z/OS Version 1 Release 13 Implementation

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 focus on identifying new migration actions that must be performed for selected elements when migrating to z/OS V1R13.

The book addresses the following

- z/OS V1R13 overview, z/OS V1R13 installation, managing volume backups with fast replication, XCF enhancements, console service enhancements

- DFSMSdfp, DFSMSoam, DFSMShsm, ISPF enhancements, DFSMSrmm enhancements, establishing IBM RACF security for RRSF TCP/IP connections

- GRS enhancements, BCP supervisor, contents supervisor and RSM updates, improved channel recovery, Service aids enhancements, System Logger - SMF

- z/OS UNIX System Services, z/OS UNIX-related applications, RRS, z/OS Management Facility, z/OS HCD and HCM, C language

- Storage management enhancements, Common Information Model, Predictive Failure Analysis, Extended Address Volume, BCPii, Capacity Provisioning

- System SSL enhancements, UNICODE, IBM Language Environment, SDSF enhancements, JES2 enhancements, JES3 enhancements, IBM RMF enhancements

- IBM WebSphere Application Server OEM, z/OSMF, CIM, and Capacity Provisioning setups

- BCPii Metal C example