DFSMSdfp: Update SYS1.IMAGELIB
Description
If you use page mode printers such as the IBM® 3800 or the IBM 3900 running in line mode (not page mode), you must install library character sets, graphic character modification modules, and character arrangement tables in SYS1.IMAGELIB. This migration action does not apply if you are using IBM 3900 printers that are driven by PSF.
Table 1 provides more details about this migration action. Use this information to plan your changes to the system.
| Element or feature: | DFSMSdfp. |
|---|---|
| When change was introduced: | General migration action not tied to a specific release. |
| Applies to migration from: | z/OS V2R1 and z/OS V1R13. |
| Timing: | Before the first IPL of z/OS V2R2. |
| Is the migration action required? | Yes, if you are not using your old SYS1.IMAGELIB, you are installing with ServerPac or SystemPac, and you are using line mode printers such as the 3800 or 3900. |
| Target system hardware requirements: | IBM 3800 or 3900 printers. |
| Target system software requirements: | None. |
| Other system (coexistence or fallback) requirements: | None. |
| Restrictions: | None. |
| System impacts: | None. |
| Related IBM Health Checker for z/OS® check: | None. |
Steps to take
Follow these steps:
- Run the LCSBLD1 job from the samplib data set to create character sets, graphic character modification modules, and character arrangement tables in SYS1.IMAGELIB.
- Copy customized or locally-written FCBs and UCS images from your old system's SYS1.IMAGELIB data set to the new system's SYS1.IMAGELIB data set.
Reference information
For information about maintaining SYS1.IMAGELIB, see z/OS DFSMSdfp Advanced Services.