z/OS Version 1 Release 7 Implementation
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Published on 26 January 2006, updated 01 February 2006
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ISBN-10: 0738494089
ISBN-13: 9780738494081
IBM Form #: SG24-6755-00
Authors: Paul Rogers, Thomas Gabert, Amr Khafagy, Lutz Kuehner, Luiz Maia, Marc Muntane, Diana Nakajima, Andre Pradier, Anthony Soares, Claudia Tomas and David Welch
Abstract
This IBM Redbooks publication describes the new functions of z/OS Version 1 Release 7. These functions further strengthen the zSeries platform with enhancements designed to deliver increased availability of z/OS UNIX System Services (z/OS UNIX), to support new security standards, and to improve enterprise-wide workload management. Enhancements are made to the following areas:
Application integration with enhancements to the zSeries File System (zFS)
Enhanced security with Communications Server support for IP filtering, Internet Key Exchange (IKE), and Virtual Private network (VPN), without requiring the use of the Integrated Security Services Firewall Technologies
Security Server (RACF) support for mixed-case passwords
Improved availability with TCP/IP sysplex autonomics
Greater scalability with support for sequential data sets larger than 65,535 tracks
System Logger and XRC+ optimization of duplexing log data
Greater ease of use with the IBM Health Checker for z/OS
z/OS UNIX dynamic service activation and a new dynamic service activation function
JES2 has checkpoint problem recovery and supports TCP/IP for NJE networking
A new direct access device space management/Common VTOC Access Facility (DADSM/CVAF) device support address space starts during a system IPL
IDCAMS FROMKEY/TOKEY support in REPRO MERGECAT is planned to help make it easier to move catalog entries from one catalog to another
VSAM RLS 64-bit virtual can allow continued growth for applications using VSAM RLS
DFSMShsm extends TTOC records to support more than 330,000 data sets per volume and support DFSMShsm journal data sets larger than 65,535 tracks
DFSMSrmm supports data sets larger than 65,535 tracks for the journal, journal backup, and certain temporary data sets
DFSMSdss exploits Format-1 Channel Command Words (CCWs) so that it can use storage obtained above the 16-MB line during EXCP processing
Hardware Configuration Definition (HCD) Input Output Definition File (IODF) improvements
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. z/OS Version 1 Release 7
Chapter 2. Migration to z/OS V1R7
Chapter 3. z/OS V1R7 ServerPac enhancements
Chapter 4. Extended status call and SAPI enhancements
Chapter 5. JES2 V1R7 enhancements
Chapter 6. WLM enhancements
Chapter 7. SMP/E V3R4 enhancements
Chapter 8. Health Checker for z/OS
Chapter 9. z/OS UNIX for z/OS V1R7
Chapter 10. DFSMS enhancements
Chapter 11. Communications Server (CS) for z/OS V1R7
Chapter 12. Networking with TCP/IP
Chapter 13. Service aids
Chapter 14. Console restructure
Chapter 15. zFS enhancements
Chapter 16. System Logger and XRC
Chapter 17. ISPF enhancements
Chapter 18. Device allocation and commands
Chapter 19. Security Server RACF
Chapter 20. IBM ported tools: OpenSSH enhancements
Chapter 21. XES locking constraint relief
Chapter 22. HCD/HCM enhancements
Chapter 23. RMF enhancements in z/OS V1R7
Chapter 24. SDSF enhancements
Chapter 25. z/OS V1R7 I/O supervisor enhancements
Chapter 26. Language Environment enhancements
Appendix A. Sample code for the Subsystem Interface (SSI)
Appendix B. Sample code of an IBM Healthchecker for z/OS check