Software Announcement
February 24, 1998
Announcement Letter Number: 298-049
The Supplemental Information is corrected in the following sections:
Application Enablement bullets under OS/390 Version 2 Release 5
Product Content; Content Management Servers for S/390; User Group
Requirements; and Publications.
At a Glance
Significant OS/390 Version 2 Release 5 capabilities include:
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Overview
UNIX (R)-branded and Year 2000 ready(1), OS/390 (TM) is a choice platform for protecting user investments in existing applications and for deploying new applications. The time is right and the necessary function is available for customers to move aggressively to future computing environments, while maintaining stability and cost effectiveness in their current business processes.
OS/390 has reduced complexity and improved installability through the integration and testing of over seventy elements and features in a single offering. Customer productivity is enhanced and installation time reduced through ServerPac installation and subsystem and system integration testing.
These significant improvements in OS/390 ServerPac production efficiency means faster delivery of customer orders.
This software provides the highest levels of availability for mission-critical workloads through IBM's Parallel Sysplex (TM) clustering technology. Dynamic workload balancing and transparent and granular application scalability support true enterprise-wide network computing and the global demands of e-business. Additionally, OS/390 provides leading systems management and security so that e-business transactions occur in a highly-protected manner.
Rapid migration to new technologies and business initiatives is possible through support of critical base components for server consolidation, network computing, enterprise applications and business intelligence. The OS/390 Partners in Development program currently has over 1300 Independent Software Vendors (ISVs). Hot industry applications, such as Lotus (R) Domino (TM), SAP R/3, PeopleSoft, and many more are delivering and exploiting OS/390 technology.
Release 5 includes integrated Firewall Technologies, Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Server, significant enhancements to the eNetwork Communications Server, Lotus Domino Go Webserver 4.6.1, UNIX System Services, and a new priced feature, OS/390 Print Server. Also, a Beta level of Component Broker for OS/390 is available to selected customers.
IBM Global Services is available to assist customers to install, implement and/or integrate S/390 (R) products into their operational environment.
For earlier information about OS/390 Version 2, refer to Software Announcement 297-355 dated September 9, 1997.
(1) OS/390 is certified to be Year 2000 ready by the Information
Technology Association of America (ITAA).
Intended Customers
Release 5 and Release 6 provide release-to-release value and ease of migration, and should be considered by:
Key Prerequisites
For a complete description of the hardware and software prerequisites for OS/390 Version 2 Release 5, refer to the Web site at URL:
Planned Availability Date
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OS/390's Version 2 family of releases inherits all the value that Version 1 offered and builds on that value to respond to the industry trends of server consolidation, network computing, application enablement, business intelligence with technology leadership. System integration testing, ServerPac delivery and installation, an extended service plan, a broader release-to-release coexistence scenario, and more than 70 elements and features define the essence of OS/390 Version 2 -- a comprehensive network application server operating system for the entire range of S/390 customers.
Releases 5 and 6 are the next logical steps in the fulfillment of OS/390 Version 2's response to the needs of strategic initiatives in Server Consolidation, Network Computing, and Application Enablement. Release 5 is the second release in OS/390 Version 2. The availability of OS/390 Version 2 Release 5 and the function and value of Release 6, mark S/390's sustaining delivery against the OS/390 objectives announced mid 1997.
OS/390 VERSION 2 RELEASE 5 OVERVIEW
S/390 Server Consolidation Initiative
The S/390 Server Consolidation Initiative's goal is to continue to drive the consolidation of workloads to S/390, achieve customer-required cost reductions, and exploit new technologies and functions that enhance enterprise management, security, and application integration. In this way, customers have the ability and flexibility to compete in their market and grow their business.
S/390 delivers the ability customers require to "re-host" their workload to S/390; a strong, traditional application environment now enhanced with support for UNIX and Windows NT (TM) applications -- applications that require the robust support OS/390 provides. This initiative will help ensure that S/390 and OS/390 continually provide the latest enterprise system management, system software and hardware security protection, and most reliable and complete transaction processing and business process automation -- traditional blended with Web-related solutions.
The following items are new or enhanced in OS/390 Version 2 Release 5 for the Server Consolidation Initiative:
Release 5 provides enhancements and new solutions that enable customers to consolidate print workload from many servers in their IT environment onto a few S/390 servers. This can help reduce the overall cost of enterprise printing while improving usability, manageability, and security.
OS/390 Print Server, a new optional priced feature in Release 5, enables S/390 as an enterprise print server to handle host and LAN printing. The OS/390 Print Interface, a component of OS/390 Print Server, gives workstation users the ability to print to OS/390-managed printers. The Print Interface also enables users and applications in the OS/390 UNIX System Services (OS/390 UNIX) environment to print on OS/390-managed printers -- printers that are attached using IP PrintWay (TM); a component of the OS/390 Print Server. OS/390 Print Server delivers improved efficiency and lower overall cost of printing, along with the flexibility for high-volume, high-speed printing from anywhere in the network.
Continued enhancements to OS/390 UNIX function and performance, in this release, provide customers with a more efficient environment for re-hosting their workloads to S/390. Refer to the S/390 Applications Initiative description for more details.
In Release 5, the OS/390 Security Server is enhanced to provide LDAP server support that enables clients to add, delete, search, and extract information from an LDAP server that resides on an S/390 platform.
S/390 Network Computing Initiative
The S/390 Network Computing (NC) Initiative's goal is to continue the rapid evolution of S/390 as the platform of choice for highly available, scalable, and secure e-business. S/390 is a key player in the Internet/intranet opportunity and will remain so as new leading-edge capabilities are added to OS/390. Beyond Release 5 of OS/390, IBM will continue to deliver functional extensions to the Java (TM) Development Kit (JDK), enhancements to the eNetwork Communications Server and Security Server to further support Firewall Technologies, deliver Domino ancillary products on S/390, and a host of other network computing deliverables. Refer to the S/390 Network Computing Progress Report for a complete list of planned product deliverables. Refer to the following Web site URL:
S/390 Applications Initiative
The S/390 Applications Initiative's goal is to deliver new applications, new infrastructure in support of programming environments, and new support for application growth through tools for S/390 and OS/390. The Applications Initiative's customer-driven focus is based on Object-Oriented Component Broker technology, OS/390 UNIX technology, and technologies that optimize application development, porting and execution while delivering a low-cost hardware and software platform solution.
The following items are new, enhanced or available on a limited basis in OS/390 Version 2 Release 5 for the Applications Initiative:
S/390 Technology Leadership Initiative
S/390 provides an infrastructure of hardware and software that responds quickly and easily to changing customer requirements and new opportunities. S/390's enhanced leading-edge technology integrates software and hardware functions to offer comprehensive end-to-end enterprise solutions required in today's extremely fast-paced and competitive business environments. These capabilities are the focus of the S/390 Technology Leadership Initiative.
S/390 products are built on industry leading technologies to establish and increase the image of S/390 as a modern, vital, and strong platform. These state-of-the-art technologies are designed to exploit and expand the growth projected in both the traditional S/390 legacy and the new server environments. Key S/390 capabilities, such as Parallel Sysplex, OS/390 integrated packaging, connectivity, openness, and integrated bandwidth management, and S/390 CMOS provide the technology leadership to support customer business solutions critical areas such as, server consolidation, security, e-business, application and development enablement, business intelligence, and general business at a low cost. In summary, S/390 provides the foundation for business solutions and secure network computing while integrating leading-edge technology that enables end-to-end enterprise solutions.
The following items are enhanced to function with OS/390 Version 2 Release 5 for the Technology Leadership Initiative.
ATM S/390 Open Systems Adapter 2 (OSA-2) enhancements include ATM IP Forwarding and increased ATM connectivity. These enhancements, in conjunction with OS/390 Version 2 Release 5, enable more efficient dissemination of corporate and business information across the WAN.
Guest Coupling: OS/390 customers can now exploit the advantages of S/390 virtual machines in testing their Parallel Sysplex environments. VM/ESA (R) Version 2 Release 3, previewed in Software Announcement 297-409 dated October 7, 1997, extends this unique capability with new Guest support for Parallel Sysplex technology.
OS/390 VERSION 2 RELEASE 6 OVERVIEW
The following information is an early look at a subset of significant items that will be new or enhanced in Release 6. The complete list of Release 6 items and enhancements will be announced prior to the September, 1998 general availability of Release 6.
S/390 Network Computing Initiative
The following items and enhancements are planned for OS/390 Version 2 Release 6 in support of the Network Computing Initiative:
S/390 Applications Initiative
Component Broker for OS/390 will provide an environment for the hosting of new business applications on S/390 that, using a new programming model, will enable customers to rapidly design and develop their applications. This programming model will be the same across platforms.
Upon completion of its concept validation program Component Broker for OS/390 will be orderable by customers with OS/390 Release 5 or 6.
S/390 Technology Leadership Initiative
IBM will continue to enhance Parallel Sysplex, the S/390 industry-leading clustering technology. New functions planned for the OS/390 Release 6 time frame will provide reduced complexity for certain coupling facility management situations and enhanced Coupling Facility (and, therefore, sysplex) availability.
The S/390 Open Systems Adapter 2 (OSA-2) feature will be enhanced to support 100 Mbps Ethernet (Fast Ethernet). This new support will satisfy network performance problems by providing direct access from the S/390 server to high-bandwidth and high-capacity campus LAN backbones.
Year 2000
This product is Year 2000 ready. When used in accordance with its associated documentation, it is capable of correctly processing, providing, and/or receiving date data within and between the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, provided all other products (for example, software, hardware, and firmware) used with the product properly exchange accurate date data with it.
Customer acceptance of OS/390 Version 1 and Version 2 continues to far exceed product forecasts. Release 5 and Release 6 reflect IBM's increased investment in delivering new and valuable function, in fulfillment of the Version 2 vision.
These new releases are the next steps in delivering on the S/390 strategic initiatives of server consolidation, network computing, application enablement, and business intelligence. Each release provides significant new technology and exclusive function. Release 5 includes integrated Firewall Technologies, LDAP Server, significant enhancements to the eNetwork Communications Server, Lotus Domino Go Webserver, OS/390 UNIX, and Application Enabling Technology, and a new priced feature, Print Server. Additionally, there is new function in the BCP and in over 15 of the OS/390 elements and features. Also, a beta level of Component Broker for OS/390 is available to a selected set of customers. At the completion of the Beta program, Component Broker will be orderable by customers with OS/390 Release 5 or Release 6. Release 6 will include further significant enhancement of eNetwork Communications Server, Lotus Domino Go Webserver, and OS/390 UNIX. It will also include enhancements to the BCP and many other elements and features.
STATEMENT OF GENERAL DIRECTION
The following statements represent IBM's current intended plans. IBM will continue to monitor business conditions and requirements and can make changes to these plans as required.
OS/390 Euro Currency Support
IBM intends to support the new Euro currency symbol in association with the new monetary fund. Support for the currency symbol will be made available for all OS/390 Version 2 releases.
REFERENCE INFORMATION
Refer to Software Announcement 297-194 dated June 9, 1997 (the initial OS/390 Version 2 announcement).
Refer to Software Announcement 297-355 dated September 9, 1997 (the second OS/390 Version 2 announcement).
Additional Product Detail
The following topics are available in the Supplemental Information section:
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Section Number
OS/390 Version 2 Release 5 Function 1
Description
S/390 Server Consolidation Initiative 1
S/390 Server Consolidation...and Beyond 1
Server Consolidation Initiative 2
Release 5 Items
S/390 Network Computing Initiative 5
Network Computing Initiative 5
Release 5 Items
S/390 Applications Initiative 9
Applications Initiative Release 5 Items 9
S/390 Technology Leadership Initiative 11
Technology Leadership Initiative 11
Release 5 Items
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Additional Information on OS/390 Version 2 12
Release 5
Release 5 ServerPac Enhancements 12
Documentation Information -- What's New 12
for OS/390 Version 2 Release 5
OS/390 Version 2 Release 5 Product Content 13
Enabling OS/390 Optional Priced Features 14
Service Policy 15
S/390 Service Update Facility 15
Fee-Based Software Services Offerings 15
OS/390 Version 2 Release 6 Function 16
Description
S/390 Server Consolidation Initiative 16
S/390 Network Computing Initiative 16
S/390 Applications Initiative 19
S/390 Technology Leadership Initiative 19
S/390 Network Computing Progress Report 20
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Domino is a trademark of Lotus Development Corporation.
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Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or
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OS/390 VERSION 2 RELEASE 5 FUNCTION DESCRIPTION
S/390 (R) Server Consolidation Initiative
The market trend of "Server Consolidation" is very real. Industry Consultants such as Gartner, ITG, ITC, GIGA Group, and Yankee Group, as well as trade magazines quoting CEO/CFO/CIO, have validated this trend. The term "server consolidation" most often brings to mind the reduction of the numbers of servers, hence consolidation of workloads to a centralized computing environment. The most frequent reasons cited are cost benefits, manageability/availability, secure data access, scalability, and previous project failures In looking more closely at these drivers, the trend is far more than just "re-hosting" applications to a centralized server.
The S/390 view of "Server Consolidation...and beyond," encompasses not only the consolidation of workloads to achieve cost reductions, but also the need for enterprise management to address the manageability and cost issues. In addition, secure applications/data, systems integrity, and control of resource access address security issues. And regardless of how an enterprise consolidates workloads, there will always be business processes that span heterogeneous platforms. Therefore, robust enterprise application integration solutions that combine message brokering with workflow technologies are integral to provide customers with the ability and flexibility to compete in their market and grow their business with minimal re-engineering.
S/390 Server Consolidation...and Beyond
Workload Consolidation (Applications/Data): S/390 delivers the ability to re-host workloads to the S/390 platform to help customers reduce complexity and operating costs by reducing the number of servers, the administration and support staff, and the duplication of applications and data. OS/390 (TM) UNIX (R) System Services (OS/390 UNIX) (formerly called OpenEdition (R)) and the Bristol Wind/U product provide the customer with the flexibility to run UNIX applications and a set of Windows NT (TM) applications respectively on S/390. Release 5 delivers improved performance for OS/390 UNIX. Individual functions have been restructured and/or rewritten to help applications reduce the number of address spaces required. This results in both positive performance and storage usage.
Release 5 provides enhancements and new solutions enabling customers to consolidate print workload from many servers in their IT environment onto a few S/390 servers. This can help reduce the overall cost of enterprise printing while improving usability, manageability and security.
Accessing printers in a network through a central print server is more cost effective than a distributed solution with printers attached to many different LAN servers or even local desktop computers. Consolidating print onto a scalable server allows customers to use the right printer for specific print jobs, balance print workload across available printers, and more easily manage the inventory of printers.
OS/390 Print Server, a new optional priced feature in Release 5, enables S/390 as an enterprise print server to handle host and LAN printing. The OS/390 Print Interface, a component of OS/390 Print Server, gives users of workstations -- OS/2 (R), AIX (R) and Windows 95 and Windows NT, the ability to print to OS/390-managed printers. The Print Interface also enables users and applications in the OS/390 UNIX environment to print on OS/390-managed printers. Printers can be high-speed AFP (TM) printers that are attached to OS/390 using PSF (TM)/MVS (R), or LAN-attached ASCII printers that are attached using IP PrintWay (TM), which is a component of the OS/390 Print Server. OS/390 Print Server delivers improved efficiency and lower overall cost of printing, with the flexibility for high-volume, high-speed printing from anywhere in the network.
To continue providing effective and efficient support for data consolidation, enhancements are delivered in Release 5. Distributed File Services (DFS (TM)) delivers performance, Open Systems Foundation (OSF), message, installation/configuration, and backup support enhancements. OS/390 LAN Resource Extensions and Services (LANRES) also delivers currency for NetWare distribution and print support. LANServer and NFS, although unchanged in this release, continue to provide customers with LAN data consolidation options. The four elements (LANRES, LANServer, NFS, and DFS) deliver the ability to place the LAN data on S/390 and to take advantage of S/390's data management, integrity and backup, while reducing the number of middle tier servers -- Novell, OS/2, Windows NT, and UNIX servers. Statements of Direction (SOD) made in the Version 2 Release 4 announcement (refer to Software Announcement 297-355 dated September 9, 1997.) are still valid and demonstrate IBM's OS/390 commitment to continue to provide customer support for diverse workloads. Novell NDS, Netware File and Print Services native support on OS/390 help to further reduce costs while providing application and data control integrity.
Enterprise and Systems Management: Today, S/390 provides the capability to centrally manage over half a million distributed resources that are scattered across an enterprise with products such as NetView (R), Information/Management, OPC (TM), ADSM, OS/390 Security Server, DFSMS (TM) (HSM), and System Automation for OS/390. Release 5 contains numerous improvements for installation and hardware configuration through enhancements to HCD, HCM, SMP/E, and the ServerPac. The Workload Manager (WLM) is a key infrastructure component behind dynamically managing the system workload and performance. Release 5 has base enhancements for WLM support for servers, such as WEB server and the Intelligent Data Miner, all which help customers in their application consolidation efforts.
Enterprise and Systems Security: Today's OS/390 Security Server controls access to the system and its resources, helps ensure system integrity, encrypts data, and monitors traffic through firewall technology for e-business. To help insure secure business transactions, Release 5 delivers the Firewall Technologies to filter, limit, and authorize the traffic that flows between corporate networks and the Internet. In addition, DCE and the Security Server are enhanced in Release 5 to support native Kerberos Version 5 applications on OS/390. This enables the OS/390 Security Server to provide an integrated security registry for both DCE and Kerberos V5 applications. Also in Release 5, LDAP server capability is being delivered in the OS/390 Security Server, thereby providing a new directory service that is based upon LDAP protocol. Clients, including OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 LDAP clients, can add, delete, search, and extract information from an LDAP server resident on OS/390. By supporting the LDAP protocol, directory information that is stored by an LDAP server on OS/390, can be accessed throughout the enterprise. The OS/390 LDAP server complements the DSSeries LDAP Server and further enables enterprise-wide consolidation on S/390.
Server Consolidation Initiative Release 5 Items
With the introduction of the OS/390 Print Server in Release 5, IBM lays the foundation for a solution that enables customers to consolidate print workload on OS/390. This new function enables access to fast and reliable AFP printers or TCP/IP connected printers from OS/390 -- including UNIX services -- and LAN clients. Customers can define their printers in a central repository allowing users in the network to use any printer in the enterprise that is registered to the OS/390 server.
OS/390 Print Server is the framework for a total print serving solution for the OS/390 system environment. It extends the functions that are provided by the optional IP PrintWay (TM)/NetSpool (TM) feature in OS/390 Version 1 Release 3 and OS/390 Version 2 Release 4. This feature is now part of OS/390 Print Server. With the addition of the new Print Interface component of OS/390 Print Server, IBM now gives the OS/390 customer an end-to-end integrated solution from print submission to the printer.
IP PrintWay can use standard LPR/LPD or direct socket printing protocol to route JES2 or JES3 print data from OS/390 to another system's spool or to a printer in the TCP/IP network. Depending upon selected options, the print data is sent as is (binary format), or translated from EBCDIC into ASCII for the target system or printer. IP PrintWay is superior to TCP/IP Network Print Facility (NPF) for MVS in usability, performance, capacity and function, and is the strategic replacement for NPF.
NetSpool allows the user to automatically re-route VTAM (R) application output (such as, from CICS (R) or IMS (TM)) to the JES spool without requiring application program changes. Application output can then be printed to any server or printer that is connected to the TCP/IP network using IP PrintWay, or to an AFP printer using Print Services Facility (TM) (PSF)/MVS.
OS/390 JES2 and JES3 system print facilities have evolved through five versions of MVS to offer industry-leading printing services that are highly secure, automated, flexible and scalable. In OS/390 Version 2 Release 5 the Print Interface, a new component of OS/390 Print Server, extends these robust print serving capabilities to users and application programs in the LAN and OS/390 UNIX environments.
The addition of a TCP/IP LPD interface to the JES spool provides OS/390 UNIX environment applications seamless access to OS/390 JES2 and JES3 printers. Applications can distribute print output over TCP/IP using IP PrintWay to LAN-attached PCL and Postscript printers, such as IBM's Network Printer family. Or, output can be directed to AFP printers using PSF/MVS, such as IBM's InfoPrint (TM) 4000 family of printers, at speeds up to 1,002 impressions per minute
By mapping industry standard (ISO Document Printing Application) print commands and attributes to JES parameters and keywords, the OS/390 Print Interface gives workstation clients, including Windows (R) 95 and Windows NT users, access to OS/390 managed printers. Clients, in an OS/390 network, can take full advantage of the OS/390 Print Server's many benefits:
In Release 5, the OS/390 Security Server is enhanced to provide LDAP server support. This, combined with the LDAP client support that was delivered in the OS/390 base in Release 4, enables clients, including OS/390 LDAP clients, to add, delete, search, and extract information from an LDAP server that resides on an S/390 platform. By supporting the LDAP protocol, directory information that is stored in an LDAP server on OS/390 can be accessed throughout the enterprise. The OS/390 LDAP server complements the recently announced DSSeries LDAP Server and further enables enterprise-wide consolidation on the S/390 platform.
This product enables customers to use OS/390 as a central file server for workstations. OS/390, as a central file server, significantly increases security, availability, and scalability and helps reduce costs of managing and backing up a company's mission-critical data.
IBM continues, in Release 5, to enhance IBM OS/390 DFS to improve workstation and S/390 DFS Client Access (TM) to S/390-resident file data using DFS (TM) caching, DCE RPC, and DCE that are security integrated with the S/390 security facilities.
Additionally, DFS for OS/390 continues to be enhanced to improve performance and maintain functional compatibility with the Open Group's OSF 1.2.1 DCE DFS implementations on other system platforms. This enables the S/390 to fully participate in the distributed computing environment.
This release improves the installation and hardware configuration of OS/390 through enhancements in HCD, HCM and SMP/E.
The focus of HCD and HCM, in this release, is to make it easier to configure and manage large amounts of data. In addition, HCM is available on Windows 95 and Windows NT.
This function includes keeping the processor token in sync within a sysplex and provision of distribution lists. This function provides relief for the primary user address space by accessing the IODF data via a separate data space.
This release of the SMP/E element of OS/390 focuses on performance, usability, and application growth capability.
The RACF (TM) SMF Unload utility (IRRADU00) is modified in OS/390 Version 2 Release 5 so that it is now possible to process operands for the SETROPTS and RVARY commands. This enhancement eases the reporting and analysis for SETROPTS and RVARY and provides the capability for consistent auditing of key RACF commands.
S/390 NETWORK COMPUTING INITIATIVE
The S/390 Network Computing (NC) initiative's goal is to continue the rapid evolution of S/390 as the platform of choice for highly available, scalable, and secure e-business. S/390 is a key player in the Internet/intranet opportunity and will remain so as new leading-edge capabilities are added to OS/390. Beyond Release 5 of OS/390, IBM will continue to ship functional extensions to the Java (TM) Development Kit (JDK), enhancements to the eNetwork Communications Server and Security Server to further support Firewall Technologies, deliver Domino (TM) ancillary products on S/390, and a host of other network computing deliverables. Refer to the S/390 Network Computing Progress Report section for a complete list of planned product deliverables. Refer to the following URL:
Network Computing Initiative Release 5 Items
NetQuestion for OS/390 Version 2 Release 5 provides NLS support for the HTML pages and messages in nine languages (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish). For document indexing, NetQuestion provides support in eleven languages (Finnish and Dutch, in addition to the nine above).
In addition, sample code is provided for the following functions:
Secure Electronic Transaction (SET) is a protocol developed jointly by VISA International, MasterCard and other vendors for safeguarding payment card purchases made over open networks. Its use is becoming pervasive by e-commerce as a transaction protocol and software vendors are incorporating SET into existing browsers and merchant servers.
ICSF has been enhanced to include support for SET by implementing RSA-OAEP encryption. This support enables vendor and user-written applications to take advantage of the integral crypto capabilities of S/390. This includes:
DES encryption for ICSF has been enhanced so that 168-bit encryption of data is now available. This support is implemented through the use of Triple Data Encryption Algorithm (TDEA) and triple-length data encryption keys. The availability of strong encryption provides customers with increased flexibility in choosing the level of encryption they desire.
This support requires a hardware licensed internal code (LIC) update. In addition, customers outside the U.S. and Canada are required to obtain a separate U.S. Government license in order to be given TDES capability.
VISA and MasterCard have specified a cryptographic method to calculate a value that relates to information on a payment card such as the personal account number (PAN), the card expiration date, and the service code. The use of card-verification values (CVV) can reduce the risk of losses resulting from alteration/counterfeiting of the card's magnetic stripe.
ICSF has been enhanced to provide callable services to generate and verify the VISA CVV and the MasterCard card-verification code (CVC) using the track-2 method. This support provides additional card integrity for financial processes involving payment cards. CVV/CVC functions are available on DES (that is, non-CDMF) systems only.
ICSF now provides a storage data set for secure storage of Public Key Algorithm (PKA) private and public keys. Storage of PKA keys within a Public Key Data Set (PKDS) allows existing PKA APIs to specify a record label as an alternative to specifying a key token and eliminates the need for PKA applications to provide their own PKA key storage mechanism. Customers are now provided with the same security, flexibility and efficiency working with public/private keys as they have had with DES keys.
Padding using zeroes as an alternative to padding according to Public Key Cryptography Standard (PKCS) 1.2 is now available when using the Symmetric Key Generate, Symmetric Key Import, and Symmetric Key Export functions. The services each allow for and process a new keyword, ZERO-PAD, in the rule array.
Note: For all hardware systems desiring use of crypto, the hardware must be activated via the use of a crypto enablement diskette.
IBM continues to deliver on its commitment to provide world-class networking communications solutions for e-business networks while increasing the linkage between SNA and TCP/IP function. Among the important new networking enhancements previewed September 9, 1997, in Software Announcement 297-355 are:
For OS/390 users with "high demand" web serving requirements, CS OS/390 now includes a facility known as High Speed Web Access (HSWA). This specialized function is intended for OS/390 integrated Web server environments where:
HSWA is managed through local UNIX commands and uses RIPv2 routing. Only applications written to the OS/390 UNIX socket API can take advantage of HWSA. IBM applications tested with HWSA are Lotus Domino Web Server, FTP and Telnet (line mode).
Multiple TCP/IP stacks within the same OS/390 image can communicate without requiring real resources such as a channel adapter or I/O device. Same host point-to-point makes use of HPDT MPC in accomplishing these intra-host stack-to-stack communications. As a result, you not only save the cost of the real device but also get the performance benefit of HPDT Services reduction of data moves.
Sockets over SNA improvements include an enhancement to provide support for OS/390 UNIX socket API and the asynchronous sockets extension of OS/390 UNIX API. In addition, the redundant C sockets API is removed.
SNA over TCP/IP support is enhanced by utilizing the OS/390 UNIX socket API rather than IUCV.
These improvements along with internal processing enhancements will provide improved performance, reduced sysdef, higher availability, better utilization of resources, reduced storage requirements, and support for applications making use of OS/390 UNIX asynchronous socket calls.
This enhancement will greatly simplify network management for TN3270 sessions.
To implement this new capability, SNA Services APAR OW31454 and TCP/IP Services APAR PQ12574 are required.
Another capability of this enhancement is that it increases the number of element addresses available to non-DLUR/DLUS SNA FID_4 sessions as a result of moving these DLUS/DLUR addresses out of the 64 K limit pool
This enhancement is beneficial to large network users who need the capability to define more than 64 K elements addresses as well as helping network users for non-DLUS/R sessions by making additional addressing resources available within the 64 K limit.
The TCP/IP stack services in CS OS/390 have been entirely rewritten to take full advantage of OS/390 operating system services for significantly improved performance, scalability, and RAS. Sockets related APIs that will exploit the new stack, typically with no change to applications, include:
The new Telnet server will use OS/390 UNIX sockets to communicate with the TCP/IP stack for improved performance and reliability.
DNS/WLM provides intelligent sysplex distribution of requests through cooperation between WLM and the DNS server. For customers that elect to place a DNS into an OS/390 sysplex, DNS will invoke WLM sysplex routing services to determine the "best" system to service a given client request. This provides functional equivalence with VTAM Generic Resources support that is currently available for SNA networks in the Parallel Sysplex (TM) environment.
CS OS/390 will add an implementation of full Dynamic IP on S/390 to enable cooperation between the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and DNS to dynamically and directly register their name and address mappings in the DNS tables, rather than require manual update by an administrator.
Essential for commerce over the Internet and intranets is the ability to control and authenticate access as well as encrypt/decrypt sensitive data. CS OS/390 Version 2 Release 5 provides the following Firewall Technologies:
All SNMP commands that functioned for TCP/IP for OS/390 UNIX or TCP/IP Version 3 Release 2 function will continue to be supported unchanged by the new TCP/IP service in Version 2 Release 5.
A new FTP Client will be included that can be used for both native MVS file transfers and OS/390 UNIX Hierarchical File System (HFS) file transfers. It can be utilized from TSO, Batch, Rexx, the OS/390 UNIX System Services Shell and OS/390 UNIX Rexx.
With SourceVIPA, OS/390 Version 2 Release 5 hosts in networks can be configured to use VIPA addresses for both inbound and outbound datagrams for TCP connections. This further enhances its fault tolerant capability.
For data transfers to other hosts one hop away, a formula is used to optimize the TCP segment size value resulting in reduced CPU utilization.
Version 2 Release 5 provides improvements to the following:
This capability remains in Version 2 Release 5.
Previously, IBM stated that SNALINK support would be removed from CS OS/390. That decision was rescinded and SNALINK continues to be supported by CS OS/390.
The close relationship between the components of the eNetwork Communications Server for OS/390 known now as AnyNet/MVS, TCP/IP and VTAM will become even closer in future releases of OS/390. In recognition of this, the terminology that is used to refer to functions previously provided these elements is changing. Beginning with OS/390 Release 5, the AnyNet/MVS, TCP/IP and VTAM element references will begin to be changed in code and element documentation. Documentation will begin to reflect OS/390 communications services being provided by eNetwork Communications Server SNA/APPN Services for the capabilities provided by VTAM, Multiprotocol/High Performance Routing (HPR) Services for the capabilities provided by HPR and AnyNet/MVS and TCP/IP Services for the capabilities provided by TCP/IP for MVS.
Note: X-Windows support for the TSO and non-OS/390 UNIX (formerly called OpenEdition (OE)) environments is provided in OS/390 Release 5 as a separate FMID identified as JTCP34X. It will continue to be shipped in Version 2 Releases 5 and 6. For subsequent OS/390 releases beyond Release 6, X-Windows will be supported only for OS/390 UNIX environment and the TSO and non-OS/390 UNIX version will no longer be distributed.
Note: CS OS/390 Version 2 Release 5 will not support the following:
Application programmed to the IUCV or VMCF API should be changed to use OS/390 UNIX socket API or sockets extended API.
S/390 APPLICATIONS INITIATIVE
The goal of the S/390 Applications Initiative is to deliver new applications, new infrastructure in support of programming environments, and new support for application growth through tools for S/390 and OS/390. The Applications Initiative's customer-driven focus is based on object-oriented Component Broker technology, UNIX and OS/390 UNIX technology, and technologies that optimize application development, porting and execution while delivering a low-cost hardware and software platform solution.
Applications Initiative Release 5 Items
Component Broker on OS/390: In May 1997, IBM announced the plan to deliver its strategic object-oriented application development environment. Component Broker was announced as rolling out over time on multiple platforms.
With OS/390 Version 2, IBM will fulfill that announcement and deliver Component Broker on the S/390 platform. Initially, this will be done for a limited set of customers participating in concept validation on OS/390 Version 2 Release 5. This program will continue until the fourth quarter of 1998 when Component Broker will be orderable at no additional charge by OS/390 Version 2 Release 5 or 6 customers.
OS/390 UNIX System Services: OS/390 UNIX is comprised of the XPG4-compliant UNIX kernel along with Shell and Utilities and the dbx Debugger.
The GBK extension expands the Guo Biao (GB) code set to include all other Han characters that are defined in the ISO 10646-1 Unicode ideographic character set. This provides a basis for writing multilingual applications in the PRC, encompassing both Simplified Chinese and traditional Chinese.
Access to this function is available through PTF UQ09126.
This capability is a significant NLS improvement because it is needed in almost all Japanese mail traffic on the Internet and in about a third of all Japanese Web data.
Access to this function is available through PTF UQ08178.
C/C++ IBM Open Class (TM) Library: The C/C++ IBM Open Class Library is a comprehensive set of C++ class libraries that is used for application development and execution. As of OS/390 Version 2, the C/C++ IBM Open Class Library is licensed with the base operating system. Customers benefit from this change in licensing because they are no longer required to license the C/C++ feature of OS/390 to execute applications that require access to the dynamic link libraries (DLLs), nor are they required to use the DLL Rename Utility to package and redistribute DLLs with these applications. This gives applications that require the use of the class libraries at execution time, unrestricted access to the C/C++ IBM Open Class Library.
OS/390 Application Enabling Technology (TM) Enhancements (OS/390 AET): OS/390 AET, first announced and delivered in March 1997, now provides Lotus Domino for S/390 and network computing support, as well as enhanced system administration and Control Center capabilities. Customers are able to easily customize and create stand-alone or distributed Lotus Domino for S/390, Domino Go Webserver and Network Station solutions for their groupware and Internet/intranet requirements. The business advantages and cost savings such solutions provide can be quickly realized while still retaining the OS/390 platform advantages.
Customers wishing to enable their environments quickly and efficiently are encouraged to order the OS/390 ServerPac deliverable since the OS/390 AET documentation and samples use the same naming conventions. Highlights include:
Lotus Domino for S/390 is the industry's leading groupware, messaging and Internet product on a platform renowned for its reliability, security, and scalability. With OS/390 Version 2 Release 5, OS/390 AET has all of the customization and automation policies for customizing OS/390 UNIX for the Lotus Domino for S/390 installation. This allows customers to develop and implement the Lotus Domino for S/390 solution quickly and easily as either a stand-alone system or integrated into their existing S/390 application suite to deliver open, scalable cross-platform solutions to help realize the promise of enterprise, client/server computing, as well as the emerging world of network and collaborative computing.
The Domino Go Webserver 4.6.1 for OS/390 is integrated into the OS/390 AET samples so that users, with UNIX and Web serving skills and documentation for Domino Go Webserver, are able to customize their system to serve Web pages. The automation policies are enhanced to allow the Webserver administrator to specify when automation should be started and stopped.
The OS/390 Network Station server and client code references are integrated into the OS/390 Application Enabling Technology samples. When customized, this allows the Network Station Administrator to provide boot and target support from OS/390 AET for IBM Network Stations in the TCP/IP network.
These enhancements enable the management of DASD space and File Systems through the use of UNIX commands without requiring MVS or OS/390 skills. This capability is not only required for Lotus Domino, Domino Go Webserver and IBM Network Station support, but helps simplify the installation of most UNIX applications.
The Control Center application has been integrated into the Hardware Management Console (HMC) and Stand-alone Service Element (SASE) and is shipped and serviced with these components for easier installation and maintenance of OS/390 AET customized system environments. In addition, the HMC Control Center also includes a Web browser user interface to more easily manage network computing and Web environments.
The ISPF Workstation Agent component has been ported to a run as an applet on a JAVA 1.1 Virtual Machine. This applet requests an application to be displayed in the Web browser environment. The applet makes the request to the ISPF Application Server.
This constitutes a server that is written as a JAVA 1.1 application and receives requests for ISPF applications. These requests are paired with JCL and start ISPF as a batch GUI job. They are customized for the request, as defined in the configuration, and are submitted to OS/390. The result is an ISPF distributed GUI display of the application.
A customized VisualAge composition (WYSIWYG) editor that contains "parts" for creating and modifying ISPF panels is provided. This workstation productivity application development utility generates code for ISPF panels in the ISPF panel language.
Performance improvements have been made to cache strings and to optimize menu bar transmission between the ISPF Dialog Manager (DM) and the ISPF Workstation Agent. These performance improvements are evident when running ISPF in GUI mode.
The ISPF Dialog Tag Language (DTL) and compiler have added enhancements in the handling of: scrollable areas, indenting and formatting, image support, environment variable processing, DBCS field alignment, debug options, and table display.
Performance and storage optimizations have been made in the ISPF Software Configuration and Library Manager (SCLM) component for handling very large applications.
A utility is provided to create a sample Software Configuration and Library Manager (SCLM) project. The sample project can be used as the basis for a tutorial to teach a new user the basic functions and facilities of SCLM. The sample project can also be used as a starting point for a customer's SCLM project.
Enhancements lead to more efficient utilization of IEBCOPY services and strengths for copying load and non-load data via a redesign of the ISPF Program Development Facility (PDF) Move/Copy interface.
Customer satisfaction requirements and Fixed-If-Next APARs primarily across the ISPF PDF and DM components are driving this effort. This includes the modification of messages, tailoring of options, addition of z-variables, and product integration items.
S/390 TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE
Customer Information Technology (IT) needs are constantly changing. IT has evolved from simply being a bookkeeping complement of a customer's business to becoming an integral part of that business and the catalyst for the success of that business. The S/390 and OS/390 architecture continue to stay in touch with IT's changing requirements. S/390 and OS/390, as they form the foundation for the next generation of information technology, provide competitive business benefits and solutions to S/390's customers. S/390 and OS/390 make it easy and highly secure for customers to put their business on the Web and, thus expand the marketplace for their offerings.
The Technology Leadership initiative is the bedrock for the other five S/390 initiatives as the S/390 platform continues to grow. In 1997, S/390 brought chapter one of IBM's migration to CMOS to a close. In the next chapter, S/390's architecture will be enhanced to provide system constraint relief for performance, virtual storage limitations, and I/O limitations. This is in response to customer demand for growth of new workloads, for improved performance, and for simplicity. At the same time, IBM will continue S/390's position as a preeminent data and application server.
Technology Leadership Initiative Release 5 Items
JES3 provides interfaces that enable the OS/390 Print Server to create SYSOUT data on the JES3 spool and cancel print files. The OS/390 Print Server support in OS/390 JES3 Release 5 provides clients on workstation platforms, such as OS/2, AIX, Windows 95, and Windows NT, the ability to print files on a JES printer from anywhere in the network.
JES3 IP PrintWay provides PSF/MVS IP PrintWay support. This support is identical to support that is already provided by JES2. IP PrintWay, now an integrated component of the Print Server, is the strategic IBM offering for distributed printing from OS/390 TCP/IP networks to a large numbers of printers.
JES2 provides interfaces that enable the OS/390 Print Server to create SYSOUT data on the JES2 spool and cancel print files. The OS/390 Print Server support in OS/390 JES2 Release 5 provides clients on workstation platforms, such as OS/2, AIX, Windows 95, and Windows NT, the ability to print files on a JES printer from anywhere in the network.
This support provides the C language interfaces and underlying kernel support to facilitate the use of WLM services by servers, such as the Webserver, SAP R/3, and the Intelligent Data Miner. This support promotes application growth in a Parallel Sysplex environment by providing interfaces which allow application developers to write non-assembler language applications to exploit the full set of WLM functions.
This hardware function can significantly improve the performance of selected system and subsystem functions in which multiprocessor serialization functions are needed. For example, it supports adding to or deleting from a queue which can be affected by multiple dispatched units at the same time. eNetwork Communications Server (CS OS/390) TCP/IP services uses this function to improve performance. New instructions can be used to make significant performance gains.
This support improves lock performance by greater than 10 times and significantly improves the performance of multiprocessor serializing functions.
OSA/SF provides the following enhancements for OS/390 Version 2 Release 5:
All OSA modes of operation can now be set up using either commands or the OS/2 OSA/SF GUI.
OAT templates are provided to support each OSA feature and the modes that can be installed on the features. The templates include instructions for changing them and using them for input to create an OAT.
Get Config is a new OSA/SF command. It is used with an OSA-2 ATM feature to get the configuration file of an existing OSA and to use it for input with a new OSA.
There is now a new Summary option for the Get OAT command. This option provides a summary view of the OAT. The user can modify the summary OAT and use it for input with the Put OAT command.
VM has 25 years of experience providing leading-edge hypervisor support for guest operating systems. VM/ESA (R) Version 2 Release 3, which was previewed in Software Announcement 297-409 dated October 7, 1997, extends this unique capability with new Guest support for Parallel Sysplex technology. OS/390 customers can now exploit the advantages of S/390 virtual machines in testing their Parallel Sysplex environments. VM/ESA Version 2 Release 3 provides the Coupling Facility and Coupling Links support required to run one or more OS/390 Parallel Sysplex environments on one VM/ESA image. This capability will be available on the IBM G3, G4, and Multiprise (TM) 2000 servers at appropriate EC levels.
General availability of VM/ESA Version 2 Release 3 is March 27, 1998. For more information, refer to the VM Home Page at URL:
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON OS/390 VERSION 2 RELEASE 5
Installation Information: OS/390 Version 2 Release 5 has enhancements that continue the improvement of the quality and content of ServerPac: Installing Your Order. In Release 5, the book includes an index that improves overall retrievability.
OS/390 Planning for Installation has been reorganized to match the steps that most customers take during installation planning. In addition, the book will be available at announce on the Web at URL:
Release 5 ServerPac Enhancements
ServerPac now exploits the use of concatenated PARMLIB and PROCLIB to help separate IBM-supplied data from customer data.
An additional ServerPac installation option will be provided with OS/390 Version 2 Release 5 -- Software Upgrade Installation. This option will provide customers with the ability to use their existing operational data sets along with those supplied by ServerPac: product distribution and target libraries, SMP/E libraries, and CustomPac sample data sets. Installation dialogs will be used to select this installation option. Customers will be responsible for creating or updating their operational data sets before IPLing. IBM will continue to verify that the system IPLs with the operational data sets IBM provides. However, IBM will not guarantee that the customer's system will IPL when the customer uses their own operational data sets.
Documentation Information -- What's New for OS/390 Version 2
Release 5
PDF Files: For Version 2 Release 5 of OS/390, IBM provides many of the OS/390 books as PDF files from the OS/390 Internet Library at the OS/390 home page at URL:
To view, navigate through, and print PDF files, the customer needs the Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free from the OS/390 Internet Library and many other Internet locations. The latest levels of many browsers can be set up to automatically start the Acrobat Reader software so that a person can read and print PDF files from the Internet without having to store them on their system.
Task Atlas Prototype: The OS/390 Task Atlas Prototype, introduced in Release 3 and updated in Release 4, will continue to be expanded during Release 5. The Task Atlas Prototype enables the user to access task information on the Internet without knowing which bookshelf -- or even which book -- to open.
The user can navigate to the task information through task maps: graphics that represent the steps to do a task. Links from the maps take the user directly to the topics that document those tasks.
The user can retrieve task maps by selecting filters that identify:
The data base currently focuses on installation and migration information for 17 elements with links to 27 publications. Release 5 updates continue to expand installation and customization information and add information specific to Year 2000 support.
The Task Atlas is available from the OS/390 home page at URL:
OS/390 Version 2 Release 5 Product Content
OS/390 Version 2 Release 5 contains the elements listed below. Those elements that are also available as stand-alone products are listed with the release level used in OS/390.
OS/390 delivers optional features that have a high affinity to the base OS/390 system.
Note: The DFSMS features are packaged in combinations. Refer to Ordering Information for the available combinations in Software Announcement 297-355 dated September 9, 1997.
N.A. Secure(3)
Export Security(3)
France Secure(3) (New in OS/390 with Release 5)
(1) Functional enhancements for items have already or will be made
available only through OS/390 and not through additional
releases or versions of these products or features. Items that
are new additions to OS/390 Version 2 Release 5 are
specifically indicated.
(2) One or both of the BDT optional features (File-to-file or SNA
NJE) must be ordered and installed in order to use the BDT
function shipped with the base.
(3) Items have Export considerations.
(4) The C/C++ IBM Open Class Library component of these C/C++
features are licensed with the OS/390 Base and can be used
without enablement the C/C++ optional features.
Preconfigured CD: As part of the OS/390 software order, PC Server S/390 and RS/6000 with S/390 Server-on-Board customers can request a CD with a preconfigured OS/390 base image that provides a "load and go" system. This CD takes advantage of the unique dual operating system environment of the PC Server S/390 and the RS/6000 with System/390 Server-on-Board. It is available as a feature of OS/390 for no additional charge to Entry Support Licenses (ESL) of the base.
First-time OS/390 customers who order this CD will receive the OS/390 Version 2 Release 4-level CD for all shipments that are made before May 22, 1998. A memo will be included in this shipment stating that these customers will automatically have the OS/390 Version 2 Release 5 CD shipped to them starting on May 22, 1998. Refer to Hardware Announcement 195-147 dated May 23, 1995, for additional information.
Integration Testing: To further reduce migration time, the OS/390 product is system integration tested using a production-like environment. This environment includes subsystems, such as CICS, IMS and DB2 (R). This additional testing supplements existing functional test, with a focus on tasks performed by customers in the production environment, thus helping establishments move more quickly to new function. System integration testing is provided for all OS/390 releases.
Enabling OS/390 Optional Priced Features
OS/390 optional priced features use an OS/390 product registration service, together with product policy statements, to determine whether or not the OS/390 priced feature has been ordered and should run.
Those OS/390 optional priced features that are ordered concurrently with OS/390 will be shipped by IBM together with policy statements in PARMLIB which enable the ordered priced features. OS/390 priced features, which have not been ordered, will also be shipped with OS/390 but with policy statements which disable the unordered features. If the customer subsequently enables any of the optional priced features, those features also become subject to the payment terms of the customer's existing OS/390 license as described in OS/390 Program Licensed Specifications (GC28-1728). Customers must notify IBM when they enable an optional feature that was shipped disabled from IBM. A detailed description of the enablement support for OS/390 features is available in OS/390 Planning for Installation (GC28-1726).
The OS/390 priced features which support this enablement capability in OS/390 Version 2 Release 5 are:
Service Policy
It is IBM's current intention to consider each release of OS/390 as current for three years following its general availability date, and to provide maintenance during that period.
Recognizing the workload customers have ahead of them for Year 2000, OS/390 Version 1 Release 1, 2, and 3, and Version 2 Release 4 will deviate from this service policy. These OS/390 releases will be considered as current until at least January 31, 2001, with IBM providing maintenance during this period.
PTF distributions, including Recommended Service Upgrades (RSUs), will continue to be available monthly through the period the release is current. RSU integration testing for a release will be performed for five quarters after the general availability date for that release.
Service on the last release of a version can be extended beyond the intended three year period. In all cases, the current practice of providing at least twelve months written notice before the withdrawal of service for a version or release, will continue for OS/390.
All statements regarding IBM's future direction and intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice and represent goals and objectives only.
S/390 Service Update Facility
S/390 Service Update Facility Version 2 Release 1 will be available May 1998.
S/390 Service Update Facility is an Internet-based tool that enables OS/390, VM, and VSE customers to order and receive software service over the Internet.
Enhancements beyond Version 1 Release 1 announced function include:
FEE-BASED SOFTWARE SERVICES OFFERINGS
Note: OS/390 Version 2 Release 5 is available through the SystemPac (R) and SoftwareXcel Installation Express (SIE) fee-based offerings.
SystemPac offers the capability of building a system with integrated subsystems in both copy format and full volume dump/restore format. Other than IBM products, selected Independent Software Vendor products can be selected and included with the SystemPac. After the delivery of the SystemPac, Selective Follow On Service tapes (Hipers and PTFs resolving PEs) can be shipped at specified intervals and frequency based on the customer's selection at ordering time.
Customers ordering the OS/390 Version 2 Release 5 SystemPac will now be able to specify the following additional customization items using the local order entry system in addition to customization gathered previously. These new customization capabilities are:
All items noted for the SystemPac in the full volume dump/restore format also are enhancements for SoftwareXcel Installation Express (SIE).
For more information on SIE or SystemPac, contact IBM at 800-IBM-4YOU (426-4968), or IBM representatives can send a note to PKEDVM9(SIE).
This provides an enhanced solution for enabling an open environment, while taking advantage of integrating S/390 data with Domino.
Net.Commerce enables business-to-business and business-to-consumer companies to sell their products and services globally over the Internet's World Wide Web. Net.Commerce Version 3 is the first Secure Electronic Transaction (SET) compliant merchant server. This is designed to help accelerate the productive use of the Net.Commerce solution.
This configures the OS/390 Firewall Technologies to allow internal, Web-enabled and File Transfer Protocol (FTP)-enabled clients (already installed and located on the secure side of the network) to access Web servers and FTP servers located on the external network. This configuration blocks access from the external network to internal resources.
Lotus Domino Go Webserver provides installation, configuration, and customization of the Lotus Domino Go Webserver on the S/390 platform. In addition, IBM will build an initial home page and up to four additional Web pages.
OS/390 VERSION 2 RELEASE 6 FUNCTION DESCRIPTION
The following information is an early look at a subset of significant items that will be new or enhanced in Release 6. The complete list of Release 6 items and enhancements will be announced prior to Release 6's September 1998 general availability.
S/390 Server Consolidation Initiative (OS/390 Version 2 Release 6)
RMF will continue to improve the support of Parallel Sysplex system environments with the following enhancements:
To avoid critical situations for production data bases and transaction processing systems, customers will see the immediate state of the coupling facility and the structures, and they will see all relevant data at a glance in a granularity they can choose. In addition, they will immediately see the results of tuning actions in this area, for example, after having removed a coupling structure from an overloaded coupling facility to another one.
Customers will be able to choose from a variety of overview criteria to tailor the appearance of an overview report or the contents of overview records. Especially when using sysplex overview criteria, the Postprocessor will provide a sysplex and a single-system view to shared resources, for example, service classes, devices or coupling facility structures.
This eliminates the restriction of using APPC as the only protocol for communication between HCD and HCM.
IBM will continue to enhance the OS/390 Distributed File Service to be optimally compatible with the OS/390 UNIX DCE Base Services and to include selected function from the latest release of the Open Group's OSF 1.2.2 DCE DFS implementation. Also, DFS will continue to receive performance and RAS enhancements.
S/390 Network Computing Initiative (OS/390 Version 2 Release 6)
In Version 2 Release 6, IBM will continue to deliver on it's commitment to provide world-class TCP/IP solutions for e-business networks, while increasing the integration of SNA/APPN and TCP/IP networking services. Some key highlights are:
OSPF is a link-state routing protocol which provides IP networks improved routing efficiency, flexibility and security. When IP network topology changes, OSPF recalculates routes quickly and generates less route control protocol traffic than Routing Information Protocol (RIP). All OSPF routing protocol exchanges are authenticated to secure against sending routing information to unauthorized systems or users.
Networks with either a large bandwidth-delay or a long delay, which are called Long Fat Pipes, require a larger window size for maximum throughput. eNetwork Communications Server for OS/390 Version 2 Release 6 will implement the window scale option, defined in RFC 1323, which will avoid the limitation of a 16-bit window size field in the TCP header.
eNetwork CS OS/390 Version 2 Release 6 implements RFC 1112 which eliminates broadcast storms associated with RIPv2. Multicast support will benefit multimedia applications and will reduce the network load produced by routing broadcasts which can improve network performance.
eNetwork CS 0S/390 Version 2 Release 6 will provide for secure communications between the TN3270 server and an SSL enabled client, such as Host On-Demand Version 2. The SSL protocol will provide connection security that includes encryption, initial handshake to specify a secret key, and message transport that will include a message integrity check. Also, with this release, TN3270 server configuration will be more flexible. Now, more than one port will be specified for both SSL and non-SSL clients.
One of the major performance costs in the transfer of large data objects is the movement of data. The HPDT support introduced in OS/390 Version 1 Release 3 for SNA applications will be extended to support authorized OS/390 UNIX services that are written to the assembler application programming interface. This will provide improved throughput and CPU utilization for applications that move large amounts of data.
In OS/390 Version 2 Release 6, File Transfer Program (FTP) will exploit HPDT services for outbound data moves providing improved throughput and CPU utilization for large data moves.
Enterprises will be able to utilize IP networks as a converged backbone while maintaining the predictability inherent in SNA networks for SNA applications. As opposed to DLSw, Enterprise Extender will provide the ability to use SNA class-of-service (COS) to select IP router clouds as a bridge to SNA/IP integration. deleted
Sendmail is the leading mail server found on UNIX systems today. While Domino can provide rich collaborative workflow processing, Sendmail (based on industry standard Berkeley 8.7.7 code) will offer basic mail transport services in the following types of situations:
This function will extend the MNPS Support delivered in OS/390 Release 5 to include recovery of sessions between MNPS applications and dependent LU Requester (DLUR)-owned dependent LUs.
OS/390 Network File System (OS/390 NFS), formerly named DFSMS/MVS Network File System, will be enhanced to continue enabling customer's OS/390 systems to be improved participants in their distributed enterprise. OS/390 NFS helps to achieve a UNIX-like system with the capacity, storage management, and reliability of OS/390. The new function will include the following productivity and usability enhancements:
In addition to supporting the SUN NFS Version 2 protocols, the OS/390 NFS client and server will be enhanced to support the SUN NFS Version 3 protocol specification, RFC 1813. Both versions will coexist in this OS/390 NFS release. Some of the significant improvements resulting from the support of the SUN NFS Version 3 protocol will include support of larger than 4 gigabyte files and file systems by extension of 64-bit file sizes and offsets and performance modifications. The performance modifications that will result in more efficient use of the network are:
OS/390 Network File System will support TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) as a transport, in addition to UDP (User Datagram Protocol) for the server for both NFS Version 2 and Version 3 protocols. UDP is primarily used for its efficiency on high bandwidth, low latency networks, for example, LANS. However, the number of NFS implementations using TCP is growing due to its efficiency on low bandwidth, high latency networks, such as the Internet or WANs.
Another inherent benefit of TCP is the connection reliability characteristics of the protocol. Consequently, corporate Internet firewalls accept TCP packets but typically block UDP packets to their intranets.
The OS/390 NFS server will support the TCP protocol for the NFS, MOUNT and MVSMOUNT programs, and the client enabling code: MVSLOGIN, MVSLOGOUT, and SHOWATTR. This will be supported for both NFS Version 2 and Version 3 protocols.
OS/390 NFS will be enhanced with the WebNFS capability. The WebNFS protocol is an extension of the SUN NFS Version 2 and Version 3 protocols, RFC 2054 and 2055. This enhancement will enable Java applications to exploit the NFS file sharing capabilities. The following are some of the significant WebNFS functions:
Both types of pathnames will be supported: absolute pathname and relative pathname. The new capability of handling the relative pathname will be supported with the use of a new site attribute, public(pathname).
The OS/390 NFS server will now enable an NFS client to specify default OS/2 filename extensions for MVS PDSs and PDSEs members that are mounted by any client workstation that supports the NFS protocol, such as OS/2. This will provide customers seamless access to MVS PDSs and PDSEs members and enable them to develop on a workstation platform for execution on OS/390. This usability enhancement will enable application developers to remotely edit/compile/debug their applications with workstation-based productivity tools.
This enhancement will provide products, such as VisualAge COBOL, C++, and other compilers support for remote MVS application development capability. The support will allow mapping of MVS member filenames to/from workstation names, for example, PDS member COBOL.APPLET1(DATADEF) to DATADEF.CBL under directory COBOL.APPLET1 so that workstation tools (for example, editors and compilers) can process host files without modifications.
The filename extension length can be up to 8 bytes for PDS and PDSE members. This filename extension mapping capability (translation between the real MVS member name and the workstation file name) will be provided by the use of a "side file" on the MVS host specifiable by the system administrator and/or NFS end user during a MOUNT operation. The NFS server will manage the loading/unloading of side files to maximize the use of storage for side files.
The NFS protocol is a stateless service. Therefore, it cannot provide inherent stateful services, such as file locking and access control synchronization. Instead, these services are provided by two cooperating processes: the Network Lock Manager (NLM) and the Network Status Monitor (NSM). The NLM and NSM are RPC-based servers which normally execute as autonomous "daemon" servers on NFS client and server systems. They work together to provide stateful file locking and access control capability over NFS.
NLM PROTOCOL(LOCKD): The NLM is a service that provides advisory byte-range file and record locking, and DOS-compatible file sharing and locking in an NFS environment.
NSM PROTOCOL(STATD): The NSM is a service that provides applications with information on the status of network hosts. The NSM keeps track of its own "state" and notifies any interested party of a change in this state. The state is merely a number which increases monotonically each time the condition of the host changes. An even number indicates the host is down, while the odd number indicates the host is up.
The NSM does not actively "probe" hosts it has been asked to monitor. Instead, it waits for the monitored host to notify it that the monitored host's status has changed, that is, crashed and rebooted.
The following WebNFS Server functions will not be supported:
This function will not be supported and a message will be issued when a multi-component LOOKUP (MCL) request references a file or directory outside of the exported public path.
Pathname components that are symbolic links cannot be supported without the Export Spanning Pathnames support. Therefore, when a symbolic link is encountered in the pathname during a MCL request, the request will fail with an error message. However, if the final component is a symbolic link, the server will continue to return its filehandle and let the client evaluate it.
For the same reason, external links which are special cases of symbolic links will not be supported.
Only canonical pathnames will be supported. A canonical path is a hierarchically-related, slash-separated sequence of components, <directory>/<directory>/.../<name>.
S/390 Applications Initiative (OS/390 Version 2 Release 6)
Component Broker on OS/390: In May 1997, IBM announced the plan to deliver its strategic object-oriented application development environment. Component Broker was announced as rolling out over time on multiple platforms.
With OS/390 Version 2, IBM will follow through on that announcement and deliver Component Broker on the S/390 platform. Initially, this will be done for a limited set of customers participating in concept validation on OS/390 Version 2 Release 5. At the conclusion of concept validation, Component Broker for OS/390 will be orderable at no additional charge for those customers with OS/390 Version 2 Release 5 or 6.
Component Broker for OS/390 will provide an environment for the hosting of new business applications on S/390 that, using a new programming model, will enable customers to rapidly design and develop their applications. This programming model will be the same across platforms.
Component Broker for OS/390 will leverage S/390 strengths such as Parallel Sysplex technology for scale and availability, and will exploit the OS/390 Workload Manager for proper workload balancing and management. This will enable Component Broker work to run along with traditional workloads such as IMS and CICS.
Additional information concerning Component Broker for OS/390, can be found on the World Wide Web at the OS/390 Home Page and the Component Broker Home page at the following URL:
Currently, only C/C++ applications using malloc(), calloc(), realloc(), and free() can take advantage of this algorithm. Multi-threaded C/C++ applications and C/C++ applications, which extensively use malloc() and free(), will be the target for this performance enhancement.
Note: C++ operator new and operator delete will also use the algorithm if the application is re-bound after applying the applicable service.
S/390 Technology Leadership Initiative (OS/390 Version 2 Release 6)
IBM will continue to enhance Parallel Sysplex, S/390's industry-leading clustering technology. New functions planned for the OS/390 Version 2 Release 6 time frame will provide reduced complexity for certain coupling facility management situations and will enhance the Coupling Facility (CF), and, therefore, sysplex availability.
Today, customers that cause CF structures to be moved, for example to upgrade a CF, find that it is difficult to restore structures to the enhanced configuration when the upgraded CF is restored to the configuration. New CF function in OS/390 Release 6 will enable a method to populate a coupling facility from the set of allocated coupling facility structures after one or more coupling facilities have been added (or restored) to the configuration. This will substantially reduce systems management and operational complexity for customers' system programmers and operations staff.
A mechanism will be added to the CF to allow customers the option of having cache structure data duplexed in another CF under the control of the CF-exploiting subsystem or product. Initial exploitation of this capability by DB2 is planned for duplexing of data contained in its group buffer pool (GBP) structures. This duplexing capability will allow extremely fast "fail over" from one copy of the structure data to the other in the event of a CF failure or, more typically, a planned CF outage. This duplexing fail over will operate much more quickly than today's mechanisms. Furthermore, the new duplexing mechanism will handle some failure situations that are currently not handled. This will significantly enhance the availability characteristics of the data contained in these duplexed structures, and thus improve the availability of those Parallel Sysplex workloads which exploit this capability.
Display Logger command will aid in the sysplex-wide systems management of the MVS System Logger and its related log streams. This will include the ability to determine the following systems management aspects for a sysplex system:
This enhancement will address one of the highest priority WLM customer requests and will extend the WLM administrative definitions to permit customer inclusion of additional descriptive commentary. The WLM administrative application will provide new input fields associated with work classification rule definitions and work classification group definitions. This new information will be saved in the WLM service definition.
The OSA-2 feature will support 100 Megabits per second (Mbps) Ethernet (Fast Ethernet) for higher speed connectivity in the Ethernet environment. This feature will utilize the same packaging as the current OSA-2 features, plugging directly into a standard I/O slot, making it an integral component and enabling convenient Local Area Network (LAN) attachment.
The Fast Ethernet OSA-2 feature will provide direct access from the S/390 server to high-bandwidth and high-capacity campus LAN backbones. It will be a cost-effective solution to satisfy network performance problems.
Note: Refer to Hardware Announcement 198-040 dated February 24, 1998, for more detail on the new Fast Ethernet OSA-2 feature.
S/390 NETWORK COMPUTING PROGRESS REPORT
S/390 Network Computing is comprised of the following groupings of product offerings:
Domino Go Webserver 4.6.1 for OS/390 Integrated into Version 2 Release 5: This release of the Webserver includes many new functions, including support for Java JDK 1.1 and Digital Certificates.
For more information about Domino Go Webserver 4.6.1 for OS/390, refer to Software Announcement 297-447 dated October 28, 1997.
Domino Go Webserver 5.0 for OS/390 Integrated into Version 2 Release 6: IBM plans to deliver this release in the third quarter 1998 with the following enhancements:
Fast Ethernet Feature: S/390 Open Systems Adapter 2 (OSA-2) feature now supports 100 Mbps Ethernet (Fast Ethernet).
Multicast Support: IBM plans to provide IP multicasting support with the 2210 router and enhanced IP multicasting support in the 2216 router.
Web Caching: IBM is making available a feature on the 2216 Router which caches static Web pages. This will significantly increase the scalability of the S/390 system when conducting e-business over the Web. This function, combined with the previously shipped Net.Dispatcher feature, brings superb scalability and reliability to S/390 and S/390 Sysplex Web Serving environments.
Network Station Bootup Caching in the 2216 Router: IBM is making available a feature on the 2216 and related router family products which caches all information required for an IBM networkstation to boot up.
IBM Network Station Support
eNetwork Communication Server Enhancements: A new, completely restructured enterprise class TCP/IP service providing significantly improved performance for Internet applications. .Collaborative Computing
Domino 4.5.3 for S/390: this release contains service enhancements and will be generally available in the first quarter of 1998.
Domino 4.6 for S/390: Domino 4.6 for S/390 will provide an eclectic combination of features to enhance the popular groupware, messaging and Web development system. General availability is planned for July, 1998.
For additional information, refer to the S/390 E-Business Progress Report, dated February 24, 1998, at the following URL:
For more detailed information, refer to the following URL:
NetQuestion V1.2 for OS/390 Version 2 Release 5: This product, integrated into OS/390 Version 2 Release 5, includes NLS enablement for HTML and CGI Scripts.
Intelligent Miner (TM) for Text for OS/390: A Beta Version of Intelligent Miner for Text for OS/390 will be available to customers by September 1998. The Intelligent Miner for Text features Text Analysis tools, an advanced search engine enhanced with mining functionality and capabilities to visualize results, and Web tools such as a Web Crawler to develop text mining solutions.
Content Management Servers for S/390: Servers previously available in the ImagePlus (R) VisualInfo (TM) product for MVS are being renamed to Content Management servers for S/390. The new release, which will begin its Beta program in second quarter 1998, contains scalability enhancements and extended service facilities. For more information, refer to the following URL:
ICSF Finance and Commerce Enhancements: The following ICSF enhancements ship with OS/390 Version 2 Release 5. More detail can be found in the Supplemental Information: OS/390 Version 2 Release 5 Function Description -- S/390 Network Computing Initiative section.
S/390 Application StarterPak -- for customers who need to pilot or implement a small Net.Commerce environment on S/390: For more information about the Commerce set of announcements, refer to:
The appropriate curriculum will be updated, as necessary, to include the enhancements in this announcement.
Updated offerings (may vary by country) may include:
Specified Operating Environment
Hardware Requirements
If a customer plans to use the Triple DES support in ICSF, they need the appropriate LIC code (Driver 98 -- EC F10640 or EC F10667), the Triple DES feature, and a new enablement diskette that supports Triple DES. (Triple DES has export considerations.)
Also, the hardware functions used by the SET services require the CMOS Cryptographic Coprocessor Feature (G4/G3/Multiprise 2000/ Application StarterPak).
The I/O configuration of OS/390 AET is fixed and described in an HCD Definition file shipped with OS/390 AET. It includes a set of 3390 DASD volumes, a 3490 tape unit, a set of local terminals and an OSA-2 adapter, or emulated 3172 on P/390, for LAN attachment.
Base ISPF: The "base ISPF" is ISPF without the ISPF Client/Server, the ISPF Application Server and ISPF Workstation Agent Applet, and VisualAge ISPF.
The following are the minimum hardware requirements to implement the base ISPF:
All ISPF panels are formatted to fit on a 24-line by 80-character screen.
On the MVS host:
ISPF Workstation Agent Applet: The ISPF Workstation Agent Applet requires no hardware in addition to the hardware requirements listed above for the base ISPF.
VisualAge ISPF: In addition to the hardware requirements listed above for the base ISPF, VisualAge ISPF requires the following:
Minimum Levels of Related Products: The following or equivalent must be installed at or above the release levels specified below to operate with OS/390 Version 2 Release 5:
Also refer to, in the OS/390 Migration Considerations section, CICS/ESA Migration Consideration for information about CICS/ESA Version 3.3.
Base ISPF: The base ISPF is ISPF without the ISPF Client/Server, the ISPF Application Server and ISPF Workstation Agent Applet, and VisualAge ISPF.
The following are the minimum software requirements to implement the base ISPF:
ISPF for OS/390 Release 5 is expected to be installed with OS/390 Version 2 Release 5. Previous releases of ISPF can be installed with:
or
Note: ISPF must be installed in the same target zone as TSO.
The APPLY of ISPF replaces csect ISPSC93,ISPSC93Q, and ISPSC93X in load module IGC0009C and ISPSC94 in load module IGC0009D. ISPF must be installed in the target zone that contains these load modules to successfully link-edit the replacement csects into these load modules. These load modules are SVC load modules that are usually in SYS1.LPALIB.
Note: If the MVS TCP/IP Daemon name is not TCPIP, the system programmer needs to update the ISPDFLTS table. Refer to ISPF Planning and Customizing (SC28-1298) for additional information.
TSO Linemode support with TCP/IP requires that users be authorized users of OS/390 UNIX System Services (formerly called OpenEdition MVS). The ISPDFLTS table must be customized to set SOCIM=1. Certain ISPF modules are required in the Link Pack Area, the ISPF subsystem must be initialized at system IPL, and your TSO logon proc must invoke program IKJEFT1I. Refer to ISPF Planning and Customizing (SC28-1298) for additional information.
On the MVS host running the ISPF application to be accessed from the Web:
On the ISPF Workstation Agent machine:
VisualAge ISPF requires one of the following workstation operating system environments:
HCD: System Automation for OS/390 (SA OS/390), the follow-on product for ESCON Manager, or ESCON Manager 1.3, must be installed and active for HCD for:
This support allows the priming of certain data to the IODF or the creation of the I/O Path Report.
OS/390 Application Enabling Technology: The OS/390 Application Enabling Technology element requires the following products or equivalents.
Customers wishing to enable their environments quickly and efficiently are encouraged to order the OS/390 ServerPac deliverable since the OS/390 AET documentation and samples use the same naming conventions.
Compatibility: Products previously supported on the existing functions integrated into OS/390 will continue to be supported by OS/390.
Migration Flexibility: Up through the announcement of OS/390 Version 2 Release 4, IBM allowed three consecutive releases of OS/390 to coexist in a multisystem complex or sysplex configuration. To better meet customer requirements as they plan and prepare for improved migration compatibility and Year 2000 activity, IBM has further invested in its industry-leading OS/390 Integration Testing and is extending the coexistence policy so that it supports four consecutive releases of OS/390 in a multisystem complex or sysplex configuration. This extension to the OS/390 coexistence policy includes OS/390 Version 1 Releases 1 through 3, OS/390 Version 2 Releases 4 and 5, and will include future releases of OS/390. The period for coexistence now extends from 18 months to a maximum of two years based on the current six month release cycle. This extension can be withdrawn at IBM's discretion at a later date. In all cases, the current practice of providing at least twelve months written notice prior to withdrawal of support will continue.
Within a sysplex, the following chart illustrates the JES2 release levels that can all coexist in the same multi-access spool (MAS):
JES2 Level FMIDVersion 5.1 HJE5510 Version 5.2 HJE5520 OS/390 Version 1 Releases 1 and 2(5) HJE6601 OS/390 Version 1 Release 3 HJE6603 OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 HJE6604 OS/390 Version 2 Release 5 HJE6605
Within a sysplex, the following chart illustrates the JES3 release levels that can all coexist in the same JES3 complex:
JES3 Level FMIDVersion 5.2.1 HJS5521 OS/390 Version 1 Releases 1 and 2(5) HJS6601 OS/390 Version 1 Release 3 HJS6603 OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 HJS6604 OS/390 Version 2 Release 5 HJS6605
(5) The JES2 functional level is the same.
Specific functions, such as WLM Batch Management may only be available on the up-level systems, or it may be necessary to up-level all systems to enable some functions.
JES Compatibility: OS/390 Version 2 Release 5 is upwardly compatible with MVS/ESA Version 5 Release 2.2, OS/390 Version Releases 1, 2, and 3, and OS/390 Version 2 Release 4.
OS/390 Version 2 Release 5 will run with the JES component shipped with the following versions and releases:
JES2 JES3MVS/ESA SP-JES2 4.2 + PTF MVS/ESA SP-JES2 4.3 + MVS/ESA SP-JES3 4.2.2 PTF (FMID HJS4421) (shipped after December 27, 1991) + PTF
MVS/ESA SP-JES2 5.1 + MVS/ESA SP-JES3 5.1.1 PTF + PTF MVS/ESA SP-JES2 5.2 + MVS/ESA SP-JES3 5.2.2 PTF
OS/390 Release 1 JES2 OS/390 Release 1 JES3
OS/390 Release 2 JES2 OS/390 Release 2 JES3
OS/390 Release 3 JES2 OS/390 Release 3 JES3
OS/390 Version 2 OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 JES2 Release 4 JES3
OS/390 Version 2 OS/390 Version 2 Release 5 JES2 Release 5 JES3
JES2 and Sysplex
Customers will be required to build a sysplex when OS/390 is installed. In a single system sysplex, XCF can be configured in local mode, so there is no requirement for a sysplex couple dataset.
Customers will be required to use a sysplex when OS/390 is installed. XCF must be configured with a sysplex couple dataset so that JES2 can keep track of member status.
If a JES2 release before MVS/ESA SP-JES2 Version 5 Release 1 is used in conjunction with OS/390, a sysplex is not required. For this type of configuration, the JES2 multi-access spool (MAS) must have seven or fewer MVS images.
For customers using multiple MVS images, the JES2 element of OS/390 cannot be mixed with other pre-Version 5 levels of JES2 in the same JES2 MAS.
Customers will be required to use a sysplex when OS/390 is installed. A Sysplex Timer is required to synchronize time across the CPCs.
If a customer chooses to use a JES2 release before MVS/ESA SP-JES2 Version 5 Release 1, a sysplex is not required. However, the JES2 MAS that is implemented cannot contain more than seven MVS images.
For customers using multiple MVS images, the JES2 element of OS/390 cannot be mixed with other pre-Version 5 levels of JES2 in the same JES2 MAS.
Customers intending to mix the OS/390 Version 2 Release 5 level of JES2 with other levels in the same JES2 MAS should consult the JES2 Migration Notebook for precautions to be taken in connection with cold starts.
Customers will be required to build a sysplex when OS/390 is installed. In building a single system sysplex, XCF can be configured in local mode, so there is no requirement for a sysplex couple dataset.
Customers will be required to use a sysplex when OS/390 is installed. The sysplex couple dataset required by XCF must be allocated and used.
If a JES3 release before MVS/ESA SP-JES3 Version 5 Release 1.1 is used in conjunction with OS/390, a sysplex is not required. For this type of configuration the JES3 complex must have eight or fewer MVS images.
For customers using multiple MVS images, the JES3 optional feature of OS/390 cannot be mixed with levels of JES3 prior to JES3 5.2.1 in the same JES3 complex. When migrating to OS/390 JES3, the JES3 feature must be migrated to the global processor before it is migrated to any local processor.
Customers will be required to use a sysplex when OS/390 is installed. A Sysplex Timer is required to synchronize time across the CPCs.
If a customer chooses to use a JES3 release before MVS/ESA SP-JES3 Version 5 Release 1.1, a sysplex is not required. However, the JES3 complex that is implemented cannot contain more than eight MVS images.
For customers using multiple MVS images, the JES3 element of OS/390 cannot be mixed with levels of JES3 prior to JES3 5.2.1 in the same JES3 complex. When migrating to OS/390 JES3, the JES3 feature of OS/390 must be migrated to the global processor before it is migrated to any local processors.
Customers using the CBPDO (TM) delivery option, will only have to install those elements and features of OS/390 which are at a higher level than their existing system. For example, MVS/ESA SP 5.2.2 customers with DFSMS/MVS Version 1.4 installed will have to install the new OS/390 level of the Base Control Program (BCP), but would not have to reinstall DFSMS/MVS.
Note: Customers will need to perform "normal" release-to-release migration activities for any element that they install.
JES2 Migration Considerations (for Pre-OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 JES2 Users): JES2 commands were added as well as changed to provide additional enhancements in support of JES2 batch sysplex workload management in OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 and future OS/390 releases, including Release 5. These changes, although satisfying many IBM customer and User Group requirements, result in some incompatible command changes in the JES2 subsystem. For customers migrating from pre-OS/390 Version 2 Release 5 JES2 subsystems, they should consult the JES2 Migration Notebook and the JES2 Commands publications for details before migrating to an OS/390 Version 2 Release 5 JES2 subsystem.
This new function, introduced in Release 4, also results in JES2 message changes to popular messages. The command changes create significant differences in message formats with new message IDs being assigned. Refer to the JES2 Messages publication for details.
The JES2 Command Migration Aid is provided, in the form of a sample Exit 5 (HASX05C), to translate old command syntax to new command syntax. This is provided via APAR OW27715. Message $HASP006 shows old and new command forms. The first 8 characters of the original command are translated by HASX05C to the full text of translated command, up to the maximum length of message. The migration aid is automatically invoked if no EXIT(5) initialization parameters. It can be disabled via EXIT(5) STATUS=DISABLED. The customer can add it to the existing EXIT(5) ROUTINE using initialization parameters. The order of routines depends on old/new format, and functions in other routines.
Migration actions required to move to this new level of JES2, if a customer is on a pre-OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 JES2 subsystem:
Customers should note that CICS/ESA Version 3 Release 3 was withdrawn from marketing effective July 31, 1996. Refer to Software Withdrawal Announcement 996-095 dated April 16, 1996. Program services for CICS/ESA Version 3 Release 3 will be terminated effective December 31, 1998. Refer to Software Service Discontinuance Announcement 996-250 dated September 24, 1996.
Performance Considerations: Information on OS/390 performance will be available at general availability. Consult your IBM representative at or after general availability.
User Group Requirements: This announcement of OS/390 Version 2 Release 5 satisfies or partially satisfies 79 requirements from IBM customers and one or more of the worldwide user group communities, which include Australasian SHARE/GUIDE (ASG), COMMON, COMMON Europe, GUIDE International, G.U.I.D.E. Europe, Japan GUIDE/SHARE (JGS), Guide Latin American (LAG), SHARE EUROPE, and SHARE Incorporated. Requirements satisfied include:
Refer to the Ordering Information section for specific details on feature codes.
As the cryptographic export regulations are changing, refer to the following Web page URL for the most current export regulations:
Security, Auditability, and Control
Data security and auditability in the OS/390 environment are enhanced by the functions available in the RACF part of the optional OS/390 Security Server feature.
B1/C2 Security: The critical operating system components of the OS/390 base and security server and optional features, such as MVS/ESA and the optional Security Server feature (includes RACF), continue to be designed to meet the NSA's C2/B1 Trusted Computer Systems Evaluation Criteria. However, some OS/390 functions have not been designed to meet C2 or B1 and when used in conjunction with the above components may have an impact on the C2 or B1 capability of the total system. The impact can only be assessed on an installation-by-installation basis. Consequently, no formal claims about the C2/B1 security of OS/390 can be made. However, the C2/B1 capability of the OS/390 base and security server can be useful in securing certification of some C2/B1 application systems based on OS/390.
Security APARs: IBM will accept Security APARs for OS/390. Security APARs are for reporting problems in existing security mechanisms where the problem descriptions do not meet the precise definition of system integrity, but do constitute an exposure to the security of the system as a whole or to an IBM product which runs on the system. Originally announced in Software Announcement 289-581, dated October 24, 1989. The customer is responsible for evaluation, selection, and implementation of security features, administrative procedures, and appropriate controls in application systems and communication facilities.
The following ordering information provides new and changed ordering information for OS/390 Version 2 Release 5 only. For ordering information previously announced for OS/390 Version 2 Release 4, refer to Software Announcement 297-355 dated September 9, 1997. Any new or changed ordering information for OS/390 Version 2 Release 6 will be made available by its general availability date, September 25, 1998.
Current Licensees
Current Licensees of OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 (5647-A01) will be sent a memo and Program Reorder Form (PRF). The mailing of these PRF forms is scheduled to be completed by April 3, 1998.
The PRF is used to obtain deliverables, refreshed from the previous release, that are not shipped via OS/390 Customized Offerings (ServerPac, SystemPac, CBPDO). These deliverables include hardcopy publications, tapes, diskettes, CD-ROMs.
The PRF can be activated by one of the following methods:
Current licensees who wish to order a feature that is NEW to OS/390 Version 2 Release 5 need to order these features (ADD MES action).
For OS/390 Version 2 Release 5 price proposals, the CFPROGS and CFSW configurator stand-alone path for 5647-A01 will be updated to support Release 5 on February 24, 1998.
OS/390 media is only shipped via OS/390 Customized Offerings (ServerPac, SystemPac and CBPDO). CFPROGS and CFSW configuration and order entry capability for ServerPac, SystemPac, and CBPDO for OS/390 Version 2 Release 5 will be available beginning March 13, 1998, and continue until Version 2 Release 6 becomes orderable during September, 1998. The last day to place orders for OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 (5647-A01) for delivery in a ServerPac, CBPDO, or SystemPac is March 12, 1998.
Production of OS/390 Version 2 Release 5 orders will begin on the date of general availability, March 27, 1998. Shipment dates for orders will be based on order sequence, Customized Offering selected, production capability, and customer-requested arrival date. Due to the amount of customization of ServerPac orders and initial demand, shipments will begin approximately three weeks after general availability. Following general availability and the initial demand, ServerPac order shipments will occur within two weeks of order entry in AAS. This approximately 33% decrease in production time represents a significant improvement in production efficiency over prior releases. Due to the amount of additional customization of SystemPac orders, shipments will begin approximately four weeks after order and data input verification. For CBPDO orders, shipments will begin one week after general availability. In all cases, no delivery commitments are to be made to the customer until confirmed arrival dates are in AAS.
Note: For all OS/390 orders, the current customer install base of the OS/390 Customized Offering 5751-CSx (not the install base of 5645-001 or 5647-A01) must be retained to determine the OS/390 version/release level most recently ordered.
New Licensees
For OS/390 Version 2 Release 5 price proposals, the CFPROGS and CFSW configurator stand-alone path for 5647-A01 will be updated to support Release 5 on February 24, 1998.
OS/390 media is only shipped via OS/390 Customized Offerings (ServerPac, SystemPac and CBPDO). CFPROGS and CFSW configuration and order entry capability for ServerPac, SystemPac, and CBPDO for OS/390 Version 2 Release 5 will be available beginning March 13, 1998 and continue until Version 2 Release 6 becomes orderable during September, 1998. The last day to place orders for OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 (5647-A01) for delivery in a ServerPac, CBPDO, or SystemPac is March 12, 1998.
Production of OS/390 Version 2 Release 5 orders will begin on the date of general availability, March 27, 1998. Shipment dates for orders will be based on order sequence, Customized Offering selected, production capability, and customer-requested arrival date. Due to the amount of customization of ServerPac orders and initial demand, shipments will begin approximately three weeks after general availability. Following general availability and the initial demand, ServerPac order shipments will occur within two weeks of order entry in AAS. This approximately 33% decrease in production time represents a significant improvement in production efficiency over prior releases. Due to the amount of additional customization of SystemPac orders, shipments will begin approximately four weeks after order and data input verification. For CBPDO orders, shipments will begin one week after general availability. In all cases, no delivery commitments are to be made to the customer until confirmed arrival dates are in AAS.
Note: For all OS/390 orders, the current customer install base of the OS/390 Customized Offering 5751-CSx (not the install base of 5645-001 or 5647-A01) must be retained to determine the OS/390 version/release level most recently ordered.
New users of OS/390 Version 2 should specify:
Type Model
5647 A01
Basic License: To order a basic license, specify the program number and feature 9001 for asset registration. For a graduated one-time charge or graduated monthly license charge, specify one of the following feature numbers, new with Release 5, as applicable and corresponding to the group that contains the designated machine. Refer to Software Announcement 297-355 dated September 9, 1997, for a list of previously announced OS/390 Version 2 feature numbers and ordering information.
Also, specify the feature number of the desired distribution medium.
OS/390 Print ServerBasic Basic Graduated OTC Graduated MLC Group Feature Number Feature Number
18 4476 4461 20 4477 4462 25 4478 4463 28 4479 4464 29 4480 4465 30 4481 4466 31 4482 4467 32 4483 4468 35 4484 4469 38 4485 4470 40 4486 4471 50 4487 4472 60 4488 4473 70 4489 4474 80 4490 4475
Multiple Operating System -- PR/SM (MOSP): For a graduated one-time charge or graduated monthly license charge specify the following feature numbers, corresponding to the group that contains the designated machine.
MOSP Basic MOSP Basic
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Group Feature Number Feature Number
18 4506 4491
20 4507 4492
25 4508 4493
28 4509 4494
29 4510 4495
30 4511 4496
31 4512 4497
32 4513 4498
35 4514 4499
38 4515 4500
40 4516 4501
50 4517 4502
60 4518 4503
70 4519 4504
80 4520 4505
Note: The group can be determined by referring to the Exhibit for System/370 (TM) and System/390 Machines (Z125-3901) or the Exhibit for Non-IBM Machines (Z125-3902); that are associated with the IBM Customer Agreement (Z125-4575).
Entry Support License (ESL): To order an ESL license, specify the program number, feature number 9001 for asset registration, and the applicable ESL OTC feature number. Also specify the feature number of the desired distribution medium.
ESL OTC
Feature
Description Number
OS/390 Print Server 4460
Note: ESL machines can be determined by referring to the IBM Entry End User/390 Attachment (Z125-4379).
Parallel Sysplex License Charge (PSLC) Basic License: To order a basic license, specify the program number and feature number 9001 for asset registration. Specify the PSLC Base feature. If applicable, specify the PSLC Level A and PSLC Level B features and quantity.
If there is more than one program copy in a Parallel Sysplex, the charge for all copies is associated to one license by specifying the applicable PSLC feature numbers and quantity represented by the sum of the Service Units in Millions (MSUs) in your Parallel Sysplex. For all other program copies, specify the PSLC No-Charge (NC) Identifier feature on the licenses.
Also, specify the feature number of the desired distribution medium.
.---------------------------------------------------------. | PSLC Feature Number | |--------+--------------+-----------+---------------------| | | Base | Level A | Level B | |--------+----+----+----+----+------+----+----+----+------| |OS/390 | 1| 2| 3| 1| 42 | 1| 10| 50| | |Function| MSU| MSU| MSU| MSU| MSU | MSU| MSU| MSU|N/C ID| |--------+----+----+----+----+------+----+----+----+------| |OS/390 | | | | | | | | | | |Print |4525|4526|4527|4528| 4529 |4530|4531|4532|4533 | |Server | | | | | | | | | | '--------+----+----+----+----+------+----+----+----+------'
Example 1: A single machine with 11 MSUs PSLC program features are xxx1, quantity 1 and xxx2, quantity 8.
Example 2: Two machines with 60 aggregate MSUs in a parallel Sysplex PSLC program features are:
PSLC no charge program #2: xxx7 quantity 1
Indexed Monthly License Charge (IMLC) Basic License: To order a basic license, specify the program number and feature number 9001 for asset registration. Specify the IMLC Base 80 MSU feature and the applicable additional IMLC MSU feature(s) and quantity corresponding to the MSU rating of the designated machine.
Also, specify the feature number of the desired distribution medium.
.--------------------+---------------------------------. | | IMLC Feature Number | |--------------------+---------+-----------------------| | | Base | Additional MSUS | |--------------------+---------+--------+-------+------| |OS/390 | 80 | 1 | 10 | 50 | |Function | MSU | MSU | MSU | MSU | |--------------------+---------+--------+-------+------| |OS/390 Print Server | 4521 | 4522 | 4523 | 4524 | '--------------------+---------+--------+-------+------'
Single Version Charging: To elect single version charging, the customer must notify and identify to IBM the prior program and replacement program and the designated machine the programs are operating on.
Version-to-Version Upgrade Credit: To upgrade from a prior program acquired for a one-time charge to a replacement program using a version-to-version upgrade credit, the customer must notify and identify to IBM the applicable prior program and replacement program participating in the upgrade credit.
Basic Machine-Readable Material: To order, select the feature number of the desired distribution medium:
Distribution Medium for OS/390 Version 2 Release 5 Optional Features
Media feature number information remains unchanged from the previous announcement of OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 except for the following additions and withdrawals from marketing:
Feature numbers added:OS/390 9/6250 3480 4 mm Function Tape Cartridge DAT
Domino Go Webserver 4.6.1 5775 5776 5777 France Secure(6) Domino Go Webserver 4.6.1 5766 5767 5768 NA Secure(6),(7) Domino Go Webserver 4.6.1 5769 5770 5771 Export Security(6),(8) IP Security CDMF(6),(9) 5747 5748 5749 IP Security DES/CDMF(6),(9) 5744 5745 5746 Security Server LDAP Server 5778 5779 5780 DES/TDES(6),(7),(10) Print Server(11) 5772 5773 5774 Comprised of IP PrintWay/NetSpool and Print Interface
(6) Export tracking required
(7) Orderable only by OS/390 Security Server Licensees
(8) Import restriction into France
(9) For Firewall Technologies support, customers need to order
OS/390 Security Server with one of the above IP Security
feature numbers.
(10) Only available in U.S./Canada
(11) Chargeable Optional Features ship with an OS/390 order. They
are shipped disabled unless specifically ordered, in which
case, they are shipped enabled and the order will include the
related hardcopy publications that normally ship with the
enabled elements.
Feature numbers withdrawn from marketing effective March 12, 1998:OS/390 9/6250 3480 4 mm Function Tape Cartridge DAT
ICSS 2.2 NA Secure 5738 5739 5740 ICSS 2.2 Export Security 5750 5751 5752 TCP/IP Offload 5835 Domain Name Server 5757 with WLM Kit Firewall Technologies -- 5758 DES/CDMF Kit Firewall Technologies -- 5759 CDMF Kit
Feature number remains the same but is available after General Availability:CD-ROM
Preconfigured CD for PC Server and 5819 RS/6000 with System/390 Server-on-Board System for OS/390 Version 2 Release 5.0 (Available May 22, 1998)
Feature numbers changed to MES Only:
The following OS/390 Version 2 (5647-A01) feature numbers for IP PrintWay/NetSpool are MES Only orderable effective March 12, 1998.
Feature
Description Number
ESL -- IP PrintWay/NetSpool 3976
BMLC IP PrintWay/NetSpool 4200
BOTC IP PrintWay/NetSpool 4201
DMLC IP PrintWay/NetSpool 4202
DOTC IP PrintWay/NetSpool 4203
IP PrintWay/NetSpool 6250 5741
IP PrintWay/NetSpool 3480 5742
IP PrintWay/NetSpool 4 mm 5743
These features are not available for new OS/390 Version 2 orders. The current prices of these features are unaffected by this change.
NLS features
Media feature number information remains unchanged from the previous announcement of OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 except for the following additions:
Kanji/JapaneseOS/390 9/6250 3480 4 mm Function Tape Cartridge DAT
Print Server JPN -- 6706 6707 6708 IP PrintWay/NetSpool JPN support
OS/390 9/6250 3480 4 mm Function Tape Cartridge DAT
BookServer JPN support 6767 6768 6769 was added to the OS/390 JPN/Kanji overall support provided via previously announced feature codes:
Customization Options: Select the appropriate feature numbers to customize your order to specify the delivery options desired. These features can be specified on the initial or MES orders.
Example: If publications are not desired for the initial order, specify feature number 3470 to ship media only. For future updates, specify feature number 3480 to ship media updates only. If, in the future, publication updates are required, order an MES to remove feature number 3480. Then, the publications will ship with the next release of the program.
Feature
Description Number
Initial Shipments
Serial Number Only (suppresses shipment 3444
of media and documentation)
Ship Media Only (suppresses initial 3470
shipment of documentation)
Ship Documentation Only (suppresses 3471
initial shipment of media)
Update Shipments
Ship Media Updates Only (suppresses 3480
update shipment of documentation)
Ship Documentation Only (suppresses 3481
update shipment of media)
Suppress Updates (suppresses update 3482
shipment of media and documentation)
Expedite Shipments
Local IBM Office Expedite 3445
(for IBM use only)
Customer Expedite Process Charge 3446
($30 charge for each product)
Expedite shipments will be processed to receive 72-hour delivery from the time IBM receives the order. IBM will then ship the order via overnight air transportation.
Feature
Description Number
ESO ID 3490
Optional Machine-Readable Material: To order, select the feature number for the desired distribution medium:
9/6250 3480 4 mm
Environment Tape Cartridge DAT
OS/390 Base Source 7031(11) 7081(12) 7074(11)
(12) Contains Restricted Material of IBM
DSLO License: To order a DSLO license, specify the program number, feature number 9901 for asset registration, and the feature number below for a graduated one-time charge or graduated monthly license charge that corresponds to the group containing the designated machine.
OS/390 Print ServerDSLO DSLO Graduated OTC(13) Graduated MLC (14) Group Feature Number Feature Number
18 4534 4549 20 4535 4550 25 4536 4551 28 4537 4552 29 4538 4553 30 4539 4554 31 4540 4555 32 4541 4556 35 4542 4557 38 4543 4558 40 4544 4559 50 4545 4560 60 4546 4561 70 4547 4562 80 4548 4563
(13) One-Time Charge (14) Monthly License Charge
Multiple Operating System -- PR/SM (MOSP): For a graduated one-time charge or graduated monthly license charge specify the following feature numbers, corresponding to the group that contains the designated machine.
MOSP DSLO MOSP DSLO
Graduated Graduated
OTC MLC
Group Feature Number Feature Number
18 4579 4564
20 4580 4565
25 4581 4566
28 4582 4567
29 4383 4568
30 4584 4569
31 4585 4570
32 4586 4571
35 4587 4572
38 4588 4573
40 4589 4574
50 4590 4575
60 4591 4576
70 4592 4577
80 4593 4578
Ordering a DSLO feature will result in IBM maintaining a record of this customer location as a DSLO user only. All material for the DSLO license will be provided through the basic license location. If a user selects DSLO, no other feature numbers are valid for this order and no program materials or updates will be shipped.
Unlicensed Documentation: A memo, program directories, and one copy of the following publications are supplied automatically with the basic machine-readable material:
Basic/Unlicensed PublicationsOrder Title Number
OS/390 SOM (TM) Objects Getting Started GA22-7248 OSA Planning GC23-3870 HLASM Toolkit Feature Installation/ GC26-8711 Custom. Guide OS/390 Licensed Program Specification GC28-1728 OS/390 MVS Product Management GC28-1730 LAN Server Installation Guide GC28-1733 LANRES Installation Guide GC28-1736 OS/390 MVS Conversion Notebook GC28-1747 OS/390 MVS HCD Planning GC28-1750 OS/390 MVS JCL Reference GC28-1757 OS/390 MVS Planning: Workload GC28-1761 Management OS/390 MVS Routing and Description Codes GC28-1778 OS/390 MVS System GC28-1780 Codes OS/390 MVS System Commands GC28-1781 OS/390 MVS System Messages, Volume 1 (ABA-ASA) GC28-1784 Volume 2 (ASB-ERB) GC28-1785 Volume 3 (GDE-IEB) GC28-1786 Volume 4 (IEC-IFD) GC28-1787 Volume 5 (IGD-IZP) GC28-1788 OS/390 JES2 Commands GC28-1790 OS/390 JES2 Messages GC28-1796 OS/390 JES2 Migration Notebook GC28-1797 OS/390 JES3 Commands GC28-1798 OS/390 JES3 Conversion Notebook(15) GC28-1799 Order Title Number
OS/390 JES3 Messages(15) GC28-1804 OS/390 HCD Messages GC28-1849 OS/390 SOM Objects Configuration and GC28-1851 Administration OS/390 Security Server(RACF) Plan: GC28-1920 Installation Migration(15) OS/390 AET Customization GC28-1994 CS OS/390 IP User's Guide GC31-8514 OS/390 Installation and Planning Kit GK2T-6710 C/C++ Compiler Run-Time Migration SC09-2359 Guide OS/390 ICSF Messages SC23-3977 HLASM Installation and Customization SC26-3494 Guide DFSMS/MVS Access Method Services ICF SC26-4906 DFSMS/MVS Program Management SC26-4916 DFSMS/MVS Planning for Installation SC26-4919 DFSMSdfp Storage Administration SC26-4920 Reference DFSMS/MVS Utilities SC26-4926 DFSMS/MVS NFS Customization SC26-7029 Operations OS/390 ISPF Users Guide SC28-1239 OS/390 ISPF Planning and Customizing SC28-1298 OS/390 OE DCE Planning SC28-1582 OS/390 OE DCE Config. Getting Started SC28-1583 OS/390 OE DFS Config. Getting Started SC28-1722 OS/390 SMP/E Messages and Codes SC28-1738 OS/390 BDT Installation(15) SC28-1742 OS/390 MVS Initialization Tuning Reference SC28-1752 OS/390 JES2 Initialization Tuning Reference SC28-1792 OS/390 JES3 Initialization Tuning Reference(15) SC28-1803 OS/390 SMP/E Commands SC28-1805 OS/390 SMP/E Reference SC28-1806 OS/390 HCD User's Guide SC28-1848 OS/390 OE Planning SC28-1890 OS/390 Language Environment for OS/390 SC28-1941 Customization Language Environment Run-Time Migration SC28-1944 Guide OS/390 RMF User's Guide(15) SC28-1949 OS/390 SOMobjects Messages/Codes/ SC28-1996 Diagnosis CS OS/390 IP Planning and Migration Guide SC31-8512 CS OS/390 IP Configuration SC31-8513 CS OS/390 IP Messages Volume 1 SC31-8517 CS OS/390 Network Implementation SC31-8563 CS OS/390 SNA Resource Definition SC31-8565 Reference CS OS/390 SNA Resource Definition Samples SC31-8566 CS OS/390 SNA Operations SC31-8567 CS OS/390 SNA Messages SC31-8569 CS OS/390 IP Messages Volume 2 SC31-8570 CS OS/390 IP Codes SC31-8571 CS OS/390 SNA Migration Guide SC31-8622 Domino Go Webserver 4.6.1: OS/390 SC31-8642 Planning Install. Domino Go Webserver 4.6.1: OS/390 SC31-8643 Webmaster Guide Webserver Search Engine Installation SC31-8663 Webserver Search Engine Administration SC31-8664 CS OS/390 IP Messages Volume 3 SC31-8674 High Speed Access Services User's Guide GC31-8676 GDDM Sys Customization and SC33-0871 Administration Order Title Number
DFSORT Installation and Customization(15) SC33-4034 VisualLift MVS,VM,VSE OS/390 Users SC33-6691 Guide(15) OS/390 VisualLift Run-Time Environment SC33-6693 BookManager Read/MVS Install/Plan/ SC38-2035 Customization BookManager Build/MVS Install/Plan/ SC38-2037 Customization OS/390 Printing Softcopy Books S544-5354
(15) These publications are included in basic package when that
element's priced feature number is ordered.
Note: The OS/390 Installation Planning Kit (GK2T-6710) will be available at general availability and is included in the OS/390 Release 5 new licensee package. Individual publications in the kit will be available to order shortly after the announcement date. The kit consists of the following hardcopy publications:
Note: Specifying the 8xxx feature number will supply the publications library, in hardcopy, for the listed OS/390 element or optional feature. These libraries are supplied in softcopy displayable format as part of the basic softcopy publications. A complete list of the titles can be found in the OS/390 Information Roadmap (GC28-1727), and in the Sales Manual description for OS/390.
Feature
Library Title Number
OS/390 Hardcopy Unlicensed Publications 8007
OS/390 HLA Toolkit Publications 8008
OS/390 C/C++ Publications 8009
OS/390 DFSMSrmm Publications 8010
OS/390 DFSMShsm Publications 8011
OS/390 JES3 Publications 8012
OS/390 RMF Publications 8013
OS/390 Security Server Publications 8014
OS/390 TCP/IP NPF Publications 8016
OS/390 DFSORT Publications 8021
OS/390 GDDM PGF Publications 8022
OS/390 SDSF Publications 8023
0S/390 DFSMSdss Publications 8024
OS/390 Print Server Publications 8028
OS/390 HCM Publications 8029
The following feature number is withdrawn from marketing and no longer orderable effective March 12, 1998:
Feature
Library Title Number
OS/390 TCP/IP Offload Publications 8020
Optional Unlicensed Publications: Specifying the 8xxx feature numbers below will supply the following optional unlicensed material, which will be available from IBM at product general availability for a fee.
List of Hardcopy Unlicensed Publications (feature number 8007) Price $1,350.00
Order
Title Number
OS/390 ICSF Overview GC23-3972
DFSMS/MVS General Information GC26-4900
HLASM MVS and VM and VSE General GC26-4943
Information
OS/390 ISPF Messages and Codes GC28-1326
OS/390 OE DCE Introduction GC28-1581
OS/390 MVS Progr: Product Registration GC28-1729
OS/390 MVS Progr: Resource Recovery GC28-1739
OS/390 MVS Dump Output Messages GC28-1749
OS/390 MVS IPCS Commands GC28-1754
OS/390 IPCS Customization GC28-1755
OS/390 MVS IPCS User's Guide GC28-1756
OS/390 MVS JCL User's Guide GC28-1758
OS/390 Planning: Global Resource Serial GC28-1759
OS/390 MVS Planning: Operations GC28-1760
OS/390 MVS Progr: Assembler Services GC28-1762
Guide
MVS Programming: Auth. Assem. Services GC28-1763
Guide
MVS Auth. Assem. Services Reference, GC28-1764
ALE-DYN
MVS Auth. Assem. Services Reference, GC28-1765
ENF-ITT
MVS Auth. Assem. Services Reference, GC28-1766
LLA-SDU
MVS Auth. Assem. Services Reference, GC28-1767
SET-WTO
MVS Callable Services High Level GC28-1768
Language
MVS Progr: Extended Addressability GC28-1769
MVS JES Common Coupling Services GC28-1770
MVS Progr: Sysplex Services Guide GC28-1771
OS/390 MVS Progr: Sysplex Services GC28-1772
Reference
MVS Progr: Workload Management GC28-1773
Services
MVS Writing Servers APPC/MVS GC28-1774
MVS Writing TPS APPC/MVS GC28-1775
Writing Transaction Scheduler APPC/MVS GC28-1776
MVS Recovery Reconfiguration Guide GC28-1777
MVS Setting Up a Sysplex GC28-1779
MVS System Data Set Definition GC28-1782
OS/390 MVS System Management Facility GC28-1783
MVS Planning: APPC/MVS Management GC28-1807
OS/390 Parallel Sysplex Overview GC28-1860
Parallel Sysplex System Management GC28-1861
Parallel Sysplex Hardware/Software GC28-1862
Migration
Parallel Sysplex Application Migration GC28-1863
MVS Progr: Assembler Services GC28-1910
Reference
Language Environment Concepts GC28-1945
OS/390 TSO/E General Information GC28-1964
OS/390 TSO/E Messages GC28-1978
OS/390 AET Administration and GC28-1993
Programming
GDDM V3R2 General Information GC33-0866
General Information Manual for VisualLift GC33-6690
ICKDSF R16 User's Guide GC35-0033
OS/390 MVS System Commands Summary GX22-0040
OS/390 JES2 Commands Summary GX22-0041
OS/390 ICSF System Programmer's Guide SC23-3974
OS/390 ICSF Administrator's Guide SC23-3975
OS/390 ICSF Application Programmer's SC23-3976
Guide
MVS Packaging Rules SC23-3695
Order
Title Number
OS/390 Encina Toolkit Executive Guide and SC24-5832
Reference
OS/390 OE DCE AS Programming Guide SC24-5833
OS/390 OE DCE AS Conf. and Administration SC24-5834
Guide
DFMSMS/MVS OAM PISA Tape Library SC26-3051
DFSMS Implementation Sys-Management SC26-3123
Storage
SML Managing Data SC26-3124
SML Managing Storage Groups SC26-3125
SML Leading a Storage Admin. Group SC26-3126
DFSMS/MVS Access Method Catalog SC26-4905
DFSMS/MVS Checkpoint/Restart SC26-4907
DFSMS/MVS Install Exits SC26-4908
DFSMS/MVS Using ISMF SC26-4911
DFSMS/MVS Macro Instruction DS SC26-4913
DFSMS/MVS Managing Catalog SC26-4914
DFSMS/MVS DFM/MVS Guide Reference SC26-4915
DFSMS/MVS OAM APP Programming SC26-4917
Reference
DFSMS/MVS OAM PISA Object Support SC26-4918
DFSMS/MVS DFSMDFP Adv. Svs SC26-4921
DFSMS/MVS Using Data Sets SC26-4922
DFSMS/MVS Using Magnetic Tapes SC26-4923
DFSMS/MVS Using Volume Mount SC26-4925
Analyzer
HLASM MVS and VM and VSE Language SC26-4940
Reference
HLASM MVS and VM and VSE Programming SC26-4941
Guide
DFSMS/MVS NFS Performance Tuning SC26-7019
Guide
DFSMS/MVS NFS User's Guide SC26-7028
Naviquest User's Guide SC26-7194
OS/390 ISPF Dialog Tag Language Guide/ SC28-1219
Reference
OS/390 ISPF Services Guide SC28-1272
OS/390 ISPF Dialog Development Guide/ SC28-1273
Reference
OS/390 ISPF Examples SC28-1282
OS/390 ISPF Getting Started SC28-1294
OS/390 ISPF Reference Summary SC28-1308
OS/390 ISPF Edit and Edit Macros SC28-1312
OS/390 ISPF Library Management Facility SC28-1317
OS/390 ISPF SCLM Developer's Guide SC28-1318
OS/390 ISPF SCLM Project Manager's SC28-1319
Guide
OS/390 ISPF SCLM Reference SC28-1320
OS/390 OE DCE Administration Guide SC28-1584
OS/390 OE DCE Command Reference SC28-1585
OE DCE User's Guide SC28-1586
OE DCE ADG Introduction and Style SC28-1587
OE DCE ADG Core Components SC28-1588
OE DCE ADG Directory Services SC28-1589
OE DCE Application Development SC28-1590
Reference
OE DCE DFS Administration Guide/ SC28-1720
Reference
LAN MVS Configuration Files and SC28-1732
Commands
LANRES Configuration Files and SC28-1735
Commands
OS/390 BDT Commands SC28-1744
OS/390 BDT Messages and Codes SC28-1745
OS/390 MVS Initialization and Tuning SC28-1751
Guide
OS/390 MVS Install Exits SC28-1753
OS/390 JES2 Initialization and Tuning SC28-1791
Guide
OS/390 JES2 Install Exits SC28-1793
Order
Title Number
OS/390 JES2 Macros SC28-1795
OS/390 OSA/SF User's Guide SC28-1855
OS/390 OE User's Guide SC28-1891
OS/390 OE Command Reference SC28-1892
OE Programming: Assem. Call Services SC28-1899
Reference
OE Programming Tools SC28-1904
OE Using REXX and OE SC28-1905
OE Communication Server Guide SC28-1906
OE Messages and Codes SC28-1908
OE File System Interface Reference SC28-1909
Language Environment OS/390 and VM SC28-1939
Prog. Guide
Language Environment OS/390 and VM SC28-1940
Prog. Reference
Language Environment Debug Messages SC28-1942
Language Environment Writing SC28-1943
Applications
OS/390 TSO/E Customization SC28-1965
OS/390 TSO/E Administration SC28-1966
OS/390 TSO/E User's Guide SC28-1968
OS/390 TSO/E Command Reference SC28-1969
OS/390 TSO/E Programming Guide SC28-1970
OS/390 TSO/E Programming Services SC28-1971
TSO/E System Programming Command SC28-1972
Reference
OS/390 TSO/E CLISTs SC28-1973
OS/390 TSO/E REXX User's Guide SC28-1974
OS/390 TSO/E REXX Reference SC28-1975
CS OS/390 IP Diagnosis SC31-8521
GDDM Base Application Programming SC33-0867
Guide
GDDM Base Application Programming SC33-0868
Reference
GDDM Messages SC33-0869
GDDM Diagnosis SC33-0870
GDDM User's Guide SC33-0875
GDDM Image Symbol Editor SC33-0920
OS/390 UNIX System Serv Parallel SC33-6695
Environment Rel Gd
OS/390 UNIX System Serv Parallel SC33-6696
Environment MPI
OS/390 UNIX System Serv PE Operations SC33-6697
and Use
OS/390 ISPF Appl. Server User's Guide SC34-4619
and Reference
OS/390 ISPF VisualAge for ISPF User's SC34-4620
Guide
DFSMS/MVS Remote Copy Guide/ SC35-0169
Reference
OS/390 HCD Reference Summary SX22-0043
DFSMS Summary of Access Method SX26-3807
Services for ICF
CS OS/390 Operations Quick Reference SX75-0121
DFSMS/MVS DFSMSdfp Diagnosis SY27-9605
OS/390 BDT Diagnosis Reference SY28-1081
OS/390 MVS Diagnosis: Procedures SY28-1082
OS/390 MVS Diagnosis: Reference SY28-1084
OS/390 MVS Diagnosis: Tools and SY28-1085
Service Aids
OS/390 JES2 Diagnosis SY28-1086
List of HLA Toolkit Publications (feature number 8008) Price $23.40HLASM Toolkit IDF Users Guide GC26-8709 HLASM Toolkit Feature User's Guide GC26-8710 HLASM Toolkit Feature Debug GC26-8712 Reference Summary
Order Title Number
List of C/C++ Publications (feature number 8009) Price $117.72
Debug Tool Users Guide and Reference SC09-2137 C/C++ Users Guide SC09-2361 C/C++ Programming Guide SC09-2362 C/C++ IBM Open Class Library User's SC09-2363 Guide C/C++ Run-Time Library Reference SC28-1663 C Curses SC28-1907 C/C++ Reference Summary SX09-1313
List of DFSMSrmm Publications (feature number 8010) Price $17.33
DFSMSrmm Guide and Reference SC26-4931 DFSMSrmm, DFSMShsm Implementation/ SC26-4932 Customization DFSMSrmm, DFSMShsm Commands SX26-6016 Reference Summary DFSMSrmm, DFSMShsm Diagnosis Guide SY27-9615
List of DFSMShsm Publications (feature number 8011) Price $48.87
DFSM/MVS Managing Data Availability SC26-4928 DFSMShsm Storage Administration SH21-1075 Reference DFSMShsm Storage Administration Guide SH21-1076 DFSMShsm Managing Own Data SH21-1077 DFSMShsm Implementation/Customization SH21-1078 DFSMShsm User Commands Reference SX26-3806 Summary DFSMShsm Storage Administration SX26-3808 Reference Summary
List of JES3 Publications (feature number 8012) Price $15.08
OS/390 JES3 Commands Summary GX22-0042 OS/390 JES3 Initialization Tuning Guide SC28-1802 OS/390 JES3 Customization SY28-1089 OS/390 JES3 Diagnosis SY28-1090 OS/390 JES3 Diagnosis Reference SY28-1092
List of RMF Publications (feature number 8013) Price $44.55
OS/390 RMF Messages and Codes GC28-1948 OS/390 RMF Report Analysis SC28-1950 OS/390 RMF Performance Management SC28-1951 Guide OS/390 RMF Programmers Guide SC28-1952 OS/390 RMF Diagnosis Guide SC33-6592 OS/390 RMF Reference Summary SX22-0044
List of Security Server Publications (feature number 8014) Price $133.79
OS/390 Security Server(RACF) GC28-1912
Introduction
OS/390 Security Srv(RACF) GC28-1922
Ext.(RACROUTE) Macro
OS/390 OE DCE Security Server GC28-1938
Overview
OS/390 Firewall Technologies Guide SC24-5835
and Reference
OS/390 Sec Srv(RACF)-LDAP Srv Admin. SC24-5861
and Use Guide
Order
Title Number
OS/390 Security Srv(RACF) Sys. SC28-1913
Programmer's Guide
OS/390 Security Server(RACF) Macros SC28-1914
Interface
OS/390 Sec Srv(RACF) Security SC28-1915
Admin. Guide
OS/390 Security Server(RACF) SC28-1916
Auditor's Guide
OS/390 Security Server(RACF) SC28-1918
Messages and Codes
OS/390 Security Server(RACF) SC28-1919
Command Lang Ref.
OS/390 Sec Srv(RACF) Command SX23-0027
Syntax Summary
OS/390 Security Server(RACF) SY27-2639
Diagnosis
List of TCP/IP NPF Publications (feature number 8016) Price $5.76
CS OS/390 IP Network Print Facility SC31-8522
List of DFSORT Publications (feature number 8021) Price $44.24
DFSORT R13 Panels Guide GC26-7037 DFSORT R13 Brochure GC33-4033 DFSORT R13 Tuning Guide SC26-3111 DFSORT R13 Getting Started SC26-4109 DFSORT Messages, Codes, Diagnosis SC26-7050 DFSORT Application Programming Guide SC33-4035 DFSORT R13 Reference Summary SX33-8001
List of GDDM PGF Publications (feature number 8022) Price $35.37
GDDM-PFG Interactive Chart Utility SC33-0328 GDDM-PFG Vector Symbol Edit SC33-0330 GDDM-PFG Programming Reference SC33-0333 GDDM-PFG Application Programming Guide SC33-0913 GDDM-PFG Operations Users Guide SC33-1776
List of SDSF Publications (feature number 8023) Price $11.66
SDSF Guide and Reference SC28-1622 SDSF Customization and Security SC28-1623
List of DFSMSdss Publications (feature number 8024) Price $12.38
DFSMS/MVS DFSMSdss Storage Admin. SC26-4929 Reference DFSMS/MVS DFSMSdss Storage Admin. SC26-4930 Guide
List of Print Server Publications (feature number 8028) Price $26.78
IBM NetSpool Guide G544-5301 OS/390 Print Server Users Guide for UNIX G544-5543 OS/390 Print Interface Configuration S544-5544 OS/390 Print Server Overview G544-5545 OS/390 Print Server Users Guide S544-5511 for Windows IBM IP PrintWay Guide S544-5379
List of HCM Publications (feature number 8029) Price $8.40
OS/390 HCM User's Guide SC33-6595
Additional copies of unlicensed publications will be available for a fee after product availability. These copies can be ordered from your IBM representative, through the system library subscription service (SLSS) or by direct order.
Displayable Softcopy Publications: OS/390 manuals are offered in BookManager-displayable softcopy form. The displayable manuals are part of the basic machine-readable material. The files are automatically shipped on CD-ROM.
These displayable manuals can be used with the BookManager READ, an OS/390 element, in any of the supported environments or with the IBM Library Readers for DOS, OS/2, and Windows, which are included at no charge on the CD-ROMs. Terms and Conditions for use of the machine-readable files are shipped with the files on CD-ROM.
The Softcopy Print element in OS/390 enables hardcopies of these manuals to be printed. Terms and conditions for use of the machine-readable files are shipped with the files.
Basic SoftcopyOrder Title Number
OS/390 V2 Licensed Product Library LK2T-2499 OS/390 Collection SK2T-6700
Optional Softcopy Publications On Tape: This deliverable contains all OS/390 licensed and unlicensed publications for the base and optional features.
Specify the feature number for the media type desired.
Feature
Title Media Number
Product Library on Tape 6250 Tape 7003
3480 Cartridge 7004
3480 Compressed 7005
4 mm 7006
Softcopy Optional Unlicensed Publications: Subscriptions to the following CD-ROMs can be ordered for a fee by specifying the feature numbers listed:
Order Feature
Title Number Number Price
S/390 Redbooks SK2T-2177 8005 $250
Collection
OS/390 Security Server SK2T-2180 8004 275
(RACF) Information
Package(15)
(15) Available to users of the OS/390 Security Server optional
feature -- Available April 10, 1998
Note: When the S/390 Redbooks Collection and the OS/390 Security Server (RACF) Information Package are ordered as features of OS/390, the special subscription price includes automatic shipment of all updates made while the product version is in service.
The S/390 Redbooks Collection contains over 300 technical bulletins, in BookManager format, that are related to the S/390 platform. The bulletins are "redbooks" produced by the International Technical Support Center (ITSO) and "orange and yellow books" produced by the Washington Systems Center.
The OS/390 Security Server (RACF) Information Package includes more than 700 unlicensed online books from a wide variety of S/390 operating system and application product libraries that reference RACF and OS/390 Security Server, as well as ITSO redbooks (technical bulletins related to RACF system security), flyers, education course listings, sample code, and more.
Licensed Documentation
Optional Licensed Publications
Specifying the 8006 feature numbers below will supply the following optional licensed material, which will be available from IBM at product general availability for a fee.
List of Hardcopy Licensed Publications (feature number 8006) Price $120.20
Order
Title Number
DFSMS/MVS DFSMSdfp Diagnosis LY27-9606
Reference
DFSMS/MVS DFSMShsm Diagnosis Guide LY27-9607
DFSMS/MVS DFSMShsm Diagnosis LY27-9608
Reference
DFSMS/MVS DFSMSdss Diagnosis Guide LY27-9609
CS OS/390 SNA Diagnosis LY43-0079
CS OS/390 SNA Customization LY43-0110
Subsequent updates (technical newsletters or revisions between releases) to the publications shipped with the product will be distributed to the user of record for as long as a license for this software remains in effect. A separate publication order or subscription is not needed.
The terms for OS/390 Version 2, as previously announced (Software Announcement 297-355 ) licensed under the IBM Customer Agreement are unaffected by this announcement.
Support Line: S/390
CHARGES
Contact your IBM representative for charges information.
To order, contact the IBM North America Sales Centers, your local IBM representative, or your IBM Business Partner.
IBM North America Sales Centers, our national direct marketing organization, can add your name to the mailing list for catalogs of IBM products.
Phone: 800-IBM-CALL
Fax: 800-2IBM-FAX
Internet: ibm_direct@vnet.ibm.com
Mail: IBM North America Sales Centers
Dept. YE010
P.O. Box 16848
Atlanta, GA 30321-0848
Reference: YE010
To identify your local IBM Business Partner or IBM representative, call 800-IBM-4YOU.
Note: Shipments will begin after the planned availability date.
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