If you are the person responsible for implementing the enhancements for z/OS® DFSMS at your site, this document is written for you. It uses a "cookbook" approach to using these enhancements. First, you will find out what is included in each enhancement — the "ingredients." Then, you will find out how to implement these enhancements — the step-by-step procedures or "directions" for creating the "recipe."
This chapter includes information about the z/OS DFSMS enhancements and how they are presented in this document. It also includes a description of the tasks you need to perform to take advantage of these enhancements.
This document tells how to use the new DFSMS enhancements. Read the DFSMS chapter in the z/OS Introduction and Release Guide to learn about all of the new enhancements for z/OS V2R1 DFSMS. Read z/OS Migration to find out how to migrate to the new DFSMS releases. Only a subset of the enhancements have required migration actions.