I won't be in the office for the next weeks. Therefore you will see my next blog entry on September 13, 2017.   Enjoy the summer.  

There are few APARs available.   VSE/AF z/VSE 5.2 APAR DY47722 (PTFs UD54239, UD54240): REIPL ENHANCEMENT z/VSE 5.1 is end of service. Therefore PTFs can no longer be built. APAR DY47722 describes a fix for the REIPL command. The REIPL command will be enhanced to support the new z14. Affected users: z/VSE running  in an LPAR  image on z14 (D/T3906) and ECKD system disk (DOSRES). The REIPL command will also be used during initial installation. The recommendation is, if you install a new z/VSE 5.2 system on z14: When an automatic... [More]

标签：  support rexxx apar service z14 vse af

The z/VM team prepared a web page, where they list the required service (APARs) to run z/VM on the new z14 mainframe.   The web page is here.

标签：  z14 vm support service vse apar

If you are located in the New York area, the following workshop in Poughkeepsie, NY might be of interest. It is scheduled for September 18-19, 2017 . More details are available here .   Agenda highlights are     What's New - Linux on IBM z Systems     Linux Open Source Ecosystem, Microservices and Integration options     Docker running on IBM Z     Blockchain running on IBM Z     Spectrum Scale     Linux on IBM z Systems: Channel Bonding Interface... [More]

标签：  vm workshop linux vse

Some days ago I informed you about the Live Virtual Class (LVC): OpenStack enablement for System z DPM hypervisor. This LVC is rescheduled to Wednesday, August 30, 2017 .   Topic : OpenStack enablement for System z DPM (Dynamic Partition Manager) hypervisor   Abstract : On IBM Z and IBM LinuxOne machines, certain workloads run better in a partition of the firmware-based PR/SM (Processor Resource/System Manager) hypervisor, than in a virtual machine of a software hypervisor such as KVM or z/VM. OpenStack nova-dpm project (along with... [More]

标签：  hypervisor vse lvc linux kvm live-virtual-class

Today there was a post on VSE-L about the so call Intelligent Workstation Support (IWS) or better known as programmable workstation support. The corresponding services exist since a long time. They are described in the book VSE/ESA Programming and Workstation Guide. The book is on the z/VSE bookshelf. The links to the bookshelves are on our documentation page - here .   There is also an IUI dialog available with the following functions - just select 3 (Operations) - 8 (Personal Computer Move Utilities). List and Process User Files in Host... [More]

标签：  pws programmable_workstation iws networking vse