This IBM Redbooks publication describes the functional enhancements to z/OS®  for Version 1 Release 8 (z/OS V1R8). These enhancements are intended to help installations install, tailor, migrate, and configure z/OS V1R8.
The following topics are discussed:
z/OS Version 1 Release 8 Overview
Installation and migration to z/OS V1R8
Console restructure
CFRM performance enhancements
RMF enhancements
WLM enhancements
zSeries Integrated Informati

This IBM Redbooks publication describes the functional enhancements to z/OS®  for Version 1 Release 8 (z/OS V1R8). These enhancements are intended to help installations install, tailor, migrate, and configure z/OS V1R8. The following topics are discussed: z/OS Version 1 Release 8 Overview Installation and migration to z/OS V1R8 Console restructure CFRM performance enhancements RMF ...

z/OS Version 1 Release 8 Implementation

This document briefly describe the  XQuery enhancement to IBM DB2 10 for z/OS pureXML provided through the maintenance stream.

XQuery in IBM DB2 10 for z/OS

This IBM Redpaper provides a description of the monitoring functions of the IBM OMEGMON z/OS Management Console and provides an understanding of its integration with the other z/OS currently available functions.

The IBM Redpaper also covers the IBM OMEGMON z/OS Management Console customization and provides sample scenarios to show the benefits that an installation can gain by using it.

This IBM Redpaper provides a description of the monitoring functions of the IBM OMEGMON z/OS Management Console and provides an understanding of its integration with the other z/OS currently available functions.  The IBM Redpaper also covers the IBM OMEGMON z/OS Management Console customization and provides sample scenarios to show the benefits that an installation can gain by using it.

Customizing and Using IBM OMEGAMON z/OS Management Console 4.1.0

z/OS Version 1 Release 5 offers a number of enhancements that improve availability, scalability and performance, application flexibility, and ease of use. In this IBM Redbooks publication, we describe these functional enhancements and provide information to help you install, tailor, and configure this release.
After giving an overview of this release, we cover the enhancements made to the following components:
- ServerPac
- Base Control Progra

z/OS Version 1 Release 5 offers a number of enhancements that improve availability, scalability and performance, application flexibility, and ease of use. In this IBM Redbooks publication, we describe these functional enhancements and provide information to help you install, tailor, and configure this release. After giving an overview of this release, we cover the enhancements made to the ...

z/OS Version 1 Release 5 Implementation

This IBM Redbooks publication discusses the many enhancements to z/OS  Version 1 Release 6, and provides information to help you install, tailor, and configure this release.
It first offers a broad overview of z/OS Version 1 Release 6, and then goes into detail on how to install and tailor z/OS and the many components that have been enhanced, such as: the z/OS base control program (BCP), ServerPac, DFSMS,  Workload Manager (WLM), RMF, SMP/E, z/O

This IBM Redbooks publication discusses the many enhancements to z/OS  Version 1 Release 6, and provides information to help you install, tailor, and configure this release. It first offers a broad overview of z/OS Version 1 Release 6, and then goes into detail on how to install and tailor z/OS and the many components that have been enhanced, such as: the z/OS base control program (BCP), ...

z/OS Version 1 Release 6 Implementation

The ABCs of IBM® z/OS® System Programming is a 13-volume collection that provides an introduction to the z/OS operating system and the hardware architecture. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced system programmer, the ABCs collection provides the information that you need to start your research into z/OS and related subjects. 

Whether you want to become more familiar with z/OS in your current environment, or you are evaluating platform

The ABCs of IBM® z/OS® System Programming is a 13-volume collection that provides an introduction to the z/OS operating system and the hardware architecture. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced system programmer, the ABCs collection provides the information that you need to start your research into z/OS and related subjects.   Whether you want to become more familiar with z/OS in your ...

ABCs of IBM z/OS System Programming Volume 1

This IBM Redbooks publication describes the procedures for using IBM DB2 Recovery Expert for z/OS to manage the recovery of DB2 for z/OS objects in a data sharing and non-data sharing environment. IBM DB2 Recovery Expert for z/OS is an easy-to-use, automated recovery solution that enables database recovery operations with minimal disruption. Its graphical user interface (GUI) provides powerful reporting and automated recovery capabilities for pro

This IBM Redbooks publication describes the procedures for using IBM DB2 Recovery Expert for z/OS to manage the recovery of DB2 for z/OS objects in a data sharing and non-data sharing environment. IBM DB2 Recovery Expert for z/OS is an easy-to-use, automated recovery solution that enables database recovery operations with minimal disruption. Its graphical user interface (GUI) provides powerful ...

DB2 Recovery Expert for z/OS User Scenarios

This IBM® Redbooks® publication is intended to make System Programmers, Operators, and Availability Managers aware of the enhancements to recent releases of IBM z/OS® and its major subsystems in the area of planned outage avoidance. It is a follow-on to, rather than a replacement for, z/OS Planned Outage Avoidance Checklist, SG24-7328.

Its primary objective is to bring together in one place information that is already available, but widely dis

This IBM® Redbooks® publication is intended to make System Programmers, Operators, and Availability Managers aware of the enhancements to recent releases of IBM z/OS® and its major subsystems in the area of planned outage avoidance. It is a follow-on to, rather than a replacement for, z/OS Planned Outage Avoidance Checklist, SG24-7328.  Its primary objective is to bring together in one place ...

Improving z/OS Application Availability by Managing Planned Outages

This IBM Redbooks publication describes the functional enhancements to IBM z/OS for Version 1 Release 9 (z/OS V1R9). These enhancements are designed to help installations install, tailor, migrate, and configure z/OS V1R9.
This book describes the new enhancements as follows:
- z/OS Version 1 Release 9 overview
- Installation and migration to z/OS V1R9
- Coupling Facility enhancements
- ICSF support for PKCS #11
- Allocation dynamic storage i

This IBM Redbooks publication describes the functional enhancements to IBM z/OS for Version 1 Release 9 (z/OS V1R9). These enhancements are designed to help installations install, tailor, migrate, and configure z/OS V1R9. This book describes the new enhancements as follows: - z/OS Version 1 Release 9 overview - Installation and migration to z/OS V1R9 - Coupling Facility enhancements - ICSF ...

z/OS Version 1 Release 9 Implementation

This Tip describes the no-charge feature that was initially made available for DB2 for z/OS V7after the publication of the related IBM Redbooks publication "DB2 for z/OS and OS/390: Ready for Java."

IBM z/OS Application Connectivity to DB2 for z/OS and OS/390

z/OS UNIX brings together the open world and the z/OS world on IBM Z. In this video IBM Garage for Systems specialists Makenzie Manna and Martin Keen share their top facts about the benefits of adopting z/OS UNIX.

Three (no, SIX!) facts about z/OS UNIX

The z/OS®  Distributed File Service zSeries®  File System (zFS) is the strategic z/OS UNIX®  file system that is suggested to be used instead of the Hierarchical File System (HFS), beginning with z/OS V1R7. Therefore, in z/OS V1R7 an official migration tool, BPXWH2Z, is delivered with z/OS to support installations in replacing HFS with zFS.
This Redpaper describes and provides an additional HFS to zFS migration tool, named MIGRTOOL, that has bee

The z/OS®  Distributed File Service zSeries®  File System (zFS) is the strategic z/OS UNIX®  file system that is suggested to be used instead of the Hierarchical File System (HFS), beginning with z/OS V1R7. Therefore, in z/OS V1R7 an official migration tool, BPXWH2Z, is delivered with z/OS to support installations in replacing HFS with zFS. This Redpaper describes and provides an additional HFS ...

HFS to zFS Migration Tool

This IBM® Redpaper™ publication will help you install, tailor, and configure IBM OMEGAMON® for JVM on IBM z/OS®. You can use OMEGAMON to recognize and resolve problems in monitoring Java resources on z/OS, including within IBM CICS®, IBM IMS™, and z/OS Connect EE regions. A discussion on the growth of Java on z/OS is provided and explanation on the reasons why monitoring Java resources is critical to any modern z/OS environment.

This IBM® Redpaper™ publication will help you install, tailor, and configure IBM OMEGAMON® for JVM on IBM z/OS®. You can use OMEGAMON to recognize and resolve problems in monitoring Java resources on z/OS, including within IBM CICS®, IBM IMS™, and z/OS Connect EE regions. A discussion on the growth of Java on z/OS is provided and explanation on the reasons why monitoring Java resources is ...

Enterprise Java Monitoring on z/OS with OMEGAMON: A Practical Guide to Managing JVM Performance on z/OS

This IBM Redbooks publication describes and explains which z/OS security services can be exploited by Java stand-alone applications executing on z/OS. It is intended for experienced z/OS users with a moderate knowledge of Java, and experienced Java users with some knowledge of z/OS. For experimentation and customization it provides use cases that were composed and tested on a z/OS platform at z/OS V1R10 and SDK 6 SR1.
The book describes the role

This IBM Redbooks publication describes and explains which z/OS security services can be exploited by Java stand-alone applications executing on z/OS. It is intended for experienced z/OS users with a moderate knowledge of Java, and experienced Java users with some knowledge of z/OS. For experimentation and customization it provides use cases that were composed and tested on a z/OS platform at ...

Java Security on z/OS - The Complete View

This IBM Redpaper introduces the z/OS UNIX security model and implementation to MVS knowledgeable and security-minded users. It does not address in detail all the wealth of specific security features available in z/OS UNIX, but rather the base principles of operation and the mechanisms implementation with setup recommendations.

We assume that the user already has a knowledge of the most commonly used IBM Resource Access Control Facility (RACF)

This IBM Redpaper introduces the z/OS UNIX security model and implementation to MVS knowledgeable and security-minded users. It does not address in detail all the wealth of specific security features available in z/OS UNIX, but rather the base principles of operation and the mechanisms implementation with setup recommendations.  We assume that the user already has a knowledge of the most ...

z/OS UNIX Security Fundamentals

IBM® z/OS® Container Extensions (IBM zCX) is a new feature of the next version of the IBM z/OS Operating System (z/OS V2.4). It makes it possible to run Linux on IBM Z® applications that are packaged as Docker container images on z/OS. Application developers can develop, and data centers can operate, popular open source packages, Linux applications, IBM software, and third-party software together with z/OS applications and data.
This IBM Redbook

IBM® z/OS® Container Extensions (IBM zCX) is a new feature of the next version of the IBM z/OS Operating System (z/OS V2.4). It makes it possible to run Linux on IBM Z® applications that are packaged as Docker container images on z/OS. Application developers can develop, and data centers can operate, popular open source packages, Linux applications, IBM software, and third-party software together ...

Getting started with z/OS Container Extensions and Docker

In this IBM® Redpaper™ publication, we look at the administration features unique to WebSphere®  Application Server for z/OS®  V7.

This paper is the stand-alone version of chapter 7 of WebSphere Application Server V7 Administration and Configuration Guide, SG24-7615.

In this IBM® Redpaper™ publication, we look at the administration features unique to WebSphere®  Application Server for z/OS®  V7.  This paper is the stand-alone version of chapter 7 of WebSphere Application Server V7 Administration and Configuration Guide, SG24-7615.

WebSphere Application Server for z/OS V7 Administration

IBM® DB2® tools for z/OS® support and exploit the most current versions of DB2 for z/OS. These tools are integral for the administration of the DB2 for z/OS environment and optimization of data performance.

DB2 Administration Solution Pack for z/OS V1.1 (5697-DAM) offers features, functions, and processes that database administrators (DBAs) can use to more effectively and efficiently manage DB2 environments.

DB2 Administration Solution Pack

IBM® DB2® tools for z/OS® support and exploit the most current versions of DB2 for z/OS. These tools are integral for the administration of the DB2 for z/OS environment and optimization of data performance.  DB2 Administration Solution Pack for z/OS V1.1 (5697-DAM) offers features, functions, and processes that database administrators (DBAs) can use to more effectively and efficiently manage ...

DB2 Administration Solution Pack for z/OS: Streamlining DB2 for z/OS Database Administration

This IBM  IBM Redbooks publication presents the information you need to plan for and run an IBM z/OS  system with support for z/OS UNIX System Services (z/OS UNIX) and z/OS.e.  It provides information to facilitate the installation and use of z/OS Version 1 Release 7 UNIX System Services, and step-by-step instructions on how to install, customize, and use the z/OS UNIX System Services product set.
This book is written for MVS  systems programmer

This IBM  IBM Redbooks publication presents the information you need to plan for and run an IBM z/OS  system with support for z/OS UNIX System Services (z/OS UNIX) and z/OS.e.  It provides information to facilitate the installation and use of z/OS Version 1 Release 7 UNIX System Services, and step-by-step instructions on how to install, customize, and use the z/OS UNIX System Services product ...

UNIX System Services z/OS Version 1 Release 7 Implementation

For the day-to-day administration tasks for IBM WebSphere for z/OS, you need powerful and efficient tools for analyzing problems, for finding their root causes, and for solving them.

This IBM Redpaper is intended to be a reference guide to the means and tools that can be used in the problem determination process for WebSphere for z/OS.

In this paper, we introduce especially helpful commands for the WebSphere for z/OS environment; WebSphere 

For the day-to-day administration tasks for IBM WebSphere for z/OS, you need powerful and efficient tools for analyzing problems, for finding their root causes, and for solving them.  This IBM Redpaper is intended to be a reference guide to the means and tools that can be used in the problem determination process for WebSphere for z/OS.  In this paper, we introduce especially helpful commands ...

WebSphere for z/OS Problem Determination Means and Tools

This IBM® Redpaper™ publication introduces you to IBM Cloud Provisioning and Management for z/OS®. The paper was written to coincide with the announcement of IBM Cloud Provisioning and Management for z/OS and the software is not yet generally available (GA) at the time of this writing. As such, any examples that are shown are subject to change at any time before the software is GA. The goal of this paper is to provide you with an initial overview

This IBM® Redpaper™ publication introduces you to IBM Cloud Provisioning and Management for z/OS®. The paper was written to coincide with the announcement of IBM Cloud Provisioning and Management for z/OS and the software is not yet generally available (GA) at the time of this writing. As such, any examples that are shown are subject to change at any time before the software is GA. The goal of ...

IBM Cloud Provisioning and Management for z/OS: An Introduction

IBM Encryption Facility for z/OS exploits the existing strengths of the mainframe and the IBM z/OS operating system. It is a host-based facility that leverages existing centralized key management in z/OS and the hardware encryption capabilities of IBM mainframes. Release 2 of Encryption Facility for z/OS adds a new encryption open protocol: openPGP (Pretty Good Privacy) over the IBM proprietary format that was used in Release 1. 

This IBM Redp

IBM Encryption Facility for z/OS exploits the existing strengths of the mainframe and the IBM z/OS operating system. It is a host-based facility that leverages existing centralized key management in z/OS and the hardware encryption capabilities of IBM mainframes. Release 2 of Encryption Facility for z/OS adds a new encryption open protocol: openPGP (Pretty Good Privacy) over the IBM proprietary ...

Encryption Facility R2 for z/OS Performance

This IBM® Redbooks® publication describes the functions of z/OS® Communications Server.

z/OS Communications Server provides a set of communications protocols that support peer-to-peer connectivity functions for both local and wide-area networks, including the most popular wide-area network, the Internet. z/OS Communications Server also provides performance enhancements that can benefit a variety of TCP/IP applications.

z/OS Communications S

This IBM® Redbooks® publication describes the functions of z/OS® Communications Server.  z/OS Communications Server provides a set of communications protocols that support peer-to-peer connectivity functions for both local and wide-area networks, including the most popular wide-area network, the Internet. z/OS Communications Server also provides performance enhancements that can benefit a ...

ABCs of z/OS System Programming: Volume 4

This Redpaper introduces the integration between two IBM products that you might like to consider when implementing a modern agile solution on your Z systems. The document briefly introduces Operational Decision Manager on z/OS and Machine learning on z/OS. In the case of Machine Learning we focus on the aspect of real-time scoring models and how these can be used with Business Rules to give better decisions.

[<b>]Note: Important changes since

This Redpaper introduces the integration between two IBM products that you might like to consider when implementing a modern agile solution on your Z systems. The document briefly introduces Operational Decision Manager on z/OS and Machine learning on z/OS. In the case of Machine Learning we focus on the aspect of real-time scoring models and how these can be used with Business Rules to give ...

Machine Learning with Business Rules on IBM Z: Acting on Your Insights

This IBM Redbooks publication serves as a reference for system programmers and administrators who will be installing IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler for z/OS in mainframe and end-to-end scheduling environments.

Installing IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler for z/OS requires an understanding of the started tasks, the communication protocols and how they apply to the installation, how the exits work, how to set up various IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler 

This IBM Redbooks publication serves as a reference for system programmers and administrators who will be installing IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler for z/OS in mainframe and end-to-end scheduling environments.  Installing IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler for z/OS requires an understanding of the started tasks, the communication protocols and how they apply to the installation, how the exits work, ...

IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler for z/OS Best Practices: End-to-end and mainframe scheduling

The ABCs of z/OS System Programming is an 13-volume collection that provides an introduction to the z/OS operating system and the hardware architecture. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced system programmer, the ABCs collection provides the information that you need to start your research into z/OS and related subjects. If you would like to become more familiar with z/OS in your current environment, or if you are evaluating platforms to 

The ABCs of z/OS System Programming is an 13-volume collection that provides an introduction to the z/OS operating system and the hardware architecture. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced system programmer, the ABCs collection provides the information that you need to start your research into z/OS and related subjects. If you would like to become more familiar with z/OS in your current ...

ABCs of z/OS System Programming: Volume 9

This IBM Redbooks publication describes the z/OS Security Services provided by z/OS as of z/OS 1.6. 

As this is a vast subject and some of these services have already been addressed by other redbooks, usually in the OS/390–z/OS 1.2 time frame, we concentrate on new services or services that have gone under a noticeable evolution since they were described in previous redbooks, and we provide simple examples of utilization. 

The first chapter

This IBM Redbooks publication describes the z/OS Security Services provided by z/OS as of z/OS 1.6.   As this is a vast subject and some of these services have already been addressed by other redbooks, usually in the OS/390–z/OS 1.2 time frame, we concentrate on new services or services that have gone under a noticeable evolution since they were described in previous redbooks, and we provide ...

z/OS 1.6 Security Services Update

This IBM Redbooks publication describes how to choose and configure a production topology for WebSphere Process Server for z/OS and WebSphere Business Services Fabric for z/OS . This paper book will be useful to infrastructure architects and systems programmers. Because WebSphere Process Server for z/OS interfaces with DB2® for z/OS and with a security manager such as RACF, this book is also relevant to security administrators and to database adm

This IBM Redbooks publication describes how to choose and configure a production topology for WebSphere Process Server for z/OS and WebSphere Business Services Fabric for z/OS . This paper book will be useful to infrastructure architects and systems programmers. Because WebSphere Process Server for z/OS interfaces with DB2® for z/OS and with a security manager such as RACF, this book is also ...

z/OS: WebSphere Business Process Management V6.1.2 Production Topologies

This IBM® Redbooks® publication provides IBM z/OS® development and test organizations with the information to develop and establish agile testing practices for their z/OS applications. It is assumed that readers know about software development, quality assurance, agile development processes, and DevOps. 

You might think that applying agile testing to z/OS applications is not practical or efficient due to a lack of good tools. In this publicati

This IBM® Redbooks® publication provides IBM z/OS® development and test organizations with the information to develop and establish agile testing practices for their z/OS applications. It is assumed that readers know about software development, quality assurance, agile development processes, and DevOps.   You might think that applying agile testing to z/OS applications is not practical or ...

Driving Software Quality with Continuous Testing for IBM z/OS Applications

This IBM® Redbooks® publication familiarizes you with the technical changes that were introduced into the UNIX System Services areas with IBM z/OS® V2R2.

This book is one of a series of IBM Redbooks publications that take a modular approach to providing information about the updates that are included within z/OS V2R2. This approach has the following goals:

- Provide modular content
- Group the technical changes into a topic
- Provide a mo

This IBM® Redbooks® publication familiarizes you with the technical changes that were introduced into the UNIX System Services areas with IBM z/OS® V2R2.  This book is one of a series of IBM Redbooks publications that take a modular approach to providing information about the updates that are included within z/OS V2R2. This approach has the following goals:  - Provide modular content - Group ...

IBM z/OS V2R2: Unix Systems Services

In this video IBM Z modernization specialists Aymeric Affouard and Eric Phan discuss how IBM z/OS Connect can provide access to your IBM Z applications.

Modern Access to IBM Z with z/OS Connect

This IBM® Redbooks® publication provides students of information systems technology with the background knowledge and skills necessary to begin using the basic facilities of a mainframe computer. It is the first in a planned series of book designed to introduce students to mainframe concepts and help prepare them for a career in large systems computing.

For optimal learning, students are assumed to have successfully completed an introductory c

This IBM® Redbooks® publication provides students of information systems technology with the background knowledge and skills necessary to begin using the basic facilities of a mainframe computer. It is the first in a planned series of book designed to introduce students to mainframe concepts and help prepare them for a career in large systems computing.  For optimal learning, students are ...

Introduction to the New Mainframe: z/OS Basics

This IBM® Redbooks® Solution Guide describes IBM z/OS® V2R1, the latest release of the z/OS operating system. This release provides current hardware support for the zEC12 and zBC12 servers, batch modernization features, enhancements to security, data processing, communications, and other z/OS components. By implementing the key functions in this release you can enhance availability, scalability, and security of your system, simplify batch process

This IBM® Redbooks® Solution Guide describes IBM z/OS® V2R1, the latest release of the z/OS operating system. This release provides current hardware support for the zEC12 and zBC12 servers, batch modernization features, enhancements to security, data processing, communications, and other z/OS components. By implementing the key functions in this release you can enhance availability, scalability, ...

Summary of Key Functions in z/OS V2.1

This IBM Redbooks publication highlights many new enhancements made in z/OS Version 1 Release 2. You can use this information to help you install, tailor, and configure z/OS Version 1 Release 2.

It will give you an understanding of a new architecture for 64-bit virtual storage addressing. Other topics discussed are the enhancements to z/OS base control program (BCP) elements; z/OS JES2 Version 1 Release 2, a new zSeries File System, Spool Disp

This IBM Redbooks publication highlights many new enhancements made in z/OS Version 1 Release 2. You can use this information to help you install, tailor, and configure z/OS Version 1 Release 2.  It will give you an understanding of a new architecture for 64-bit virtual storage addressing. Other topics discussed are the enhancements to z/OS base control program (BCP) elements; z/OS JES2 Version ...

z/OS Version 1 Release 2 Implementation

The ABCs of z/OS  System Programming is a thirteen-volume collection that provides an  introduction to the z/OS operating system and the hardware architecture. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced system programmer, the ABCs collection provides the information that you need to start your research into z/OS and related subjects. If you want to become more familiar with z/OS in your current environment, or if you are evaluating platforms to

The ABCs of z/OS  System Programming is a thirteen-volume collection that provides an  introduction to the z/OS operating system and the hardware architecture. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced system programmer, the ABCs collection provides the information that you need to start your research into z/OS and related subjects. If you want to become more familiar with z/OS in your current ...

ABCs of z/OS System Programming Volume 11

Integrating an IBM WebSphere Application Server for z/OS cluster with IBM Tivoli Access Manager is challenging. Tailoring the business this way allows administrators to facilitate the best of both worlds, so they can focus WebSphere Application Server as a Java environment provider and Tivoli Access Manager as a security policy enforcer.

This IBM Redbooks publication gives you a broad understanding of how you can enforce security for IBM WebSp

Integrating an IBM WebSphere Application Server for z/OS cluster with IBM Tivoli Access Manager is challenging. Tailoring the business this way allows administrators to facilitate the best of both worlds, so they can focus WebSphere Application Server as a Java environment provider and Tivoli Access Manager as a security policy enforcer.  This IBM Redbooks publication gives you a broad ...

Distributed Security and High Availability with Tivoli Access Manager and WebSphere Application Server for z/OS

IBM® z/OS® Management Facility (z/OSMF) provides a modern, web-based interface that allows you to manage various aspects of your z/OS systems through a browser at any time, from any location. 

IBM z/OS Management Facility V2R1 Solution Guide

IBM® ISPF Productivity Tool for z/OS®, V7.1, operates as a seamlessly integrated front end to ISPF for z/OS to provide productivity aids to system programmers and application programmers. It can save keystrokes, time, and effort for anyone who uses ISPF. 

Achieving Higher Levels of Productivity with IBM ISPF Productivity Tool for z/OS

If you are new to Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), this IBM® Redbooks® publication helps you install, tailor, and configure PKI Services on IBM z/OS®. The intention is to show you a simplified set-up in which the ITSO labs were created. You can choose a similar set-up for your site in a controlled test environment where you can gain skills and experience in PKI Services on z/OS, and then move on to plan and implement it across your site.

This 

If you are new to Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), this IBM® Redbooks® publication helps you install, tailor, and configure PKI Services on IBM z/OS®. The intention is to show you a simplified set-up in which the ITSO labs were created. You can choose a similar set-up for your site in a controlled test environment where you can gain skills and experience in PKI Services on z/OS, and then move on ...

z/OS PKI Services: Quick Set-up for Multiple CAs

Consumer expectations rose with the advent of the digital age, and are likely to continue to rise as technologies continue their advancement.

The adoption of agile methods and new approaches to delivering business applications that use the new technologies, such as mobile, cloud, and real-time analytics, present demands on IBM® z/OS® and related areas, such as IBM DB2® and IBM CICS®. Each area changed its approach and provides new functionalit

Consumer expectations rose with the advent of the digital age, and are likely to continue to rise as technologies continue their advancement.  The adoption of agile methods and new approaches to delivering business applications that use the new technologies, such as mobile, cloud, and real-time analytics, present demands on IBM® z/OS® and related areas, such as IBM DB2® and IBM CICS®. Each area ...

IBM z/OS Continuous Delivery

This IBM® Redbooks® publication helps you to become familiar with the technical changes that were introduced into the Availability Management areas with IBM z/OS® V2R2.
This book is one of a series of IBM Redbooks that take a modular approach to providing information about the updates that are included with z/OS V2R2. This approach has the following goals:

- Provide modular content
- Group the technical changes into a topic
- Provide a more

This IBM® Redbooks® publication helps you to become familiar with the technical changes that were introduced into the Availability Management areas with IBM z/OS® V2R2. This book is one of a series of IBM Redbooks that take a modular approach to providing information about the updates that are included with z/OS V2R2. This approach has the following goals:  - Provide modular content - Group ...

IBM z/OS V2R2: Availability Management

This IBM® Redbooks® publication provides information about installation and migration changes to be aware of if you are responsible for migrating systems from IBM z/OS® V1R10, z/OS V1R11, and z/OS V1R12 to z/OS V1R13.

It also highlights actions that are needed to prepare for the installation of z/OS V1R12, including ensuring driving system and target system requirements are met and coexistence requirements are satisfied.

There is a special 

This IBM® Redbooks® publication provides information about installation and migration changes to be aware of if you are responsible for migrating systems from IBM z/OS® V1R10, z/OS V1R11, and z/OS V1R12 to z/OS V1R13.  It also highlights actions that are needed to prepare for the installation of z/OS V1R12, including ensuring driving system and target system requirements are met and coexistence ...

z/OS Version 1 Release 13 Implementation

This IBM Redpaper addresses the need for information in the area of integrating security between WebSphere Application Server on z/OS and the outside world. 

In most cases, multiple security registries exist within a company with a different scheme of identities. This is even more likely in companies using z/OS. There are basically two “worlds”: the z/OS (RACF) world in which identities and their authorizations are kept in RACF and the outside

This IBM Redpaper addresses the need for information in the area of integrating security between WebSphere Application Server on z/OS and the outside world.   In most cases, multiple security registries exist within a company with a different scheme of identities. This is even more likely in companies using z/OS. There are basically two “worlds”: the z/OS (RACF) world in which identities and ...

WebSphere Application Server on z/OS and Security Integration

This IBM Redbooks publication provides an overview of IBM Tivoli System Automation for z/OS concepts and new features. We also discuss some considerations on migrating non-IBM products to IBM Tivoli System Automation for z/OS.

The discussion is primarily aimed at technical professionals that are looking to understand the IBM Tivoli System Automation for z/OS new features and find migration options.

This book explains some important features

This IBM Redbooks publication provides an overview of IBM Tivoli System Automation for z/OS concepts and new features. We also discuss some considerations on migrating non-IBM products to IBM Tivoli System Automation for z/OS.  The discussion is primarily aimed at technical professionals that are looking to understand the IBM Tivoli System Automation for z/OS new features and find migration ...

IBM Tivoli System Automation for z/OS Enterprise Automation

This IBM Redbooks publication is the second volume in the "e-business Cookbook for z/OS" series. It is intended for System Programmers involved in setting up and configuring an environment to run Java-based e-business applications on z/OS and OS/390.

We focus on the most popular and viable application topologies. Software products covered are z/OS UNIX System Services, TCP/IP, IBM HTTP Server for z/OS, IBM WebSphere Application Server for z/OS

This IBM Redbooks publication is the second volume in the "e-business Cookbook for z/OS" series. It is intended for System Programmers involved in setting up and configuring an environment to run Java-based e-business applications on z/OS and OS/390.  We focus on the most popular and viable application topologies. Software products covered are z/OS UNIX System Services, TCP/IP, IBM HTTP Server ...

e-business Cookbook for z/OS Volume II: Infrastructure

In this IBM Redbooks publication we explain how to use the ACI BASE24-es product on z/OS. BASE24-es is a payment engine utilized by the financial payments industry. Failure in a financial payments environment is a high-visibility customer service issue, and outages at any level have debilitating effects on customer loyalty. The entire payments cycle must be conducted in near real-time. In such an environment, high availability is a mission-critic

In this IBM Redbooks publication we explain how to use the ACI BASE24-es product on z/OS. BASE24-es is a payment engine utilized by the financial payments industry. Failure in a financial payments environment is a high-visibility customer service issue, and outages at any level have debilitating effects on customer loyalty. The entire payments cycle must be conducted in near real-time. In such an ...

A Guide to Using ACI Worldwide's BASE24-es on z/OS

This IBM Redbooks publication introduces IBM Encryption Facility for z/OS, Program Product 5655-P97, from the description of its principles of operation to information related to its setup intended for system programmers and security officers.

We include recommendations, based on our own experience, in the chapters addressing these topics, including warnings and explanations about problems we discovered during our own trials.

This book prov

This IBM Redbooks publication introduces IBM Encryption Facility for z/OS, Program Product 5655-P97, from the description of its principles of operation to information related to its setup intended for system programmers and security officers.  We include recommendations, based on our own experience, in the chapters addressing these topics, including warnings and explanations about problems we ...

Encryption Facility for z/OS Version 1.10

Many IBM® z/OS® customers require their applications to be available 24x7. Whether the business requirements are high availability (HA), disaster recovery (DR), or business continuity, IBM HyperSwap® technology can provide an adequate solution. HyperSwap is the industry standard and is provided as several different implementation options to meet the various business needs of the IBM System z® and z/OS customer base.

IBM Copy Services Manager (

Many IBM® z/OS® customers require their applications to be available 24x7. Whether the business requirements are high availability (HA), disaster recovery (DR), or business continuity, IBM HyperSwap® technology can provide an adequate solution. HyperSwap is the industry standard and is provided as several different implementation options to meet the various business needs of the IBM System z® and ...

Best Practices for DS8000 and z/OS HyperSwap with Copy Services Manager

This IBM  Redpaper describes some of the possible ways to configure a z/VM  system and a set of z/OS  virtual machines for use in testing z/OS-based tools and products. By supplying each tester with their own virtual machine, one tester has little or no impact on others.
This material is based on 15 years of experience in operating a z/OS test environment on z/VM for developing and testing z/OS middleware in IBM. Our current environment includes

This IBM  Redpaper describes some of the possible ways to configure a z/VM  system and a set of z/OS  virtual machines for use in testing z/OS-based tools and products. By supplying each tester with their own virtual machine, one tester has little or no impact on others. This material is based on 15 years of experience in operating a z/OS test environment on z/VM for developing and testing z/OS ...

Multiple z/OS Virtual Machines on z/VM

IBM® z/OS® Global Mirror (zGM), also known as Extended Remote Copy (XRC), is a combined hardware and software solution that offers the highest levels of continuous data availability in a disaster recovery (DR) and workload movement environment. Available for the IBM DS8000® Storage System, zGM provides an asynchronous remote copy solution.

This IBM Redpaper™ publication takes you through best practices for planning, tuning, operating, and moni

IBM® z/OS® Global Mirror (zGM), also known as Extended Remote Copy (XRC), is a combined hardware and software solution that offers the highest levels of continuous data availability in a disaster recovery (DR) and workload movement environment. Available for the IBM DS8000® Storage System, zGM provides an asynchronous remote copy solution.  This IBM Redpaper™ publication takes you through best ...

IBM z/OS Global Mirror  Planning, Operations, and Best Practices

This new and improved Communications Server (CS) for z/OS TCP/IP Implementation series provides easy-to-understand, step-by-step, how-to guidance on enabling the most commonly used and important functions of CS for z/OS TCP/IP.

For more specific information on CS for z/OS base functions, standard applications, and security, please reference the other volumes in the series. These are:

--Communications Server for z/OS V1R7 TCP/IP Implementati

This new and improved Communications Server (CS) for z/OS TCP/IP Implementation series provides easy-to-understand, step-by-step, how-to guidance on enabling the most commonly used and important functions of CS for z/OS TCP/IP.  For more specific information on CS for z/OS base functions, standard applications, and security, please reference the other volumes in the series. These are:  ...

Communications Server for z/OS V1R7 TCP/IP, Implementation Volume 3 - High Availability, Scalability, and Performance

This IBM Redbooks publication describes System z cryptographic services and technologies. This document also discusses the cryptographic support available for Java and J2EE applications and the new support introduced in z/OS V1.9 for PKCS#11. We briefly describe the new PKI Services enhancement introduced with z/OS V1.9. Finally we provide a sample scenario of how an installation can use this technology, and we explain how to download the sample.

This IBM Redbooks publication describes System z cryptographic services and technologies. This document also discusses the cryptographic support available for Java and J2EE applications and the new support introduced in z/OS V1.9 for PKCS#11. We briefly describe the new PKI Services enhancement introduced with z/OS V1.9. Finally we provide a sample scenario of how an installation can use this ...

System z Cryptographic Services and z/OS PKI Services

The ABCs of IBM® z/OS® System Programming is an 11-volume collection that provides an introduction to the z/OS operating system and the hardware architecture. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced system programmer, the ABCs collection provides the information that you need to start your research into z/OS and related subjects. If you want to become more familiar with z/OS in your current environment or if you are evaluating platforms to c

The ABCs of IBM® z/OS® System Programming is an 11-volume collection that provides an introduction to the z/OS operating system and the hardware architecture. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced system programmer, the ABCs collection provides the information that you need to start your research into z/OS and related subjects. If you want to become more familiar with z/OS in your current ...

ABCs of IBM z/OS System Programming Volume 6

The ABCs of IBM® z/OS® System Programming is a 13-volume collection that provides an introduction to the z/OS operating system and the hardware architecture. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced system programmer, the ABCs collection provides the information that you need to start your research into z/OS and related subjects. If you want to become more familiar with z/OS in your current environment or if you are evaluating platforms to co

The ABCs of IBM® z/OS® System Programming is a 13-volume collection that provides an introduction to the z/OS operating system and the hardware architecture. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced system programmer, the ABCs collection provides the information that you need to start your research into z/OS and related subjects. If you want to become more familiar with z/OS in your current ...

ABCs of IBM z/OS System Programming Volume 2

This IBM® Redbooks® publication describes changes in installation and migration when migrating from a current z/OS® V1R10 and z/OS V1R11 to z/OS V1R12. Also described are tasks to prepare for the installation of z/OS V1R12, including ensuring that driving system and target system requirements are met, and coexistence requirements are satisfied. New migration actions are introduced in z/OS V1R12. This book focuses on identifying some of the new mi

This IBM® Redbooks® publication describes changes in installation and migration when migrating from a current z/OS® V1R10 and z/OS V1R11 to z/OS V1R12. Also described are tasks to prepare for the installation of z/OS V1R12, including ensuring that driving system and target system requirements are met, and coexistence requirements are satisfied. New migration actions are introduced in z/OS V1R12. ...

z/OS Version 1 Release 12 Implementation

The IBM® Health Checker for z/OS® (also identified in this book as IBM Health Checker) is a key component of the z/OS operating system, whose objective is to identify potential problems before they impact the system’s availability. To do this it continuously checks many current, active z/OS and sysplex settings and compares them with those suggested by IBM or defined by you. 

The IBM Health Checker for z/OS is made of two parts:
-  A framewor

The IBM® Health Checker for z/OS® (also identified in this book as IBM Health Checker) is a key component of the z/OS operating system, whose objective is to identify potential problems before they impact the system’s availability. To do this it continuously checks many current, active z/OS and sysplex settings and compares them with those suggested by IBM or defined by you.   The IBM Health ...

Exploiting the IBM Health Checker for z/OS Infrastructure

IBM® DB2® Tools for z/OS® support and take advantage of the latest versions of DB2 for z/OS. These tools are integral for the administration of the DB2 for z/OS environment and for optimization of data performance. In addition, the IBM portfolio addresses additional client requirements in the areas of data governance and version upgrade acceleration.

Underlying the operation of any database management system are the utilities. With the number 

IBM® DB2® Tools for z/OS® support and take advantage of the latest versions of DB2 for z/OS. These tools are integral for the administration of the DB2 for z/OS environment and for optimization of data performance. In addition, the IBM portfolio addresses additional client requirements in the areas of data governance and version upgrade acceleration.  Underlying the operation of any database ...

Managing DB2 for z/OS Utilities with DB2 Tools Solution Packs

The convergence of IBM mainframe capabilities with Internet technology, connectivity, and standards, particularly TCP/IP, is dramatically changing the face of information technology and driving requirements for ever more secure, scalable, and highly available mainframe TCP/IP implementations. The series Communications Server for z/OS TCP/IP Implementation provides easy-to-understand, step-by-step guidance about enabling the most commonly used and

The convergence of IBM mainframe capabilities with Internet technology, connectivity, and standards, particularly TCP/IP, is dramatically changing the face of information technology and driving requirements for ever more secure, scalable, and highly available mainframe TCP/IP implementations. The series Communications Server for z/OS TCP/IP Implementation provides easy-to-understand, step-by-step ...

Communications Server for z/OS V1R9 TCP/IP Implementation Volume 1: Base Functions, Connectivity, and Routing

The Communications Server (CS) for z/OS TCP/IP Implementation series provides easy-to-understand, step-by-step guidance on enabling the most commonly used and important functions of CS for z/OS TCP/IP. In this IBM Redbooks publication we provide useful implementation scenarios and configuration recommendations for many of the TCP/IP standard applications supported by the z/OS Communications Server. 
For more specific information about CS for z/O

The Communications Server (CS) for z/OS TCP/IP Implementation series provides easy-to-understand, step-by-step guidance on enabling the most commonly used and important functions of CS for z/OS TCP/IP. In this IBM Redbooks publication we provide useful implementation scenarios and configuration recommendations for many of the TCP/IP standard applications supported by the z/OS Communications ...

Communications Server for z/OS V1R9 TCP/IP Implementation Volume 2: Standard Applications

This Communications Server (CS) for z/OS TCP/IP Implementation series provides easy-to-understand, step-by-step guidance on enabling the most commonly used and important functions of CS for z/OS TCP/IP.
In this IBM Redbooks publication we begin with a discussion of Virtual IP Addressing (VIPA), a TCP/IP high-availability approach introduced by the z/OS Communications Server, both with and without using a dynamic routing protocol. Then we discuss

This Communications Server (CS) for z/OS TCP/IP Implementation series provides easy-to-understand, step-by-step guidance on enabling the most commonly used and important functions of CS for z/OS TCP/IP. In this IBM Redbooks publication we begin with a discussion of Virtual IP Addressing (VIPA), a TCP/IP high-availability approach introduced by the z/OS Communications Server, both with and ...

Communications Server for z/OS V1R9 TCP/IP Implementation Volume 3: High Availability, Scalability, and Performance

The IBM® System z® platform is the strategic core of business world wide. By using a realistic customer scenario, two IBM teams ventured to demonstrate how to deploy the IBM service-oriented architecture (SOA) portfolio on IBM z/OS® and on z/OS in partnership with additional platforms such as AIX® and Linux® for System z. The teams created the experience that is documented in this IBM Redbooks® publication to explain the work that is required to 

The IBM® System z® platform is the strategic core of business world wide. By using a realistic customer scenario, two IBM teams ventured to demonstrate how to deploy the IBM service-oriented architecture (SOA) portfolio on IBM z/OS® and on z/OS in partnership with additional platforms such as AIX® and Linux® for System z. The teams created the experience that is documented in this IBM Redbooks® ...

The Mixed Platform Stack Project: Deploying a Secure SOA Solution into z/OS and Mixed z/OS and AIX Environments

The ABCs of IBM z/OS® System Programming is a 13-volume collection that provides an introduction to the z/OS operating system and the hardware architecture. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced system programmer, the ABCs collection provides the information that you need to start your research into z/OS and related subjects. The ABCs collection serves as a powerful technical tool to help you become more familiar with z/OS in your current 

The ABCs of IBM z/OS® System Programming is a 13-volume collection that provides an introduction to the z/OS operating system and the hardware architecture. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced system programmer, the ABCs collection provides the information that you need to start your research into z/OS and related subjects. The ABCs collection serves as a powerful technical tool to help ...

ABCs of IBM z/OS System Programming Volume 3

The ABCs of z/OS System Programming is an eleven volume collection that provides an introduction to the z/OS operating system and the hardware architecture. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced system programmer, the ABCs collection provides the information that you need to start your research into z/OS and related subjects. If you would like to become more familiar with z/OS in your current environment, or if you are evaluating platforms

The ABCs of z/OS System Programming is an eleven volume collection that provides an introduction to the z/OS operating system and the hardware architecture. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced system programmer, the ABCs collection provides the information that you need to start your research into z/OS and related subjects. If you would like to become more familiar with z/OS in your ...

ABCs of z/OS System Programming Volume 7

This IBM Redbooks publication provides solution designers and architects with a comprehensive view of the security services they can exploit on z/OS, whether their application is hosted by z/OS or by another platform. It also discusses, at a high level, the Tivoli products that team with mainframe security services to provide flexible and extensible security architectures that fit On Demand infrastructure requirements, because implementing optimu

This IBM Redbooks publication provides solution designers and architects with a comprehensive view of the security services they can exploit on z/OS, whether their application is hosted by z/OS or by another platform. It also discusses, at a high level, the Tivoli products that team with mainframe security services to provide flexible and extensible security architectures that fit On Demand ...

Designing for Solution-Based Security on z/OS

This IBM® Redpaper publication provides information about how to set up and configure IBM Db2® for z/OS® with Transport Layer Security (TLS), which is the modern version of Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). This configuration is accomplished by using the IBM z/OS Communications Server Application Transparent Transport Layer Security (AT-TLS) services.
 
This paper also describes the steps for configuring TLS/SSL support for the IBM Data Server Driver

This IBM® Redpaper publication provides information about how to set up and configure IBM Db2® for z/OS® with Transport Layer Security (TLS), which is the modern version of Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). This configuration is accomplished by using the IBM z/OS Communications Server Application Transparent Transport Layer Security (AT-TLS) services.   This paper also describes the steps for ...

IBM DB2 for z/OS: Configuring TLS/SSL for Secure Client/Server Communications

The ABCs of z/OS® System Programming is an eleven-volume collection that provides an introduction to the z/OS operating system and the hardware architecture. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced system programmer, the ABCs collection provides the information you need to start your research into z/OS and related subjects. If you would like to become more familiar with z/OS in your current environment, or if you are evaluating platforms to 

The ABCs of z/OS® System Programming is an eleven-volume collection that provides an introduction to the z/OS operating system and the hardware architecture. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced system programmer, the ABCs collection provides the information you need to start your research into z/OS and related subjects. If you would like to become more familiar with z/OS in your current ...

ABCs of z/OS System Programming: Volume 5

This IBM® Redbooks® publication positions the new z/OS® Version 1 Release 11 for migration by discussing many of the new functions that are available. The goal for the z/OS platform is to eliminate, automate, and simplify tasks without sacrificing z/OS strengths, and to deliver a z/OS management facility that is easy to learn and use. 
z/OS is a highly secure, scalable, high-performance enterprise operating system on which to build and deploy In

This IBM® Redbooks® publication positions the new z/OS® Version 1 Release 11 for migration by discussing many of the new functions that are available. The goal for the z/OS platform is to eliminate, automate, and simplify tasks without sacrificing z/OS strengths, and to deliver a z/OS management facility that is easy to learn and use.  z/OS is a highly secure, scalable, high-performance ...

z/OS Version 1 Release 11 Implementation

The ABCs of IBM® z/OS® System Programming is a 13-volume collection that provides an introduction to the z/OS operating system and the hardware architecture. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced system programmer, the ABCs collection provides the information you need to start your research into z/OS and related subjects. If you would like to become more familiar with z/OS in your current environment, or if you are evaluating platforms to 

The ABCs of IBM® z/OS® System Programming is a 13-volume collection that provides an introduction to the z/OS operating system and the hardware architecture. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced system programmer, the ABCs collection provides the information you need to start your research into z/OS and related subjects. If you would like to become more familiar with z/OS in your current ...

ABCs of z/OS System Programming Volume 8

Without doubt, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) is one of the most important topics on the agenda of any IT person. SOA involves a new vision of how to design, develop, and manage applications, but also puts new requirements on the underlying infrastructure. 
This Redpaper IBM Redbooks publication  describes the infrastructure challenges that SOA brings to the table and how the IBM  System z platform and the z/OS  operating system address tho

Without doubt, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) is one of the most important topics on the agenda of any IT person. SOA involves a new vision of how to design, develop, and manage applications, but also puts new requirements on the underlying infrastructure.  This Redpaper IBM Redbooks publication  describes the infrastructure challenges that SOA brings to the table and how the IBM  System z ...

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