PI65066: Z/OS EXPLORER INTERNAL DEFECTS AND ENHANCEMENTS

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Z/OS EXPLORER INTERNAL DEFECTS AND ENHANCEMENTS
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: 01.All z/OS Explorer users                   *
  *                 02.All z/OS Explorer users                   *
  *                 03.All z/OS Explorer users                   *
  *                 04.All z/OS Explorer users                   *
  *                 05.All z/OS Explorer users                   *
  *                 06.z/OS System programmer                    *
  *                 07.All z/OS Explorer users                   *
  *                 08.All z/OS Explorer users                   *
  *                 09.All z/OS Explorer users                   *
  *                 10.All z/OS Explorer users                   *
  *                 11.All z/OS Explorer users                   *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: 01.Support New licensing api to log     *
  *                         the request to smf data sets         *
  *                      02.Provide a way to limit very large    *
  *                         result sets of MVS File filters      *
  *                      03.Enable z/OS Explorer RSE view to     *
  *                         display aliases containing symbolic  *
  *                         names                                *
  *                      04.When a file is being uploaded to     *
  *                         the RSE host and the upload results  *
  *                         in an abend, the server does not     *
  *                         send the abend code information in   *
  *                         the error response message to        *
  *                         client. Instead, a generic message   *
  *                         , "Operation failed: file input      *
  *                         output error" is displayed even      *
  *                         though server is able to send it     *
  *                         has specific messages for the abend  *
  *                         code D37-4 and E37-4.                *
  *                      05.Provide a way to limit very large    *
  *                         result sets of MVS File filters      *
  *                      06.error in ISPF.conf comment           *
  *                      07.z/OS Explorer server missing         *
  *                         support for FIPS 140-2 mode in       *
  *                         encrypted connections                *
  *                      08.The FEKINIT rexx program for the     *
  *                         config utility fails with "Error     *
  *                         running FEKINIT, line 338: Bad       *
  *                         arithmetic conversion"               *
  *                      09.When saving a data set member for    *
  *                         which the user has no write access,  *
  *                         z/OS Explorer does not issue any     *
  *                         messages and it appears that the     *
  *                         data is saved successfully.          *
  *                      10.Daemon version in host logs          *
  *                         rseserver.log and rsecomm.log shows  *
  *                         as 9.5.1                             *
  *                      11.Several classes had Java warnings    *
  *                         about various resources not being    *
  *                         closed and posing a resource leak.   *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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  01.Support New licensing api to log the request to smf data
     sets
  02.When MVS File filters are specified that cause very large
     number of results, the system may consume high CPU
  03.z/OS Explorer RSE view cannot display aliases containing
     symbolic names
  04.Specific abend code is not sent to the client.
  05.When MVS File filters are specified that cause very large
     number of results, the system may consume high CPU
  06.error in z/OS Explorer ISPF.conf comment
  07.z/OS Explorer server should support FIPS 140-2 mode in
     encrypted connections
  08.If DSN parameter for FEKINIT has hyphen in its name, the
     parameter with a hyphen is interpreted as arithmetic
     expression and fails.
  09.When attempting to write a data set member for which the
     user has no write access, RSE host does not send the correct
     ABEND information back to the client
  10.The version should be 14.0
  11.Resources were not properly declared for automatic garbage
     collection or were not explicitly closed.
  

Problem conclusion

• 01.Server code is updated to support New licensing api to log
     the request to smf data sets
  02.Server code is updated to introduce a configuration setting
     that the system administrator can set to limit the number of
     returned results
  03.z/OS Explorer RSE view is enhanced to display aliases
     containing symbolic names
  04.Server code is updated to include specific abend code and
     message.
  05.Server code is updated to introduce a configuration setting
     that the system administrator can set to limit the number of
     returned results
  06.corrected typo
  07.z/OS Explorer server is updated to support FIPS 140-2 mode
  08.FEKINIT is modified to have quotes around the parameters so
     they are not interpreted as arithmetic expressions.
  09.Server code is updated to send ABEND information to the
     client.
  10.Server code is updated to to print 14.0 as Daemon version in
     host logs rseserver.log and rsecomm.log
  11.Server code is updated to properly declare resources or
     close them explicitly so that they can be garbage collected
     more efficiently.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Modules/Macros

•    FEKFCORE FEKFCOR6 FEKFENVR FEKFISPF FEKFMAIN
  FEKFMAI6 FEKFMINE FEKFT004 FEKFUTIL FEKFZOS  FEKINIT  FEKSENV
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  EXP FOR Z/OS HO

• Fixed component ID

  5655EXP23

Applicable component levels

• R300 PSY UI40037

     UP16/09/12 P F702

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