Migration tasks

SMP/E will now use the FTP.DATA configuration data set to allow the client to specify local site parameters. Two of the values specified in the FTP.DATA data set are FWFriendly and FTPKEEPALIVE. These values correspond to the pasv and keepalive attributes in the CLIENT data set. Therefore, these attributes should no longer be specified in the CLIENT data set. If the pasv and keepalive attributes are specified in the CLIENT data set, they will be ignored. If required, these values must be specified in the FTP.DATA data set. Refer to z/OS Communications Server: IP User's Guide and Commands for more information about the statements that can be coded in the FTP.DATA data set.
To enable TLS security, SOCKS firewall support, and IPv6 addressing, ensure that z/OS® Communications Server V1R2 (or higher) is installed.
If you previously specified FTP commands to navigate your local firewall using the <FIRECMD> tag of the CLIENT data set, then you may need to update them. Specifically, subcommands such as USER, PASS, and ACCT should no longer be specified in <FIRECMD>. The commands you specify in the <FIRECMD> tags should be the same as those you use with the z/OS Communications Server FTP client, and should contain only the actual values (or the appropriate substitution variables) for user ID, password, and account.