• • Abstract for New Function Summary
  • Summary of changes
    • Changes made in z/OS Version 2 Release 1, as updated February 2015
    • Changes made in z/OS Version 2 Release 1, as updated September 2014
    • Changes made in z/OS Version 2 Release 1, as updated December 2013
    • Summary of changes for z/OS Version 2 Release 1
• Planning to use new functions
  • Introduction to z/OS Communications Server
  • Determining which documents to use when migrating
  • IP encryption features
  • Planning checklist
  • TCP/IP packaging process
    • MVS data sets
    • File system files
  • Defining SNA data sets
    • Data sets containing information for z/OS V2R1 Communications Server
      • SYS1.SISTCLIB
      • SYS1.SISTCMIP
      • SYS1.SISTASN1
      • SYS1.VTAMLST
      • SYS1.VTAMLIB
      • Parmlib member for communications storage manager (CSM)
      • APPN checkpointing data sets
      • Using configuration restart data sets
      • Dynamically configuring data sets for channel-attached devices
      • First Failure Support Technology
      • Defining a NODELST data set
    • Data sets containing information for NCP
      • NCP load library
      • SYS1.SSPLIB
      • NCP dump
      • Loader channel I/O trace
      • CSP and MOSS dump (IBM 3720, 3725, and 3745 only)
• Roadmap to functions
• V2R1 new function summary
  • Support considerations in V2R1
  • Security
    • Enhanced IDS IP fragment attack detection
    • Improve auditing of NetAccess rules
    • AT-TLS support for TLS v1.2 and related features
    • Improved FIPS 140 diagnostics
    • Limit defensive filter logging
    • QDIO outbound flood prevention
    • TN3270 client-bound data queueing limit
    • AT-TLS enablement for DCAS
    • Network security enhancements for SNMP
    • TLS security enhancements for sendmail
    • TLS security enhancements for Policy Agent
  • Simplification
    • Configuration Assistant performance improvements and enhanced user interface
    • Improve translation of special characters in linemode for TSO/VTAM
    • Resolver initialization resiliency
    • Enterprise Extender IPv6 address configuration
    • Simplified configuration for progressive mode ARB
    • Check TCP/IP profile syntax without applying configuration changes
    • User control of Ephemeral Port Ranges
    • IPv4 INTERFACE statement for HiperSockets and Static VIPAs
    • IBM Health Checker for z/OS GATEWAY statement
    • IBM Health Checker for z/OS legacy device types
    • CSSMTP mail message date header handling option
  • Availability
    • Socket establishment time for Netstat ALL/-A
    • Sysplex-wide security associations for IPv6
    • HPR PSRETRY Enhancement
    • RPCBIND recycle notification
    • SNA serviceability enhancements
    • TCP/IP serviceability enhancements
  • Application, middleware, and workload enablement
    • API to locate SYSLOGD configuration file
    • Real-time application-controlled TCP/IP trace NMI
    • FTP client security user exits
    • Simplify FTP transfer of data sets between z/OS systems
    • Enable DHCP clients on OSA interfaces
    • NMI and SMF enhancements for TCP/IP applications
  • Economics and platform efficiency
    • QDIO acceleration coexistence with IP filtering
    • TCP support for selective acknowledgments
    • Shared Memory Communications over Remote Direct Memory Access
    • DISPLAY NET, BRFUSE command Enhancement
    • Shared Memory Communications over RDMA adapter (RoCE) virtualization
    • Connection termination notification for sockets
    • IPv6 support for policy-based routing
    • Affinity for application-instance DVIPAs
    • Enhanced Fast Path socket support
    • Enhanced TCP protocol configuration options and default settings
• V1R13 new function summary
  • Support considerations in V1R13
  • Security
    • Expanded intrusion detection services
      • Using the expanded intrusion detection services
    • Network address translation traversal support for IKE version 2
      • Using network address translation traversal support for IKE version 2
    • Sysplex-Wide Security Associations for IKE version 2
      • Using Sysplex-Wide Security Associations for IKE version 2
    • Improved security granularity for VIPARANGE DVIPAs
      • Using the improved security granularity for VIPARANGE DVIPAs
    • FTP support for password phrases
      • Using FTP support for password phrases
    • Removed superuser requirement for Policy Agent and IKE daemon
      • Removing the superuser requirement for Policy Agent and IKE daemon
    • Enhanced IPsec support for FIPS 140 cryptographic mode
      • Using the enhanced IPsec support for FIPS 140 cryptographic mode
  • Simplification
    • Configuration Assistant management of multiple z/OS Communications Server releases
      • Using Configuration Assistant to manage multiple releases
    • Configuration Assistant discovery of stack IP addresses
      • Using Configuration Assistant discovery of stack IP addresses
    • Configuration Assistant common configuration of multiple stacks
      • Using the Configuration Assistant to configure multiple stacks
    • Configuration Assistant enhancements
      • Using the Configuration Assistant enhancements
    • Wildcard support for the PORTRANGE statement
      • Using the wildcard support for the PORTRANGE statement
  • Dynamic infrastructure
    • HiperSockets optimization for intraensemble data networks
      • Using the HiperSockets optimization for intraensemble data networks
    • Support for additional VLANs for an OSA-Express QDIO port
      • Using the support for additional VLANs for an OSA-Express QDIO port
  • Economics and platform efficiency
    • Increased CTRACE and VIT capacity
      • Using the increased CTRACE and VIT capacity
    • OSA-Express4S QDIO IPv6 checksum and segmentation offload
      • Using OSA-Express4S QDIO IPv6 checksum and segmentation offload
  • Availability
    • System resolver autonomic quiescing of unresponsive name servers
      • Using the system resolver autonomic quiescing of unresponsive name servers
    • Improved convergence for sysplex distribution routing when joining a sysplex
    • CSSMTP extended retry
      • Using CSSMTP extended retry
    • Monitor CSM constrained conditions for sysplex autonomics
      • Monitoring CSM constrained conditions for sysplex autonomics
  • Application, middleware, and workload enablement
    • Enhanced FTP support for extended address volumes
      • Using the enhanced FTP support for extended address volumes
    • FTP support for large-format data sets
      • Using the FTP support for large-format data sets
    • NMI for retrieving system resolver configuration information
      • Using the NMI for retrieving system resolver configuration information
    • Simplified authorization requirements for real-time TCP/IP network monitoring NMI
      • Using the simplified authorization requirements for real-time TCP/IP network monitoring NMI
    • Enhancements to the TN3270E server
      • Using the enhancements to the TN3270E server
    • CSSMTP enhancements
      • Using the CSSMTP enhancements
    • Support for bypassing host name lookup in otelnetd
      • Using the support for bypassing host name lookup in otelnetd
    • TCP/IP serviceability enhancements
      • Using the TCP/IP serviceability enhancements
  • SNA and Enterprise Extender
    • Intrusion detection services support for Enterprise Extender
      • Using intrusion detection services support for Enterprise Extender
    • Enterprise Extender firewall-friendly connectivity test
      • Using the Enterprise Extender firewall-friendly connectivity test
    • HPR packet trace analyzer for Enterprise Extender
      • Using the HPR packet trace analyzer for Enterprise Extender
    • Improved APPN routing resilience
    • Performance improvements for Enterprise Extender traffic
      • Using the performance improvements for Enterprise Extender traffic
• Related protocol specifications
• Architectural specifications
• Accessibility
• • Bibliography
  • • Index for Communications Server: New Function Summary