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® GSE z/OS Expertforum Switzerland # 70, 31.3.-1.4.2009 ® Silvio’s Corner z/News, Hints and Tips Silvio Sasso IBM Switzerland ITS Service Delivery for z/OS [email protected] Zürich | March 31, 2009 © 2009 IBM Corporation Zürich | 26. Oktober 2004 Silvio Sasso's Corner, GSE z/OS © 2004 IBM Corporation1 TheExpertforum Future runsCH #69, on 21.-22.10.2008, System z Page 1 Thun Objectives The objective of this news session is to provide you with up-to-date and last minute technical information, hints and tips related to IBM mainframe hardware and software, such as IBM system z9, zSeries, z/Architecture and z/OS. This corner allows me to present you... ƒHardware news: IBM hardware announcements, new features and options ƒSoftware news: z/OS and Parallel Sysplex update ƒVarious resources containing additional documentation (e.g. product specific information or other interesting Websites etc.) ƒSystem programmer goodies, tools, hints and tips ƒUseful technical news and flashes ƒRecommended readings: new Redbooks and whitepapers etc. ƒTips for education, workshops and conferences ƒand much more... Note: the information contained in this document has not been submitted to any formal IBM test and is distributed on an "as is" basis without any warranty either expressed or implied. The use of this information or the implementation of any of the techniques or hints and tips described is a customer responsibility and depends on the customer’s ability to evaluate and integrate them into the customer’s operational environment. Customers attempting to adapt these techniques to their own environments do so at their own risk. Zürich | 26. Oktober 2004 Silvio Sasso's Corner, GSE z/OS © 2004 IBM Corporation2 TheExpertforum Future runsCH #69, on 21.-22.10.2008, System z Page 2 Thun Trademarks The following are trademarks of the International Business Machines Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. CICS* IBM* RACF* z/OS* DB2* IBM eServer S/390* z/VM* DB2 Universal Database IBM logo* System z9 z/VSE * zSeries* DirMaint IMS Tivoli* ESCON* NetView* TotalStorage* VSE/ESA* FICON* OMEGAMON* VTAM* GDPS* On Demand Business logo Parallel Sysplex* WebSphere* HiperSockets z/Architecture* HyperSwap * Registered trademarks of IBM Corporation The following are trademarks or registered trademarks of other companies. Java and all Java-related trademarks and logos are trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc., in the United States and other countries Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds in the United States and other countries.. UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group in the United States and other countries. Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries. * All other products may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Notes: Performance is in Internal Throughput Rate (ITR) ratio based on measurements and projections using standard IBM benchmarks in a controlled environment. The actual throughput that any user will experience will vary depending upon considerations such as the amount of multiprogramming in the user's job stream, the I/O configuration, the storage configuration, and the workload processed. Therefore, no assurance can be given that an individual user will achieve throughput improvements equivalent to the performance ratios stated here. IBM hardware products are manufactured from new parts, or new and serviceable used parts. Regardless, our warranty terms apply. All customer examples cited or described in this presentation are presented as illustrations of the manner in which some customers have used IBM products and the results they may have achieved. Actual environmental costs and performance characteristics will vary depending on individual customer configurations and conditions. This publication was produced in the United States. IBM may not offer the products, services or features discussed in this document in other countries, and the information may be subject to change without notice. Consult your local IBM business contact for information on the product or services available in your area. All statements regarding IBM's future direction and intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice, and represent goals and objectives only. Information about non-IBM products is obtained from the manufacturers of those products or their published announcements. IBM has not tested those products and cannot confirm the performance, compatibility, or any other claims related to non-IBM products. Questions on the capabilities of non-IBM products should be addressed to the suppliers of those products. Prices subject to change without notice. Contact your IBM representative or Business Partner for the most current pricing in your geography. Zürich | 26. Oktober 2004 Silvio Sasso's Corner, GSE z/OS © 2004 IBM Corporation3 TheExpertforum Future runsCH #69, on 21.-22.10.2008, System z Page 3 Thun Agenda General Information Mainframe Executive Magazine Build a smarter Planet The expanding System z Community Hardware News zHPF – High Performance FICON System z10 Design, Testing and Verification System z10 CPU Measurement Facility IBM DS8000 Storage Subsystem Update Software News z/OS Key Dates z/OS Support Summary z/OS Platform latest RSU IBM System z Innovations for a Dynamic Infrastructure Statements of Direction z/OS 1.11 Enhancements Preview z/OS Petabyte Capacity Enablement Zürich | 26. Oktober 2004 Silvio Sasso's Corner, GSE z/OS © 2004 IBM Corporation4 TheExpertforum Future runsCH #69, on 21.-22.10.2008, System z Page 4 Thun Agenda Software News… EAV – Extended Address Volumes APAR's of Interest (HIPER's and Red Alerts etc.) Parallel Sysplex Update Possible Differences between old/new Duplex Structure Sizes IXCMIAPU Administrative Data Utility Enhancements for LOGR Policy System Logger Offload and Staging Dataset Sizing (follow-on) Hints and Tips, System Programmer "Goodies", Tools and Resources SMFPRMxx Parmlib Member: Prevention of possible Parsing Errors RSU Settings on System z10 GETMAIN Enhancements in z/OS 1.10 System z and High Availability: Cycle Steering GTF Trace to an external Dataset Redbooks and Redpapers Doc Juke Box Zürich | 26. Oktober 2004 Silvio Sasso's Corner, GSE z/OS © 2004 IBM Corporation5 TheExpertforum Future runsCH #69, on 21.-22.10.2008, System z Page 5 Thun GSE z/OS Expertforum Switzerland # 70, 31.3.-1.4.2009 Zürich | March 31, 2009 © 2009 IBM Corporation Zürich | 26. Oktober 2004 Silvio Sasso's Corner, GSE z/OS © 2004 IBM Corporation6 TheExpertforum Future runsCH #69, on 21.-22.10.2008, System z Page 6 Thun • A new magazine for CIOs and IT managers in enterprises with IBM mainframe systems • The Mainframe Executive Magazine Don't miss a single issue! • Sign up for your own free Subscription now at: • Some Topicshttp://www.mainframe-exec.com/ of the January/February 2009 Issue: z/OS versus Linux on System z: which is the right Choice? The Mainframe and Web 2.0 Mainframe Staffing: Truth and Consequences Straight Talk for Mainframe Executives: Conquering the Mainframe Skills Shortage Software Strategies: the distributed Computing Disaster – Time to roll it back! Re-thinking SOA: a Guide for CIOs Zürich | 26. Oktober 2004 Provided as Part of Silvio's Corner Doc Jukebox The Future runs on System z ExpertforumSilvio Sasso's CH #69, Corner, 21.-22.10.2008, GSE z/OS Thun © 2004 IBM Corporation 7 Page 7 The Mainframe Executive Magazine • Some Topics of the March/April 2009 Issue: Linux on System z hits the Mainstream Still not dead: More Evidence of healthy Growth in Mainframe Workloads Mobile Access to Mainframe Data How to reduce Mainframe Expenses and stay in Line with your Business Strategy Time to hunker up Provided as Part of Silvio's Corner The green Benefits of Virtualization Doc Jukebox And much more… Zürich | 26. Oktober 2004 The FutureSilvio Sasso's runs Corner, on System GSE z/OS z Expertforum CH #69, 21.-22.10.2008, Thun © 2004 IBM Corporation 8 Page 8 Building a smarter Planet Building A Smarter Planet Zürich | 26. Oktober 2004 Silvio Sasso's Corner, GSE z/OS © 2004 IBM Corporation9 TheExpertforum Future runsCH #69, on 21.-22.10.2008, System z Page 9 Thun Building a smarter Planet We know the world is becoming smaller… and flatter. Something else is going on that may ultimately have a greater impact on business and society. The world is about to become smarter. This is quite literally about how the world works… the world’s infrastructure is becoming intelligent. Zürich | 26. Oktober 2004 Silvio Sasso's Corner, GSE z/OS © 2004 IBM Corporation10 TheExpertforum Future runsCH #69, on 21.-22.10.2008, System z Page 10 Thun Building a smarter Planet In 2001, there were 60 million transistors for every human on the planet ... … by 2010 there will be 1 billion transistors per human… … each costing 1/10 millionth of a cent. Zürich | 26. Oktober 2004 Silvio Sasso's Corner, GSE z/OS © 2004 IBM Corporation11 TheExpertforum Future runsCH #69, on 21.-22.10.2008, System z Page 11 Thun Building a smarter Planet In 2005 there were 1.3 billion RFID tags in circulation… … by 2010 there will be 33 billion. Zürich | 26. Oktober 2004 Silvio Sasso's Corner, GSE z/OS © 2004 IBM Corporation12 TheExpertforum Future runsCH #69, on 21.-22.10.2008, System z Page 12 Thun Building a smarter Planet Worldwide mobile telephone subscriptions reached 3.3 billion in 2007 and expected to reach 4 billion by the end of this year Zürich | 26. Oktober 2004 Silvio Sasso's Corner, GSE z/OS © 2004 IBM Corporation13 TheExpertforum Future runsCH #69, on 21.-22.10.2008, System z Page 13 Thun Building a smarter Planet One billion camera phones were sold in 2007, up from 450 million in 2006 … 3G devices growing 30% annually. Zürich | 26. Oktober 2004 Silvio Sasso's Corner, GSE z/OS © 2004 IBM Corporation14 TheExpertforum Future runsCH #69, on 21.-22.10.2008, System z Page 14 Thun Building a smarter Planet An estimated 2 billion people will be on the Web by 2011 ..