z/OS Version 1 Release 5 offers a number of enhancements that improve availability, scalability and performance, application flexibility, and ease of use. In this IBM Redbooks publication, we describe these functional enhancements and provide information to help you install, tailor, and configure this release.

After giving an overview of this release, we cover the enhancements made to the following components:

- ServerPac

- Base Control Program (BCP)

- JES3

- JES2

- SDSF

- Infoprint Server

- ISPF

- Workload Manager (WLM)

- Console restructure

- RMF

- SMP/E for z/OS and OS/390

- UNIX System Services (USS)

- z/OS Security Server RACF

- PSF 3.4.0 for z/OS

- Communication Server for z/OS V1R5

We also provide RMF Performance Monitor metrics and describe the system trace entry created in the system trace table for the high virtual storage service IARV64.

This book is intended for systems programmers and administrators responsible for customizing, installing, and migrating to these newest levels of z/OS.

Chapter 1. z/OS Version 1 Release 5 overview

Chapter 2. ServerPac enhancements for z/OS V1R5

Chapter 3. z/OS V1R5 BCP enhancements

Chapter 4. JES3 V1R5 enhancements

Chapter 5. JES2 V1R5 enhancements

Chapter 6. SDSF enhancements

Chapter 7. Infoprint Server

Chapter 8. z/OS V1R5 ISPF Enhancements

Chapter 9. z/OS V1R5 Workload Manager (WLM)

Chapter 10. Console restructure enhancements

Chapter 11. z/OS V1R5 RMF

Chapter 12. SMP/E for z/OS and OS/390 Version 3 Release 2

Chapter 13. UNIX System Services enhancements in z/OS V1R5

Chapter 14. z/OS Security Server RACF

Chapter 15. PSF 3.4.0 for z/OS

Chapter 16. Communication Server for z/OS V1R5

Appendix A. RMF Performance Monitor metrics

Appendix B. IARV64 system trace entry