Entire System Server 3.2.2 Release Notes

For further information, you should also read the Entire System Server 3.2.1 Release Notes, which are delivered with Version 3.2.2 on the current Natural Documentation CD-ROM and in printed form. References contained in the Version 3.2.1 Release Notes generally refer to the corresponding Version 3.2.1 manuals, which are included in the Version 3.2.2 documentation.

These Release Notes provide an overview of all changes for Entire System Server 3.2.2.

This document covers the following topics:


Support of Previous Versions

With the release of Entire System Server 3.2.2, versions of Entire System Server lower than 3.1.2 can no longer be supported. You are therefore strongly advised to migrate to the current version at your earliest convenience.

Restrictions

On an OS/390 or z/OS JES3 local processor not all functions are currently available with the views SPOOL-QUEUE, READ-SPOOL and SPOOL-FILES. A subset of spool data sets is made available with ZAP XC51067, which uses the SYSOUT API (SSI 79) on a JES3 local processor to provide access to SYSOUT data sets. However, spool data sets of active jobs, JESJCLIN and SYSIN data sets are not accessible through the SYSOUT API.

To provide access to the full range of spool data sets for applications running on a JES3 local processor, the following options are currently available:

  • Run Entire System Server 322 on the JES3 global processor and establish an Entire Net-Work connection between the local and the global processor.

  • Run Entire System Server 222 on a JES3 local processor. (Support for NPR222 in a JES3 local environment will be extended for OS/390 V2R10 and z/OS 1.1 through 1.4, without the PTFs for APAR OW57535 being applied, until the restrictions for NPR322 in a JES3 local environment are resolved.)

Prerequisites

Before you can install the Entire System Server, the following Software AG products must already be installed at your site:

  • Natural Version 3.1.6 or above;

  • Adabas Version 7.1.3 with zaps AI713016 and AD713023 (VSE/ESA only), or above;

  • Entire System Server Interface (provided with Natural);

  • Entire Net-Work Version 5.8.1 (optional, for multi-CPU Support);

  • Natural ISPF Version 2.4.3 or above (optional)

  • Predict Version 4.2.1 or above (optional).

The Entire System Server Services are available in any Natural environment that runs any of or a combination of the following operating systems:

  • OS/390 Version 2.10 or above; or z/OS Version 1.1 or above;

  • VSE/ESA Version 2.5 or above;

  • BS2000/OSD Version 2 or above.

Notes:

  • OS/390 or z/OS: the relevant PTFs for APARs OW56714, OW56783, OW56980, OA06209 and OA07934 must be applied. (The PTFs related to APAR OA07934 are UA13071 for HDZ11H0 and UA13111 for HDZ11J0 and can be obtained from IBM.)

  • OS/390 or z/OS, JES2: the PTFs for APARs OW44349, OW52411, OW55671, OW55856, OW57486, OW57577, OA02753, OA03125, OA03546, OA06230 and OA06694 must be applied.

  • OS/390 or z/OS, JES3: the PTFs for APARs OW34753, OW36022, OW49881, OW50990, OW56608, OW57110, OA01553, OA01715, OA02735, OA03934, OA04380, OA04501, OA06480, OA06535, OA06622 and OA07372 must be applied.

    See also Information APAR II11784 for recommended JES3 SAPI maintenance.

  • BS2000/OSD: since Entire System Server on BS2000/OSD uses operating system interfaces introduced with BS2000/OSD Version 2, it cannot run on earlier 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.

Solved SAGSIS Problems

This section describes solved SAGSIS problems for Entire System Server 3.2.2. SAGSIS is the internal Software AG Support Information System where we track problem issues.

It covers the following topics:

Solved SAGSIS Problems on z/OS and OS/390

Problem Short Description
220944 ESY5551 Member not specified
236314 BROWSE of multivolume datasets
238705 Gaps in Spool DATA-SET Numbers
238798 Abend S0C4 in XCOMV002+X'2922'
238844 Improve ACTIVE-JOBS performance
238966 abend 213-xx
239063 LIB-DIRECTORY errors w/PRODUCTs
239135 Abend S72A in XDBPROC at +X'1EA
239205 SYNCDB parm comments interpreted
239265 ESY5580 Binder API INCLUDE ...
239591 S913-0C at call to LIB-DIRECTOR
239592 S0C1 in XCOMV003 at X'1490'
239673 ESY5897 Mailer resp... RC 503
239906 Performance active-jobs
240024 Abend 0C4 in XCOMV003 at 12A2
240123 dataset shown as migrat or arcive
240724 Improve JES3 spool performance
241432 Abend S0E0-28 in READCONS
241641 copy-file FAMS error
241663 Performance problem w.view VTOC
241713 zap not shown
241721 console-log with negative numbers
242159 Browse SYSOUT data incomplete
242222 COPY-FILE, REPLACE is set to YES
242255 Abend S0C4 in XCOMJESC +X'B48'
242291 CLASSES and JES-INIT-ID incorrect
242558 ESY5683 FAMS error, 0C, 28010001
242675 Bad performance w/t display CSECT
242818 Improve SPOOL-QUEUE performance
242962 ESY5995 File not in catalog
243180 NAT5777 during 'BROWSE'
243204 Error ESY5722 in Entire System Server 321
243294 Abend S0C4 in XCOMJESC +X'2CB8'
243744 abend 80A
244112 Function 'Send-Message' problem
244114 Getmained storage not released
244144 abend S0C4 in LIB-DIRECTORY
244363 DESTINATION LOCAL incorrect
245543 0C4 When Doing Panvalet Search
245603 ESY5782 during CATALOG-UPDATE
245617 VTAM-abend
245943 SO datasets not found
246263 CONSOLE-LOG shows old SYSLOG data
246271 joblist not displayed in esy321
246299 SPOOL-FILES attributes missing
246342 Repeated 80A-0C and 878-10 abends
247063 CONSOLE-LOG shows old SYSLOG data

Solved SAGSIS Problems on VSE/ESA

Problem Short Description
238725 Calls being routed to wrong view
238754 NATWSPDF two byte dbid support
238860 Possible storage fragmentation
238919 NSPF dsn list shows VSAM only
238928 WRITE-FILE causes GETVIS loss
239206 SYNCDB parm comments interpreted
239409 CONSOLE-LOG inconsistencies
239423 ESY5508 - NOM send email task
239570 NAT subtasks ATTACHed in key 0
239858 COPY-FILE causes GETVIS loss
240385 ESY5897 Mailer resp... RC 503
240428 esy5508-152 using recipient(*)
241203 Erroneous ESY3084W after ESY3051W
241386 NAT subtasks not reuseable
241509 copy-file return wrong node
241713 zap not shown
242222 COPY-FILE, REPLACE is set to YES
242293 zap not shown
242932 submit does not set JOB-ID

Solved SAGSIS Problems on BS2000/OSD

None.

Changes with the Next Version

The field BLOCK-TTR (obsolete as of release 3.2.1) will be removed from the view LOAD-MODULE.

We plan to implement support for multi-level security in z/OS with a future version of Entire System Server. This may require changes to customized versions of the current security exits. If you are using non-standard resource classes in your security exits, please communicate your requirements to Software AG Customer Support.