A fix is available
APAR status
Closed as new function.
Error description
Z/OSMF Software Management enhancements.
Local fix
N/A
Problem summary
**************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: All users of IBM z/OSMF Software * * Management task,V2R2. * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: z/OSMF Software Management V2R2 has * * been modified to support Non-SMP/E * * Managed Software Instances and * * Creating and Deploying Portable * * Software Instances. * **************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: * **************************************************************** The z/OSMF Software Management task has been enhanced as follows: 1. Support Non-SMP/E Managed Software Instances A software instance is a collection of data sets containing installed software, and other data sets that may be associated with that installed software. Formerly the software was required to be SMP/E managed, which means the collection of data sets contains, and is described by, one or more SMP/E target and distribution zone pairs, defined by a single global zone. This enhancement provides the capability to define, manage, and deploy software instances that do NOT contain any SMP/E managed software. This means software instances are no longer required to identify an SMP/E global zone CSI to describe the installed software. Therefore, the z/OSMF Software Management task can now be used to manage and deploy SMP/E installed and managed software in addition to non-SMP/E installed and managed software. 2. Create and Deploy Portable Software Instances A software instance is a loose collection of native data sets on a z/OS system containing installed software. This enhancement provides a new Export action that creates a portable image of a software instance, including the SMPCSI data sets and all associated SMP/E managed target and distribution libraries if the installed software is SMP/E managed, non-SMP/E managed data sets, and meta-data required to describe the entire software instance. The portable image is called a Portable Software Instance, and the Software Management task provides the capability to define, manage, and deploy portable software instances in addition to native software instances. Portable software instances can be used to broadcast a single portable image of a software instance to several locations, or by a software vendor to distribute manufactured software instances, which can then be installed to create a native software instance using the z/OSMF Software Management deployment function. 3.Browser support for Mozilla Firefox ESR 45 and Microsoft Internet Explorer 11.
Problem conclusion
Temporary fix
Comments
z/OSMF Software Management V2R2 has been modified to support - Non-SMP/E Managed Software Instances - Creating and Deploying Portable Software Instances ------------- DOCUMENTS UPDATES ----------------------------- The following documentation will be updated. -------------------------------------------------------------- - IBM z/OS Management Facility Configuration Guide, - SC27-8419-03, Version 2 Release 2. -------------------------------------------------------------- Will be available for download at: http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/epubs/pdf/izu23212.pdf -------------------------------------------------------------- The z/OS Management Facility Configuration Guide contains a topic titled "Creating access controls for the Software Management task". This topic describes how to authorize users to actions and objects within Software Management. Since APAR PI66832 is removing the managed list of global zones, and therefore removing all authorization checking for globalzone objects, the subtopic "Authorizing users to global zones" is being removed in its entirety. In addition, a new subtopic "Authorizing users to portable software instances" is being added. Information for this new topic is as follows: Authorizing users to portable software instances. A portable software instance is a portable image of a software instance, including the SMPCSI data sets and all associated SMP/E managed target and distribution libraries if the installed software is SMP/E managed, non-SMP/E managed data sets, and meta-data required to describe the entire software instance. To control access to a specific portable software instance, define a security manager product profile for the resource. The SAF resource name for a portable software instance object has the following format: <safPrefix>.ZOSMF.SOFTWARE_DEPLOYMENT.DAT.PSWI.<category>. <systemName>.<portableSwiName> where: - PSWI - indicates that the object associated with this SAF resource is a portable software instance category - is the name of the category assigned to the portable software instance. If multiple categories are assigned, a separate SAF resource name is created for each category. If no category is assigned, the category value is NOCATEGORY. To perform an action, users must have the access authority required for that action for all the SAF resource names associated with the portable software instance. - systemName - is the nickname of the z/OSMF host system that has access to the UNIX directory where the portable software instance resides. The system is defined in the z/OSMF Systems task. - portableSwiName - is the name of the portable software instance. The following lists the access authority levels used to control access to portable software instance objects and the actions that are permitted for each authority. The Software Management task does not perform authorization checks to determine which portable software instances to display in a list or table; therefore, all portable software instances will be displayed regardless of access authority. ------------------------------------------- Access Authority Actions Allowed ---------------- --------------- READ - View the properties of a portable softwar instance -Deploy the portable software instance during a deployment UPDATE -In addition to the actions specified for the READ access, users can perform the following actions: - Modify the portable software instance properties that are not used to create the SAF resource name for the portable software instance. CONTROL - In addition to the actions specified for the READ and UPDATE access, users can perform the following actions: - Create new portable software instances explicitly using the Add action. - Modify the portable software instance properties that are used to create the SAF resource name for the portable software instance and control access to the portable software instance. - Remove the portable software instance. ×**** AE17/01/10 FIX IN ERROR. SEE APAR PI74543 FOR DESCRIPTION ×**** AE19/08/15 FIX IN ERROR. SEE APAR PH15703 FOR DESCRIPTION ×**** AE19/08/15 FIX IN ERROR. SEE APAR PH15703 FOR DESCRIPTION ×**** AE20/02/20 FIX IN ERROR. SEE APAR PH22456 FOR DESCRIPTION ×**** AE20/02/20 FIX IN ERROR. SEE APAR PH22456 FOR DESCRIPTION
APAR Information
APAR number
PI66832
Reported component name
Z/OSMF DEPLYMNT
Reported component ID
5655S2804
Reported release
224
Status
CLOSED UR1
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
YesSpecatt / New Function / Xsystem
Submitted date
2016-08-02
Closed date
2016-09-21
Last modified date
2020-02-27
APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:
PI67819 UI40920
Modules/Macros
IZUDMAPI IZUDMHLP IZUDMJNI IZUDMSO IZUDMUI IZUDXDEL IZUDXUCL IZUDXUZP
SC27841903 |
Fix information
Fixed component name
Z/OSMF DEPLYMNT
Fixed component ID
5655S2804
Applicable component levels
R224 PSY UI40920
UP16/09/30 P F609
Fix is available
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Document Information
Modified date:
27 March 2020