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August 24, 1999 IBM OS/390 Version 2 Release 8 Availability and Release 9
(Corrected on November 3, 1999)
In the Supplemental Information section, the ServePac Ordering Assistant
URL and Optional Unlicensed Publications sections were corrected, and the
exportability of System SSL Secuirty Level 3 was deleted.
At a GlanceRelease 8 includes:
Plans for OS/390 Version 2 Release 9 include:
For ordering, contact: Your IBM representative, an IBM Business Partner, or IBM Americas Call Centers at 800-IBM-CALL (Reference: ME001). Overview
The Web has created unprecedented ways to deliver products to customers, to develop inter-relationships with suppliers, and provide information to employees. The result? More demands on information systems and applications. They must process unpredictable transaction volume and more automated, complex data analysis. In response, S/390® has evolved the online transaction processing (OLTP) model into e-transaction processing (e-tp) for mission-critical e-business transactions. e-tp supports more than publishing and accessing information on the Web. With e-tp, you can integrate Internet technology with your billing, inventory, and order-fulfillment systems. Then leverage what you know about customers, transactions, buying patterns, traffic flow and more, to transform the way you conduct your business, and become more competitive! e-tp retains and advances all of the characteristics you've depended upon in the OLTP model:
The basic infrastructure for e-tp resides in prior releases of OS/390® and the S/390 Parallel Enterprise Server™ — series and is further enhanced in Releases 8 and 9. Even if your business is not yet positioned for e-tp, Releases 8 and 9 have enhancements and new capabilities to support your traditional environment. Key PrerequisitesFor a complete description of OS/390 Version 2 Release 8 hardware and software prerequisites, refer to the OS/390 Planning for Installation (GC28-1726) publication at URL: Planned Availability Dates
DescriptionIntegrating Internet technology with your business processes poses daunting business issues. The type of work that needs to be processed is unpredictable. A transaction could be launched from a traditional green-screen-based application but just as often from a Web browser, multi-media kiosk, or voice-activated device. Today, it might be initiated from a supplier with a direct network connection, or from a consumer using an Internet Service Provider. The system must be able to handle this with limited downtime and uncompromised security. New and enhanced functions in OS/390 Releases 8 and 9 support:
OS/390 Version 2 Releases 8 and 9e-businessIBM continues to provide enterprise-class universal connectivity and information access for cost-effective network computing in the S/390 e-business environment. Enhancements to security, network usability, performance, and interoperability of mixed networks are all delivered in Release 8. Building Blocks for Secure e-business The core enabling technology for secure e-business is digital certificates, which provide a basis for establishing secure sessions between partners in an e-business transaction. Improvements to Server Digital Certificates: The RACF® component of the OS/390 Release 4 Security Server provides the ability to store digital certificates in the RACF database, and to associate a digital certificate with a RACF user ID; typically, this is used to map a browser user certificate to a RACF user ID for controlling access to S/390 resources. A crucial part of implementing digital certificates is managing the certificates used by server applications, and ensuring there is an uncompromised chain of trust. These certificates also have associated encryption keys that are private and must not be revealed. In OS/390 Release 8, the SecureWay™ Security Server for OS/390 provides functions to help manage server certificates and to help protect server private keys in a uniform and secure way. The primary application interface to these new functions is provided by Open Cryptographic Enhanced Plug-ins (OCEP), a new component of Security Server. The functions are incorporated into two plug-ins: one for data library services, and one for a trust policy manager. OCEP functions are to be used by applications complying with Common Data Security Architecture (CDSA) standard interfaces. This will help make it easier for application developers and independent software vendors (ISVs) to develop and port applications to the S/390 platform. It will also help customers apply consistent security rules to e-business applications that use digital certificates. Improvements to Client Digital Certificates: The Security Server previously provided the ability to map digital certificates to a RACF user ID. Users could enter the system to logon using their certificate and access server resources using their RACF user ID. This support has been enhanced such that each user certificate does not need to be installed individually in RACF. You can now have the ability to map groups of certificates to a RACF user ID based on criteria such as an application or system variable. This function is available on Release 8 via APAR OW40129 and APAR OW40130. Improvement to User-Identity Mapping: In Release 8, the Security Server provides the ability to associate RACF user IDs to:
Improvements to Directory Services: Also in Release 8, the LDAP client and server will be distributed as fully enabled (no charge) portions of the Security Server. LDAP is a fast-growing technology for new network application development. It is a standards-based directory capability implemented with both LDAP Client and LDAP Server components on OS/390. In Release 8, the LDAP Server is being enhanced to support the LDAP Version 3 protocol. The OS/390 Release 8 LDAP Server is able to interoperate with LDAP clients on OS/390 and other platforms which support the V3 protocol. Highlights:
Additional enhancements for your e-business enterprise can be found in the Supplemental Information section of this announcement. Some highlights are:
ApplicationsThe OS/390 operating system is a dependable and secure operating system for business applications. With the industry move to e-business application development, new applications are created that require that same traditional security. You want to access existing business logic and data that reside on your enterprise servers regardless of the environment in which they currently execute. You want the option to choose the proper execution environment for new applications without being forced into one specific environment. OS/390 offers the required flexibility to move traditional applications into the next millennium and to grow new applications on a solid infrastructure. User Security Administration In Release 8, enhancements to OS/390 UNIX System Services ensure that your growth applications are running on a secure environment. UNIX System Services SuperUser Controls allow for selective assignment of UNIX System Services security. RACF access control can be used to grant limited (or selected) subsets of superuser privileges to specific users, rather than having to grant complete superuser authority. Also, limits that were previously set at a system level (such as the maximum number of threads per process) can now be assigned at a user level. These new controls improve system security by limiting the number of users who require system-wide superuser authority. Easier Application Porting There are numerous enhancements to OS/390 UNIX System Services delivered in Release 8:
In Release 9, porting of C and C++ applications to OS/390 will be simplified through new Language Environment and OS/390 UNIX System Services support. Language Environment will support printf() and scanf() formatting of 64-bit integers, and the OS/390 UNIX System Services debugger will support 64-bit integers. Additionally, UNIX System Services will support shared object libraries, a UNIX fuser utility, and signal queueing. Additional enhancements in Releases 8 and 9 will improve your work with applications. Refer to the Supplemental Information section of this announcement for more information on the following:
Printing PowerOS/390 Print Server was introduced in Release 5 to allow you to consolidate print work loads from LAN servers onto S/390. In Release 8, Print Server has been renamed to Infoprint® Server for OS/390, to reinforce its membership in IBM's flagship family of printing solutions for the enterprise. Release 8 includes additional support for print server consolidation. It also introduces datastream transforms and new state-of-the-art support for e-business applications that require printing over the Internet. Automatic Datastream Transforms and Printing over the Internet (Format and Protocol Support) Printers on OS/390 don't always support the datastreams generated by popular PC-based or UNIX applications. And installing special drivers requires additional workstation management and user training. Infoprint Server now supports the use of datastream transforms to translate data from one printer format to another. The transforms are delivered separately as Infoprint Server Transforms (5697-F51). This product is available at no additional charge for customers of Infoprint Server for OS/390. The initial release of this product provides transforms that convert PCL, Postscript, and PDF files, and output from SAP R/3 applications into AFP datastreams for printing on high-speed or departmental AFP printers. The Postscript and PDF transforms will be available via a PTF for APAR OW40194 in the fourth quarter of 1999. For more information, refer to Software Announcement 299-235 , dated August 24, 1999. Infoprint Server provides a callable API to its transform services. Any application program can invoke the transforms directly for datastream conversion. Customers can provide their own datastream transforms through the use of the transform API. This provides the flexibility and capability to draw on many sources for datastream transformations, and provides investment protection for your existing installed printers. Note: Transforms are offered at no additional charge but must be ordered separately (with ServerPac-capable delivery) as Infoprint Server Transforms for OS/390 (5697-F51). Refer to Software Announcement 299-235 , dated August 24, 1999. for details. As your company embraces new e-business processes and applications to position itself for the next millennium, you will need an integrated, reliable, secure method for printing over the Internet. Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) is emerging as the open standard for printing from any computer to any printer or server via the Internet. Infoprint Server includes both an IPP Server and an IPP client. Print jobs can be submitted over the Internet for printing on OS/390, or routed from OS/390 over the Internet to a printer or server. At least twenty-six vendors have developed printing solutions using IPP, including operating system software and printers with imbedded IPP. To view a list of these vendors visit the following URL and select the IPP topic: Other Infoprint Server for OS/390 enhancements can be found in the Supplemental Information section of this announcement:
Additional Information
Year 2000This product is Year 2000 ready. When used in accordance with its associated documentation, it is capable of correctly processing, providing, and/or receiving date data within and between the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, provided that all products (for example, hardware, software, and firmware) used with the product properly exchange accurate date data with it. Hardware and Software Support ServicesSmoothStart™/Installation ServicesSmoothStart Services, an on-site implementation and training startup services designed to help accelerate a customer's productive use of their IBM solution, is provided by IBM Global Services or the customer's IBM Business Partner at an additional cost. For more information on IBM SmoothStart Services, refer to Services Announcement 697-004 , dated March 25, 1997, or you may contact your IBM representative and ask for SmoothStart Services for OS/390. Reference InformationFor earlier OS/390 Version 2 information, refer to:
Trademarks
e-businessNetwork usability is improved in Release 8 for optimal use of your resources. Enhancements increase your flexibility to make a more effective S/390® e-business environment. Improvements to Web-serving and an advanced search engine enable you to run a more efficient business. Release 8 enhancements: SecureWay™ (formerly eNetwork™) Communication Server for OS/390® provides the enterprise-class network computing infrastructure for OS/390 e-business environments. You can locate resources such as people, information and applications throughout the enterprise. It connects users and applications to these resources across multiple systems with secure communications of data and transactions. Security Improvements
Management Improvements
Availability Improvements
Notes
Web Serving and Java™ The WebSphere™ Application Server Enterprise Edition for OS/390 is the platform of choice for deployment of mission critical e-business applications. It is made up of the following components:
WebSphere Application Server Enterprise Edition for OS/390 expands to fit your Web application server needs. It ranges from simple Web page serving to complex Web transaction processing. Enhancements provided in Release 8 focus on the following areas:
Java for OS/390
(part of the WebSphere Application Server Enterprise Edition for OS/390)
is now available at the JDK 1.1.8 level and contains significant
performance enhancements over the product at the JDK 1.1.6 level. In
addition to improvements in base Java performance, Java for OS/390 at the
JDK 1.1.8 level offers much better scalability for multi-threaded
applications. Like Java for OS/390 at the 1.1.6. level, the 1.1.8 level
of the product provides native support for the IEEE floating-point
hardware shipping with S/390 G5 and G6 machines. Using this support,
some Java floating-point-intensive applications on OS/390 could run 100
times1 faster.
Java for OS/390 at the JDK 1.1.8 level includes functional enhancements such as:
The Java 2 backport items (Migration Aid, RMI/IIOP, and SWING) will help OS/390 customers to begin using some Java 2 functions as they bring their Java for OS/390 at the JDK 1.1.8 level into production. The Java Record I/O support allows Java application programs to access Virtual Storage Access Method (VSAM) and non-VSAM data. Security enhancements provide support for Java resource access authorization checking through the OS/390 System Authorization Facility (SAF) interfaces. They are designed to work with the Security Server (RACF) or equivalent. These enhancements, described on the Java for OS/390 Web site, are the first installment of support that integrates Java security with our existing base system security. Java for OS/390 at the JDK 1.1.6 level continues to be supported for a limited time, as described on the Java for OS/390 Web site. Java for OS/390 is available both from the IBM Software Distribution Center (5655-A46) and from the Java for OS/390 Web site at URL: While Java for OS/390 at the JDK 1.1.8 level is expected to be customers' primary production vehicle, Java for OS/390 at the Java 2 level is planned for the first half of 2000. Note: All statements regarding IBM's future direction and intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice, and represent goals and objectives only. VisualAge® for Java Enterprise Edition for OS/390 (5655-JAV) is available separately from OS/390. This product delivers a cooperative Windows NT® and OS/390 visual application development environment for Java applications. VisualAge for Java enables execution of fully bound high-performance Java applications running under the OS/390 UNIX shell or the CICS Transaction Server for OS/390. VisualAge for Java also provides native support for the IEEE floating-point hardware shipping on S/390 Generation 5 and 6 machines. This support enables developers to build enterprise e-business applications for OS/390. OS/390 Component Broker (CB) is composed of industry-leading technologies that ease the development and deployment of distributed object applications. OS/390 CB helps programmers who use object-oriented programming techniques, including Enterprise Java Beans, to build enterprise-level, transactional applications. If you are ready to begin using CB now, you can do so through a newly developed customer focus delivery and support model. If you are not positioned to take advantage of CB on S/390 today, you can begin working with CB technology on the supported workstation platforms. This approach will give you a head start on CB education and skills, as well as an opportunity to begin development and test activities. Component Broker is available through the IBM Build and Deploy Program for Component Based Applications. To learn more about this program:
Release 9 will offer additional enhancements to the WebSphere Application Server Enterprise Edition for OS/390. Both the WebSphere Application Server and the IBM HTTP Server for OS/390 will have improvements to aid you in conducting e-business. In Release 9 the IBM HTTP Server for OS/390 will add significant Improvements in RAS, Problem Determination, and Debugging. In Release 9, the WebSphere Application Server will deliver:
OS/390 Text Search (formerly known as NetQuestion) has two components:
In Release 9, Text Search will be improved even further.
ApplicationsNew application execution environments have been added in Release 8 to support the wide range of new technologies that have evolved through the use of the Internet. Improvements in debugging, usability, and installation contribute to solve your new business challenges. Debugging Improvements Drive Higher Productivity The addition of version, release, and modification levels to the Language Environment Storage and Option Reports will help you with troubleshooting, thus improving serviceability. Improved debugging support will be provided through detecting and externalizing multiple enclaves within the run-time option POSIX(ON) in a Language Environment process. An additional Language Environment suboption is added on the MSGFILE run-time option that requests the serialization of the message file using ENQ/DEQ services. ENQ helps you avoid conflicts while writing to the shared MSGFILE destination. Additional debugging improvements will be provided in Release 9:
Greater Usability New administrative options are designed to simplify the management of your operating system. Your UNIX programmers can perform additional administrative acts without being granted superuser authority. The su command will be used to adopt a system administration user ID, similar to the BPX.SUPERUSER function. Also in Release 8, the cp and mv commands will be able to copy and move data between MVS™ data sets and UNIX files. This interoperability can help your UNIX programmers port their applications to OS/390 by using familiar UNIX commands instead of the TSO commands currently available. BPXBATCH Return Code Processing is also new with Release 8. You can receive a meaningful error code along with the failed program name on errors returned from unsuccessful BPXBATCH jobs when using spawn or fork/exec. Enhancement of the Parallel Sysplex environment continues in Release 8 through the introduction of the new System-Managed Rebuild function, which provides a new and simplified, planned reconfiguration capability for Coupling Facility structures. Enhancements to the base of OS/390 help to increase your efficiency, flexibility and availability in Release 9:
Installation and Maintenance Enhancements OS/390 UNIX System Services will improve TCP/IP maintenance by providing a controlled way for a Physical File System (PFS) to terminate and restart. This Release 9 enhancement significantly reduces the number of TCP/IP APARS that require a re-IPL of the system. Printing PowerRelease 8 includes additional support for print server consolidation. It also introduces new state-of-the-art support for e-business applications that require printing over the Internet. Along with the new automatic datastream transforms, Infoprint® Server for OS/390 offers the following: Single Printer Inventory for All OS/390 Print If you are a current TCP/IP Network Print Facility (NPF) user, or even an OS/390 Print Server user, you have printers defined in more than one place. A new consolidated printer inventory in Infoprint Server allows you to define printers in one place with easy to use definition screens. The NetSpool™, IP PrintWay™ and Print Interface components of Infoprint Server will use the single definition for job validations, assignment of printer default characteristics and routing. Print Services Facility™ (PSF) for OS/390 is enhanced to take advantage of the consolidated printer inventory. Distributed Printer Management Now that you've consolidated your distributed print onto S/390, you'd like to manage those printers from a central location. You need to know immediately if a printer is out of paper, or needs attention so that printers don't stay idle and users don't wait for — or re-print — their jobs. Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is an open standard for managing devices in a network. Network Printer Manager (NPM) workstation software lets you manage your network printers that are SNMP-enabled. In addition, new function in Infoprint Server allows printers driven by Print Services Facility for OS/390 to send intervention required information to NPM, even if they are not SNMP-enabled. NPM is intended for management of printers in a departmental environment. If management of more than approximately 20 printers is required, then additional instances of NPM should be used. NPM can be downloaded free of charge from the IBM Printing Systems' Web site at the following URL: Support for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems Many businesses are re-engineering to streamline business processes and integrate workflow for greater productivity. ERP application systems are at the heart of this effort. Most ERP applications don't generate output in a format that can be used on your high-speed, high-reliability production printers. Their output is usually formatted for printing in PCL, Postscript, PDF or a format proprietary to the application. Seamless File Access and Printing from Windows™ to OS/390 System administrators know that giving PC users access to OS/390 files and OS/390 attached printers is at best, a challenge. Usually it requires installing and managing special software on each user's PC. In Release 9, OS/390 will address this problem by providing Windows networking compatibility on the OS/390 Server. Server Message Block (SMB), also known as Common Internet File System or CIFS, is the protocol used to communicate file and printing requests between workstation clients and file or print servers. It forms the backbone of many LAN systems via integration into Windows operating systems, or as a separately installed application (for example, SAMBA in most UNIX systems). Release 9 will provide Windows file and print services via SMB, so you don't need to install additional software on the Windows clients to give them host access. Users will be able to remotely access files in the OS/390 Hierarchical File System (HFS) and submit, query, or cancel print jobs submitted to OS/390. Release 9 HighlightsThe following list summarizes new and enhanced functions in OS/390 Release 9 that are highlighted in this announcement.
Statement of General DirectionIBM announced a statement of direction in the OS/390 Version 2 Release 7 Availability and Release 8 Software Announcement published in February of 1999. IBM wants to remind customers of that previously announced Statement of Direction: Architectural Level SetIn the release planned to be available in September 2000, OS/390 intends to exploit ESA/390™ architectural enhancements which were implemented on selected IBM S/390 servers. That OS/390 release will run only on servers that implement the architectural enhancements, and will not run on servers that have not implemented them. The following IBM servers have these enhancements:
The following IBM servers do not have these enhancements and will not be able to run the OS/390 release scheduled for availability in September 2000:
Architectural enhancements provide performance enhancements and reliability improvements. To exploit these enhancements, simulations or dual paths within OS/390 were needed to allow OS/390 to run on servers without the enhancements. The benefits of the architectural level set include elimination of this redundant code and potentially greater exploitation of the enhancements by designers and programmers, to deliver new function to the customer more quickly. IBM is reminding our customers of this statement at this time to provide additional planning time for the September 2000 release. Note that the releases being announced today, Release 8 and Release 9, are not affected by this architectural level set. The architectural enhancements that will be required by the release scheduled for availability in September 2000 can be found at the following URL: Note: All statements regarding IBM's future direction and intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice, and represent goals and objectives only. Additional Information on OS/390 Version 2 Release 8Products and Features Related to OS/390Infoprint Server Transforms complement the Infoprint Server optional feature of OS/390. The initial release of this product will be available at no additional charge to customers who have an OS/390 Version 2 Release 8 license or later release, and also have the OS/390 Infoprint Server feature enabled and licensed with IBM. Customers need to order product number 5697-F51 to obtain the Infoprint Server Transforms function. The Infoprint Server Transforms product provides datastream transforms that allow you to print output from LAN-based or UNIX applications on AFP™ printers. Transforms in Release 8 are:
Note: The Postscript and PDF transforms will be available via PTF for APAR OW40194 in the fourth quarter of 1999. The ability to print ASCII jobs on departmental AFP printers allows you to improve print reliability by extending the benefits of AFP/IPDS™ architecture to all users in your enterprise. You can also leverage your investment in AFP printers by using them for additional workloads. Consolidating your ASCII printing onto reliable, high-speed AFP printers can result in a lower overall cost of printing. Tivoli Enterprise for OS/390 offers new enhancements that will help enable customers to effectively manage the enterprise from an OS/390 system. In September 1998, Tivoli made available the Tivoli Management Agent (TMA) for OS/390. The TMA became part of OS/390 V2R7 in March 1999, thus making OS/390 Tivoli Ready. The Tivoli Management Framework for OS/390 has recently been expanded to enable OS/390 to act as a server/gateway in Tivoli Enterprise based management of a customer's entire IT environment. This function will be available with the OS/390 V2R8 ServerPac in September 1999. Now customers will be able to use OS/390 systems as a server in a Tivoli Management Region (TMR) to track and manage all end points in their distributed environment. The new product enables them to take full advantage of core OS/390 management functions including:
The new Tivoli applications exploiting the server/gateway functions on OS/390 include:
With these products, S/390 is now positioned to be the server of choice for enterprise wide systems management. Customers can now leverage the power an strength of the OS/390 platform to perform enterprise-wide systems management functions. For more information on Tivoli Enterprise for OS/390, refer to:
S/390 Open Systems Adapter Support Facility for OS/390 Version 2 Release 1 (OSA/SF for OS/390 V2R1) has added support for a Windows 95 and Windows NT GUI. Support has also been added for OSA-Express Gigabit Ethernet. For more information, refer to Software Announcement 299-041 , dated February 22, 1999. S/390 Service Update Facility (SUF) Version 2 Release 1.2 , made available March 1998, is an internet-based S/390 software service tool that makes ordering and receiving OS/390, VM, and VSE software service quick and easy. SUF allows systems programmers to order both corrective and preventive service via the Internet. OS/390 and VM service, both corrective and preventive, can be delivered via the Internet or via standard physical media delivery. Where available, Advanced Digital Delivery (satellite) delivery is also an option. Currently, VSE corrective service may also be delivered via the Internet or physical media delivery. VSE preventive service (for example system refresh) can be delivered only via physical media delivery. A common "GUI" interface is provided via the SUF "Customer Application Server." This server supports multiple systems programmers supporting multiple S/390 servers. OS/390, VM, and VSE servers can be attached to a single SUF server simultaneously. Enhancements delivered in our most recent code refreshes include:
For details regarding prerequisites, entitlement, and how to obtain SUF refer to the S/390 SUF Web site at the following URL: SUF is also an available option when ordering an e-business SystemPac package. For more information on SystemPac, refer to the Web site at URL: Note: Version 1 is no longer supported. Installation EnhancementsInstallation enhancements for Release 8 are the result of changes to OS/390. For a description of function added to SystemPac for OS/390 Release 8, refer to Fee-Based Software Services Offerings section. The LDAP Client component of base element DCE Base Services is merged into the LDAP Server component of optional feature Security Server. In addition, to help ensure that LDAP functions are always available to OS/390 applications, the LDAP Server is now licensed with the base operating system (even though it is part of an optional feature) and thus does not require that Security Server be ordered or enabled. Security Server does, however, have to be installed in order to make LDAP Server functional. To help you better validate the installation of SecureWay Communications Server, samples and installation verification procedures (IVPs) for the IP Services component have been enhanced. Infoprint Server (formerly Print Server) now uses a single value for dynamic enablement. You no longer have to enable each of the Infoprint Server components separately. Infoprint Server has also restructured and consolidated target and distribution libraries, eliminating numerous data sets. Euro Sign SupportOS/390 Version 2 Release 8 includes support for the EuroSign. Where applicable, this support is now available via PTFs. This support is provided for MVS/ESA™ SP™ 5.2 and 5.2.2 and all OS/390 releases. Refer to Euro PSP bucket — EURO390 — for specific maintenance information. OS/390 provides:
Year 2000When used in accordance with its associated documentation, OS/390 is capable of correctly processing, providing, and receiving date data within and between the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, provided all other products (for example, software, hardware, and firmware) used with the product properly exchange accurate date data with it. S/390 Year 2000 Initiative: The Year 2000 presents many challenges and customers may be faced with different approaches and decisions in order to complete their Year 2000 project. Tools are an essential part of helping customers meet that challenge and, while there are many tools available, most are designed to work on source code. In July 1998, IBM announced Runtime Analyzer for OS/390 and MVS. Refer to Software Announcement 298-269 , dated July 28, 1998. This execution-time-based software audit tool that helps identify Year 2000 date exposures in OS/390 and MVS applications. The Runtime Analyzer:
An optional hardware assist is available on the 9672 Generation 4, 5, and 6 servers which can enhance the ability to address Year 2000 date problems by avoiding the overhead of handling program interruptions for instructions that require fixing. The Runtime Analyzer can be included in ServerPac. SecureWay BrandingIBM SecureWay software provides integrated directory, connectivity and security between users and applications for e-business in a networked world. Every e-business application requires the ability to: locate resources, such as people, information and applications in the network; connect customers, partners, and employees to those resources across multiple systems and; address the concern of how to secure communications, data and transactions. SecureWay integrates these infrastructure requirements to provide the secure network platform needed for e-business. IBM SecureWay software is supported on multiple platforms including OS/390. With Release 8, the eNetwork Communications Server for OS/390 has been renamed the SecureWay Communications Server for OS/390 and the OS/390 Security Server is renamed to the SecureWay Security Server for OS/390. Both have been branded SecureWay. UNIX98 BrandingOS/390 has already delivered certain key functions meeting immediate customer needs that are associated with UNIX 98 branding. Additional UNIX98 functions which deliver customer and application vendor value are planned for roll out over multiple future OS/390 releases. Product PositioningOS/390 has enjoyed outstanding success in the marketplace. Version 1 fulfilled the promise of transforming MVS into an integrated product. Version 2 has extended this promise with sustained leadership in support of new workloads, together with technological invention and extension. Releases 8 and 9 of OS/390 provide additional value with improved ease-of-use, greater integration, and enablement of new workloads in order to meet tomorrow's e-business needs. Other improvements found in Release 8 are:
These new functions and logical extensions to both S/390 hardware and OS/390 software provide the right balanced solution for the future of your business. Education SupportKeep up-to-date on new OS/390 releases with the OS/390 Update Information Service . This distance learning (DL) training gives you the technical details on each new OS/390 release level to help you decide when to migrate. You'll explore:
The OS/390 Update Information Service will be available in three delivery formats: CD-ROM, Web download and play and Web online. Customers can subscribe to this service and automatically receive training when each new OS/390 release is made available. This DL training lets you ask questions via e-mail to an IBM instructor. Answers to frequently asked questions will be available via a FAQ. Subscribing to the OS/390 Update Information Service gives you:
Why Distance Learning (DL) Training? Distance Learning gives you the convenience of training at your desktop at your own pace. DL education is also a cost effective alternative to traditional classroom training: no travel costs or productivity loss due to time away from the office. Plus, you have a handy reference for technical questions that need an immediate answer. How to Order The OS/390 Update Information Service on OS/390 Release 8 will be available October 22, 1999 via CD-ROM only. (Future updates will be available on the Web.) This CD-ROM will be in English only. To order a copy, contact your local IBM representative or Business Partner, or in the U.S. and Canada call, 800-IBM-TEACH (426-8322) A Design for the Total User Experience: OS/390 Ease Of UseS/390 has adopted a user-centered design (UCD) process to identify improvements to the total S/390 user experience. UCD is an industry accepted process that places customers at the center of an iterative design and development process. Understanding the total user experience — ordering, installation, customization, maintenance, migration, system administration, and execution — is key to the success of any development project. In selected areas, we are working directly with customers and have formed teams with representatives from all product development disciplines — from architecture to marketing, information development and interface design to evaluate and develop solutions for improving ordering, planning, installing and configuring of S/390. The result: information and web-site redesign and our first set of Web-based wizards to simplify and guide customers through key S/390 tasks. Web Site Redesign: Using a UCD process, we have made major changes to our S/390 and OS/390 Web sites. For Release 8 you will find it easier to navigate through the pages and locate information about S/390 and OS/390 elements and features. We have made some topics more visible, such as the list of vendor products that support OS/390, and minimum level of IBM products that run on specific OS/390 releases. These products help you solve specific problems and maximize the overall management of your system. We have also added a topic called "How to buy." This provides helpful information about products that you are considering purchasing. Installation Planning Made Easier: IBM is enhancing the previously announced Web-based wizard for installation planning. At the following URL you will find "OS/390 Planning for Installation: Interactive Edition." In addition to the enhanced "OS/390 Planning for Installation" you will be able to use the "OS/390 Planning and Migration Assistant". This interactive offering creates reports that will identify what is currently on your OS/390 system and what changes you can expect when migrating to a future release. More Help from the Web: NEW for Release 8 of OS/390 is the "ServerPac Ordering Assistant." You can use it to complete the ServerPac checklists. The checklists are presented in an easy to use format and the wizard generates a concise summary of the products/features that were select. This list can then be e-mailed to IBM for processing. You can find the new ServerPac Ordering Assistant at the following URL: Parallel Sysplex Configuration Made Easier!: Nothing beats the commercial processing power of a Parallel Sysplex cluster. Such power brings with it a certain amount of complexity. But help is coming your way: a Web-based wizard that allows you to create a Parallel Sysplex configuration interactively. Using this S/390 Parallel Sysplex Configuration Planning wizard, you provide input to the tool, and then follow steps to build the Parallel Sysplex configuration. What's Next?: Using the UCD process and working directly with our customers has resulted in our initial set of wizard-like offerings for Release 8. IBM will continue to work directly with our customers to understand and design solutions for the total user experience. For example, it is IBM's intent that future wizards provide you with a "fast path" road map to planning and installing e-business on S/390. Documentation InformationWhat's New for OS/390 Version 2 Release 8 New and Improved S/390 and OS/390 Web sites: If you haven't visited us lately, take a look at our S/390 and OS/390 Web sites at URLs: We took these sites to our "human factors" shop and asked for a complete overhaul. What we got was more consolidated and concise information, and more consistency in the way information is displayed and retrieved. Extensive contact with customers helped us validate our decisions. You'll find it easier to navigate through the pages and locate information about S/390 and OS/390 elements and features. Some topics we've made more visible, such as the list of vendor products that support OS/390, and the minimum level of IBM products that run on specific OS/390 releases. These products help you solve specific problems or maximize the overall management and running of your system. We've also added a topic called "How to buy." This will provide helpful information about products that you are considering purchasing. Although you cannot order S/390 products directly from this Web site, many of your questions can be answered. You can find out important information such as who to call when you are ready to order, where you can find information about S/390 terms and conditions, who to call for OEM hardware purchases, and how to track the status of a software order or order IBM publications. Interactive Information on the Internet: In addition to new and improved Web sites for OS/390, we are introducing our first set of Web-based wizards for Installation Planning and Parallel Sysplex Configuration. Both of these wizards provide a new level of interactive product information. Check out the OS/390 Ease of Use section of this announcement for more information. SoftCopy Librarian Enhanced: Significant changes have been made in Version 3.2 of the SoftCopy Librarian (5648-032) that is now available from the SoftCopy Librarian Web site at: Version 3.2 of the SoftCopy Librarian will also be available in the September 1999 editions of the IBM Online Library CD collections. Version 3.2 creates descriptor files automatically for non-IBM CDs. Previously, you had to create these manually. The method for defining host repositories that use OS/390 sequential data sets has been significantly revised. If you are migrating from a previous version of the SoftCopy Librarian to Version 3.2 and you have host repositories in sequential data sets, you should review the information in the SoftCopy Librarian User's Guide, describing the new default settings and the effect they might have on your repository definitions. You can transfer BookManager® bookshelves and books to a host or LAN server repository and manage them there. You can define one or more repositories on an OS/390 host, accessible through FTP, or on a PC or LAN hard drive, accessible using Copy commands. The SoftCopy Librarian runs on a Windows 95 or later, or a Windows NT 4.0 or later, workstation. To use the SoftCopy Librarian, you define a repository for the bookshelves and books that you want to manage. You then create a catalog for the repository. When you want to transfer bookshelves and books from a CD or from the hard drive on your workstation to your repository, the SoftCopy Librarian compares what you want to transfer with the catalog. The SoftCopy Librarian then lists the items that you do not have in your repository and the items that have changed since the last time you transferred bookshelves and books to the repository. The SoftCopy Librarian also helps you maintain your repository. It lists everything that is currently in your repository and lets you delete items that have been replaced or that are no longer needed. September CD Collections to Contain Try-and-BuyThe September 1999 editions of the IBM Online Library CD collections will contain a try-and-buy version of BookManager Build for Windows NT. This try-and-buy version of BookManager Build for Windows NT is in the OS/390 Collection (SK2T-6700), an entitled product to OS/390 Licensees. OS/390 Hot Topics Newsletter: Starting with Release 8 of OS/390, be sure to take a look at a newsletter that will be provided with the "OS/390 Installation Planning Kit." It will highlight information about OS/390 that you might not easily run across in the regular documentation. The newsletter will also direct you to new or improved Web sites that provide answers to specific questions. It will also tell you about the latest improvements to the OS/390 library, whether content, media, or delivery. Announcement ReferencesFor earlier OS/390 Version 2 information, refer to:
Other announcements referenced in this document include:
OS/390 Version 2 Release 8 Product ContentOS/390 Version 2 Release 8 elements are listed below. OS/390 elements that are also available as stand-alone products are listed with the release level used in OS/390.
You have the ability to replace an OS/390 base function with a commercially available product which provides a similar function. Contact an IBM representative for qualification and pricing information. All OS/390 integrated testing results and performance claims are voided with such replacement. OS/390 delivers optional features that have a high affinity to the base OS/390 system.
Preconfigured CD-ROMWith the GA of previous releases of OS/390, Entry Support Licensees (customers with either PC Server S/390 or RS/6000 with S/390 Server-on-Board) have had the option of requesting a CD-ROM containing a preconfigured base image of that release as a feature. A preconfigured CD-ROM will not be made available for OS/390 Release 8. The Release 7 preconfigured CD-ROM will continue to be available until March 2000. Effective March 2000, the preconfigured CD-ROM feature will no longer be orderable. In place of the preconfigured CD-ROM, customers can use the standard 4-mm tape delivery of OS/390 to install Release 8 on their PC Server S/390 and RS/6000 with S/390 Server-on-Board systems. Enabling OS/390 Optional Priced FeaturesOS/390 optional priced features use an OS/390 product registration service, together with product policy statements, to determine whether or not the OS/390 priced feature has been ordered and should run. OS/390 optional priced features that are ordered concurrently with OS/390 will be shipped by IBM together with policy statements in PARMLIB which enable the ordered priced features. OS/390 priced features which have not been ordered will also be shipped with OS/390, but with policy statements which 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 OS/390 license as described in OS/390 Program Licensed Specifications (GC28-1728). Customers must notify IBM when they enable an optional feature that was shipped disabled from IBM. A detailed description of the enablement support for OS/390 features is available in OS/390 Planning for Installation (GC28-1726). This publication is available at the OS/390 Installation URL: The OS/390 priced features which support this enablement capability in OS/390 Version 2 Release 8 are:
Program ServicesCentral service for suspected defects in OS/390 code is provided by the IBM Support Center within the customer's geography. Central service, including the IBM Support Center, for DSLO licenses is provided through the customer location designated for the basic license. On-site (local) support, although available, is provided as part of IBM's portfolio of fee-based services. Service PolicyIt is IBM's current intention to provide service support for each release of OS/390 for three years following its general availability date. If a release is not in the list to be withdrawn, it will continue to be supported until further announce. The current practice of providing at least twelve months written notice prior to the withdrawal of a service for a version or release will continue for OS/390. Recognizing the special circumstances for year 2000 preparations, OS/390 Version 1 Release 1, 2, and 3, and Version 2 Release 4 extend beyond three years of service currency. These OS/390 Releases will be considered as current until at least January 31, 2001, with IBM providing maintenance during this period. PTF distributions, including Recommended Service Upgrades (RSUs), will continue to be available monthly as part of the OS/390 service support. RSU integration testing for a release will be performed for five quarters after the General Availability date for that release. All statements regarding IBM's future direction and intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice and represent goals and objectives only. OS/390 Enhanced HOLDDATA Availability with Year 2000 InformationOS/390 Enhanced HOLDDATA, previously announced in OS/390 Version 2 Release 4, has replaced the HOLDDATA that is delivered on ESOs, CBPDO, and Corrective Service Orders. (Refer to Software Announcement 297-355 , dated September 9, 1997 to review the HOLDDATA announcement in Release 4.) In addition, OS/390 Enhanced HOLDDATA includes information to ease identification of missing Year 2000 service. OS/390 Enhanced HOLDDATA improves the content, timeliness, and consistency of HOLDDATA. These improvements make it easier to identify and analyze missing critical service on any level of an OS/390 or MVS system. ++HOLDs are created for HIPER (High Impact and Pervasive) and Year 2000 APARs in addition to PE (PTF in Error) APARs. Additional information is provided that includes the fixing PTF number, when available, any HIPER reason flags and a YR2000 flag for any Year 2000 APARs. OS/390 Enhanced HOLDDATA is cumulative and complete. This allows Enhanced HOLDDATA to be a single source of HOLDDATA to serve multiple systems. There is no need to collect and compile ERROR HOLDDATA from multiple sources. The content covers the entire OS/390 and MVS platform of IBM's SMP/E-managed products with one consistent source of HOLDDATA.
Note: Coverage of the entire platform with a single HOLDDATA source does not negatively affect processing HOLDDATA since SMP/E ignores data for products that are not listed in the SMP/E environment. Timeliness of OS/390 Enhanced HOLDDATA is improved by providing daily updates available via the Internet at URL: The updated files are also available via ServiceLink and through the OS/390 Service Update Facility. The files available on the Internet and ServiceLink are the same files that are delivered on orders built that day. HOLDDATA can be kept current by downloading and receiving the most recent file. Subsequent updates of the Web data can be downloaded and received on top of existing HOLDDATA without concern about regression of HOLDDATA, provided the time span of the latest Enhanced HOLDDATA overlaps any previously RECEIVEed HOLDDATA. Automation of data retrieval is possible through the use of Batch FTP and job scheduling. OS/390 Enhanced HOLDDATA is currently provided on all ESOs, CBPDO, Corrective service orders, orders placed via the OS/390 Service Update Facility, directly through the OS/390 Service Update Facility and via ServiceLink. Fee-Based Software Services OfferingsNote: OS/390 Version 2 Release 8 is also available through the SystemPac and SoftwareXcel Installation Express (SIE) fee-based offerings. Enhancements for OS/390 Version 2 Release 8 SystemPac Orders: SystemPac offers the capability of building a system with integrated subsystems in both copy format and full volume dump/restore format. The full volume dump/restore format provides the capability of an OS/390 installation without using the dialog. Installation is done via pack restore using DFDSS or FDR (if the vendor product is selected in the order). IBM products and selected Independent Software Vendor (ISV) products can be included with the SystemPac. After the delivery of the SystemPac, Selective Follow On Service tapes (Hipers and PTFs resolving PEs) can be shipped at specified intervals and frequencies based upon the customer's selection at ordering time. Customers ordering the OS/390 Version 2 Release 8 SystemPac are now able to take advantage of the following new enhancements:
For more information on SystemPac, contact IBM at 800-IBM-4YOU (426-4968). To get details about the CustomPac related family of offerings, you can also access the URL: SoftwareXcel Installation Express All enhancements listed above, including the full volume dump enhancements are applicable for SoftwareXcel Installation Express (SIE). In addition, customers can send their PARMLIB, PROCLIB and VTAMLST via the internet. For details, access the URLs: For more information on SIE or SystemPac, contact IBM at 800-IBM-4YOU (426-4968). Technical InformationSpecified Operating EnvironmentHardware Requirements: Any processor that supports Enterprise Systems Architecture (ESA) enables you to run basic OS/390. Some examples are listed below.
Additional hardware may be required for certain, specific functions.
Software Requirements: The OS/390 base is an IPL-able system. There are no hard requirements in order to IPL. Specific functions may require additional products not included in OS/390 base, or in the optional features of OS/390. Refer to information provided below, as well as OS/390 Planning for Installation (GC28-1726) for a listing of specific PTF numbers. Minimum Levels of Related Products In order to determine the minimum levels of IBM stand-alone products that run with OS/390 Version 2 Release 8, refer to OS/390 Planning for Installation (GC28-1726). This publication is also available at the URL: Print Services Facility: If you decide to use the Print Services Facility (PSF) with OS/390 Version 2 Release 8, the minimum required level is PSF for OS/390 Version 3 (5655-B17). Java for OS/390: With OS/390 Version 2 Release 8, you should be running Java for OS/390 at the 1.1.8 level. Included in it is support for IEEE 754 native instruction execution, exploitation of native operating system services for security enhancements, and continued performance enhancements. For complete information, visit the Java for OS/390 Web site at: Virtual Storage Requirements: Virtual storage requirements will be provided at general availability. Your IBM marketing representative should be consulted at general availability. OS/390 Coexistence: Coexistence considerations apply to multisystem configurations in which there is resource sharing; this includes non-Parallel Sysplex and Parallel Sysplex multisystem configurations. To give you optimum compatibility and flexibility as you migrate systems in a multisystem configuration, OS/390 supports the coexistence of up to four consecutive OS/390 releases. For example, OS/390 Releases 5, 6, and 7 can coexist with OS/390 Release 8. Since OS/390 allows the JES element to be separately staged, OS/390 also supports the coexistence of certain lower-level OS/390 JES releases with the JES release provided with OS/390 R8. Note: OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 customers should be sure to order OS/390 Version 2 Release 7 during its availability, which ends September 9, 1999. (IBM recommends that all Release 7 orders be submitted no later than September 1, 1999, to allow for adequate order processing time.) For information on the general OS/390 coexistence policy, as well as the specific OS/390 and JES releases that can coexist in a multisystem configuration, refer to OS/390 Planning for Installation . This publication is also available at the URL: Customers running OS/390 in a multisystem configuration need to ensure they are appropriately positioned for supported software migrations. Some customers may have elected to freeze their software due to Year 2000 considerations. Since each OS/390 release is normally orderable for only a six-month window, it is very important that OS/390 users be positioned for a supported migration path in the Year 2000 and beyond. A Planning Guide for Multisystem Customers: OS/390 Coexistence and Planning Considerations Through the Year 2000 is available on the Internet to help customers make informed decisions about their software levels with complete understanding of the IBM supported coexistence and migration scenarios. The URL is: The planning guide contains information that is vitally important for every OS/390 customer, whether freezing for Year 2000 or not. Note: Specific functions may only be available on the up-level systems, or it may be necessary to up-level all systems to enable some functions. OS/390 Coexistence with MVS: Currently, OS/390 and supported MVS releases (including certain MVS JES releases) can coexist in a multisystem configuration. IBM plans to discontinue this support effective with OS/390 Release 9. IBM recommends that if you are currently running:
that you plan to upgrade your MVS systems to OS/390 Release 8 or an interim OS/390 release (on your way to the most current release). If you are currently running OS/390 with MVS (or MVS JES) in a multisystem configuration, make sure that the OS/390 release you migrate the MVS systems to falls within the four consecutive releases period. Customers should note that There is a Difference™ between how long a release is serviced and how long IBM will ensure toleration and coexistence within a multisystem configuration. The plan to withdraw coexistence for supported MVS or MVS JES releases with OS/390 will not affect service support for these MVS or MVS JES releases. For information on the MVS and MVS JES releases that can coexist with any release of OS/390, refer to OS/390 Planning for Installation . This publication is also available on the Web at the URL: Customers running MVS with OS/390 in a multisystem configuration, as well as customers who are running MVS in a multisystem configuration and have not yet migrated to OS/390, need to ensure they are appropriately positioned for supported software migrations. Since each OS/390 release is normally orderable for only a six-month window, it is very important that OS/390 users be positioned for a supported migration path in the Year 2000 and beyond. A Planning Guide for Multisystem Customers: OS/390 Coexistence and Planning Considerations Through the Year 2000 is available on the Internet to help customers make informed decisions about their software levels with complete understanding of IBM's supported coexistence and migration scenarios. The URL is: The planning guide contains information that is vitally important for every OS/390 customer. Note: Specific functions may only be available on the up-level systems, or it may be necessary to up-level all systems to enable some functions. For information on the releases of JES2 or JES3 that are supported with OS/390 and information on compatibility PTFs that may be required, refer to OS/390 Planning for Installation . This publication is also available at the URL: OS/390 General Migration Considerations: Because the components of OS/390 are integrated into a single package with compatible service levels, customers must install and migrate to an OS/390 release in its entirety before entering into production on that release. For the JES2 or JES3 component, the migration can be staged to remain compatible with other systems. Customers using the CBPDO delivery option, will only have to install those elements and features of OS/390 which are at a higher level than their existing system. For example, MVS/ESA SP 5.2.2 customers with DFSMS/MVS 1.5 installed, must install the new OS/390-level of the Base Control Program (BCP), but do not have to reinstall DFSMS/MVS. Note: Customers will need to perform usual release-to-release migration activities for any element that they install. JES Migration Considerations: JES2 pre-Release 4 mode (not "$ACTIVATED") will be supported by the JES2 element available with OS/390 Release 4 through Release 9. However, the JES2 element of OS/390 after Release 9 will not support running in pre-Release 4 mode. To avoid a cold start, customers wishing to migrate directly to any release of JES2 after Release 9 must migrate to JES2 Release 4 mode (available in OS/390 Release 4 JES2 through OS/390 Release 9 JES2) prior to installing any JES2 element of OS/390 beyond Release 9. For further migration information about JES2 pre-Release 4 mode, refer to the OS/390 JES2 Migration Notebook . For information about JES2 and JES3 migration considerations refer to OS/390 Planning for Installation. This publication is also available at the URL: Performance Considerations: Additional information on OS/390 performance will be available at general availability. You should consult your marketing representative at or after general availability. User Group Requirements: Over 411 requirements have been either fully or partially satisfied by the first seven releases of OS/390. This announcement of OS/390, Version 2 Release 8, satisfies or partially satisfies another 99 requirements from IBM customers and one or more of the worldwide user group communities, which include Australasian SHARE/GUIDE (ASG), COMMON, COMMON Europe, GUIDE International, G.U.I.D.E. Europe, Japan GUIDE/SHARE (JGS), Guide Latin American (LAG), SHARE EUROPE, and SHARE Inc. Requirements satisfied include:
Planning InformationDirect Customer Support: Installation and technical support is provided by the S/390 Support Family of offerings. For more information on available services, call 800-IBM-4YOU (426-4968). Packaging: Infoprint Server Transforms for OS/390, program number 5697-F51, is available at no additional charge to customers who have OS/390 Version 2 Release 8 license or later release, and also have the Infoprint Server for OS/390 feature enabled and licensed with IBM. To use the transforms described in this announcement, program number 5697-F51 must be ordered and installed. For details, refer to Software Announcement 299-235 , dated August 24, 1999 (Infoprint Server Transforms for OS/390). When ordering OS/390 Unpriced Optional (encryption controlled) features, IBM recommends that you order the highest level of encryption available for your geography. To obtain encryption support (security) for WebSphere Application Server for OS/390, you must specify one of the following security features:
Refer to the Ordering Information sections in the previous and current OS/390 announcements for specific details on feature numbers. As the cryptographic export regulations are changing, for the most current export regulations, visit the URL: System IntegrityIBM will accept APARs where the installation of OS/390 introduces an exposure to system integrity. Refer to IBM Software Announcement P81-174, dated October 21, 1981. Security, Auditability, and ControlData security and auditability in the OS/390 environment are enhanced by the functions available in the RACF part of the optional OS/390 Security Server feature. B1/C2 Security: The most recent MVS system formally evaluated by IBM and the US government using the B1 Trusted Computer Systems Evaluation Criteria (TCSEC) comprised MVS/ESA 3.1.3, RACF 1.9, and selected other MVS components in a non-networking configuration. Since then MVS and the evaluated components have undergone many changes. MVS has grown to include Parallel Sysplex technology and UNIX functionality and has further evolved into OS/390 with the incorporation of many new components. Over the years the nature of networking has changed and the importance of networking has grown, with increased usage of TCP/IP communications and connection of OS/390 systems to the Internet and extranets to conduct e-business. Although IBM has not undertaken further formal security evaluations of OS/390, we maintain our strong focus on security during the design, development and testing of OS/390. While we continue to consider the B1-related requirements when making enhancements to the key components from the earlier-evaluated package, for the newer components of OS/390 we have focused mainly on those security aspects that we consider more important to our commercial customer set: the functions of user authentication, access control, auditing, and object reuse required by the C2 level of the TCSEC. Also, IBM continues its security commitment with its Security APAR process, described below. Security APARs: IBM accepts Security APARs for OS/390. Security APARs are for reporting problems in existing security mechanisms where the problem descriptions do not meet the precise definition of system integrity, but do constitute an exposure to the security of the system as a whole or to an IBM product which runs on the system. Originally announced in Software Announcement 289-581, dated October 24, 1989. The customer is responsible for evaluation, selection, and implementation of security features, administrative procedures, and appropriate controls in application systems and communication facilities. Customer FinancingIBM Global Financing offers attractive financing to credit-qualified commercial and government customers and Business Partners in more than 40 countries around the world. IBM Global Financing is provided by the IBM Credit Corporation in the United States. Offerings, rates, terms and availability may vary by country. Contact your local IBM Global Financing organization. Country organizations are listed on the Web at: Ordering InformationCurrent LicenseesNotes
The following information only provides new and changed ordering information for OS/390 Version 2 Release 8. For ordering information previously announced for OS/390 Version 2 Releases 4, 5, 6, and 7, refer to:
Any new or changed ordering information for OS/390 Version 2 Release 9 will be made available by its planned availability date: March 24, 2000. For OS/390 Version 2 Release 8 price proposals, the CFSW configurator stand-alone path for 5647-A01 will be updated to support Release 8 on August 24, 1999. OS/390 media is only shipped via OS/390 Customized Offerings (ServerPac, SystemPac and CBPDO). CFSW configuration and order entry capability for ServerPac, SystemPac, and CBPDO for OS/390 Version 2 Release 8 will be available beginning September 10, 1999, and continue until Version 2 Release 9 becomes orderable during March 2000. Production of OS/390 Version 2 Release 8 orders will begin on the general availability date, September 24, 1999. Shipment 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. Delivery commitments are not made until confirmed by the AAS. Note: For all OS/390 orders, the current customer install base of the OS/390 Customized Offering 5751-CSx (not the install base of 5645-001 or 5647-A01) must be retained to determine the OS/390 version/release level most recently ordered. Program Reorder FormCurrent licensees of OS/390 Version 2 (5647-A01) will be sent a memo and Program Reorder Form (PRF). The mailing of these PRF forms is scheduled to be completed by October 1, 1999. The PRF is used to obtain deliverables, refreshed from previous releases within Version 2, that are not shipped via OS/390 Customized Offerings (ServerPac, SystemPac, CBPDO). These deliverables include hardcopy publications, tapes, diskettes, CD-ROMs. The PRF can be activated by one of the following methods:
The PRF method REMOVES the need to cancel/reorder (MES) multiple feature numbers for current licensees to obtain materials refreshed from previous releases within Version 2 that are not delivered with the OS/390 Customized Offerings. Current licensees who wish to order a feature that is NEW to OS/390 between their Version 2 Releases 4, 5, 6, and 7 and Version 2 Release 8 need to order these features (via ADD MES action).
OS/390 9/6250 3480 4-MM Function Tape Cartridge DAT SecureWay Communications 5786 5787 5788 Server Security Level 1(14),(15) (RC2/RC4, CDMF support) SecureWay Communications 5789 5790 5791 Server Security Level 2(14),(15) (DES, SnMPV3 support) SecureWay Communications 5792 5793 5794 Server Security Level 3(14),(15),(16) (DES, Triple DES, SnMPV3 support) IBM HTTP Server NA 5507 5508 5509 Secure(16),(17) (R2/R4, DES, Triple DES support) IBM HTTP Server Export 5510 5511 5512 Secure(17) (R2/R4, DES support) IBM HTTP Server France 5513 5514 5515 Secure(17) (RC2/RC4) OS/390 9/6250 3480 4-MM Function Tape Cartridge DAT Open Crypto Services 5516 5517 5717 Facility Security Level 1(18) (RC2/RC4/RC5) Open Crypto Services 5798 5701 5702 Facility Security Level 2(18) (RC2/RC4/RC5, DES support) Open Crypto Services 5795 5796 5797 Facility Security Level 3(16),(18) (RC2/RC4/RC5, DES Triple DES Support) Open Crypto Services 5718 5719 5720 Facility France(18) (RC2/RC4/RC5) System SSL Security 5043 5044 5045 Level 2 (DES support) System SSL Security 5731 5753 5506 Level 3(16),(19) (DES, Triple DES support) Infoprint Server(20) 5040 5041 5042 Infoprint Server JAPAN(20) 5111 5112 5337 Infoprint Server SPANISH(20) 5525 5526 5398
France's import regulations require special authorization for all encryption features. For Firewall Technologies support, customers need to order Security Server with one of the above SecureWay Communications Server Security feature numbers.
OS/390 9/6250 3480 4-MM Function Tape Cartridge DAT Infoprint Server(21) 5040 5041 5042 Infoprint Server Japan(21) 5111 5112 5337 Infoprint Server Spanish(21) 5525 5526 5398 System SSL Security Level 2 5043 5044 5045 (DES support)
France's import regulations require special authorization for all encryption features. New LicenseesNotes
For OS/390 Version 2 Release 8 price proposals, the CFSW configurator stand-alone path for 5647-A01 will be updated to support Release 8 on August 24, 1999. OS/390 media is only shipped via OS/390 Customized Offerings (ServerPac, SystemPac and CBPDO). CFSW configuration and order entry capability for ServerPac, SystemPac, and CBPDO for OS/390 Version 2 Release 8 will be available beginning September 10, 1999, and continue until Version 2 Release 9 becomes orderable during March 2000. Production of OS/390 Version 2 Release 8 orders will begin on the planned availability date, September 24, 1999. Shipment 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 planned 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 planned availability. In all cases, no delivery commitments are to be made to the customer until confirmed arrival dates are in AAS. Note: For all OS/390 orders, the current customer install base of the OS/390 Customized Offering 5751-CSx (not the install base of 5645-001 or 5647-A01) must be retained to determine the OS/390 version/release level most recently ordered. Availability date will be assigned a schedule date of one week. Shipment will begin on the planned availability date.
New users of OS/390 should specify:
Type Model
5647 A01
Basic License: To order a basic license, specify the program number and feature number 9001 for asset registration. Refer to:
When OS/390 Version 2 Release 8 is available, OS/390 Version 2 Release 7 will no longer be available. 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. Version-to-Version Upgrade Credit: To upgrade from a prior program acquired for a one-time charge (OTC) to a replacement program using a version-to-version upgrade credit, the customer must notify and identify to IBM the applicable prior program and replacement program participating in the upgrade credit. Basic Machine-Readable Material: There are no changes from previously announced information regarding basic machine-readable material. For more information, refer to:
New licensees should also consult the following announcements for recent changes to pricing information:
Optional Machine-Readable Material: To order, select the feature number for the desired distribution medium: Distribution Medium for OS/390 Version 2 Release 8 Optional Features Media feature number information remains unchanged from the previous announcements of OS/390 Version 2 Releases 4, 5, 6, and 7, except for the following additions and withdrawals from marketing: Feature numbers added:
OS/390 9/6250 3480 4-MM Function Tape Cartridge DAT Infoprint Server (formerly 5040 5041 5042 OS/390 Print Server, priced) Infoprint Server Japan 5111 5112 5337 (formerly OS/390 Print Server) Infoprint Server Spanish 5525 5526 5398 (formerly OS/390 Print Server) System SSL Security Level 2 5043 5044 5045 (new, unpriced) Notes
Triple DES Feature Information Triple DES encryption can now be shipped outside U.S./CANADA, if a customer is a financial institution, bank, subsidiary of a U.S. company, insurance company, healthcare provider (but not a pharmaceutical company), or an online merchant. For geographies other than U.S. and Canada, a special export license is required and must be obtained and provided to your IBM Marketing Representative PRIOR to order submission. This is pertinent to the following elements:
Note: France's import regulations require special authorization for all encryption features. For feature number withdrawn from Release 8 marketing effective end of day September 9, 1999:
OS/390 9/6250 3480 4-MM Function Tape Cartridge DAT OS/390 Print Server 5772 5773 5774 (called Infoprint Server in R8) OS/390 9/6250 3480 4-MM Function Tape Cartridge DAT OS/390 Print Server Japan 6150 6151 6152 (called Infoprint Server in R8) OS/390 Print Server Spanish 6706 6707 6708 (called Infoprint Server in R8) Security Server LDAP 5778 5779 5780 Server-DES NLS FeaturesNew media feature number information is shown above, in addition to the previous announcement of OS/390 Version 2. Unlicensed DocumentationA memo, program directories, and one copy of the following publications are supplied automatically with the basic machine-readable material: Basic/Unlicensed Publications
Order
Title Number
HLASM Toolkit Feature Installation GC26-8711
OS/390 Licensed Program GC28-1728
Specifications
OS/390 MVS Product Management GC28-1730
OS/390 LAN Server Installation GC28-1733
Guide
OS/390 LANRES Installation Guide GC28-1736
OS/390 MVS Conversion Notebook GC28-1747
OS/390 HCD Planning GC28-1750
OS/390 MVS JCL Reference GC28-1757
OS/390 MVS Planning: Workload GC28-1761
Management
OS/390 MVS Routing and Description GC28-1778
Codes
OS/390 MVS System Codes GC28-1780
OS/390 MVS System Commands GC28-1781
OS/390 MVS System Messages, GC28-1784
Volume 1 (ABA-ASA)
OS/390 MVS System Messages, GC28-1785
Volume 2 (ASB-EZM)
OS/390 MVS System Messages, GC28-1786
Volume 3 (GDE-IEB)
OS/390 MVS System Messages, GC28-1787
Volume 4 (IEC-IFD)
OS/390 MVS System Messages, GC28-1788
Volume 5 (IGD-IZP)
OS/390 JES2 Commands GC28-1790
OS/390 JES2 Messages GC28-1796
OS/390 JES2 Migration Notebook GC28-1797
OS/390 JES3 Commands GC28-1798
OS/390 JES3 Conversion Notebook GC28-1799
OS/390 JES3 Messages GC28-1804
OS/390 HCD Messages GC28-1849
OS/390 Security Server(RACF) Planning: GC28-1920
Installation and Migration
OS/390 Installation and Planning Kit GK2T-6710
OS/390 Infoprint Server Introduction G544-5696
OS/390 C/C++ Compiler Run-Time SC09-2359
Migration Guide
DFSMS/MVS Access Method Services ICF SC26-4906
DFSMS/MVS Program Management SC26-4916
DFSMS/MVS Planning for Installation SC26-4919
DFSMS/MVS DFSMSdfp Storage SC26-4920
Administration Reference
Order
Title Number
DFSMS/MVS Utilities SC26-4926
OS/390 NFS Customization Operations SC26-7253
OS/390 ISPF Users Guide SC28-1239
OS/390 ISPF Planning and Customizing SC28-1298
OS/390 DCE Planning SC28-1582
OS/390 DCE Configurating and Getting SC28-1583
Started
OS/390 DFS Configurating and Getting SC28-1722
Started
OS/390 SMP/E Messages and Codes SC28-1738
OS/390 MVS Initialization Tuning SC28-1752
Reference
OS/390 JES2 Initialization Tuning SC28-1792
Reference
OS/390 JES3 Initialization Tuning SC28-1803
Reference
OS/390 SMP/E Commands SC28-1805
OS/390 SMP/E Reference SC28-1806
OS/390 HCD User's Guide SC28-1848
OS/390 UNIX System Services Planning SC28-1890
OS/390 Language Environment SC28-1941
Customization
OS/390 Language Environment Run-Time SC28-1944
Migration Guide
OS/390 RMF User's Guide SC28-1949
OS/390 SecureWay Communication Server: SC31-8512
IP Planning and Migration Guide
OS/390 SecureWay Communication Server: SC31-8513
IP Configuration Guide
OS/390 SecureWay Communication Server: SC31-8517
IP Messages Volume 1
OS/390 SecureWay Communication Server: SC31-8563
SNA Network Implementation
OS/390 SecureWay Communication Server: SC31-8565
SNA Source Definition Reference
OS/390 SecureWay Communication Server: SC31-8567
SNA Operations
OS/390 SecureWay Communication Server: SC31-8569
SNA Messages
OS/390 SecureWay Communication Server: SC31-8570
IP Messages Volume 2
OS/390 SecureWay Communication Server: SC31-8571
IP and SNA Codes
OS/390 SecureWay Communication Server: SC31-8622
SNA Planning and Migration Guide
OS/390 SecureWay Communication Server: SC31-8674
IP Messages Volume 3
HTTP Server Planning, Installation and SC31-8690
Using for OS/390
GDDM Sys Customization and SC33-0871
Administration
DFSORT Installation and Customization R14 SC33-4034
IBM BookManager Read/MVS Installation SC38-2035
Planning and Customization
OS/390 Printing Softcopy Books S544-5354
Note: OS/390 Installation Planning Kit (GK2T-6710) will be available at general availability and is included in the OS/390 Release 8 new licensee package. Individual publications in the kit will be available to order shortly after the announcement date. The kit consists of the following hardcopy publications:
Order
Title Number
OS/390 Planning for Installation GC28-1726
OS/390 Introduction and Release Guide GC28-1725
OS/390 Information Roadmap GC28-1727
OS/390 Hot Topics Newsletter GA22-7431
Optional Publications The following optional publications will be available at planned availability.
Feature
Library Title Number
OS/390 Hardcopy Licensed Publications 8006
OS/390 Hardcopy Unlicensed Publications 8007
OS/390 HLASM Toolkit Publications 8008
OS/390 C/C++ Publications 8009
OS/390 DFSMSrmm Publications 8010
OS/390 DFSMShsm Publications 8011
OS/390 JES3 Publications 8012
OS/390 RMF Publications 8013
OS/390 Security Server Publications 8014
OS/390 DFSORT Publications 8021
OS/390 SDSF Publications 8023
OS/390 DFSMSdss Publications 8024
OS/390 Infoprint Server Publications 8028
(formerly Print Server Publications)
OS/390 HCM Publications 8029
Notes
Optional Unlicensed Publications Specifying the 8xxx feature numbers below will supply the following optional unlicensed material, which will be available from IBM at product general availability for a fee. List of Hardcopy Unlicensed Publications This feature number contains all of the books, for all of the OS/390 product base elements, that are available in hardcopy and not already part of the basic set of books. (feature number 8007)
Order
Title Number
OS/390 SOMobjects Getting Started GA22-7248
OS/390 Parallel Sysplex Recovery GA22-7286
OSA Planning for S/390 GC23-3870
OS/390 ICSF Overview GC23-3972
DFSMS/MVS General Information GC26-4900
Order
Title Number
HLASM General Information GC26-4943
OS/390 ISPF Messages and Codes GC28-1326
OS/390 MVS Programming: Resource GC28-1739
Recovery
OS/390 MVS Dump Output Messages GC28-1749
OS/390 MVS IPCS Commands GC28-1754
OS/390 MVS IPCS Customization GC28-1755
OS/390 MVS IPCS User's Guide GC28-1756
OS/390 MVS JCL User's Guide GC28-1758
OS/390 MVS Planning: Global Resource GC28-1759
Serial
OS/390 MVS Planning: Operations GC28-1760
OS/390 MVS Programming: Assembler GC28-1762
Services Guide
OS/390 MVS Programming: Authorized GC28-1763
Assembler Services Guide
OS/390 MVS Authorized Assembler GC28-1764
Services Reference ALE-DYN
OS/390 MVS Authorized Assembler GC28-1765
Services Reference ENF-IXG
OS/390 MVS Authorized Assembler GC28-1766
Services Reference LLA-SDU
OS/390 MVS Authorized Assembler GC28-1767
Services Reference SET-WTO
OS/390 MVS Programming: Callable GC28-1768
Services for High Level Languages
OS/390 MVS Programming: JES Common GC28-1770
Coupling Services
OS/390 MVS Programming: Sysplex GC28-1771
Services Guide
OS/390 MVS Programming: Sysplex GC28-1772
Services Reference
OS/390 MVS Programming: Workload GC28-1773
Management Services
OS/390 MVS Programming: Writing GC28-1774
Servers for APPC/MVS
OS/390 MVS Programming: Writing GC28-1775
Transaction Programs for APPC/MVS
OS/390 MVS Programming: Writing GC28-1776
Transaction Schedulers for APPC/MVS
OS/390 MVS Recovery Reconfiguration GC28-1777
Guide
OS/390 MVS Setting Up a Sysplex GC28-1779
OS/390 MVS System Data Set Definition GC28-1782
OS/390 MVS System Management Facility GC28-1783
OS/390 MVS Planning: APPC/MVS GC28-1807
Management
OS/390 SOMobjects Configuration and GC28-1851
Administration
OS/390 Parallel Sysplex Overview GC28-1860
OS/390 Parallel Sysplex System GC28-1861
Management
OS/390 Parallel Sysplex GC28-1862
Hardware/Software Migration
OS/390 Parallel Sysplex Application GC28-1863
Migration
OS/390 MVS Programming: Assembler GC28-1910
Services Reference
OS/390 Language Environment Concepts GC28-1945
Guide
OS/390 TSO/E General Information GC28-1964
OS/390 TSO/E Messages GC28-1978
OS/390 SecureWay Communication Server: GC31-8514
IP User's Guide
Web Traffic Express User's Guide GC31-8645
VisualLift General Information GC33-6690
WebSphere Application Server Planning, GC34-4757
Installing and Using for OS/390
ICKDSF R16 User's Guide GC35-0033
OS/390 MVS System Commands Summary GX22-0040
Order
Title Number
OS/390 JES2 Commands Summary GX22-0041
OS/390 Open System Adapter Support SA22-7403
Facility Express Customer's
Guide and Reference
Standard Packaging Rules for SC23-3695
MVS-based Products
OS/390 ICSF Application Programmer's SC23-3976
Guide
OS/390 ICSF Messages SC23-3977
OS/390 Encina Toolkit Executive Guide SC24-5832
and Reference
OS/390 DCE AS Programming Guide SC24-5833
OS/390 DCE AS Configuration and SC24-5834
Administration Guide
OS/390 Encina Transactional RPC SC24-5874
Support for IMS
OS/390 OCSF Application Developer's SC24-5875
Guide and Reference
OS/390 OCSF Service Provider Module SC24-5876
Developers Guide and Reference
OS/390 Cryptographic Services System SC24-5877
SSl Programming Guide and Reference
OS/390 LDAP Client Application SC24-5878
Development Guide and Reference
DFMSMS/MVS OAM Planning, Installation, SC26-3051
and Storage Administration Guide for
Tape Libraries
DFSMS Implementation Systems-Managed SC26-3123
Storage
MVS/ESA SML: Managing Data SC26-3124
MVS/ESA SML: Managing Storage Groups SC26-3125
MVS/ESA SML: Leading a Storage SC26-3126
Administration Group
HLASM Installation and Customization SC26-3494
Guide
DFSMS/MVS Install Exits SC26-4908
DFSMS/MVS Using ISMF SC26-4911
DFSMS/MVS Macro Instruction for Data SC26-4913
Sets
DFSMS/MVS Managing Catalogs SC26-4914
DFSMS/MVS DFM/MVS Guide Reference SC26-4915
DFSMS/MVS OAM Application SC26-4917
Programmer's Reference
DFSMS/MVS OAM Planning, SC26-4918
Installation and Storage
Administration Guide for
Object Support
DFSMS/MVS DFSMSdfp Advanced SC26-4921
Services
DFSMS/MVS Using Data Sets SC26-4922
HLASM Language Reference SC26-4940
HLASM Programmer's Guide SC26-4941
DFSMS/MVS Naviquest User's Guide SC26-7194
OS/390 NFS User's Guide SC26-7254
OS/390 NFS Performance Tuning Guide SC26-7255
DFSMS/MVS Support for the IBM SC26-7318
Enterprise Storage Server
OS/390 ISPF Dialog Tag Language SC28-1219
Guide/Reference
OS/390 ISPF Services Guide SC28-1272
OS/390 ISPF Dialog Developer's SC28-1273
Guide/Reference
OS/390 ISPF Reference Summary SC28-1308
OS/390 ISPF Edit and Edit Macros SC28-1312
OS/390 ISPF Library Management SC28-1317
Facility
OS/390 ISPF SCLM Reference SC28-1320
OS/390 DCE Administration Guide SC28-1584
OS/390 DCE Command Reference SC28-1585
OS/390 Open Edition DCE User's Guide SC28-1586
Order
Title Number
OS/390 DCE Application Development SC28-1587
Guide: Introduction and Style
OS/390 DCE Application Development SC28-1588
Guide: Core Components
OS/390 DCE Application Development SC28-1589
Guide: Directory Services
OS/390 DCE Application Development SC28-1590
Reference
OS/390 DCE Messages and Codes SC28-1591
OS/390 DFS Administration Guide SC28-1720
and Reference
OS/390 DFS Messages and Codes SC28-1724
OS/390 LAN Server Configuration SC28-1732
Files and Commands
OS/390 LANRES Configuration Files SC28-1735
and Commands
OS/390 BDT Installation SC28-1742
OS/390 BDT Commands SC28-1744
OS/390 BDT Messages and Codes SC28-1745
OS/390 MVS Initialization and SC28-1751
Tuning Guide
OS/390 MVS Install Exits SC28-1753
OS/390 JES2 Initialization and SC28-1791
Tuning Guide
OS/390 JES2 Install Exits SC28-1793
OS/390 JES2 Macros SC28-1795
OS/390 OSA/SF User's Guide SC28-1855
for OSA-2
OS/390 UNIX System Services SC28-1891
User's Guide
OS/390 UNIX System Services SC28-1892
Command Reference
OS/390 UNIX System Services SC28-1899
Programming: Assembler Call
Services Reference
OS/390 UNIX System Services SC28-1904
Programming Tools
OS/390 UNIX System Services SC28-1908
Messages and Codes
OS/390 UNIX System Services File SC28-1909
System Interface
OS/390 Language Environment for SC28-1939
OS/390 and VM Programming Guide
OS/390 Language Environment SC28-1940
Programming Guide
OS/390 Language Environment SC28-1942
Debugging Guide and Run-Time
Messages
OS/390 Language Environment Writing SC28-1943
Interlanguage Applications
OS/390 TSO/E Customization SC28-1965
OS/390 TSO/E Command Reference SC28-1969
OS/390 TSO/E Programming Services SC28-1971
OS/390 TSO/E System Programming SC28-1972
Command Reference
OS/390 TSO/E CLISTs SC28-1973
OS/390 TSO/E REXX Reference SC28-1975
OS/390 SOMobjects Messages, Codes, SC28-1996
and Diagnosis
OS/390 SecureWay Communications Server: SC31-8521
IP Diagnosis
OS/390 SecureWay Communications Server: SC31-8566
SNA Resource Definition Samples
GDDM Messages SC33-0869
GDDM Diagnosis SC33-0870
VisualLift MVS, VS, VSE, OS/390 SC33-6691
Users Guide
OS/390 VisualLift Run-Time Environment SC33-6693
Order
Title Number
OS/390 UNIX System Services Parallel SC33-6696
Environment MPI Programming and
Subroutine Reference
OS/390 UNIX System Services PE SC33-6697
Operations and Use
OS/390 ISPF Application Server User's SC34-4619
Guide and Reference
ISPF Software Config & Library Manager SC34-4750
DFSMS/MVS Remote Copy Guide and SC35-0169
Reference
IBM BookManager Build/MVS Installation SC38-2037
Planning and Customization
OS/390 Text Search: Programming the SH12-6295
Text Search Engine
OS/390 Text Search: NetQuestion SH12-6360
Solutions
OS/389 Text Search: Installation SH12-6387
and Administration for the Text
Search Engine
OS/390 HCD Reference Summary SX22-0043
DFSMS/MVS Summary of Access Method SX26-3807
Services-ICF
OS/390 SecureWay Communication Server: SX75-0121
Quick Reference
DFSMS/MVS DFSMSdfp Diagnosis SY27-9605
OS/390 BDT Diagnosis Reference SY28-1081
OS/390 MVS Diagnosis: Procedures SY28-1082
OS/390 MVS Diagnosis: Reference SY28-1084
OS/390 MVS Diagnosis: Tools and SY28-1085
Service Aids
OS/390 JES2 Diagnosis SY28-1086
HLASM Toolkit Publications
HLASM Toolkit IDF Users Guide GC26-8709 HLASM Toolkit Feature User's Guide GC26-8710 HLASM Toolkit Feature Debug Reference GC26-8712 Summary C/C++ Publications
Debug Tool Users Guide and Reference SC09-2137 OS/390 C/C++ Users Guide SC09-2361 OS/390 C/C++ Programming Guide SC09-2362 OS/390 C/C++ IBM Open Class Library SC09-2363 User's Guide OS/390 C/C++ Run-Time Library Reference SC28-1663 OS/390 C Curses SC28-1907 OS/390 C/C++ Reference Summary SX09-1313 Debug Tool Reference Summary SX26-3840 DFSMSrmm Publications
DFSMSrmm Guide and Reference SC26-4931 DFSMSrmm, DFSMShsm SC26-4932 Implementation/Customization DFSMSrmm Application Programming SC26-7272 Interface DFSMSrmm, DFSMShsm Commands SX26-6016 Reference Summary DFSMSrmm, DFSMShsm Diagnosis Guide SY27-9615 DFSMShsm Publications
DFSM/MVS Managing Data Availability SC26-4928
DFSMShsm Storage Administration SH21-1075
Reference
DFSMShsm Storage Administration SH21-1076
Guide
DFSMShsm Managing Own Data SH21-1077
DFSMShsm Implementation and SH21-1078
Customization
Order
Title Number
DFSMShsm User Commands Reference SX26-3806
Summary
DFSMShsm Storage Administration SX26-3808
Reference Summary
Order
Title Number
JES3 Publications
OS/390 JES3 Commands Summary GX22-0042
OS/390 JES3 Initialization Tuning SC28-1802
Guide
OS/390 JES3 Customization SY28-1089
OS/390 JES3 Diagnosis SY28-1090
OS/390 JES3 Diagnosis Reference SY28-1092
RMF Publications
OS/390 RMF Messages and Codes GC28-1948 OS/390 RMF Report Analysis SC28-1950 OS/390 RMF Performance Management SC28-1951 Guide OS/390 RMF Programmers Guide SC28-1952 OS/390 RMF Reference Summary SX22-0044 Security Server Publications
OS/390 Security Server (RACF) GC28-1912 Introduction OS/390 Security Server Open SA22-7429 Cryptographic Enhanced Plugins Guide and Reference OS/390 Firewall Technologies Guide SC24-5835 and Reference OS/390 Security Server (RACF)-LDAP SC24-5861 Server Administration and Usage Guide OS/390 Security Server (RACF) System SC28-1913 Programmers Guide OS/390 Security Server (RACF) Security SC28-1915 Administrator's Guide OS/390 Security Server (RACF) Auditor's SC28-1916 Guide OS/390 Security Server (RACF) Messages SC28-1918 and Codes OS/390 Security Server (RACF) Command SC28-1919 Language Reference OS/390 Security Server (RACF) Command SX23-0027 Syntax Summary OS/390 Security Server (RACF) Diagnosis SY27-2639 Guide DFSORT Publications (feature number 8021)
DFSORT Panels Guide GC26-7037 DFSORT Tuning Guide R14 SC26-3111 DFSORT Getting Started R14 SC26-4109 DFSORT Messages, Codes, Diagnosis R14 SC26-7050 DFSORT Application Programming SC33-4035 Guide R14 DFSORT Reference Summary SX33-8001 SDSF Publications (feature number 8023)
OS/390 SDSF Guide and Reference SC28-1622 OS/390 SDSF Customization and Security SC28-1623 DFSMSdss Publications (feature number 8024)
DFSMS/MVS DFSMSdss Storage SC26-4929 Administration Reference DFSMS/MVS DFSMSdss Storage SC26-4930 Administration Guide Infoprint Server Publications (feature number 8028)
OS/390 Infoprint Server Messages G544-5690 and Diagnosis OS/390 Infoprint Server Customization G544-5694 OS/390 Infoprint Server Introduction G544-5696 OS/390 Infoprint Server Migration G544-5697 OS/390 Infoprint Server User's Guide S544-5692 OS/390 Infoprint Server Operation S544-5693 and Administration HCM Publications (feature number 8029)
OS/390 HCM User's Guide SC33-6595 Additional copies of unlicensed publications will be available for a fee after availability. These copies may be ordered from your IBM representative, or by direct order. Displayable Softcopy Publications: OS/390 publications are offered in displayable softcopy form, in both BookManager and PDF format. The displayable publications are part of the basic machine-readable material and are shipped on CD-ROM. Terms and conditions for use of the machine-readable files are shipped with the files. Displayable publications on the OS/390 Collection (SK2T-6700) and the OS/390 Version 2 Licensed Product Library (LK2T-2499) can be used with BookManager READ or BookServer in any of the supported environments or with the IBM Library Readers for DOS, OS/2, and Windows. The Library Readers are included at no charge on the CD-ROMs. The Softcopy Print element in OS/390 provides the ability for you to print the BookManager books on AFP printers. Displayable publications on the OS/390 V2R8.0 PDF Library Collection (SK2T-6718) can be used with one of the Adobe Acrobat readers to view and print high-quality hardcopy books that look very similar to the printed books ordered from IBM. This reader is available at the URL: This collection contains PDF files for unlicensed Version 2 Release 8 books for the OS/390 base and optional features. The OS/390 V2 Licensed Product Library (LK2T-2499) contains PDF files as well as BookManager files for the current OS/390 Version 2 licensed books. Basic Softcopy Publications on CD-ROM
Order
Title Number
OS/390 V2 Licensed Product Library LK2T-2499
OS/390 Collection SK2T-6700
OS/390 V2R8.0 PDF Library Collection SK2T-6718
Notes
Optional Softcopy Publications On Tape OS/390 Release 9 is the last release that IBM will be delivering softcopy books on tape (6250 tape, 3480 tape cartridge, 3480 compressed tape cartridge, 4-mm DAT). The OS/390 product books will continue to be delivered in both BookManager and PDF softcopy formats on CD-ROM. All of the OS/390 non-licensed books are also available on the Internet by clicking on "Library" at URL: For those customers who want to upload BookManager softcopy to a host system, the SoftCopy Librarian is our strategic tool for uploading and managing books. The SoftCopy Librarian is a free program that is provided on all of our CD-ROM collections. It currently runs under Windows 95 (or later) and Windows NT, and an OS/2 version will be available in the near future. The SoftCopy Librarian outperforms the previous Softcopy Receiver Tool (SCRT) for uploading books, and also provides you with management functions for your bookshelves and book files. The latest version of the SoftCopy Librarian can be downloaded from the following IBM FTP Web site: Version 3.2 of the SoftCopy Librarian will also be available in the September 1999 editions of the IBM Online Library CD collections. Softcopy Optional Unlicensed Publications Subscriptions to the following CD-ROMs may be ordered for a fee by specifying the feature numbers listed:
Order Feature
Title Number Number
S/390 Redbooks Collection SK2T-2177 8005
OS/390 Security Server SK2T-2180 8004
(RACF) Information
Package(22)
Note: When the S/390 Redbooks Collection and the OS/390 Security Server (RACF) Information Package are ordered as features of OS/390, the special subscription price includes automatic shipment of all updates made while the product version is in service. The S/390 Redbooks Collection contains over 300 technical bulletins, in BookManager and PDF format, that are related to the S/390 platform. The bulletins are redbooks produced by the International Technical Support Center (ITSO) and orange and yellow books produced by the Washington Systems Center and Networking Systems Center. The OS/390 Security Server (RACF) Information Package includes over 850 unlicensed online books, in BookManager format, from a wide variety of S/390 operating system and application product libraries that reference RACF and Security Server. It also includes ITSO redbooks (technical bulletins related to RACF system security), flyers, education course listings, sample code, PDF (Portable Document Format) files for multiple releases of Security Server and RACF manuals, and more. Licensed DocumentationOptional Licensed Publications Specifying the 8006 feature number below will supply the following optional licensed material, which will be available from IBM at product general availability for a fee. List of Hardcopy Licensed Publications
Order
Optional Licensed Publications Number
DFSMS/MVS DFSMSdfp Diagnosis LY27-9606
Reference
DFSMS/MVS DFSMShsm Diagnosis Guide LY27-9607
DFSMS/MVS DFSMShsm Diagnosis LY27-9608
Reference
DFSMS/MVS DFSMSdss Diagnosis Guide LY27-9609
OS/390 SecureWay Communications Server: LY43-0079
SNA Diagnosis, Volume 1
Subsequent updates (revisions between releases) to the publications shipped with the product will be distributed to the user of record for as long as a license for this software remains in effect. A separate publication order or subscription is not needed. You can also find the latest updates of all the OS/390 publications on the Web in the OS/390 Internet Library at the URL: Customer FinancingIBM Global Financing offers attractive financing to credit-qualified commercial and government customers and Business Partners in more than 40 countries around the world. IBM Global Financing is provided by the IBM Credit Corporation in the United States. Offerings, rates, terms and availability may vary by country. Contact your local IBM Global Financing organization. Country organizations are listed on the Web at: Terms and ConditionsThe terms for OS/390 Version 2, as previously announced (refer to Software Announcement 299-042 , dated February 22, 1999) licensed under the IBM Customer Agreement are unaffected by this announcement. ChargesCurrent charges are unaffected by this announcement. Call Now to OrderContact the IBM Americas Call Centers (to help IBM serve you, use the Reference Code):
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