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Hitachi Mainframe Analytics Recorder 9.8.0 Release Notes

About this document

This document (RN-92HC228, February 2022) provides late-breaking information about Mainframe Analytics Recorder v9.8.0-00. It includes information that was not available at the time the technical documentation for this product was published, as well as a list of known problems and solutions.

Intended audience

This document is intended for customers and Hitachi Vantara partners who license and use Mainframe Analytics Recorder.

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About this release

This release is a major release that adds new features and resolves multiple known problems.

Product package contents

Medium

CD-ROM

Revision

Software

Mainframe Analytics Recorder

9.8.0-00

Documents

Mainframe Analytics Recorder User Guide

MK-92HC226-06

Hitachi Storage Management Software for Mainframe Messages

MK-92HC227-16

New features and important enhancements

#

Item

New Features and Enhancements

1

New storage support

VSP 5200, VSP 5600, VSP 5200H, VSP 5600H storage systems are now supported.

2

Improvement

If an invalid parameter is specified in an EXEC statement or a SYSIN statement for the JYTCMAIN program, JYTCMAIN now ends with RC = 16.

3

New features

Supports z/OS V2R5 as an applicable operating system.

System requirements

Operating system requirements

Refer to “Prerequisites for MAR” in the Mainframe Analytics Recorder User Guide.

#

Operating System

1

z/OS V1R12 - V2R5

Firmware levels

#

Storage system

Required microcode version

Storage System Support Function

1

Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform 5200

90-08-00 or later

0x52 or later

2

Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform 5600

90-08-00 or later

0x52 or later

3

Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform 5200H

90-08-00 or later

0x52 or later

4

Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform 5600H

90-08-00 or later

0x52 or later

5

Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform 5100

90-01-40 or later

0x50 or later

6

Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform 5500

90-01-40 or later

0x50 or later

7

Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform 5100H

90-01-40 or later

0x50 or later

8

Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform 5500H

90-01-40 or later

0x50 or later

9

Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform F1500

80-05-01 or later

0x46 or later

10

Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G1500

80-05-01 or later

0x46 or later

11

Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G1000

80-03-01 or later

0x43 or later

Prerequisite programs

Refer to “Prerequisites for MAR” in the Mainframe Analytics Recorder User Guide.

#

Program name

Notes

1

DFSMS

Standard OS component

2

TSO/E

Standard OS component

3

Security Server

To use the resource access control facility (RACF)

4

SMF

Standard OS component

5

IBM™ Library for REXX on zSeries Release 4

(FMID HWJ9140)

  or

IBM Library for REXX on zSeries Alternate Library

(FMID HWJ9143)

The REXX Alternate Library is included in standard OS component.

Memory and disk space requirements

Refer to “Required memory size and data set disk space” in the Mainframe Analytics Recorder User Guide.

-         Virtual memory requirements

The following indicates the memory in the user region to run Mainframe Analytics Recorder:

·         For the user region of 16 MB or less

1,024 KB

·         For the extended user region of 16 MB or more

8,000 KB + (1 x number of volumes) KB

-         Disk space requirements for installation data sets

Files to be installed

Required space (track)

Number of directories

HDSRSAMT

15 tracks

5

HDSRLNKT

30 tracks

20

HDSRLPAT

1 track

1

HDSRPRCT

1 track

10

HDSREXET

5 tracks

10

HDSREXVT

5 tracks

10

Resolved problems

#

Corrected Problems

1

The following problem, which occurs when all of the following conditions are met, has been corrected:

If a TSO/E user who satisfies both of the following conditions runs JYTCMAIN, the KTSCAN command fails with the RSB015E (RC=44) message.

·         The TSO/E user has been assigned the RACF profile STGADMIN.YKA.ERM.QUERY.

·         The TSO/E user has not been assigned all of the BCM and HTMZ RACF profiles.

Known problems

None

Installation precautions

For details on installing Mainframe Analytics Recorder, see “Installation and setup” in the Mainframe Analytics Recorder User Guide.

Before the installation, ensure the required data set capacity, the number of directories in the distribution libraries, and the target libraries.

If one or more of Mainframe Analytics Recorder, HTSM for Mainframe, and BC Manager exist in the same system, register the user SVC from the newest version of any of these products.

Version description

The version displayed in the KTA400I message of the RSDSPENV command is as follows:

Version 9.8.0-00

The version displayed in the RSENV command is as follows:

Version 9.8.0-00(00)

The version displayed in the YKK001I message of the RSINSCHK command is as follows:

Version 9.8.0-00(00)

The version displayed in the RSY001I message when this product starts is as follows:

Version 9.8.0-00

In the Mainframe Analytics Recorder User Guide, replace CHRSnnn and Vnnnnnn as follows:

#

Notation in the manual

Replace with

1

CHRSnnn

CHRS902

2

Vnnnnnn

V098000

User SVC version that corresponds to this product version

The User SVC version that corresponds to this product version is as follows:

Version 8.4.1-00(02) or later

Usage precautions

None

Documentation

Available documents

Document name

Document number

Issue date

Mainframe Analytics Recorder User Guide

MK-92HC226-06

October 2021

Hitachi Storage Management Software for Mainframe Messages

MK-92HC227-16

October 2021

Documentation errata

No.

Guide Name

Location to be updated

Updates

1

User Guide

Appendix A: SMF records

PGRP section

RRS4MDEL

Before

·         For VSP 5000 series

·         HDD: DKS5K-J2R4SS

·         HDD: DKR2H-H10RSS, DKS2K-H10RSS

·         HDD: DKS2K-H14RSS

·         SSD: SLB5F-M960SD, SLB5G-M960SS

·         SSD: SLB5F-M3R8SS, SLR5E-M3R8SS, SLB5G-M3R8SS, SLR5F-M3R8SS, SLM5A-M3R8SS

·         SSD: SLR5E-M7R6SS, SLB5G-M7R6SS, SLR5F-M7R6SS, SLM5A-M7R6SS

·         SSD: SLB5H-M15RSS

·         SSD: SLA5A-M30RSS

·         FMD: NFHAF-Q6R4SS, NFHAL-Q6R4SS, NFHAH-Q6R4SS, NFHAJ-Q6R4SS, NFHAK-Q6R4SS

·         FMD: NFHAF-Q13RSS, NFHAH-Q13RSS, NFHAJ-Q13RSS, NFHAK-Q13RSS

After

·         For VSP 5000 series

·         HDD: DKS5D-K300SS, DKS5E-K300SS, DKR5C-K300SS

·         HDD: DKS5D-K600SS, DKS5E-K600SS, DKR5C-K600SS, DKR5G-J600SS, DKS5H-J600SS, DKS5K-J600SS

·         HDD: DKR5G-J1R2SS, DKS5H-J1R2SS, DKS5K-J1R2SS

·         HDD: DKR5G-J1R8SS, DKS5H-J1R8SS, DKS5K-J1R8SS

·         HDD: DKS5K-J2R4SS

·         HDD: DKR2H-H10RSS, DKS2K-H10RSS

·         HDD: DKS2K-H14RSS

·         SSD: SLB5F-M960SD, SLB5G-M960SS

·         SSD: SLB5I-M1T9SS

·         SSD: SLB5F-M3R8SS, SLR5E-M3R8SS, SLB5G-M3R8SS, SLR5F-M3R8SS, SLM5A-M3R8SS

·         SSD: SLR5E-M7R6SS, SLB5G-M7R6SS, SLR5F-M7R6SS, SLM5A-M7R6SS

·         SSD: SLB5H-M15RSS

·         SSD: SLM5A-M30RSS

·         FMD: NFHAF-Q6R4SS, NFHAL-Q6R4SS, NFHAH-Q6R4SS, NFHAJ-Q6R4SS, NFHAK-Q6R4SS

·         FMD: NFHAF-Q13RSS, NFHAH-Q13RSS, NFHAJ-Q13RSS, NFHAK-Q13RSS

2

Prerequisite OS

Before

z/OS V1R12 to V1R13 and V2R1 to V2R4

After

z/OS V1R12 to V1R13 and V2R1 to V2R5


Abbreviations

Abbreviation

Full Name

MAR

Mainframe Analytics Recorder

HTSM for Mainframe

Hitachi Tiered Storage Manager for Mainframe

BC Manager

Hitachi Business Continuity Manager

VSP G1000

Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G1000

VSP G1500

Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G1500

VSP F1500

Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform F1500

VSP 5100

Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform 5100

VSP 5500

Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform 5500

VSP 5100H

Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform 5100H

VSP 5500H

Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform 5500H

VSP 5200

Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform 5200

VSP 5600

Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform 5600

VSP 5200H

Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform 5200H

VSP 5600H

Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform 5600H

Conventions: KB and MB

This document uses the following conventions unless otherwise specified:

1 KB (kilobyte) is 1,024 bytes.

1 MB (megabyte) is 1,0242 bytes.

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