Hitachi Tiered Storage Manager for Mainframe 9.8.0-00 Release Notes
About this document
This document (RN-92HC208-15, February 2022) provides late-breaking information about Hitachi Tiered Storage Manager for Mainframe 9.8.0-00. 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 Hitachi Tiered Storage Manager for Mainframe.
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About this release
This release is a major release that adds new features.
Product package contents
Medium | CD-ROM | Revision |
Software | Hitachi Tiered Storage Manager for Mainframe | 9.8.0-00 |
Documents | Hitachi Command Suite Tiered Storage Manager for Mainframe User Guide | MK-92HC207-08 |
Hitachi Storage Management Software for Mainframe Messages | MK-92HC227-16 |
New features and important enhancements
Item | New Features and Enhancements |
New features | VSP 5200, VSP 5600, VSP 5200H, VSP 5600H storage systems are now supported. |
z/OS V2R5 is now supported as an operating system. |
System requirements
Operating system requirements
Refer to “Prerequisites for HTSM for Mainframe” in the Hitachi Tiered Storage Manager for Mainframe 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 lower |
2 | Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform 5600 | 90-08-00 or later | 0x52 or lower |
3 | Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform 5200H | 90-08-00 or later | 0x52 or lower |
4 | Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform 5600H | 90-08-00 or later | 0x52 or lower |
5 | Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform 5100 | 90-01-40 or later | 0x51 or lower |
6 | Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform 5500 | 90-01-40 or later | 0x51 or lower |
7 | Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform 5100H | 90-01-40 or later | 0x51 or lower |
8 | Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform 5500H | 90-01-40 or later | 0x51 or lower |
9 | Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform F1500 | 80-05-01 or later | 0x4A or lower |
10 | Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G1500 | 80-05-01 or later | 0x4A or lower |
11 | Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G1000 | 80-01-01 or later | 0x4A or lower |
Prerequisite programs
Refer to “Prerequisites for HTSM for Mainframe” in the Hitachi Tiered Storage Manager for Mainframe User Guide.
# | Program name | Notes |
1 | DFSMS™ | Standard OS component |
2 | ISPF | Standard OS component |
3 | TSO/E | Standard OS component |
4 | TSO/E REXX | Standard OS component |
5 | Security Server | To use the resource access control facility (RACF™) |
6 | 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. |
7 | Business Continuity Manager | This is needed when applying the tiering policy to S-VOLs by linking with Business Continuity Manager. This applies to versions 7.5.0 and later. |
Memory and disk space requirements
Refer to “Preparations before using HTSM for Mainframe” in the Hitachi Command Suite Tiered Storage Manager for Mainframe User Guide.
Virtual memory requirements
The followings indicate the necessary user regions to run HTSM for Mainframe.
For the user region of 16 MB or less
1,024 KB
For the extended user region of 16 MB or more
4,000 KB + (4
Use the following formula when HTSM for Mainframe is used with BC Manager:
4,000 KB + (4
Disk space requirements
Files to be installed | Required space (track) | Number of Directories |
HDSKSAMT | 15 tracks | 5 |
HDSKLNKT | 45 tracks | 20 |
HDSKLPAT | 1 track | 1 |
HDSKPRCT | 1 track | 10 |
HDSKEXET | 10 tracks | 10 |
HDSKEXVT | 10 tracks | 10 |
HDSKPNLT | 30 tracks | 200 |
HDSKMSGT | 1 track | 5 |
HDSKTABT | 1 track | 5 |
System requirements have been integrated into the document "Hitachi Command Suite System Requirements" (MK-92HC209). In this document, system requirements are presented in the form of requirements for each type of server, rather than the requirements for individual Hitachi Command Suite products.
Specification differences from the previous version
This section describes the specification differences from the previous version.
Item | Specification in V9.1.0-00 | New specification in V9.8.0 |
KTDEMO01 | The PREFIX parameter was not necessary to execute this script. | The PREFIX parameter is necessary to execute this script. |
KTDEMO03 | The PREFIX parameter was not necessary to execute this script. | The PREFIX parameter is necessary to execute this script. |
Resolved problems
# | Corrected Problems | Applied products | Applied OS |
1 | The following problem was fixed: The Relocation priority function cannot be used for an HDT volume created in VSP G1000 or VSP G1500 whose micro version is 80-06-80 or higher. The issue occurs if the following conditions are met: - HTSM for MF whose version is from 8.1.0 to 9.1.0 is used. - Create Tiering Policy Group definition files containing HDT volume created on VSP G1000 or VSP G1500 whose micro version is 80-06-80 or higher. - Execute KTIMPORT command. Workaround: none Recovery: none | HTSM for MF | All |
Known problems
Problems |
The value of the total used capacity shown in HTSM for MF excludes the reserved capacity for a DP pool with Full Allocation enabled volumes. For this reason, note when checking the following values: REXX variables - <stem1>.LOCAL.SNnnnnn.CUxx.CCAxx.Used ISPF panels - Total field on the Tiering Policy Group Summary panel. - Total field on the Tiering Policy Group Volume List panel - %Used field or Total field on the Tiering Policy Group Pool List panel. - Total field on the Tiering Policy Group Storage Group List panel. - Total field on the Volume Status Detail panel. - Total field in the Current Relocation Information area on the Pool Status Detail panel. - Total field on the Tiering Policy Group Volume Status Detail panel. - Total field in the Current Relocation Information area on the Tiering Policy Group Pool Status Detail panel. The following value is also evaluated without including Reserved Capacity in overall Capacity for a DP pool with Full Allocation enabled volumes. - Pools exceeding threshold field on the Tiering Policy Group Summary panel. You can check the used capacity and the reserved capacity on the Storage Navigator as follows. - DP pool unit: Used and Reserved field on the Pools tab in the Pools window. - DP volume unit: Used and Reserved field on the Virtual Volumes tab of the target pool. You can check if the Full Allocation is enabled as follows. - Full Allocation field on the Virtual Volumes tab of the target pool. |
Installation precautions
Refer to “Installation and Setup” in the Hitachi Command Suite Tiered Storage Manager for Mainframe User Guide for full details on the installation of HTSM for Mainframe.
Before the installation, ensure the required dataset capacity, the number of the directories in the distribution libraries and the target libraries.
Version description
The main panel displays a version number of this product as follows:
Version 9.8.0-00
A version displayed in the KTA400I message on the KTDSPENV command is as follows:
Version 9.8.0-00
A version displayed on the KTENV command is as follows:
Version 9.8.0-00(02)
A version displayed in the ISPF Setting Information panel and in the YKK001I on the KTINSCHK command is as follows:
Version 9.8.0-00(02)
In the "Hitachi Command Suite Tiered Storage Manager for Mainframe User Guide", replace CHKTnnn and Vnnnnnn as follows:
# | In the manual | Replace with |
1 | CHKTnnn | CHKT902 |
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 7.5.0-00(00) or later
Usage precautions
None
Documentation
Available documents
Document name | Document number | Issue date |
Hitachi Command Suite Tiered Storage Manager for Mainframe User Guide | MK-92HC207-08 | October 2021 |
Hitachi Storage Management Software for Mainframe Messages | MK-92HC227-16 | October 2021 |
Documentation errata
# | Guide Name | Location to be updated | Updates | |
1 | Messages | KTC001E Description | Before | No parameter was specified in parameter-name. |
After | The name or value of the parameter was not supplied in processing. | |||
2 | KTC003E Description | Before | The value specified by parameter-name is invalid. | |
After | The value specified by parameter-name is invalid. The probable causes are as follows: The value of the parameter is invalid. The value of the PREFIX is different from the prefix of the DD data set name. | |||
3 | User Guide | 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 |
HTSM for Mainframe | Hitachi Tiered Storage Manager for Mainframe |
BC Manager | Hitachi Business Continuity Manager |
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 |
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 F1500 | Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform F1500 |
VSP G1500 | Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G1500 |
VSP G1000 | Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G1000 |
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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