PTF UJ08884 for APAR OA63423 (3Q22)

PTF UJ08884 (3Q22) for cumulative APAR OA63423 introduces a new configuration option for passphrase support for the OMEGAMON 3270 Classic user interface, increased allocation sizes for Db2-related data sets, and several other enhancements for Configuration Manager and PARMGEN.

Configuration Manager and PARMGEN updates

A new configuration option is available for passphrase support for the OMEGAMON 3270 Classic user interface. For parameter Kpp_CLASSIC_PASSPHRASE (where pp is C2, D2, I2, or M2), you can now specify the value MAX62, which allows you to enter up to a 62-byte passphrase value on a single line when the screen width is 80 bytes. With a wider screen size, you can specify a passphrase value up to 100 bytes long. This enhancement is a documentation-only change in Configuration Manager and PARMGEN, with the functional support provided in OMNIMON Base APAR OA62991. This update impacts the following products, each listed with its respective product code:
  • OMEGAMON for CICS (C2)
  • OMEGAMON for Db2 Performance Expert (D2)
  • OMEGAMON for IMS (I2)
  • OMEGAMON for z/OS (M2)
  • IBM Z OMEGAMON Monitor for z/OS (M2)
(APAR OA63423)

PARMGEN-only updates

Changes have been made regarding how z/OS Unix System Services processing is done in PARMGEN, impacting products IBM OMEGAMON for Messaging on z/OS (KQI) and the Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Server (KDS). The REXX script KCIR@USS is now no longer used, and KFURSH is used instead. (APAR OA63310)

Product-specific updates

OMEGAMON for Db2 Performance Expert
The following changes have been made:
  • In Configuration Manager, to allow for more Db2 subsystems to be configured, the data set allocation parameter values have been increased. Specifically, the SPACE primary and secondary allocation size values have been increased for the following data sets: RKD2SAM, RKD2PAR, and RKD2PRF. (APAR OA63528)
  • The default values for the following parameters have been changed from RTE_SMS_VSAM_* to RTE_SMS_*:
    • KD2_PFnn_HIS_DYN_*
    • KD2_PFnn_HIS_GDG_*
    (APAR OA63423)
IBM Z OMEGAMON Network Monitor 5.6
The following changes have been made:
  • Parameters KN3_TCP_ZERT and KN3_TCPXNN_OVRD_ZERT are no longer supported by the product. (APAR OA63423)
  • Member RKANPARU(KN3SNMP) was updated to support Simple Network Management Protocol v3 (SNMPv3). It is compatible with existing SNMPv2 entries and allows you to add new entries for SNMPv3. (APAR OA63423)