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IPv6/VSE

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Important news

Date Description
September 30, 2023 z/VSE V6.2 is not supported anymore. The End-Of-Service effective date is September 30, 2023, see z/VSE 6.2 End-Of-Service Information for details.
November 28, 2017 z/VSE V6.2 delivers a new release of IPv6/VSE. It provides a new FTP server security interface, enhanced security through encrypted password facility, a SSH copy facility, and a TXT2PDF generation facility.

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Latest IPv6/VSE APARs

Last update: December 18, 2023

APAR
Date		 PTF Contents
PH58840
2023/12/18		 - INFO APAR for IPv6/VSE License Key Generation by IBM
PH28405
2021/05/26		 UI71728-F10 IPv6/VSE 1.3 upgrade to BSI 258rel31 level
PI55717
2016/03/15		 UI35128-D10 IPv6/VSE 1.2 upgrade to BSI 256GA level
PM98875
2013/10/11		 UK98397-B10 SUPPORT FOR NEW PARAMETER TLSV1.2 IN IPV6/VSE. EXPLOITING TLSV1.2 WITH SSL REQUIRES OPENSSL APAR DY47499.
PM77065
2012/12/11		 UK83637-B10 The PTF includes the following updates:
  • Build 252
  • 253pre01 Fixed SITE PWRCMD security check (BSTTFS23)
  • 252pre01 Fixed PWD command response to include a leading slash (/) (BSTTFS11)
  • 253pre02 Added BSTTATLS Support
  • 253pre03 Updated BSTTATLS Support
  • 253pre03 Updated BSTTPRXY Support
  • 254pre03 Level set 2012.06.06b IBM IJBSSL support
  • 253pre03 Fixed G.Ack issue in tcpgetdata
  • 253pre04 Fixed BSTTWTLS to handle IPv6 correctly (BSTTWTLS)
  • 254pre04 Fixed PTON LE/C C to EZASMI translation (BSTTEDCT)
  • 253pre05 Fixed abend if getaddrinfo() call (BSTTIPS6)
  • 254pre05 Remove SDUMP macro from BSTTPRXY/BSTTATLS gsk() callback routine.
  • 253pre06 Updated LE/C errno mapping 31->121 (BSTTTCP6)
  • 253pre07 Fixed LE/C PTON EZA to LE/C return code mapping (BSTTEDCT)
  • 253pre07 Fixed MODE B command processing in FTP (BSTTFCCL/BSTTFS09)
  • 253pre08 Fixed LE/C PTON EZA to LE/C return code mapping (BSTTEDCT)
  • 253pre09 Fixed getaddrinfo() port number edits (BSTTIPS6)
  • 253pre10 Fixed host name lookup to use case-insensitive compare (HOSTN2I/HOSTN2I6)
  • 253pre11 Updated new window announcement ACK processing (tcpgetdata)
  • 253pre11 Updated version
PM47496
2011/11/23		 UK71765-B10 The PTF includes the following updates:
  • 251pre18 Fixed VLAN bug with IPpv4 Layer 3 support (DEVOSAX)
  • 251pre19 Fixed VLAN bug with IPpv4 Layer 3 support (DEVOSAX)
  • 251pre19 Updated version
PM45606
2011/09/07		 UK70742-B10 The PTF includes the following updates:
  • 251pre06 Fixed abend in API using COMREG field in VSE/ESA 2.1-2.3 (BSTTCSAP, BSTTIPS1)
  • 251pre06 auto-detect REXX usage (BSTTFTPC and BSTTMTPC)
  • 251pre06 Fix double flag usage in VLAN processing (BSTTIPCF, DEVOSAX)
  • 251pre06 fix double flag using in VLAN processing (BSTT6PCF, DEVOSAX2, DEVOSAX6)
  • 251pre07 Changed IPv6 Layer 2 VLAN tagging method (DEVOSAX2)
  • 251pre08 Fixed BSISEND (BSTTENV9) setting high bit in buffer address
  • 251pre08 Relink FTPC, MTPC, LPRC, REXC
  • 251pre09 Change VLAN tagging per IBM request (DEVOSAX, DEVOSAX2, DEVOSAX6)
  • 251pre10 Change VLAN tagging per IBM request (DEVOSAX2)
  • 251pre11 IJBTCPPA ptr cleanup (BSTTINXT)
  • 251pre11 Debug VLAN - added buffer dump (DEVOSAX2)
  • 251pre12 to 251pre16 Fixed bugs in layer 2 VLAN support
  • 251pre17 Removed layer 2 VLAN extra packet dumps (DEVOSAX2)
  • 251pre17 Updated version
PM42958
2011/08/12		 UK69439-B10 The PTF includes the following updates::
  • Build 251 
  • 251pre01 Created BSTTEDCT LE conforming LE/C API interface routine
  • 251pre01 Add IPv6 support to LE/C API (BSTTEDCT, BSTTTCP6)
  • 251pre01 Fix FTP server response to PASV failure (BSTTFS21)
  • 251pre01 Fix EZA API GETHOSTBYNAME to use 24-bit HOSTENT response (BSTTIPS6)
  • 251pre01 Update LINK command for Global VLAN support (BSTTIPCF, BSTT6PCF)
  • 251pre02 Added IPV4 command to FTP server (BSTTXFSC, BSTTFSCM)
  • 251pre02 Added SETPARM DOIPV4=YES to override GETVENDORINFO result (BSTTENVO)
  • 251pre02 Re-LNKEDT various routines
  • 251pre02 VLAN framework (DEVOSAX, DEVOSAX6)
  • 251pre02 Layer2 framework (DEVOSAX2)
  • 251pre02 Layer2 framework (BSTTIPCE, BSTT6PCE)
  • 251pre02 Add getportbyserv function (BSTTISRV, BSTT6SRV, tcpcntl)
  • 251pre02 Fix data move error when LRGBUF is using 31-bit storage for IPv6 (BSTT6SRV)
  • 251pre02 Change ASM SOCKET api to automatically retry stack busy on read operations (BSTTCSAP)
  • 251pre03 DEVOSAX2 IPv6 Layer2 driver (DEVOSAX6, DEVOSAX2)
  • 251pre03 Added 'LAYER2' option to DEVICE command (BSTTIPCE, BSTT6PCE)
  • 251pre03 Fix Give/Task socket issue due IPGT length error
  • 251pre04 Fixed missed check in FTP server security for BSTTBEAM interface
  • 251pre04 Improve BSTTBEAM RC processing (BSTTBLST, BSTTFS10)
  • 251pre04 Fix retry logic in ASM SOCKET API (BSTTCSAP)
  • 251pre05 Fixed getnameinfo() not check for loopback address (BSTTIPS6)
  • 251pre05 Added support for IOCTL SO_CSSAPPLDATA (BSTTIPS6)
  • 251pre05 Removed initapi() required before getaddrinfo() or getnameinfo() (BSTTIPS6)
  • 251pre05 Added support for getaddrinfo() handle numeric port automatically
  • 251pre05 Added IPSEC QUERY/CONFIG/START/STOP commands (BSTTIPCY)
  • 251pre05 Added IPSEC CONFIG member processor (BSTTIPSR)
  • 251pre05 Fixed the LE/C API ntop() and pton() calls (BSTTEDCT)
  • 251pre05 Added more IPSEC framework (netstart, esp_in, espout, write, write6, tcpcon, tcpwinit)
  • 251pre05 More IPSEC (local_out, BSTTISRV, BSTT6SR)
  • 251pre05 Fixed IPv6 LE/C API calls (BSTTEDCT)
  • 251pre05 EZASMI API fixes for LE/C applications (BSTTIPS1, BSTTIPS6)
  • 251pre05 Added LE/C STXIT OC support via Unix Sockets (BSTTUXAM, BSTTIPS2, BSTTIPS6)
  • 251pre05 Changed ASM/EZA API delay method for RC=24 from BSTTIPAM (BSTTCSAP, BSTTIPS6)
  • 251pre05 Added DEVOSAX2 IPv6 layer 2 support (BSTTISRV, BSTT6SRV)
  • 251pre05 Updated version
PM32167
2011/03/03		 UK64554-B10 The PTF includes the following updates:
  • Build 250 
  • 250pre01 Fix length check in BSTTCSAP (BSTTCSAP) 
  • 250pre01 Update DEVOSAX to support multiple input buffers (DEV OSAX) 
  • 250pre01 Fix FTP-USER default directory not working (BSTTFS00) 
  • 250pre01 Update DEVHIPR to support multiple input buffers (DEVHIPR) 
  • 250pre01 Update DEVOSAX6 to support multiple input buffers (DEVOSAX6) 
  • 250pre01 Update DEVHIPR to support multiple input buffers (DEVHIPR) 
  • 250pre01 Base TCP large windows (BSTTISRV, BSTT6SRV, netstart) 
  • 250pre01 Base TCP large windows (BSTTXIPC, BSTTX6PC, BSTTIPCM) 
  • 250pre01 Added BSIGAB IARV64 routine (BSTTENC1) 
  • 250pre01 Added VSE2PDF/Lite documentation to manuals 
  • 250pre01 Updated Users Guides and reposted Build 249 
  • 250pre01 Fixed FTP server not closing data connection on error for STOR requst (BSTTFS15) 
  • 250pre02 Fixed abend in EZA initapi() if TCPNAME field specified (BSTTIPS6) 
  • 250pre02 Changed EZA API to not return 40000 errno to POWER during INITAPI (BSTTIPS6) 
  • 250pre02 Fixed EZA connect() error if port number not specified in name field (BSTTIPS6) 
  • 250pre02 Fixed EZA abend from 250pre01 macro change (BSTTIPS6) 
  • 250pre03 Fixed ECB list overflow with BIND ECBs (BSTTVN05) 
  • 250pre04 Fixed 1 byte task ID in FTP server message (BSTTFSRV, BSTTFS00) 
  • 250pre04 Fixed message in message table (BSTTMTUS) 
  • 250pre04 Fixed LOCALGT=YES posting select() (BSTTIPS6) 
  • 250pre04 Fixed LE/C API fcntl() parameter passing (BSTTENVT) 
  • 250pre05 Add support for EZA accept() using null name field pointer (BSTTIPS6) 
  • 250pre05 Add support for EZA fcntl() using XPS4 (POSIX) command code (BSTTIPS6) 
  • 250pre06 Added debug dump of IPTB to BSTT630W message (XPCTASK, XPCTASK6) 
  • 250pre06 Fix select()/selectex() APITYPE=2 w/no timer from looping (BSTTIPS6) 
  • 250pre07 Move EZA error check for 20346 (BSTTIPS6) 
  • 250pre08 Added LTWBUF command (BSTTIPCM, BSTTXIPC, BSTTX6PC) 
  • 250pre08 Added IPRPRPLA field to IPRPL (BSTTIPAM) 
  • 250pre08 Added more debug for XPCTASK ABORT RC=10 (XPCTASK, XPCTASK6) 
  • 250pre09 Added duplicate ECB debug code (BSTTVSRV) 
  • 250pre09 Change ECB wait to use work ECB (BSTTVN05) 
  • 250pre09 Added more debug for XPCTASK ABORT RC=10 (XPCTASK, XPCTASK6) 
  • 250pre09 Added IPTB in use double check (BSTTIPAM, XPCTASK, XPCTASK6) 
  • 250pre09 Added enhanced tracing/debug to API routines (BSTTCSAP, BSTTIPS1, BSTTIPS4, BSTTIPS6) 
  • 250pre09 Added GETVIS error message and termination to BSTTFTPS (BSTTFSRV) 
  • 250pre10 Improved EZA API select() performance (BSTTIPS6) 
  • 250pre10 Fixed UDP EZA sendto() IP address error (BSTTIPS6) 
  • 250pre10 Changed DNS lookup routine to check if DNS specified (name2ip) 
  • 250pre10 Added Multiple DOMAIN command support (BSTTIPCN, BSTTISRV, BSTT6SRV) 
  • 250pre10 Multiple DOMAIN command support (name2ip) 
  • 250pre10 Move an internal control block to 31-bit storage (BSTTCSAP) 
  • 250pre10 Updated version

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IPv6/VSE components

Comp. ID CLC Description
5686-BS1-00 F10 IPv6/VSE V1.3.0 shipped in z/VSE V6.2
5686-BS1-00 D10 IPv6/VSE V1.2.0 shipped in z/VSE V6.1 (no longer supported)
5686-BS1-00 C10 IPv6/VSE V1.1.0 shipped in z/VSE V5.2 (no longer supported)
5686-BS1-00 B10 IPv6/VSE V1.1.0 shipped in z/VSE V5.1 (no longer supported)

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18 December 2023

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