For further information, you might also want to refer to the Entire System Server 3.6.1 Release Notes. These Release Notes provide an overview on all changes for Entire System Server 3.6.2. The following topics are covered:
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Before you can install Entire System Server, the following Software AG products must already be installed at your site:
Natural version 8.2.6 or above;
Adabas version 8.3.4 or above;
Entire System Server Interface (provided with Natural);
Entire Net-Work Version 6.3.2 or above (optional, for multi-CPU Support);
Natural ISPF Version 8.2.6 or above (optional);
Predict Version 8.3.1 or above (optional).
Entire System Server Services are available in any Natural environment that runs any or a combination of the following operating systems:
z/OS Version 2.1 or above;
z/VSE Version 5.2 or above;
BS2000 Version 9 or above.
See IBM Information APAR II11784 for recommended JES3 SAPI maintenance.
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.
This section describes new Entire System Server Features. It covers the following topics:
The following new features have been implemented:
| EF-1837 | Receive emails
with Entire System Server (NPR) (z/OS only). See new view
RECEIVE-EMAIL,
examples,
configuring
AT-TLS and the new startup parameters:IMAP-HOST
,
IMAP-PORT
,
LIST-NUM-MAILS
and
LIST-NUM-MAILS-MAX
.
|
| EF-2172 | New field in ACTIVE-JOBS to return the CPU time including preemptable-class CPU time |
| EF-2275 | Support for RACF password phrases in NATPROC-LOGON |
| EF-2330 | Increase maximum length of startup parameter SMTP-HOST |
The following table summarizes fields that have been added, changed or deleted in an existing view. Please refer to the respective view in View Descriptions in the User's Guide documentation.
| View | Field | Change |
|---|---|---|
| ACTIVE-JOBS | ECPU-USED | New, N7.2 |
| LIB-DIRECTORY | RECORD-COUNT | Changed, N7 -> N11 |
| NATPROC-LOGON | PASSPHRASE | New, A100 |
| NEW-PASSPHRASE | New, A100 | |
| RECEIVE-EMAIL | New view for z/OS, please see
RECEIVE-EMAIL
in View Descriptions in the User’s
Guide.
|
New for z/OS, see DDM. |
Note:
These changes and additions are not included in the Predict
Data for the view descriptions which still represents the NPR361 level. The
changes and additions will be included in the next regular release of Entire
System Server.
This section describes solved problems for Entire System Server 3.6.2.
| Problem | Short Description |
|---|---|
| NPRMF-1168 | Using NOMVPRNT results in ESY5777. |
| NPRMF-1179 | How to find out if NAT is running under NPR?. |
| NPRMF-1191 | Submit view put some chars like 00001 at the right hand in JCL cards. |
| NPRMF-1211 | Operator Command XABS results incorrect. |
| NPRMF-1221 | View WRITE-FILE with DISP=MOD overwrites PO-Member. |
| NPRMF-1222 | LIB-DIRECTORY does not find specified member in CA-Librarian data set. |
| NPRMF-1226 | Natural ISPF log not updating (JES3). |
| NPRMF-1227 | Spooling-Print View mixed up data. |
| NPRMF-1229 | Spooling-Print View does not freemain Printer Controlblock. |
| NPRMF-1234 | SPOOL-UPDATE incorrect Error 833 You are not allowed to alter this job. |
| NPRMF-1235 | SEND-MAIL with default code page 037 – translation incomplete. |
| NPRMF-1261 | WTO missing for SPOOL-UPDATE requests processed using SSI function 85. |
| NPRMF-1263 | ESY0068 rc 36 writing an SMF record although parm SMFREC not set. |
| NPRMF-1264 | Enhance SMF Records for ESM subtasks with DDNAME. |
| NPRMF-1275 | Support for z/OS 2.3 JES2 and JES3. |
| NPRMF-1278 | Abend 0C1 in unknown module using view EVENTING. |
| NPRMF-1285 | Abend S0C4 in NPRCMDLG+76C or user Abend 253. |
| NPRMF-1286 | View ALLOCATIONS does not return UNIT and VOLSER for data sets allocated with DD level accounting suppressed. |
| Problem | Short Description |
|---|---|
| NPRMF-1190 | NPR returns ESY0057W UNKNOWN POWER VERSION. for z/VSE V6.1. |
| NPRMF-1207 | SYSTEM-INFO view in VSE 6.1. |
| NPRMF-1208 | Load for module XCOMV050 fail in z/VSE. |
| NPRMF-1211 | Operator Command XABS results incorrect. |
| NPRMF-1235 | SEND-MAIL with default code page 037 – translation incomplete. |
| NPRMF-1244 | ACTIVE-JOBS may return incorrect data in field REGION. |
| NPRMF-1281 | Incorrect Phase Length shown ( Modules are GT 10 MB). |
| Problem | Short Description |
|---|---|
| NPRMF-1185 | SYSTEM-INFO: Provide UTC timestamp and time zone information. |
| NPRMF-1211 | Operator Command XABS results incorrect. |
| NPRMF-1273 | ESYMAIL task abend due to integer overflow as of 2018-01-19. |
During the implementation of the support for the new fields PASSPHRASE and NEW-PASSPHRASE user identification and verification using the SAF router interface have been transferred to the NATPROC-LOGON view processor. Consequently, the user exit LOGVRACF is no longer required. However, it can be used to implement additional verification if required by the installation.