OS/390 2.7 installation

Server Pack installation Just remove the REGION=16M coded in job RECEIVE (receive order)
Major DFHSM 1.5.0 bug During AUTOBACKUP,DFHSM fails with an abend0C4 in ARCBBRTY , then hang and must be cancelled. Apar OW39066 describe exactly the problem but is already applied. New apar OW40077 has been opened on 16/07/1999 A bypass consists in setting SETSYS BACKUP(INUSE(N) instead of Y while waiting an IBM ptf. Problem solved by apar OW40077 ptf UW60863
TLMS 5.5 hooks not compatible After calling our vendors,all products on our site were OS/390 2.7 compatible On the 1st IPL , at start of CAS9 , we get CAG8258E VERIFICATION ERROR FOR INTERCEPT 1XLA. CAG8258E VERIFICATION ERROR FOR INTERCEPT 1XVM. CAG8258E VERIFICATION ERROR FOR INTERCEPT 1XFV. CAG8258E VERIFICATION ERROR FOR INTERCEPT 1XFS. CAG8258E VERIFICATION ERROR FOR INTERCEPT 1XFE. CAG8299I APPLY TLMSOC43 COMPLETED. RC = 08 CATL5539 SYSTEM INTERCEPTS NOT INSTALLED CAT9010I CA-DYNAM/TLMS INTERCEPTS NOT FULLY APPLIED. RESULTS MAY BE UNPREDICTABLE.§§§§ CA send us ptf TB01046 , incorrigible CA....
What happens to F CATALOG,REPORT,VLF ? It has been replaced by F CATALOG,REPORT,CACHE that gives the same information. Note that the book GC28-1781-06 MVS System Commands still describes the VLF option but not the CACHE option. Also note the new command F CATALOG,REPORT,PERFORMANCE
128 bits TOD clock The apar OW38015 introduce a major change in MVS TOD clock , changing it from 64 to 128 bits format. Our YR2000 date simulation tool don't support it (JES2 CATASTROPHIC abend0c1 then system freeze , IPL) IEA995I SYMPTOM DUMP OUTPUT 721 SYSTEM COMPLETION CODE=0C1 REASON CODE=00000001 TIME=20.18.53 SEQ=00028 CPU=0000 ASID=007F PSW AT TIME OF ERROR 070C0000 80000004 ILC 2 INTC 01 NO ACTIVE MODULE FOUND NAME=UNKNOWN DATA AT PSW 00000000 - 040C0000 813C4DC8 00000000 GPR 0-3 00011071 7F74D6DC 006F979E 00000000 GPR 4-7 01999174 00000000 00000000 00000000 GPR 8-11 00000000 00000000 8108A452 029F2068 GPR 12-15 00000000 7F74D5D0 FFFFFFFC 001E8146 END OF SYMPTOM DUMP $HASP310 nnnnnnnn TERMINATED AT END OF MEMORY $HASP095 JES2 CATASTROPHIC ABEND. CODE = S0C1 (RC = 00000001) We restore OW38015 , all is OK while waiting the vendor fix.
New releases Except for DFSMShsm 1.5 , no problem with new release of products

LE/370 2.7

VTAM 4.7

High Level Assembler 1.3

DFSORT R14 Just have a look to new time-of-day installation modules (ICETD1-4) that allow different sets of installation defaults to be used, based on the day and time DFSORT applications run.

Parmlib changes Only a few changes for this release : IFAPRD00 : membre copied from OS270.CPAC.PARMLIB BLSCECT : membre copied from OS270.SYS1.IBM.PARMLIB CONSOLxx : add SYSTEM(sysname) on CONSOLE JES2PAxx : add CNVT_ENQ=FAIL on JOBDEF TPDEF : remplace BELOWBUF by BSCBUF remplace EXTBUF by SNABUF ARCCMDxx : add SETSYS ml2partialsnotassociatedgoal plexname promote taperecalllimits Information in these pages only engage the author and not the company it's working for, and are furnished "as is" without guarantee from the products vendors.