Scope: IBM Ported Tools for z/OS Upgrade from V1.2.0 to v1.3.0.
Effective Date: Beginning 12/01/2015
Group Name: MVS Software Services
Affected Locations: All z/OS 2.1 Environments
Summary: IBM Ported Tools for z/OS is a program product designed to deliver tools and applications for the z/OS platform. These applications have been modified to operate within the z/OS environment.
The following applications are available as part of IBM Ported Tools for z/OS:
Base Components:
OpenSSH
xvfb
Optional Features:
IBM HTTP Server 7.0 (carried forward from 1.2.0)
IBM HTTP Server 8.5
Justification: IBM Ported Tools for z/OS is upgrading from 1.2.0 to 1.3.0. This will improve performance and make it more consistent with OpenSSH standards.
Benefits to Users: Open standards consistency across platforms, and improved performance. OpenSSH provides secure encryption for both remote login to the z/OS shell and remote file transfer. The following are some of the utilities that it includes:
- ssh, a client program for logging into a z/OS shell. It is an alternative to rlogin.
- scp for copying files between networks. It is an alternative to rcp.
- sftp for file transfers over an encrypted ssh transport. It is an interactive file transfer program similar to ftp.
- sshd, a daemon program for ssh that listens for connections from clients.
Details: A summary of changes and the full description of all changes and enhancements can be found on the system in the following dataset:
SYSREAD.PTZ.V130.IMPACT
It is highly recommended that any user of ssh, scp, sftp or sshd, review the impact dataset to determine if any changes are required to existing jobs.
Primary Contact: Bill Gallagher - bill.gallagher@hpe.com
Secondary Contact: Dave Dyer - david.dyer@hpe.com
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