For further information, you should also read the Entire System Server 3.1.1 Release Notes which are delivered with Version 3.1.2 on the current Natural Documentation CD-ROM and in printed form.
References contained in the Version 3.1.1 Release Notes generally refer to the corresponding Version 3.1.1 manuals which are included in the Version 3.1.2 documentation.
These Release Notes provide an overview of solved problems provided for Entire System Server 3.1.2.
This document covers the following topics:
Note that with the release of Entire System Server 3.1.2, versions of Entire System Server lower than 2.2.2 can no longer be supported. You are therefore strongly advised to migrate to the current version at your earliest convenience.
The restrictions for OS/390 JES3 installations described in the Entire System Server Version 3.1.1 release notes also apply to this maintenance level. If your applications need the missing functionality for the JES3 interface or you are using Entire Output Management (NOM), you must not install Entire System Server Version 3.1.2. Instead, you have to use Entire System Server Version 2.2.2, until the missing functionality of the JES3 interface is implemented in the next release of Entire System Server.
Before you can install the Entire System Server, the following Software AG products must already be installed at your site:
Natural Version 3.1.4 or above;
Adabas Version 7.1.2 or above;
Entire System Server Interface (provided with Natural);
Entire Net-Work Version 5.6.1 (optional, for multi-CPU Support);
Predict Version 4.1.2 or above (optional).
The Entire System Server Services are available in any Natural environment that runs any or a combination of the following operating systems:
OS/390 Version 2.6 or above; or z/OS Version 1.1 or above
VSE/ESA Version 2.4 or above;
BS2000/OSD Version 2 or above.
For OS/390, JES2 the PTF's for APAR's OW35104, OW36019, OW44349 and OW52411 must be applied.
For OS/390, JES3 the PTF's for APAR's OW34753, OW36019, OW36022 and OW44298 must be applied. See also Information APAR II11784 for recommended JES3 SAPI maintenance.
Since Entire System Server on BS2000/OSD is using operating system interfaces introduced with BS2000/OSD Version 2, it cannot run on former operating system versions.
Software AG provides Entire System Server support for the operating system versions supported by their respective manufacturers. Generally, when an operating system provider stops supporting a version of an operating system, Software AG will stop supporting that operating system version.
Although it may be technically possible to run a new version of Entire System Server on an old operating system, Software AG cannot continue to support operating system versions that are no longer supported by the system's provider.
If Natural ISPF is used, Version 2.4.3 or above is required to support the new Entire System Server version.
If Natural ISPF Version 2.4.2 is used, the solutions for the following problems have to be installed:
| Problem | Solution | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 195165 | IS24204 | Error NAT1305 in ISPJLS1P / 5580 Numeric value truncated |
| Problem | Solution | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 202180 | IS24205 | Browse / Find in LMS elements slow. |
| Problem | Short Description |
|---|---|
| 168615 | NAT0954 on IF ERROR-CODE |
| 190497 | RLSE not releasing unused space |
| 190840 | Lib-update doesn't scratch |
| 200106 | Rename dataset ACF2 message |
| 201694 | Fields not filled, DIS-WTOR |
| 204122 | No user-id from NATPROC-USERS |
| 204214 | Lib-update: alias not correct |
| 204241 | Submit: error ES8? close handling |
| 204415 | ESY5580 with PDSE dataset |
| 204453 | View unit-attrib./diff. results |
| 204562 | Abend S0C4 with LOAD-MODULE IDR |
| 204564 | Abend S0C7 in XCOMV044+X'2A04' |
| 204691 | LOAD-MODULE DATX field incorrect |
| 204789 | IDR-TYPE LINK not found for PDS |
| 205162 | UNIT-HEX conflicts with UNIT |
| 205168 | List active job with NSPF |
| 205443 | S0C1/TRACE error msgs at init |
| 205507 | ESY0580I SSI req. 80 STATREAS 2 |
| 205588 | Subtask already active |
| 205745 | Read / copy load-module |
| 205747 | ACTIVE-JOBS with JOB-NAME=blank |
| 205749 | Spool-queue groupid 8 chars |
| 206029 | Operator cmd not working |
| 206097 | Opcmd TRACE=Y & TRACE=PREP error |
| 206126 | Copy-file to PDSE replace ignor |
| 206334 | Find by group-id |
| 206372 | Submit does not set JOB-ID |
| 206385 | ICH409I 0C4-010 ABEND at logoff |
| 206452 | Spool-queue: card-count not set |
| 206624 | Scan case sensitive |
| 206627 | S213-8C with HFS |
| 206693 | Scan-length with scan-type=A |
| 206808 | CC for cond.code doesn't work |
| 206812 | S001, IEC020I 001-03 |
| 206813 | S0C4 in XCOMV012 at X'0AC4' |
| 206927 | ESY5580 instead of ESY5998 |
| 206928 | IDR-TYPE=ZAP on PDSE data set |
| 206981 | Overview of applied zaps |
| 206982 | Invalid JES2 Cmd $TSTC(nnn),C=c |
| 207197 | Recall not migrated data set |
| 207224 | Displaced data if unknown MU fld |
| 207307 | Lib-directory on load lib TTR |
| 207404 | LIB-ZAP to PDSE returns AMA129I |
| 207618 | S0C4 in READCONS at X'0A1C' |
| 207760 | TYPE SM sysout data set not found |
| 207776 | Duplicate spool data sets found |
| 207864 | Wrong dataset allocated for ALIAS |
| 208404 | WRITE-FILE REPLACE PDSE ignored |
| 208939 | READ-FILE receives ESY5996 |
| 209011 | S0C4 when data set PASSWORD spec. |
| 209065 | SPOOL-FILES with HOLD=YES, update |
| 209528 | Hang in xcomvtop |
| 209604 | Support for JES2 z/OS 1.2 |
| 209623 | COPY-FILE for ALIAS incorrect |
| 209821 | SYNCDB does not support DBID >999 |
| 209921 | Abend S0C4 in XCOMALCF +X'176' |
| 210219 | NAT RC cmds w/CIDs missing view |
| 210395 | ESY5785 CVAFTST failed with RC |
| 210620 | FIND CONSOLE-LOG log-job-name |
| 210630 | Allocation not released for PDS |
| 210657 | Sporadical esy5631 |
| 210854 | Console-log: scan not used proper |
| 210872 | S0C4 esynmain+x3F1A |
| 210959 | ESY0001I NO OUTADD CALLED |
| 211028 | Correct GMT/local time adjustment |
| 211085 | SPOOL-FILES release new-class |
| 211093 | SPOOL-FILES invalid NEW-CLASS |
| 211114 | FILE-ATTRIBUTES of uncatlg PDSE |
| 211537 | Wrong PDSE IDR data |
| 211588 | Free space not shown correctly |
| 211614 | Copy PDS member to uncat. Dataset |
| 211682 | Wrong MODULE-LENGTH returned |
| 211867 | Duplicate SPOOL-QUEUE entries |
| 212046 | ESY0563I $CBIO failed, RC 12 |
| 212050 | SPOOL-QUEUE finds wrong CLASSes |
| 212117 | Abend S0C1 in TRACE at X'05E6' |
| 212186 | ABEND S130 |
| 212405 | VTOC-update doesn't check catalog |
| 212444 | VTOC shows incorrect EXTENT-TYP |
| 212464 | VTOC extent not listed |
| 212488 | NAT5719 Unable to..SYSOUT dataset |
| 212550 | TRACE defaults incorrect |
| 212880 | Copy-file module to pdse |
| 212906 | ESY5602 in CATALOG-UPDATE |
| 213173 | Correct TRACE console msg IDs |
| 213287 | ABEND S378-1C in XCOMV012 |
| 213376 | No error code for view SPOOL-FILE |
| 213800 | ZAPs near module end not reported |
| 214011 | Scan doesn't find all members |
| 214488 | Default for IUBL |
| 214666 | Allocations: strange values |
| 214792 | ESY5892 at shutdown ESM product |
| 214966 | Display offset of CSECT wrong |
| 215068 | LOG-REQUEST-TYPE missing |
| 215140 | TRACE opr cmd seems not to work |
| 215214 | Active-jobs: not all found |
| 215370 | S80A reason 10 |
| 215468 | S0C1 in XCOMV003 at X'095E' |
| 215525 | device-names: not all found |
| 216393 | SPOOL-QUEUE: JOB-NAME empty |
| 217611 | S0C4 in XCOMV004 at X'11EE' |
Entire System Server 3.1.2 provides an updated version of the Common JES Interface that includes support for the new z/OS 1.2 JES2 checkpoint format, allowing for job numbers greater that 65535. However, as the spool related view processors only support 5-digit job numbers, there is still a limit of 99,999.
To comply with this restriction, an appropriate JOBDEF RANGE limit can be specified in the JES2 Initialization Statements.
Entire System Server 31 will recognize dynamic changes of JES parameters, therefore the operator Command REFRESH JES is not longer supported.
| Problem | Short Description |
|---|---|
| 200686 | Write vsam sequential file |
| 204430 | NAT5777 4883i writing seq file |
| 205444 | S0C1/TRACE error msgs at init |
| 205690 | Sporadical ESY5631 |
| 206729 | No user-id from NATPROC-USERS |
| 207224 | Displaced data if unknown MU fld |
| 207391 | Opcmd TRACE=Y & TRACE=PREP error |
| 208712 | ESY0878W opening TRACSAV |
| 208761 | COPY-FILE REPLACE improvements |
| 209788 | Power 6.6 support |
| 209835 | Correct REPLACE processing |
| 209836 | COPY-FILE for ALIAS incorrect |
| 210218 | Console log returns NAT/ESY5688 |
| 210313 | DYNACC not always available |
| 210658 | S0C4 in READCONS at X'0A42' |
| 211091 | Missing MSHP link statements |
| 212357 | Abend S0C1 in TRACE at X'06B6' |
| 212359 | ESYTRACE version chk fails-file |
| 212551 | TRACE defaults incorrect |
| 212588 | SYNCDB does not support DBID >999 |
| 212669 | S0C4 in ESYNMAIN w/ADAESI SVC |
| 212671 | Overview of applied zaps |
| 213174 | Morrect TRACE console msg IDs |
| 213528 | SHUTDOWN-MAX-DELAY |
| 213548 | 4883i Invalid Logical Unit |
| 213767 | Defaults for new parms wrong |
| 213778 | Dynamic Server = YES |
| 213824 | Dynamic Server - increase tasks |
| 214148 | TRACE opr cmd seems not to work |
| 214149 | CATALOG LIBRARIAN fld returns NO |
| 214416 | Missing TRACSAV causes abend |
| 215134 | AMODE conflicts with NAT, LE |
| 217636 | ESY5777 with natproc-users |
| Problem | Short Description |
|---|---|
| 204851 | How to pass on account numbers |
| 206328 | Wrong time stamps in TRACE data |
| 206563 | Zero RECORD with READ-FILE is blank |
| 206733 | Keep TSN in inactive SERVER TYPIO |
| 206747 | Support zero AREA in MAIN-STORAGE |
| 209833 | NPR corrupts/truncates jobs |
| 210304 | FILE-ATTRIBUTES internal error |
| 210486 | NATPROC-USERS incomplete data |
| 210689 | HELP-INFO corrupted data |
| 210706 | SYSTEM-INFO wrong SESSION-NUMBER |
| 210734 | Zero DATA in COMMON-DATA is blank |
| 210767 | Zero MESSAGE in EVENTING is blank |
| 211203 | Displaced data if unknown MU field |
| 212941 | Number of USER CB's exceeded |
| 216734 | Binary data returned left justified |
With the next version of Entire System Server, the following changes will be implemented:
The JOB-ID and JOB-NUMBER fields in the spool related view processors will be expanded to provide support for seven-digit job numbers.
The LOAD-MODULE view processor will use the Binder API to obtain information on load modules in both PDS and PDSE libraries, resulting in a consistent format of data fields such as IDR-DATA.
Fields and functions related to CVOLs will be removed from the DDM for CATALOG-UPDATE. CVOLs are no longer supported as of January 1st, 2000.
The OPTIONS field for view WRITE-FILE will be renamed to PRODUCT-OPTIONS to avoid a potential conflict with the Natural reserved word used with the Optimizer Compiler.
XEND and ADAEND Commands
It has come to our attention that the undocumented XEND command is being
used by some customers to shut down an Entire System Server region. ADAEND is
the only documented and supported command to be used to normally shut down a
region. XEND will disappear in a future release of Entire System Server.
User views SEQUENTIAL-FILE-READ and SEQUENTIAL-FILE-WRITE
Support of user views SEQUENTIAL-FILE-READ (file number 100) and SEQUENTIAL-FILE-WRITE (file number 202) will be dropped with the next release of Entire System Server.