z/OS Version 1 Release 8 Implementation
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Published on 21 February 2007, updated 25 August 2009
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ISBN-10: 0738494658
ISBN-13: 9780738494654
IBM Form #: SG24-7265-00
Authors: Paul Rogers, Fabio Becker, Olivier Daurces, Redelf Janßen, Lutz Kuehner, Gil Peleg and Zulfiye Meral Temel
Abstract
This IBM Redbooks publication describes the functional enhancements to z/OS® for Version 1 Release 8 (z/OS V1R8). These enhancements are intended to help installations install, tailor, migrate, and configure z/OS V1R8.
The following topics are discussed:
z/OS Version 1 Release 8 Overview
Installation and migration to z/OS V1R8
Console restructure
CFRM performance enhancements
RMF enhancements
WLM enhancements
zSeries Integrated Information Processors (zIIPs)
RSM and SRM
Miscellaneous BCP changes
z/OS UNIX System Services
zFS enhancements
JES2 z/OS V1R8 enhancements
JES3 z/OS V1R8 enhancements
DFSMS enhancements
Program management enhancements
z/OS XL C/C++ enhancements
Language Environment enhancements
GRS enhancements
z/OS XML (eXtensible Markup Language)
z/OS V1R8 Common Information Model enhancements
Enterprise Workload Manager (EWLM)
IBM Health Checker for z/OS in z/OS V1R8
Storage clear for PL/I applications
HCM/HCD enhancements
Unicode services
REXX/CLIST variable storage constraint relief
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. z/OS Version 1 Release 8 overview
Chapter 2. Installation and migration to z/OS V1R8
Chapter 3. Console restructure
Chapter 4. CFRM performance enhancements
Chapter 5. RMF enhancements
Chapter 6. WLM enhancements
Chapter 7. zSeries Integrated Information Processors (zIIPs)
Chapter 8. Real Storage Manager (RSM) and System Resource Manager (SRM)
Chapter 9. Miscellaneous BCP changes
Chapter 10. z/OS UNIX System Services
Chapter 11. zFS enhancements
Chapter 12. JES2 z/OS V1R8 enhancements
Chapter 13. JES3 z/OS V1R8 enhancements
Chapter 14. DFSMS enhancements
Chapter 15. Program management enhancements
Chapter 16. z/OS XL C/C++ enhancements
Chapter 17. Language Environment enhancements
Chapter 18. GRS enhancements
Chapter 19. z/OS XML (eXtensible Markup Language)
Chapter 20. z/OS V1R8 Common Information Model enhancements
Chapter 21. Enterprise Workload Manager
Chapter 22. IBM Health Checker for z/OS in z/OS V1R8
Chapter 23. Storage clear for PL/I applications
Chapter 24. HCM/HCD enhancements
Chapter 25. Unicode Services with z/OS V1R8
Chapter 26. REXX/CLIST variable storage constraint relieff