List of base elements and optional features

Table 1 lists the base elements and optional features in z/OS® V2R4. The following table headings are used:
Name
The name of the element or feature.
Last time changed (and equivalent product if nonexclusive)
The most recent release in which the element or feature changed. (Change means that one or more of the element or feature FMID [function modification identifiers] was changed, or that the element or feature was added to the system. A new function added through a program temporary fix (PTF) is not considered a change. Also, for nonexclusive elements and features, the equivalent level of the separate product is listed in parentheses.

The last release in which an element or feature was changed is considered its function level. Do not confuse the function level with the product level. All elements and features are at the V2R4 product level, but they are at various function levels. For example, the product level of Metal C Runtime Library is z/OS V2R4, but its function level is z/OS V2R1 because z/OS V2R1 was the last release in which it changed.

Type and description
Indicates the following attributes:
  • Whether it is a base element or optional feature.
  • Whether the base element or optional feature is exclusive (existing only within z/OS) or nonexclusive (also available as a separate product).
  • For an optional feature, whether the feature is priced or unpriced.
  • For an optional feature, whether the feature supports dynamic enablement. All priced features support dynamic enablement.
Description
A brief description of the element or feature.
Table 1. Base elements and optional features in V2R4
Name Last time changed (and equivalent product if nonexclusive) Type Description
IBM z/OS Workload Interaction Correlator z/OS V2R4 Optional feature, exclusive, priced, can be dynamically enabled.

You can configure SMF to collect IBM z/OS Workload Interaction Correlator data. IBM z/OS Workload Interaction Correlator enables a product, such as a z/OS component, middleware, or application, that runs in multiple instances that are distributed across multiple address spaces to generate high-frequency, summarized, system-wide and compartmental data. Products can use the IBM z/OS Workload Interaction Correlator services to generate an SMF type 98 record for a product's subtype every 5 seconds. The record contains data about the product's activities in a standardized, synchronized, contextualized format.

To use IBM z/OS Workload Interaction Correlator, your installation must:
  • Enable priced feature ‘WorkloadIntCorr’ in the IFAPRDxx policy.
  • Configure SMF using the SMFPRMxx parmlib member or SETSMF command to enable the Workload Interaction Correlator and collect SMF type 98 records.

For more information, see Enabling Workload Interaction Correlator.