Important:
Before applying any DirMaint service via RSU or SDO in the year 2000
(or later), you must first apply the PTF for VMSES/E APAR VM62316.
Refer to:
http://www.vm.ibm.com/service/news/vm62316.html
for more details.
2004-08-03:
The DirMaint Product release 5 will become unsupported
as of 2005-12-31.
Customers using DirMaint release 5 on z/VM 3.1.0 or earlier
should migrate to z/VM Version 4 or z/VM Version 5
with the corresponding DirMaint Function Level
as a pre-installed but optional priced feature.
2003-11-13:
DirMaint release 5
recommended service upgrade (RSU) number 0301 is now available
as PTF UV99150. Several
new function APARs are included,
including support for z/VM 3.1.0.
Note:
Before applying RSU 9703, or later, please issue a DIRM QUERY DVHLEVEL
command and check the result. If the current service level is 9702,
or earlier, please see the special considerations for applying
PTF UV59982 for APAR VM60509 which is now included on the RSU.
Note:
If you are migrating from CMS Level 12 (VM/ESA 2.1.0), or earlier,
please refer to the
CRC Migration instructions.
1997-11-14:
If your DIRMAINT server has a USER INPUT file in the search order,
please RENAME it (or them) to USER INPUTOLD.
Refer to APAR VM61398 for further information.
(PTF UV60086 corrects this problem and is included on RSU 9704,
and later.)
DirMaint release 5 became generally available in October of 1995,
and
(until 2005-12-31)
supports VM/ESA releases:
VM Version
DirMaint PTF####
DirMaint APAR###
DirMaint RSU
VM/ESA 1.1.5
n/a
none
none
VM/ESA 1.2.1
n/a
none
none
VM/ESA 1.2.2
n/a
none
none
VM/ESA 2.1.0
n/a
none
none
VM/ESA 2.2.0
UV59818
VM60538
9701
VM/ESA 2.3.0
UV60087
VM61371
9704
VM/ESA 2.4.0
UV60428
VM62147
9901
z/VM 3.1.0
UV60621
VM62609
0101
DirMaint R5 is believed to function on z/VM V4, provided that your
directory entries only contain statements that are valid on z/VM V3
and earlier; however, this is not a supported environment.
DirMaint R5 will not be "fixed" to run on z/VM V4 and is not being
enhanced to support z/VM V4 directory statements.
Note:
If you are migrating from CMS Level 12 (VM/ESA 2.1.0) or earlier,
to CMS level 13 (VM/ESA 2.2.0) or later,
please refer to the
CRC Migration instructions.
Note:
If you have DFSMS function level 221 installed,
please refer to the
setting up for DFSMS instructions;
in addition to applying:
DFSMS PTF UM27392 for APAR VM59612,
DFSMS PTF UM29324 for APAR VM60140,
DFSMS PTF UM29738 for APAR VM62522,
and DirMaint PTF UV60579 for APAR VM62600
(on RSU 0101 via PTF UV99150).
Note:
If you have RACF 1.9.2 installed, you must have
RACF PTF UV59556 for APAR VM60078 applied.
Important:
Before applying any DirMaint service via RSU or SDO in the year 2000
(or later), you must first apply the PTF for VMSES/E APAR VM62316.
Refer to:
http://www.vm.ibm.com/service/news/vm62316.html
for more details.
As of 2003-11-13,
the latest DirMaint release 5 recommended service upgrade
(RSU 0301) is available as PTF UV99150.
The RSU includes
new function APARs
as well as PTFs to prevent encountering problems that have already
been reported and fixed. You can use a DIRM QUERY DVHLEVEL command
to determine your current DirMaint service level.
Note:
Before applying RSU 9703, or later, please issue a DIRM QUERY DVHLEVEL
command and check the result. If the current service level is 9702,
or earlier, please see the special considerations for applying
PTF UV59982 for APAR VM60509 which is now included on the RSU.
As of 2000-02-09,
the latest DirMaint release 5 Program Directory
is available as PTF UV98150.
A 38PP or 3820 family printer is required to print this,
along with the fonts from BookMaster release 4.
If you do not have a suitable printer (or the BookMaster fonts), you can
download the Program Directory to a
PostScript family printer, or to a
Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) printer,
which may be viewed using a freely downloadable
Adobe Acrobat Reader,
or contact DirMaint support (see below)
and we'll mail you a copy.
The test instructions in appendix A.1, A.2, and A.3 of the DirMaint
1.5.0 Program Directory are specifically designed to
systematically test the functions of the DirMaint product
in a sequence such that the point of failure, if any,
isolates the cause and identifies the necessary corrective action.
After a period of production,
there is small likelihood that this procedure will encounter any problem,
and is unnecessarily involved for routine regression testing.
Our new
fast test provides an easier and faster alternative.
If the test is successful, testing is complete.
If the test fails, there is no indication of the cause;
return to and follow the more detailed steps
to isolate the cause and identify the solution.
