What's new in z/OS V1R7.0

What's new in BCP

• IBM Health Checker for z/OS support
• z/OS MVS XRC+ support
• MVS System Logger FORCE LOGSTREAM DISCONNECT/DELETE
• Console restructure in z/OS V1R7
• Enhancements to the support for Unicode in z/OS V1R7
• Service Aids enhancements in z/OS V1R7
• Input Output Supervisor enhancements in z/OS V1R7
• Binder enhancements in z/OS V1R7
• RRS enhancements
• SETAPPC command
• APPC one second timeout enhancement
• WLM support of fast processors
• WLM workload balancing
• SCRT extensions for dedicated CPUs
• WLM support for multiple subchannel sets
• WLM support for DB2 latch contention

What's new in C/C++ without debug

• ARCHITECTURE(7) compiler option
• TUNE(7) compiler option
• C99 (ISO/IEC 9899:1999) standard
• OS/390 V2R10 compiler removed from z/OS V1R7
• Limited support for large data sets

What's new in Common Information Model

• Common Information Model (CIM) base element

What's new in Communications Server

• IP Services: Integrated IPSec/VPN support
• IP Services: NAT Traversal support for IntegratedIPSec/VPN
• IP Services: Sysplex enhancements
• IP Services: Application Transparent Transport Layer Security (AT-TLS)
• IP Services: TN3270E SSLv2 protocol default change
• IP Services: CICS sockets enhancements
• IP Services: OSA-Express2 support
• IP Services: FTP enhancements
• IP Services: SNMP IPv6 UDP MIBs support
• IP Services: IPv6 advanced socket APIs
• IP Services: IPv6 support for HiperSockets
• IP Services: z/OS Load Balancing Advisor
• IP Services: z/OS Communications Server support for mixed-case passwords
• IP Services: AES encryption support for TLS/SSL applications
• IP Services: Changes to the Network Management Interface (NMI) for TCP/IP real-time packet trace
• IP Services: Changes to NMI for monitoring TCP/UDP endpoints and TCP/IP storage
• IP Services: IP packet trace formatting enhancements
• IP Services: TCP/IP CTRACE optimization
• IP Services: Common Information Model network providers
• SNA Services: Sysplex enhancements
• SNA Services: VTAM and Enterprise Extender display enhancements
• SNA Services: Model definition of VTAM Cross Domain Resources
• SNA Services: LOGAPPL enhancements
• SNA Services: Enhanced VTAM error recovery
• SNA Services: VTAM command to remove Generic Resources from a sysplex
• SNA Services: VTAM start option to display RSCVs
• SNA Services: VTAM trace enhancements
• SNA Services: Single byte console ID removal in z/OS V1R7

What's new in Cryptographic Services

• PKI Services: DSA support
• PKI Services: Enhanced CRL distribution points
• PKI Services: ARL distribution points
• PKI Services: OCSP responder
• PKI Services: Enhanced subject alternative name

What's new in DFSMS

• Allowing SMS Volume Status change
• Enhancing SMS Volume selection messages and traces
• Calling from an SMS ACS Allocation test environment
• DFSMSrmm Enterprise Enablement support
• Support for issuing DFSMSrmm TSO subcommands from the operator console
• DFSMSrmm granular security
• Using VSAM RLS 64-bit data buffers
• VSAM extent constraint removal
• Deletion of ISAM data set support
• Large format data sets
• DFSMShsm support for large format data sets
• Using a DFSMShsm journal larger than 65535 tracks
• Using extended tape table of contents (TTOCs)
• Using simplified recycle criteria for connected sets
• Defining an aggregate group without specifying a data set to back-up
• Improvements in fast subsequent migration processing
• Determining LRECL and DS Empty status
• OAM immediate recall
• OAM improved volume management

What's new in Distributed File Service

• zfsadm command enhancements and pfsctl API enhancements
• Additional characters allowed in zFS aggregate and file system names
• Additional performance statistics zfsadm command options and pfsctl APIs
• Additional zfsadm commands and pfsctl APIs
• Operator command to unquiesce a zFS aggregate

What's new in HCD and HCM

• Support of new devices
• Hardware support
• Support of multiple subchannel sets
• IODF size reduction
• Working with device groups
• Enhanced CHPID aggregate function
• Support of OSA NCP channel path type
• Support for more than 160 TCP/IP stacks with OSD channels

What's new in Infoprint Server

• Support for Infoprint Transforms V2.1

What's new in ISPF

• ISPF Table Utility
• Panel trace command (ISPDPTRC)
• File tailoring trace command (ISPFTTRC)
• Support for large format sequential data sets
• ISPF services enhancements
• Enhanced data set and member list information
• BROWSE Unicode support and other enhancements
• ISPF Edit enhancements in z/OS V1R7
• Scrollable field indicators on table display panels
• 64-bit register dump display
• Displaying system name and user ID on the title line

What's new in JES2

• JES2 implements TCP/IP networking in NJE
• JES2 supports SPOOL data sets that have more than 65535 tracks
• Additional job level and data set level information returned for extended status
• JES2 Checkpoint Recovery Part 2
• JES2 JESSPOOL and SAPI enhancements
• JES2 Health Monitor II

What's new in JES3

• Compliance with console restructure
• JES3 supports SPOOL data sets that have more than 65535 tracks
• Additional job level and data set level information returned for extended status
• JES3 support for GDPS Hyperswap

What's new in Language Environment

• Run-time options using parmlib
• Run-time options using DD statement
• C99 (ISO/IEC 9899:1999) standard
• Hexadecimal floating point support for AMODE 64 C/C++ applications
• Preinitialized environments for authorized programs
• New SUSv3 application programming interfaces (APIs)
• fork() in a multi-threaded environment
• IPv6 advanced socket API functions support
• XPCFTCH enhancements

What's new in Library Server

• Enhanced PDF support
• Native markup for tables and syntax diagrams support
• Extend and automate LibraryCenter customization

What's new in Network File System (NFS)

• NFS server V4 protocol support
• NFS support of IPv6
• NFS support of Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
• NFS support for large format data sets
• NFS support for component trace
• Improved NFS version, release, and maintenance level information
• NFS prelink elimination

What's new in Resource Measurement Facility (RMF)

• Crypto Express2 support
• 2107 Enterprise Storage Server support
• zFS support
• Disk space monitoring
• RMF support for 2094 servers
• RMF CIM monitoring
• Support for ESS Licensed Internal Code level 2.3
• Support for the System z Application Assist Processor (zAAP) and System z Application Assist Processor (zAAP)

What's new in SDSF

• Health Checker (CK) panel
• Resource Monitor (RM) panel
• Action characters on the MAS panel
• Support for NJE connections over TCP/IP in JES2
• Support for z/OS consoles changes
• Default Browse Action character
• Unconditional wait on the / command
• Support for overtypeable UserData column

What's new in Security Server

• Enterprise Identity Mapping auditing support
• Delegated resources
• Mixed-case passwords
• Minimum change interval for passwords
• Maintaining REVOKE dates during ALTUSER RESUME and RACROUTE REQUEST=VERIFY processing
• Improved SETR INACTIVE processing
• Improved programming interfaces for RACF administration
• TXSeries CICS support
• RACF support for IBM Health Checker for z/OS
• PassTicket improvements
• Availability improvements

What's new in SMP/E

• SMP/E Internet Service Retrieval
• ICSF mitigation
• Improved load module build

What's new in TSO/E

• Support for greater than 16 CPs per z/OS V1R6 image

What's new in z/OS UNIX

• Addition of special files
• Creating dbx plug-ins to aid in debugging
• Displaying information about AF_UNIX sockets
• Increasing the maximum buffer size
• Migrating to zFS file systems
• Mounting file systems with SET OMVS=
• Removing file caching support
• Upgrading to NFS V4 protocols
• Using mixed case passwords
• Using the _console() or _console2() services