Software delivers network security and cryptography.
Press Release Summary:
Intelligent workload management capabilities in z/OS v1.7 enable it to act as integration point for business processes. Software aids business resiliency and security with extensions to GDPS(TM) for system recovery and improvements in RACF® interoperability. To help build and extend z/OS applications, it delivers XL C/C++ with C compiler designed to support ISO C 1999 standard. Software offers TLS support, SDSF support, and TCP/IP Sysplex Load Balancing Advisor.
Original Press Release:
IBM z/OS V1.7 Delivers Advances in Business Resiliency and Security
At a glance
z/OS V1.7 is designed to offer:
Exploitation of select features for the new IBM System z9 109 (z9-109) with increased scale for large I/O configurations and large single images
Simplified z/OS management with integrated IBM Health Checker for z/OS and additional health checks
Advances in network security and cryptography
Further performance optimization for TCP/IP networking with better interaction with network-based load balancers
Simplified application integration and development with improvements in z/OS UNIX System Services, zSeries File System (zFS), and XL C/C++, and more flexible ways to specify Language Environment® options
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Overview
z/OS® and IBM System z9 and IBM zSeries® servers provide an advanced combination of security, availability, and resiliency for the most demanding business applications. The intelligent workload management capabilities of z/OS are designed to deliver responsiveness for today's business demands, allowing z/OS to be the integration point for many of your business processes.
z/OS V1.7 provides advances in business resiliency and security with extensions to GDPS(TM) for system recovery and improvements in RACF® interoperability. You might see a reduction in the need for IPLs with dynamic service activation for z/OS UNIX® System Services. To help you build and extend your z/OS applications, z/OS delivers XL C/C++ with the C compiler designed to support the latest ISO C 1999 standard, also known as C99.
z/OS also adds support for Transport Layer Security (TLS) that is designed to be transparent to applications. To help simplify systems management, IBM Health Checker for z/OS is now a base component of z/OS, providing an integrated tool for checking on best practices for configuration values.
z/OS management capabilities are more robust. Additional checks are available and SDSF support helps simplify the management of the checks. The dynamic capabilities of z/OS are also extended with the TCP/IP Sysplex Load Balancing Advisor for better interaction with network-based load balancers and integration between Sysplex Distributor and Workload Manager. In addition, in first quarter 2006, z/OS V1.7 is planned to support simplified network management with JES2 NJE.
IBM intends to deliver a software-based file encryption solution for z/OS that leverages the existing z/OS key management capabilities provided within the Integrated Cryptographic Services Facility (ICSF) in 2005. More information will be provided at a later date.
Key prerequisites
z/OS V1.7 runs on the following IBM System z9 and zSeries servers or equivalents:
z9-109
z900
z990
z800
z890
For a complete description of z/OS V1.7 software prerequisites, refer to z/OS and z/OS.e Planning for Installation (GA22-7504).
Planned availability date
September 30, 2005
