For further information, also refer to the Release Notes for version 3.5.2 and 3.5.1. The corresponding documentation is available in https://empower.softwareag.com/Products/Documentation/default.asp.
This document covers the following topics:
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Before you can install Entire System Server, the following Software AG products must already be installed at your site:
A license file. See Software AG Mainframe Product Licensing for transfering the license file to your mainframe platform (z/OS | z/VSE |BS2000/OSD);
Natural version 8.2.2 or above;
Adabas version 8.2.3 or above;
Entire System Server Interface (provided with Natural);
Entire Net-Work version 6.2.2 (optional, for multi-CPU support);
Natural ISPF version 8.2.2 or above (optional);
Predict version 8.2.2 or above (optional).
Entire System Server services are available in any Natural environment that runs any of or a combination of the following operating systems:
z/OS version 1.12 or above;
z/VSE version 4.3 or above;
BS2000/OSD version 6 or above.
See IBM Information APAR II11784 for recommended JES3 SAPI maintenance.
Software AG provides support for Entire System Server 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.
This section covers the following topics:
The following new features have been implemented:
| EF-217 | Support for large format sequential data sets (z/OS); |
| EF-219 | Support latest version of MFLIC; |
| EF-521 | Support for z/OS V2R1; |
| EF-1104 | New view to determine whether a library is APF authorized or not (z/OS); |
| EF-1106 | Enhance User Exit functionality (BS2000/OSD). |
The following table summarizes fields that have been added, changed or deleted in an existing view. For details, refer to the respective view in View Descriptions in the User's Guide documentation.
| View | Field | New/Changed/Deleted |
|---|---|---|
| FILE-ALLOCATE | DSNTYPE | New, A8 |
| READ-FILE | BLOCK-TOKEN | New, B4 |
| WRITE-FILE | BLOCK-TOKEN | New, B4 |
| UNIT-ATTRIBUTES | EAV | New, A3 |
| FREE-CYLINDERS-TRACK-MANAGED | New, N7 | |
| FREE-EXTENTS-TRACK-MANAGED | New, N4 | |
| CONTIG-CYLINDERS-TRACK-MANAGED | New, N7 | |
| TOTAL-CYLINDERS-TRACK-MANAGED | New, N7 |
Note:
These changes are not included in the Predict data for the
view descriptions. The Predict data still reflects Entire System Server version
3.5.1. The changes will be included in the next regular release of the Entire
System Server.
This section gives an overview on solved problems for Entire System Server 3.5.3.
| Problem | Short Description |
|---|---|
| NPRMF-968 | Error "ESY5803 Cannot access data." from ALLOCATIONS. |
| NPRMF-971 | Printing to Hardcopy Printer using Access-Method AM=ESS in Natural is incomplete |
| NPRMF-993 | Abend 0C4 in case of MPM 00 error during startup |
| NPRMF-995 | nat message for write-file |
| NPRMF-580 | Param TRACE-SAV=/TRACE-LEN |
| NPRMF-948 | Nested SEND-EMAIL should result in error message |
| NPRMF-1025 | Eventing View: a second Wait after Post is not handled correctly |
| NPRMF-1020 | SPOOL-UPDATE CANCEL fails for job on output queue without any output elements |
| NPRMF-1021 | Command Logging may Abend the entire Address Space |
| NPRMF-1030 | Abend S0C4-38 in XCOMXMEM at +X'1C8' |
| NPRMF-1033 | NPR may hang after client cancels its own address space using this NPR |
| NPRMF-1042 | error 5722 occurs after using "LARGEDS=ALLOWED" und "CYL_MANAGED=ALLOWED" in JES2 |
| NPRMF-1056 | Abend S0C4-10 in XCOMV035 at +X' 2456' |
| Problem | Short Description |
|---|---|
| NPRMF-977 | Dump at Browse of XMT-Queue Entries |
| NPRMF-994 | abend AB21 under NPR |
| NPRMF-1003 | view SYSTEM-INFO in VSE shows wrong values |
| NPRMF-948 | Nested SEND-EMAIL should result in error message |
| NPRMF-1007 | VSE: Console-log provide wrong Record-number |
| NPRMF-1011 | Error NAT3003 using view Submit or Write-file in VSE |
| NPRMF-1009 | S0C4-Dump doing Browse on currently transferred Job |
| NPRMF-1014 | Hang Situation in NPR under VSE |
| NPRMF-1024 | trying to copy an Librarian member may result in error-code 698 |
| NPRMF-1034 | Message ESY0007I INACTIVE USER needs 2 lines |
| ES-12229 | NSPF823 / NPR352 for VSE: Time missing in SYSLOG |
| Problem | Short Description |
|---|---|
| NPRMF-1043 | ISAM: READ-FILE DIRECTION=B returns no records |
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 support.