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# Entire System Server 3.5.1 Release Notes

For further information, you should also read the Entire System Server 3.4.2 Release Notes which are delivered with Version 3.5.1 on the current Natural documentation CD-ROM and in printed form. References contained in the Version 3.4.2 Release Notes generally refer to the corresponding Version 3.4.2 manuals, which are included in the Version 3.5.1 documentation.

These Release Notes provide an overview on all changes for Entire System Server 3.5.1 and covers the following topics:

- Support of Previous Versions

- Prerequisites

- New Features

- Requirements

- Solved SAGSIS Problems

- Migration Check Lists

- Changes with the Next Version

## Support of Previous Versions

For information on how long a product is supported by Software AG, log in to Empower (https://empower.softwareag.com/Products/default.asp) and select "Product Availability".

## Prerequisites

Before you can install the 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 4.2.6 or above;

- Adabas Version 8.1.4 or above;

- Entire System Server Interface (provided with Natural);

- Entire Net-Work Version 6.2.1 (optional, for multi-CPU Support);

- Natural ISPF Version 2.6.6 or above (optional);

- Adabas Review Version 4.5.1 (optional) with zap RD451025 applied;

- Predict Version 4.6.1 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 1.9 or above;

- z/VSE Version 4.1 or above;

- BS2000/OSD Version 6 or above.

#### Notes:

- For z/OS, the relevant PTFs for APAR OA10472, OA28726 and OA31238 must be applied.

- For z/OS JES3, the PTFs for APARs OA19893, OA20685, OA23650, OA24556, OA31441 and OA31512 must be applied. See also APAR II11784 for recommended JES3 SAPI maintenance.

- Software AG supports Entire System Server for any operating system version that is supported by its respective manufacturer. 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.

## New Features

This section describes new features of the Entire System Server. It covers the following topics:

- Common New Features

- New Features for z/OS

- New Features for BS2000/OSD

- New, Changed and Deleted Fields

### Common New Features

#### New Startup Parameter for SEND-EMAIL

For the SEND-EMAIL view, the domain part of the sender's e-mail addresses can now be specified with startup parameter LOCAL-HOST (the local part of the sender's e-mail address is still obtained from the logon ID of the user invoking the SEND-EMAIL request).

#### Support for License Key Files

Entire System Server now requires a license key file to check for a valid product license for the processor(s) it is running on. See Software AG Mainframe Product Licensing for details on how to install your license key file.

### New Features for z/OS

#### View ALLOCATIONS Includes Data from XTIOTs

The view ALLOCATIONS now also includes information from XTIOTs (extended task I/O table entries).

#### List of Loaded Modules Includes STEPLIB Library Names

The list of modules loaded by Entire System Server now includes the library names in the STEPLIB concatenation and indicates for each module from which library it has been loaded.

#### Sample Program to Determine Users Causing a Data Set Allocation

A new sample program (MWHODS) has been included in the online tutorial (library SYSNPE). The program determines by which user a specific data set has been allocated.

### New Features for BS2000/OSD

#### New View Processors for PRINT-DOCUMENT and ENTER-PROCEDURE

New view processors for PRINT-DOCUMENT and ENTER-PROCEDURE are provided to support the corresponding commands in BS2000/OSD. Please see PRINT-DOCUMENT and ENTER-PROCEDURE in View Descriptions in User's Guide for details.

### New, Changed and Deleted Fields

The following table summarizes the fields that have been added. Please see the respective entry in View Descriptions in User's Guide for details.

View | Field | Change
--- | --- | ---
ACTIVE-JOBS | REGION-ALLOCATED-BELOW | New, N7
| REGION-LIMIT-BELOW | New, N7
| REGION-ALLOCATED-ABOVE | New, N7
| REGION-LIMIT-ABOVE | New, N7
ALLOCATIONS | PATH-NAME | New, A253
NATPROC-LOGON | CPU | New, N5.2
| IO-COUNT | New, N7
SYSTEM-INFO | CPU-UTILIZATION | New, N3

## Requirements

The following requirements have been implemented:

NPRMF-25 | SYSDSN ENQ Userid
NPRMF-52 | View CONSOLE with SET RC and DC
NPRMF-53 | New field CPU-UTILIZATION in SYSTEM-INFO (z/OS).
NPRMF-55 | Concurrent read of open file in BS2000
NPRMF-58 | CPU-used and IO count in view NATPROC-LOGON with function LOGOFF.
NPRMF-59 | CPU accumulation of NAT-Subtasks in NATPROC-USERS.
NPRMF-65 | Display library names of loaded modules (z/OS).
NPRMF-69 | Option for SEND-EMAIL to specify the domain part of the sender's e-mail address.
NPRMF-70 | Show defined size of a region (z/OS and z/VSE).
NPRMF-71 | Dual command logs: enhance ESY0038I to show filled file name (z/OS).
NPRMF-72 | Let NATPROC-LOGON issue information on password-expiration (z/OS).
NPRMF-76 | HTML emails with SEND-EMAIL

## Solved SAGSIS Problems

This section describes solved SAGSIS problems for Entire System Server since the latest release (Entire System Server 342). It covers the following topics:

- Solved SAGSIS Problems for z/OS

- Solved SAGSIS Problems for z/VSE

- Solved SAGSIS Problems on BS2000/OSD

### Solved SAGSIS Problems for z/OS

Problem | Short Description
--- | ---
309878 | Abend S0C4 in XCOMV014 +X466
310295 | `start all` does not work
310520 | Abend 0C7 in XCOMV001 offset 15
311344 | SPOOL-FILES field DESTINATION
311817 | SYSDSN Enques stay open
311939 | Request to SPOOLING-PRINT hangs
312146 | ADAEND hang
312478 | abend EC6 after shutdown OMVS
312825 | view allocations returns "5803"
313040 | JES2 multi-system spool browse
313056 | abend 0C4 XCOMV003 offset 10AA
313682 | IDCAMS skips some output lines
313727 | Support for z/OS1.11 JES2 & JES
314201 | abend 0C4 using LIB-DIRECTORY
314766 | abend 0C4 in NPRZREPT+x342
314885 | Add binary attachment
315128 | ABEND A03 after shutdown
315324 | ABEND 16E during WRITE-FILE
316929 | lib-zap large output
317017 | NPR task looping - resource-con
317056 | write-to-spool: DEST not recogn
318109 | NPR task looping
318174 | Post task without waiting task
319375 | SPOOL-UPDATE cancels active job
319651 | 0C1 in XCOMV024
319704 | Propagate targettype=NPR
320683 | ESY0098E Review Install. Error
321020 | write-spool support form 8 char
321028 | Access method ESS form 8 chars
321128 | Continuation in SYSTEM-COMMAND
323102 | Abend SEC6 during OMVS shutdown
323454 | Commands mixed
324247 | ALLOCATIONS view and DCB

Note
The solution for SAGSIS Problem 305704 ("lib-directory scan with blank") is not included in version 3.5.1 because this would have caused inconsistencies with scan algorithms in other view processors. A consistent solution is pending.

### Solved SAGSIS Problems for z/VSE

Problem | Short Description
--- | ---
311675 | ESY0057W with POWER 8.2 z/VSE 4
316229 | 4342D NO MATCHING EXTENT / cont
317079 | NewLine suppressed by IBM PDT
317118 | Error ESY5846 for STATUS reques
317182 | Request to SPOOLING-PRINT hangs
318617 | post task without waiting task
320292 | add binary attachment
321330 | propagate targettype=NPR
321333 | NPR task looping
321961 | error 5661 in ESM Products

### Solved SAGSIS Problems on BS2000/OSD

316048 | &JOBCARD01 not recognized
316437 | CATALOG View unexpected ESY5799
320133 | IW88 in NATPCOPY+1E6
321414 | propagate targettype=NPR
322404 | Frequent ESY5799 error since V8
323777 | ESY5508 ADABAS response code 15
324940 | NPR node logon impossible in OSD8

## Migration Check Lists

The following check lists are provided to assist you in migration from Entire System Server 34x:

- z/OS

- z/VSE

- BS2000/OSD

### z/OS

#### Startup Parameters

- If you are using the SYSTEM-COMMAND view, please note that the default value for APPC-TPNAME is now SAG.NPR351.XCOMTP46. If you are going to use this default value, the transaction program name needs also to be defined for APPC/MVS. For details, please see APPC/MVS Definitions for the SYSTEM-COMMAND View in section z/OS Considerations, in Administration Guide.

- If you are using the SEND-EMAIL view, you might wish to specify a domain name as LOCAL HOST that will be used as the domain portion of the sender's e-mail addresses. If LOCAL HOST is not specified, the domain portion will be obtained from the TCP/IP stack being used.

#### JCL Procedure

- Add a DD statement for LICENSE to specify the license key file for your processor(s).

- Add a DD statement for LICREP to specify the destination of the license report to be generated.

### z/VSE

#### Startup Parameters

If you are using the SEND-EMAIL view, you might wish to specify a domain name as LOCAL HOST that will be used as the domain portion of the sender's e-mail addresses. If LOCAL HOST is not specified, the domain portion will be obtained from the TCP/IP stack being used.

#### JCL Procedure

Add a DLBL statement for LICENSE to specify the license key file for your processor(s). The license report will automatically be generated as part of the Entire System Server job output (following the list of loaded modules).

### BS2000/OSD

#### Startup Parameters

If you are using the SEND-EMAIL view, you might wish to specify a domain name as LOCAL HOST that will be used as the domain portion of the sender's e-mail addresses. If LOCAL HOST is not specified, the domain portion will be obtained from the TCP/IP stack being used.

#### JCL Procedure

- Add an ADD-FILE-LINK statement for LICENSE to specify the license key file for your processor(s).

- Add an ADD-FILE-LINK statement for LICREP to specify the destination of the license report to be generated.

## Changes with the Next Version

We are planning to drop support for changing the DBID for Entire System Server DDMs using the installation aid (SYSNPR) in a future version.

We are planning to implement support for multi-level security in 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.

### On this page

- Support of Previous Versions
- Prerequisites
- New Features
- Requirements
- Solved SAGSIS Problems
- Migration Check Lists
- Changes with the Next Version