Abstract
Summary of changes
Changes for z/OS Migration as updated June 2015, GA32-0889-04
Changes for z/OS Migration as updated February 2015, GA32-0889-03
Changes for z/OS Migration as updated September 2014, GA32-0889-02
Changes for z/OS Migration as updated December 2013, GA32-0889-01
Migration: Introduction
Typical migration steps
EPSPT replaced by FIXCAT and REPORT MISSINGFIX
Using IBM Health Checker for z/OS for migration checking
z/OS Management Facility
Elements and features that do not have migration actions
General migration actions for everyone migrating to z/OS V2R1
Migration actions for everyone moving to z/OS V2R1
Migration actions for everyone before installing z/OS V2R1
Review PSP buckets
Install coexistence and fallback PTFs
Use zSoftCap to identify the effect of capacity changes
Add or change volumes to keep your z/OS root file system in a single data set
Verify that you have enough XCF groups in your CDS and enough XCF members in your XCF groups
Ensure your CustomPac Installation Dialog is updated
Migration actions for everyone before the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
Set up an IPCS environment
Use IBM-supplied parmlib and proclib members
Migrate /etc and /var system control files
Update automation and procedures for changed and deleted messages
Rework and install user modifications
Reconnect non-IBM products
Reconnect subsystems
Update operational and other procedures
Verify that virtual storage limits are set properly
Back virtual storage with sufficient real and auxiliary storage
Update your check customization for modified IBM Health Checker for z/OS checks
Remove deleted data sets, paths, and references
Add references to new data sets and paths
Verify your IFAPRDxx Product ID is correct for z/OS Version 2
Accommodate new address spaces
Migration actions for everyone after the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
Hardware migration actions
Migrate to an IBM z13 server
General recommendations and considerations for a z13 server
Restrictions for a z13 server
Actions you can take before you order a z13 server
Migration and exploitation considerations for z13 server functions
Accommodate functions for the z13 server to be discontinued on future servers
Migrate to an IBM zEnterprise EC12 server or IBM zEnterprise BC12 server
General recommendations and considerations for a zEC12 and zBC12 server
Restrictions for a zEC12 or zBC12 server
Actions you can take before you order a zEC12 or zBC12 server
Migration and exploitation considerations for zEC12 and zBC12 server functions
Accommodate functions for the zEC12 and zBC12 servers to be discontinued on future servers
Migrate to an IBM zEnterprise z196 or z114 server
General recommendations and considerations for z196 and z114 servers
Restrictions for a z196 or z114 server
Actions you can take before you order a z196 and z114 server
Actions you can take after you order a z196 and z114 server
Recommended migration steps for a z196 and z114 server
Migration and exploitation considerations for z196 and z114 server functions
Accommodate functions for the z196 and z114 servers to be discontinued on future servers
Migrate to a System z10 server
General recommendations and considerations for a System z10 server
Restrictions for a System z10 server
Actions you can take before you order a System z10 server
Actions you can take after you order a System z10 server
Recommended migration steps for a System z10 server
Migration and exploitation considerations for System z10 functions
Ensure you are running on supported servers and storage controllers
Replace unsupported devices
Provide for new device installations
Update your CFRM policy with coupling facility structure size changes
Migration from z/OS V1R13
Sysplex migration actions
Sysplex actions related to hardware upgrades
Sysplex actions to perform before installing z/OS V2R1
Sysplex actions to perform before the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
Sysplex actions to perform after the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
BCP migration actions
BCP actions to perform before installing z/OS V2R1
Evaluate your stand-alone dump data set allocations and your IPCS processing of them
Plan to move from SHARED mode to DISTRIBUTED mode for consoles
Make accommodations for RACROUTE AUTH check for SLIP command
Update Capacity Provisioning Manager parameters to use CIM Client for Java Version 2
Migrate from SNMP to z/OS BCPii for communication to the HMC or SE for z/OS Capacity Provisioning support
Remove the REPORTCOMPLETIONS option from the IEAOPTxx member
Move BCPii API calls into your application instead of in BCPii ENF exits
Remove policies for the PFA_FRAMES_AND_SLOTS_USAGE check
Update code that invokes the IOSSPOF macro in a PSW key of 0-7
Use LOGR Couple Data Set at format level HBB7705
BCP actions to perform before the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
Create IPL text
Review the list of WTORs in parmlib member AUTOR00
Reassemble the stand-alone dump program
Move from the console tracking facility to the Generic Tracker
Convert your existing IBM Health Checker for z/OS setup for automatic start-up
Consider the new default value for the LOADxx DYNCPADD keyword that indicates how many CPUs z/OS is prepared to dynamically add
Plan for the increase of the maximum number of supported CPUs to 256
Plan for the new default TRACKDIRLOAD in PROGxx
Update automation that handles messages IEE302I, IEE303I, IEE1302I, IEE1303I, and IOS566I
Plan for new entries AXRINIT and AXRRXTSS in the program properties table
Plan for security changes to EXECIO restricting the REXX exec for allocating an internal reader
Accommodate increase in nucleus size
Accommodate increase in ESQA
Plan for HWIREXX helper program restriction for z/OS V2R1 BCPii
Adjust parameters to start IOSHMCTL in TPC-R Basic Hyperswap environment
BCP actions to perform after the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
Accommodate the SETLOAD xx,IEASYM command to update system symbols without initiating an IPL
Use the z/OSMF Capacity Provisioning task to define z/OS MVS Capacity Provisioning policies rather than the Windows-based Capacity Provisioning Control Center (CPCC)
BookManager BUILD migration actions
BookManager BUILD actions to perform before installing z/OS V2R1
Plan for the removal of support for the optional feature BookManager BUILD
BookManager BUILD actions to perform before the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
BookManager BUILD actions to perform after the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
CIM migration actions
CIM actions to perform before installing z/OS V2R1
CIM actions to perform before the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
CIM actions to perform after the first IPL of z/OS V1R13
Update to SBLIM CIM Client for Java Version 2
Communications Server migration actions
Communications Server actions to perform before installing z/OS V2R1
IP Services: Permit intranode management network application to use OSM interfaces
Configuration assistant: Migrate to the Configuration Assistant for Communications Server in the z/OS Management Facility (z/OSMF)
IP Services: Ensure FTP is listed in the AUTHCMD and AUTHPGM NAMES section of your IKJTSOxx member of SYS1.PARMLIB
IP Services: Understand the change in the support provided by the DVIPSEC parameter on the IPSEC statement in the TCP/IP profile
IP Services: Be aware of IP Fragment attack type of the Intrusion Detection Services (IDS) enhancements to monitor both IPv4 and IPv6 traffic
IP Services: Relink NMI applications using the 64-bit TMI copy buffer function (EZBTMIC4)
IP Services: Review XL C/C++ applications that use the GetProfile request of the TCP/IP callable network management interface (NMI)
IP Services: Prepare for the addition of IPv6 support for policy-based routing
IP Services: Replace any GATEWAY statements in the TCP/IP profile with equivalent BEGINROUTES statements
IP Services: Migrate from BIND 9.2.0
IP Services: Replace configuration of TCP/IP legacy device types
SMTP: Prepare for the removal of support for the SMTPD NJE Mail Gateway and Sendmail mail transports
Communications Server actions to perform before the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
IP Services: Allow the IKE daemon and the NSS daemon access to the CSFIQF resource of the CSFSERV class if ICSF is to be used with IP security
IP Services: Ensure ICSF is active before starting the NSS daemon in FIPS 140 mode
IP Services: Ensure ICSF is active before starting the IKE daemon in FIPS 140 mode
IP Services: Allow users of AT-TLS access to CSFIQA and CSFRNG resources of the CSFSERV class if ICSF will be used with AT-TLS
IP Services: Ensure ICSF is active before starting the Policy Agent when AT-TLS groups are configured in FIPS 140 mode
IP Services: Update automation on D TCPIP,tnproc,<Telnet>,CONN for the expanded EN TY column in message EZZ6064I
IP Services: Update automation to monitor resolver address space initialization completion messages
IP Services: Update OMPROUTE configuration procedures for OMPROUTE_OPTIONS
IP Services: Check the values specified for TCP related configuration statements.
IP Services: Make changes for Netstat enhancements
IP Services: Update /etc configuration files
IP Services: Enable SSLV3 for z/OS components
Communications Server actions to perform after the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
Migrate environment variable settings
Cryptographic Services migration actions
Cryptographic Services actions to perform before installing z/OS V2R1
ICSF: Detect any coprocessor that will not become active when HCR77A1 is started.
ICSF: Run HCR77A1 on a supported server
ICSF: Detect TKDS objects that are too large for the new record format in HCR77A1
Cryptographic Services actions to perform before the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
OCSF: Migrate the directory structure
System SSL: Ensure ICSF is available when running System SSL in FIPS 140-2 mode
System SSL: Modify automated scripts running the gskkyman utility to interact with new menus
System SSL: Ensure all RACF user IDs that start SSL applications in non-FIPS mode can access the CSFRNG resource of the CSFSERV class
ICSF: Determine if applications using hash services have archived hashes of long data
Cryptographic Services actions to perform after the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
ICSF: Accommodate the TRACEENTRY option deprecation in the installation options data set
DFSMS migration actions
DFSMS actions to perform before installing z/OS V2R1
DFSMSdfp: Back up SMS control data sets
DFSMSdfp: Obtain descriptive text in messages for Open/Close/End of Volume ABENDs
DFSMSdfp: Remove SMA fields from the SMS storage group construct IGDSGD and from ISMF panels
DFSMS actions to perform before the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
DFSMSdfp: Update SYS1.IMAGELIB
DFSMSdfp: Accommodate changes in LISTCAT LEVEL output
DFSMSdfp: Do not use IEBCOPYO
DFSMSdfp: Examine and update program calls to IEBCOPY
DFSMSdfp: Specify new option to suppress the message IGD17054I
DFSMSdfp: Adjust parameters to control whether offline device discovery is performed during IPL
DFSMSdss: Build the IPLable stand-alone DFSMSdss image
DFSMSdss: Review changes to the messages that result from a COPY or RESTORE operation with COPYVOLID
DFSMSdss: Accommodate ADREID0 EIREC14 expansion
DFSMShsm: Update applications that depend on LIST command output
DFSMShsm: Accommodate default value change for dump VTOC copies
DFSMSrmm: Check how you control your RACF tape profile processing
DFSMS actions to perform after the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
DFSMSdfp: Configure clusters and storage groups for SMS volume selection
DFSMSdfp: Run OAM DB2 BIND jobs
DFSMSdfp: Adjust the security product definition to invoke the exit during IDCAMS DCOLLECT command processing
DFSMSdss: Accommodate new default behavior for full-volume and track restore operations
DFSORT migration actions
DFSORT actions to perform before installing z/OS V2R1
DFSORT actions to perform before the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
Update automation for changed DFSORT messages
Use TUNE=OLD option to prevent balancing resources for concurrent sort applications
Use EXPOLD=MAX and EXPRES=0 to prevent changed defaults
DFSORT actions to perform after the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
Distributed File Service migration actions
Distributed File Service actions to perform before installing z/OS V2R1
Determine whether to accept the new default values for certain zFS variables in the zFS IOEFSPRM configuration file
Remove usage of zFS clone and associated functions
zFS: Copy data from zFS multi-file system aggregates to zFS compatibility mode aggregates
Distributed File Service actions to perform before the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
z/FS: Ensure that the zFS kernel is active when using the batch utility ioeagfmt
Distributed File Service actions to perform after the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
HCD migration actions
HCD actions to perform before installing z/OS V2R1
Migrate security definitions for HCM users
HCD actions to perform before the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
HCD actions to perform after the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
HLASM migration actions
HLASM actions to perform before installing z/OS V2R1
Accommodate new assembler mnemonics for new machine instructions
HLASM actions to perform before the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
Adjust the block size on assembler SYSLIN when using the HEWLKED linkage editor program
HLASM actions to perform after the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
IBM HTTP Server migration actions
IBM HTTP Server actions to perform before installing z/OS V2R1
Plan for the removal of support for IBM HTTP Server
IBM HTTP Server actions to perform before the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
IBM HTTP Server actions to perform after the first IPL of z/OS V1R13
Infoprint Server migration actions
Infoprint Server actions to perform before installing z/OS V2R1
Discontinue use of the Infoprint Server SNMP subagent
Migrate from IP PrintWay basic mode to extended mode
Infoprint Server actions to perform before the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
Remount the Printer Inventory and copy files that were customized
Infoprint Server actions to perform after the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
Run aopsetup
JES2 migration actions
JES2 actions to perform before installing z/OS V2R1
Change JESJOBS profiles
Activate z11 mode
Check BERT utilization
JES2 actions to perform before the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
Remove BRODCAST= from the OUTDEF initialization statement
Remove JCLERR= from the JOBDEF initialization statement
Review changes applicable to JES2 exits
JES2 actions to perform after the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
JES3 migration actions
JES3 actions to perform before installing z/OS V2R1
JES3 actions to perform before the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
Change JES3 release level format
Remove DUMP=JES and DUMP=MVS from the OPTIONS initialization statement
Remove SDI from the OPTIONS initialization statement
JES3 actions to perform after the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
Language Environment migration actions
Language Environment actions to perform before installing z/OS V2R1
Convert to CEEPRMxx to set system-level default runtime options
Language Environment actions to perform before the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
Update the CSD based on the newest CEECCSD
Update Language Environment load modules in the LPA
Determine if the region-level runtime option JCL requires changes
Update programs that read the Language Environment options report
Accommodate removal of samples provided for system-level runtime usermods
Language Environment actions to perform after the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
Library Server migration actions
Library Server actions to perform before installing z/OS V2R1
Library Server actions to perform before the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
Copy Library Server configuration files
Copy Library Server notes files
Library Server actions to perform after the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
Reconfigure Library Server information centers
RMF migration actions
RMF actions to perform before installing z/OS V2R1
RMF actions to perform before the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
Control the invocation of data reduction exit routines
Check your GPMSERVE and GPM4CIM options for TCP/IP address regular expressions
Define the RACF definitions to enable the GPMSERVE Started Task for Authorization Code zero (AC=0)
RMF actions to perform after the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
Use an RMF Monitor III reporter version equal to or later than your RMF Monitor III gatherer version
Monitor the zFS file system activity
Determine need of SMF data collection for Postprocessor PCIE Activity report based on SMF 74.9 record.
SDSF migration actions
SDSF actions to perform before installing z/OS V2R1
SDSF actions to perform before the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
Review and reassemble user exit routines
Use dynamic statements for ISFPARMS to avoid reassembly
SDSF actions to perform after the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
Control how SDSF handles extended consoles
Security Server migration actions
Security Server actions to perform before installing z/OS V2R1
Security Server actions to perform before the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
Check for duplicate class names
Determine whether you define CHOWN.UNRESTRICTED in the UNIXPRIV class.
Security Server actions to perform after the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
Update database templates
Normalize user names specified as X.500 distinguished names in distributed identity filters
TSO/E migration actions
TSO/E actions to perform before installing z/OS V2R1
Consider what can happen when you read from a DD concatenation containing an empty data set with EXECIO under REXX for TSO/E
TSO/E actions to perform before the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
TSO/E actions to perform after the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
XL C/C++ migration actions
XL C/C++ actions to perform before installing z/OS V2R1
Review the XL C/C++ Migration Guide for the Application Programmer
XL C/C++ actions to perform before the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
XL C/C++ actions to perform after the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
z/OS Font Collection migration actions
z/OS Font Collection actions to perform before installing z/OS V2R1
z/OS Font Collection actions to perform before the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
Stop using old fonts and start using the fonts from the z/OS Font Collection
Use font libraries that are shipped in z/OS V2R1
z/OS Font Collection actions to perform after the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
z/OS UNIX migration actions
z/OS UNIX actions to perform before installing z/OS V2R1
Remove ICLI component from z/OS
Ensure that your applications do not use removed z/OS UNIX APIs
Use the BPX.UNIQUE.USER profile instead of BPX.DEFAULT.USER
Accommodate the new Shell and Utilities version of the zlsof utility
Migrate from HFS file systems to zFS file systems
z/OS UNIX actions to perform before the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
Update applications that use SMF type 92 subtype 11 close records
Determine if any sticky bit files or external links in your z/OS UNIX file system are involved with link-edited MVS programs with AC=1 (Part 1 before the first IPL of V2R1)
Determine whether any of your installed products include z/OS UNIX set-user-ID or set-group-ID privileged programs that invoke other z/OS UNIX executable programs
z/OS UNIX actions to perform after the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
Determine if any sticky bit files or external links in your z/OS UNIX file system are involved in the invocation of MVS programs that are link-edited with the AC=1 attribute (Part 2 after IPL of z/OS V2R1)
Determine whether any of your installed products include z/OS UNIX set-user-ID or set-group-ID privileged programs that invoke other z/OS UNIX executable programs
Migration from z/OS V1R12
Sysplex migration actions
Sysplex actions related to hardware upgrades
Sysplex actions to perform before installing z/OS V2R1
Sysplex actions to perform before the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
Sysplex actions to perform after the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
BCP migration actions
BCP actions to perform before installing z/OS V2R1
Evaluate your stand-alone dump data set allocations and your IPCS processing of them
Plan to move from SHARED mode to DISTRIBUTED mode for consoles
Make accommodations for RACROUTE AUTH check for SLIP command
Update Capacity Provisioning Manager parameters to use CIM Client for Java Version 2
Migrate from SNMP to z/OS BCPii for communication to the HMC or SE for z/OS Capacity Provisioning support
Remove the REPORTCOMPLETIONS option from the IEAOPTxx member
Move BCPii API calls into your application instead of in BCPii ENF exits
Update code that invokes the IOSSPOF macro in a PSW key of 0-7
Remove policies for the PFA_FRAMES_AND_SLOTS_USAGE check
Consider exploiting WARNUND for new IEASYSxx statements
Define DASD storage for Predictive Failure Analysis
Verify that at least one blank follows all major keyword statements in CONSOLExx
Examine source for dynamic allocation callers that set the S99DSABA and S99ACUCB flags
Upgrade Java support for Capacity Provisioning
Discontinue use of PGSER to protect and unprotect the READONLY nucleus
Use LOGR Couple Data Set at format level HBB7705
BCP actions to perform before the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
Create IPL text
Review the list of WTORs in parmlib member AUTOR00
Reassemble the stand-alone dump program
Move from the console tracking facility to the Generic Tracker
Convert your existing IBM Health Checker for z/OS setup for automatic start-up
Consider the new default value for the LOADxx DYNCPADD keyword that indicates how many CPUs z/OS is prepared to dynamically add
Plan for the increase of the maximum number of supported CPUs to 256
Plan for the new default TRACKDIRLOAD in PROGxx
Update automation that handles messages IEE302I, IEE303I, IEE1302I, IEE1303I, and IOS566I
Plan for new entries AXRINIT and AXRRXTSS in the program properties table
Plan for security changes to EXECIO restricting the REXX exec for allocating an internal reader
Accommodate increase in nucleus size
Accommodate increase in ESQA
Handle changes to length of field EEPLEVENTSPECIFICINFO in control block IXLYEEPL
Start Runtime Diagnostics at system initialization
Modify automation that references output from D XCF,SYSPLEX console commands
Update LLA for automation
Remove references to the MTFTPS utility
Adjust CON= system parameter to accommodate default change
Accommodate HiperDispatch default of YES
Accommodate OPERLOG EMCS console name change
Change value for ARM restart processing
Issue commands from the system console regardless of problem determination mode
Adjust parameters to start IOSHMCTL in TPC-R Basic Hyperswap environment
BCP actions to perform after the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
Accommodate the SETLOAD xx,IEASYM command to update system symbols without initiating an IPL
Use the z/OSMF Capacity Provisioning task to define z/OS MVS Capacity Provisioning policies rather than the Windows-based Capacity Provisioning Control Center (CPCC)
Migrate to GRS-managed FICON CTCs
Examine use of the CMDS ABEND command
Add to the maximum number of open files under z/OS UNIX Systems Services for PFA
Set AUTHQLVL parameter in GRSCNFxx parmlib member to recognize new GRS qnames
BookManager BUILD migration actions
BookManager BUILD actions to perform before installing z/OS V2R1
Plan for the removal of support for the optional feature BookManager BUILD
BookManager BUILD actions to perform before the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
BookManager BUILD actions to perform after the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
CIM migration actions
CIM actions to perform before installing z/OS V2R1
CIM actions to perform before the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
CIM actions to perform after the first IPL of z/OS V1R13
Update to SBLIM CIM Client for Java Version 2
Communications Server migration actions
Communications Server actions to perform before installing z/OS V2R1
Configuration assistant: Migrate to the Configuration Assistant for Communications Server in the z/OS Management Facility (z/OSMF)
IP Services: Understand the change in the support provided by the DVIPSEC parameter on the IPSEC statement in the TCP/IP profile
IP Services: Be aware of IP Fragment attack type of the Intrusion Detection Services (IDS) enhancements to monitor both IPv4 and IPv6 traffic
IP Services: Relink NMI applications using the 64-bit TMI copy buffer function (EZBTMIC4)
IP Services: Review XL C/C++ applications that use the GetProfile request of the TCP/IP callable network management interface (NMI)
IP Services: Prepare for the addition of IPv6 support for policy-based routing
IP Services: Replace any GATEWAY statements in the TCP/IP profile with equivalent BEGINROUTES statements
IP Services: Migrate from BIND 9.2.0
IP Services: Plan for the change of greater than 8 characters for the FTP password
IP Services: Accommodate new format of FTP daemon console messages that no longer are prefixed with '+'
IP Services: Define a user ID for the system resolver with an associated OMVS segment
IP Services: Ensure storage availability for ancillary input queue for Enterprise Extender traffic
IP Services: Permit IKE daemon running in FIPS mode to use additional ICSF services
IP Services: Understand and prepare for expanded Intrusion Detection Services
IP Services: Ensure that the FTP user exit routine FTCHKPWD tolerates an additional parameter
IP Services: Understand change in VIPARANGE security verification processing
IP Services: Remove references to DSPNAME for TCP/IP dataspace from DUMP and SLIP commands
IP Services: Move references to SEGMENTATIONOFFLOAD and NOSEGMENTATIONOFFLOAD parameters from GLOBALCONFIG to IPCONFIG and IPCONFIG6 statement for segmentation offload support
IP Services: Replace configuration of TCP/IP legacy device types
SMTP: Prepare for the removal of support for the SMTPD NJE Mail Gateway and Sendmail mail transports
SNA Services: Ensure IVTCSM ASSIGN_BUFFER requests do not exceed 500 images for a single CSM buffer
SNA Services: Remove references to DSPNAME for VTAM dataspace from DUMP and SLIP commands
Communications Server actions to perform before the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
IP Services: Allow the IKE daemon and the NSS daemon access to the CSFIQF resource of the CSFSERV class if ICSF is to be used with IP security
IP Services: Ensure ICSF is active before starting the NSS daemon in FIPS 140 mode
IP Services: Ensure ICSF is active before starting the IKE daemon in FIPS 140 mode
IP Services: Allow users of AT-TLS access to CSFIQA and CSFRNG resources of the CSFSERV class if ICSF will be used with AT-TLS
IP Services: Ensure ICSF is active before starting the Policy Agent when AT-TLS groups are configured in FIPS 140 mode
IP Services: Update automation on D TCPIP,tnproc,<Telnet>,CONN for the expanded EN TY column in message EZZ6064I
IP Services: Update automation to monitor resolver address space initialization completion messages
IP Services: Update OMPROUTE configuration procedures for OMPROUTE_OPTIONS
IP Services: Check the values specified for TCP related configuration statements.
IP Services: Make changes for Netstat enhancements
IP Services: Update /etc configuration files
IP Services: Review VIPARANGE definitions
IP Services: Ensure FTP is listed in the AUTHCMD and AUTHPGM NAMES section of your IKJTSOxx member of SYS1.PARMLIB
IP Services: Enable SSLV3 for z/OS components
SNA Services: Adjust to the relocation of the VTAM internal trace table
Communications Server actions to perform after the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
Cryptographic Services migration actions
Cryptographic Services actions to perform before installing z/OS V2R1
ICSF: Detect any coprocessor that will not become active when HCR77A1 is started.
ICSF: Run HCR77A1 on a supported server
ICSF: Detect TKDS objects that are too large for the new record format in HCR77A1
Cryptographic Services actions to perform before the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
ICSF: Ensure the CSFPUTIL utility is not used to initialize a PKDS
OCSF: Migrate the directory structure
System SSL: Ensure ICSF is available when running System SSL in FIPS 140-2 mode
System SSL: Modify automated scripts running the gskkyman utility to interact with new menus
System SSL: Ensure all RACF user IDs that start SSL applications in non-FIPS mode can access the CSFRNG resource of the CSFSERV class
ICSF: Determine if applications using hash services have archived hashes of long data
Cryptographic Services actions to perform after the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
ICSF: Accommodate the TRACEENTRY option deprecation in the installation options data set
DFSMS migration actions
DFSMS actions to perform before installing z/OS V2R1
DFSMSdfp: Back up SMS control data sets
DFSMSdfp: Obtain descriptive text in messages for Open/Close/End of Volume ABENDs
DFSMSdfp: Remove SMA fields from the SMS storage group construct IGDSGD and from ISMF panels
DFSMSdfp: Accommodate deletion of NOIMBED and NOREPLICAT LISTCAT command attributes
DFSMSdfp: Define IGGCATxx parmlib member
DFSMSdfp: Verify REUSE option of SMS control data sets
DFSMS actions to perform before the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
DFSMSdfp: Update SYS1.IMAGELIB
DFSMSdfp: Accommodate changes in LISTCAT LEVEL output
DFSMSdfp: Examine and update program calls to IEBCOPY
DFSMSdfp: Update operator procedures and system automation for new DADSM pre- and post-processing dynamic exits
DFSMSdfp: Adjust parameters to control whether offline device discovery is performed during IPL
DFSMSdss: Build the IPLable stand-alone DFSMSdss image
DFSMSdss: Review changes to the messages that result from a COPY or RESTORE operation with COPYVOLID
DFSMSdss: Accommodate Catalog Search Interface default change
DFSMSdss: Accommodate ADREID0 EIREC14 expansion
DFSMShsm: Update applications that depend on LIST command output
DFSMShsm: Accommodate default value change for dump VTOC copies
DFSMShsm: Accommodate the changed default of PDA trace during DFSMShsm startup
DFSMShsm: Accommodate the changed SETSYS FASTREPLICATION command DATASETRECOVERY parameter default
DFSMShsm: Replace user-defined patch with new SETSYS FASTREPLICATION command to enable ARC1809I messages
DFSMShsm: Review messages changed from I (informational) to E (eventual action) type
DFSMShsm: Remove patch that prevents SMS MVT chain rebuild
DFSMShsm: Stop using the HOLD command to quiesce activity prior to control data set backup
DFSMSrmm: Check how you control your RACF tape profile processing
DFSMS actions to perform after the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
DFSMSdfp: Configure clusters and storage groups for SMS volume selection
DFSMSdfp: Accommodate 64-bit and AR mode rules enforcement in DFSMS macros
DFSMSdfp: Run OAM configuration database migration job
DFSMSdfp: Run OAM DB2 BIND jobs
DFSMSdfp: Adjust the security product definition to invoke the exit during IDCAMS DCOLLECT command processing
DFSMSdss: Accommodate new default behavior for full-volume and track restore operations
DFSORT migration actions
DFSORT actions to perform before installing z/OS V2R1
DFSORT actions to perform before the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
Update automation for changed DFSORT messages
Use TUNE=OLD option to prevent balancing resources for concurrent sort applications
Use EXPOLD=MAX and EXPRES=0 to prevent changed defaults
DFSORT actions to perform after the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
Distributed File Service migration actions
Distributed File Service actions to perform before installing z/OS V2R1
Determine whether to accept the new default values for certain zFS variables in the zFS IOEFSPRM configuration file
Remove usage of zFS clone function
zFS: Copy data from zFS multi-file system aggregates to zFS compatibility mode aggregates
zFS: Accommodate new DASD space requirements
zFS: Copy cloned file systems to a compatibility mode aggregate
DCE/DFS: Disable DFS Client initialization
zFS: Ensure sysplex=filesys is available on all zFS R11 and R12 systems in a shared file system environment
Distributed File Service actions to perform before the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
z/FS: Ensure that the zFS kernel is active when using the batch utility ioeagfmt
Distributed File Service actions to perform after the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
HCD migration actions
HCD actions to perform before installing z/OS V2R1
Migrate security definitions for HCM users
HCD actions to perform before the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
HCD actions to perform after the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
HLASM migration actions
HLASM actions to perform before installing z/OS V2R1
Accommodate new assembler mnemonics for new machine instructions
HLASM actions to perform before the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
Adjust the block size on assembler SYSLIN when using the HEWLKED linkage editor program
HLASM actions to perform after the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
IBM HTTP Server migration actions
IBM HTTP Server actions to perform before installing z/OS V2R1
Plan for the removal of support for IBM HTTP Server
IBM HTTP Server actions to perform before the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
IBM HTTP Server actions to perform after the first IPL of z/OS V1R13
Infoprint Server migration actions
Infoprint Server actions to perform before installing z/OS V2R1
Discontinue use of the Infoprint Server SNMP subagent
Migrate from IP PrintWay basic mode to extended mode
Infoprint Server actions to perform before the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
Remount the Printer Inventory and copy files that were customized
Update or remove the region size in the AOPSTART startup procedure
Infoprint Server actions to perform after the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
Run aopsetup
ISPF migration actions
ISPF actions to perform before installing z/OS V2R1
ISPF actions to perform before the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
ISPF actions to perform after the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
Review changes to ISPF panels for new allocation of non-SMS-managed sequential data set
JES2 migration actions
JES2 actions to perform before installing z/OS V2R1
Change JESJOBS profiles
Activate z11 mode
Check BERT utilization
JES2 actions to perform before the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
Remove BRODCAST= from the OUTDEF initialization statement
Remove JCLERR= from the JOBDEF initialization statement
Review changes applicable to JES2 exits
JES2 actions to perform after the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
JES3 migration actions
JES3 actions to perform before installing z/OS V2R1
JES3 actions to perform before the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
Change JES3 release level format
Modify code that depends on the format of suppressed split messages in the DLOG
Avoid redundant *S main,FLUSH command in response to XCF messages
Update automation that handles message IAT3100
Modify code that uses DATLOREC and DATINPTR (IATYDAT) as a programming interface
JES3 actions to perform after the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
Language Environment migration actions
Language Environment actions to perform before installing z/OS V2R1
Convert to CEEPRMxx to set system-level default runtime options
Language Environment actions to perform before the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
Update the CSD based on the newest CEECCSD
Update Language Environment load modules in the LPA
Determine if the region-level runtime option JCL requires changes
Update programs that read the Language Environment options report
Accommodate removal of samples provided for system-level runtime usermods
Language Environment actions to perform after the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
Library Server migration actions
Library Server actions to perform before installing z/OS V2R1
Library Server actions to perform before the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
Copy Library Server configuration files
Copy Library Server notes files
Library Server actions to perform after the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
Reconfigure Library Server information centers
RMF migration actions
RMF actions to perform before installing z/OS V2R1
RMF actions to perform before the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
Control the invocation of data reduction exit routines
Check your GPMSERVE and GPM4CIM options for TCP/IP address regular expressions
Define the RACF definitions to enable the GPMSERVE Started Task for Authorization Code zero (AC=0)
Check your automation for Monitor III messages ERB812I and ERB813I
RMF actions to perform after the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
Use an RMF Monitor III reporter version equal to or later than your RMF Monitor III gatherer version
Monitor the zFS file system activity
Determine need of SMF data collection for Postprocessor PCIE Activity report based on SMF 74.9 record.
Determine need of SMF data collection for Postprocessor Serialization Delay report
SDSF migration actions
SDSF actions to perform before installing z/OS V2R1
SDSF actions to perform before the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
Review and reassemble user exit routines
Use dynamic statements for ISFPARMS to avoid reassembly
SDSF actions to perform after the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
Control how SDSF handles extended consoles
Update configuration for sysplex support
Review colors on the OPERLOG panel
Set the format of device names on the Punch and Reader panels
Security Server migration actions
Security Server actions to perform before installing z/OS V2R1
Normalize user names specified as X.500 distinguished names in distributed identity filters
Security Server actions to perform before the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
Check for duplicate class names
Determine whether you define CHOWN.UNRESTRICTED in the UNIXPRIV class.
Security Server actions to perform after the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
Update database templates
Normalize user names specified as X.500 distinguished names in distributed identity filters
TSO/E migration actions
TSO/E actions to perform before installing z/OS V2R1
Consider what can happen when you read from a DD concatenation containing an empty data set with EXECIO under REXX for TSO/E
TSO/E actions to perform before the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
TSO/E actions to perform after the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
XL C/C++ migration actions
XL C/C++ actions to perform before installing z/OS V2R1
Review the XL C/C++ Migration Guide for the Application Programmer
XL C/C++ actions to perform before the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
XL C/C++ actions to perform after the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
z/OS Font Collection migration actions
z/OS Font Collection actions to perform before installing z/OS V2R1
z/OS Font Collection actions to perform before the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
Stop using old fonts and start using the fonts from the z/OS Font Collection
Use font libraries that are shipped in z/OS V2R1
z/OS Font Collection actions to perform after the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
z/OS UNIX migration actions
z/OS UNIX actions to perform before installing z/OS V2R1
Remove ICLI component from z/OS
Ensure that your applications do not use removed z/OS UNIX APIs
Use the BPX.UNIQUE.USER profile instead of BPX.DEFAULT.USER
Accommodate the new Shell and Utilities version of the zlsof utility
Migrate from HFS file systems to zFS file systems
Update invocations of /usr/sbin/mount commands
Update invocations of /usr/sbin/unmount commands
Discontinue use of z/OS UNIX System Services Connection Scaling
z/OS UNIX actions to perform before the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
Update applications that use SMF type 92 subtype 11 close records
Determine if any sticky bit files or external links in your z/OS UNIX file system are involved with link-edited MVS programs with AC=1 (Part 1 before the first IPL of V2R1)
Determine whether any of your installed products include z/OS UNIX set-user-ID or set-group-ID privileged programs that invoke other z/OS UNIX executable programs
Update invocations of MOUNT statements in the BPXPRMxx parmlib member
Accommodate changes to support read-only z/OS root for the z/OS UNIX System Services cron, mail, and uucp utilities
z/OS UNIX actions to perform after the first IPL of z/OS V2R1
Determine if any sticky bit files or external links in your z/OS UNIX file system are involved in the invocation of MVS programs that are link-edited with the AC=1 attribute (Part 2 after IPL of z/OS V2R1)
Determine whether any of your installed products include z/OS UNIX set-user-ID or set-group-ID privileged programs that invoke other z/OS UNIX executable programs
Discontinue use of invalid REXX variables in z/OS UNIX syscalls