sysplex, and a softcopy tools disc. This collection includes documents for multiple
releases of software products that run on z/OS. The documents are provided in BookManager format
and, when available, in PDF format as well.
The
IBM eServer zSeries Redbooks Collection
contains IBM Redbooks, in PDF format, related to z/OS and other System z products. IBM Redbooks,
which are produced by the International Technical Support Organization, include timely technical
information based on realistic scenarios and are created by IBM experts, customers, and business
partners from around the world.
The IBM Redbooks are also available for viewing or downloading on the following Web site
To find Redbooks that apply to z/OS, enter z/OS in the search field at
the top of the Web page.
The
z/OS Security Server RACF Collection
includes unlicensed softcopy documents, in BookManager format, for
numerous software product libraries that reference z/OS Security Server
RACF. It also includes education course listings, Web sites to access
sample code on the Internet, and Portable Document Format (PDF) files for
the z/OS Security Server manuals and softcopy tools. Using this
collection, the customer has easy access to all the Security Server
RACF-related information without handling individual sets of documents
and libraries on many CD-ROMs.
The
z/OS Version 1 Release 8 and Software Products DVD Collection
(SK3T-4271) includes softcopy tools, libraries for z/OS Version 1
Release 8 (the element and feature libraries), the libraries for
multiple releases of z/OS software products, and selected IBM eServer
zSeries Redbooks. Both BookManager and PDF formats, when available, are
included on this single DVD. This comprehensive z/OS collection is
essentially the
z/OS Version 1 Release 8 Collection (SK3T-4269)
and the
z/OS Software Products Collection (SK3T-4270)
combined with selected IBM Redbooks from the
IBM eServer zSeries Redbooks Collection (SK3T-7876)
and delivered on the higher-density DVD technology. The contents of the
popular zFavorites for zSeries mini-CD are also included on the DVD
collection. This collection requires a DVD drive that can read discs in
DVD-9 (single-sided, dual-layer) format.
Optional licensed publications:
Effective with z/OS V1.7, there are no longer any licensed
publications, which previously required a separate key code to access on
ResourceLink.
z/OS V1.7 features withdrawn
The following z/OS V1.7 features are withdrawn from marketing effective October 23, 2006:
z/OS V1.7 z/OS V1.7
orderable feature
supply ID description
S011PSG z/OS V1.7 Base
S011PRV z/OS V1.7 BDT FTF
S011PRS z/OS V1.7 BDT SNA NJE
S011PS8 z/OS V1.7 BookManager Build
S011PSB z/OS V1.7 C/C++ without Debug
S011PSM z/OS V1.7 DFSMSdss,hsm
S011PR0 z/OS V1.7 DFSMSrmm
S011PR5 z/OS V1.7 DFSMSdss
S011PR3 z/OS V1.7 DFSMStvs
S011PS5 z/OS V1.7 DFSORT
S011PPP z/OS V1.7 GDDM-PGF
S011PRF z/OS V1.7 GDDM-REXX
S011PPW z/OS V1.7 HCM
S011PRR z/OS V1.7 HLASM Toolkit
S011PSF z/OS V1.7 Infoprint Server
S011PR4 z/OS V1.7 JES3
S011PPN z/OS V1.7 RMF
S011PS6 z/OS V1.7 SDSF
S011PSD z/OS V1.7 Security Server
S011PRC z/OS V1.7 Communications Server
Security Level 3
S011PPS z/OS V1.7 z/OS Security Level 3
S011PSC z/OS V1.7 SK3T-4272 z/OS Security
Server RACF Collection
S011PPR z/OS V1.7 SK3T-4270 z/OS Software
Products Collection
S011PRM z/OS V1.7 SK3T-7876 IBM
z/OS V1 zSeries
Redbook Collection
S011PS4 z/OS V1.7 SK3T-4271 z/OS V1R7 and
Software Products DVD Collection
S011PPV z/OS V1.7 Braz Port Base (PTB)
S011PS2 z/OS V1.7 Braz Port BookMgr Build
S011PRG z/OS V1.7 Can Fren Base (FRC)
S011PR7 z/OS V1.7 Can Fren BookMgr Build
S011PPZ z/OS V1.7 Danish Base (DAN)
S011PRP z/OS V1.7 Dutch Base (NLD)
S011PPF z/OS V1.7 French Base (FRA)
S011PSR z/OS V1.7 French BookMgr Build
S011PSP z/OS V1.7 Germ Base (DEU)
S011PPG z/OS V1.7 Germ BookMgr Build
S011PRK z/OS V1.7 Ital Base (ITA)
S011PR9 z/OS V1.7 JPN Base
S011PS1 z/OS V1.7 JPN C/C++ Without Debug
S011PSJ z/OS V1.7 JPN DFSORT
S011PR1 z/OS V1.7 JPN Infoprint Server
S011PSN z/OS V1.7 JPN RMF
S011PPL z/OS V1.7 JPN SDSF
S011PR6 z/OS V1.7 JPN Security Server
S011PR2 z/OS V1.7 Upper Case English Base (ENP)
S011PRH z/OS V1.7 Kor Base (KOR)
S011PPM z/OS V1.7 Norw Base (NOR)
S011PPT z/OS V1.7 Span Base (ESP)
S011PRW z/OS V1.7 Span BookMgr Build
S011PS7 z/OS V1.7 Swed Base (SVE)
S011PS9 z/OS V1.7 Swiss Germ Base(DES)
S011PPK z/OS V1.7 Simp Chin Base (CHS)
S011PS3 z/OS V1.7 Trad Chin Base (CHT)
z/OS V1.4 features withdrawn
The following z/OS V1.4 features are withdrawn from marketing effective December 11, 2006:
z/OS V1.4 z/OS V1.4
orderable feature
supply ID description
S00WR8M z/OS V1.4 Base
S00WRBK z/OS V1.4 BDT FTF
S00WR9F z/OS V1.4 BDT SNA NJE
S00WR81 z/OS V1.4 BookManager Build
S00WR8R z/OS V1.4 C/C++ with Debug
S00WRBL z/OS V1.4 C/C++ without Debug
S00WR90 z/OS V1.4 DFSMSdss,hsm
S00WR9J z/OS V1.4 DFSMSrmm
S00WR8W z/OS V1.4 DFSMSdss
S0103D3 z/OS V1.4 DFSMStvs
S00WR96 z/OS V1.4 DFSORT
S00WR80 z/OS V1.4 GDDM-PGF
S00WR9X z/OS V1.4 GDDM-REXX
S00WRBZ z/OS V1.4 HCM
S00WR95 z/OS V1.4 HLASM Toolkit
S00WR98 z/OS V1.4 Infoprint Server
S00WRBX z/OS V1.4 JES3
S00WRB8 z/OS V1.4 RMF
S00WRB7 z/OS V1.4 SDSF
S00WR9C z/OS V1.4 Security Server
S00WRBG z/OS V1.4 Communications Server
Security Level 3
S00WRBF z/OS V1.4 IBM HTTP Server NA Secure
S00WR9G z/OS V1.4 OCSF Security Level 3
S00WRB4 z/OS V1.4 System SSL Security Level 3
S00WR8J z/OS V1.4 Security Server Network
Authentication Security Level 3
S01064C z/OS V1.4 z990 Exploitation
S01064G z/OS V1.4 Consoles Enhancements
S00WR7Z z/OS V1.4 Base Source Code -- 3480
S00WRBT z/OS V1.4 Base Source Code --
JPN -- 3480
S00WRBC z/OS V1.4 Security Server Source
Code -- 3480
S00WR9L z/OS V1.4 SK3T-4272 z/OS Security Server
RACF Collection
S00WR8H z/OS V1.4 SK3T-4270 z/OS Software
Products Collection
S00WR8K z/OS V1.4 SK3T-7876 IBM z/OS V1 zSeries
Redbook Collection
S00WR9W z/OS V1.4 SK3T-4271 z/OS V1R4 and
Software Products DVD Collection
S00WR8D z/OS V1.4 Braz Port Base (PTB)
S00WRBH z/OS V1.4 Braz Port BookMgr Build
S00WRB5 z/OS V1.4 Can Fren Base (FRC)
S00WR9K z/OS V1.4 Can Fren BookMgr Build
S00WR87 z/OS V1.4 Danish Base (DAN)
S00WR9S z/OS V1.4 Dutch Base (NLD)
S00WRBM z/OS V1.4 French Base (FRA)
S00WR8S z/OS V1.4 French BookMgr Build
S00WR8V z/OS V1.4 Germ Base (DEU)
S00WRBW z/OS V1.4 Germ BookMgr Build
S00WRB3 z/OS V1.4 Ital Base (ITA)
S00WR99 z/OS V1.4 JPN Base
S00WR92 z/OS V1.4 JPN C/C++ With Debug
S00WR8X z/OS V1.4 JPN C/C++ Without Debug
S00WR91 z/OS V1.4 JPN DFSORT
S00WR8N z/OS V1.4 JPN Infoprint Server
S00WRBP z/OS V1.4 JPN RMF
S00WR9M z/OS V1.4 JPN SDSF
S00WR8Z z/OS V1.4 JPN Security Server
S01064D z/OS V1.4 JPN z990 Exploitation
S01064H z/OS V1.4 JPN Consoles Enhancements
S00WRB2 z/OS V1.4 Upper Case English Base (ENP)
S00WR8L z/OS V1.4 Kor Base (KOR)
S00WR9Z z/OS V1.4 Norw Base (NOR)
S00WR83 z/OS V1.4 Span Base (ESP)
S00WR9V z/OS V1.4 Span BookMgr Build
S00WRB0 z/OS V1.4 Swed Base (SVE)
S00WR89 z/OS V1.4 Swiss Germ Base(DES)
S00WR9N z/OS V1.4 Simp Chin Base (CHS)
S00WRBV z/OS V1.4 Trad Chin Base (CHT)
S00WR9R z/OS V1.4 Base Source
Code -- 4mm
S00WRBB z/OS V1.4 Base Source Code --
JPN -- 4mm
S00WR88 z/OS V1.4 Security Server Source
Code -- 4mm
Customized Offerings
Product deliverables are shipped only via Customized Offerings (for example, CBPDO, ServerPac,
SystemPac).
CBPDO and ServerPac are offered for electronic delivery, where ShopzSeries product ordering is
available. For more details on electronic delivery, refer to the ShopzSeries help information
Media type for this software product is chosen during the Customized
Offerings ordering process. Based on your customer environment, it is
recommended that the highest possible density tape medium is selected.
Currently offered media types are:
-
CBPDOs — 3480, 3480 Compressed, 3590(6)
-
ServerPacs — 3480, 3480 Compressed, 3490E, 3590(6)
-
SystemPacs — 3480, 3480 Compressed, 3490E, 3590(6)
-
(6)
-
3590 is highest-density media currently orderable which will ship the
fewest number of media.
Note:
3592 media is higher density media than 3590 media and will be available
for ordering starting September 15, 2006, with delivery after
z/OS V1.8 availability.
This product is included in ServerPac, CBPDO, and SystemPac at general
availability.
Production of software product orders will begin on the planned general
availability date.
-
CBPDO shipments will begin one week after general availability.
-
ServerPac shipments will begin two weeks after inclusion in ServerPac.
-
SystemPac shipments will begin four weeks after inclusion in SystemPac
due to additional customization and data input verification.
Back to top
The terms and conditions of z/OS Version 1 (5694-A01) are unaffected
by this announcement. For more information, refer to Software
Announcement
200-352
, dated October 3, 2000.
IBM Operational Support Services — Support Line:
Yes
Back to top
Contact your IBM representative.
Back to top
To order, contact the Americas Call Centers, your local IBM representative, or your IBM Business
Partner.
To identify your local IBM representative or IBM Business Partner, call 800-IBM-4YOU (426-4968).
Phone: 800-IBM-CALL (426-2255)
Fax: 800-2IBM-FAX (242-6329)
Internet: callserv@ca.ibm.com
Mail: IBM Americas Call Centers
Dept. Teleweb Customer Support, 9th floor
105 Moatfield Drive
North York, Ontario
Canada M3B 3R1
Reference: LE001
The Americas Call Centers, our national direct marketing organization, can add your name to the
mailing list for catalogs of IBM products.
Note:
Shipments will begin after the planned availability date.
Trademarks
-
-
System z9, DFSMSrmm, RMF, System z, Enterprise Storage Server, GDPS, HyperSwap, DFSMShsm, IMS, IP
PrintWay, NetSpool, MVS, DFSMSdss, IBMLink, DFSORT, and Redbooks are trademarks of International
Business Machines Corporation in the United States or other countries or both.
-
-
zSeries, DB2, CICS, Language Environment, Tivoli, eServer, Parallel Sysplex, RACF, Infoprint, VTAM,
AnyNet, SystemPac, ProductPac, RETAIN, Open Class, OS/390, S/390, Domino, Lotus, BookManager, and
GDDM are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States
or other countries or both.
-
-
Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
-
-
UNIX is a registered trademark of the Open Company in the United States and other countries.
-
-
Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds in the United States, other countries or both.
-
-
Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others.
At a glance
