SupportConnect - z/VSE and VSE/ESA Newsletter, Version 05.01
  

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E-News
z/VSE and VSE/ESA Newsletter
Version 05.01
June 22, 2005

In This Newsletter
Product News
> Measured Workload Pricing Announced for VSE Products
> BrightStor® CA-Dynam®/T Now Supports JCLIF Macro for VTAPE on z/VSE 3.1
> eTrust™ CA-Top Secret® Now Supports Password Suppression on z/VSE 3.1

Product Updates
> Recent Service Packs Available
> Latest Published Fixes
> Drop Support Notification

General Information
> Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
> Hyper Notifications
> CA Documentation on SupportConnectSM

Special Events
> CA WorldSM 2005

Product News
Measured Workload Pricing Announced for VSE Products
On June 21, CA introduced Measured Workload Pricing for customers running the z/VSE and VSE/ESA operating systems. Measured Workload Pricing bases licensing costs on measured system usage - rather than total potential hardware capacity - enabling customers to more closely align IT spending with changing business requirements.

Customers can establish licensing costs based on measured levels of usage, enabling them to flexibly increase usage as needed to support growing demand. Measured Workload Pricing is based on utilization metrics generated by performance measurement or resource accounting software pre-certified by CA.

A customer with 60 MIPS on a zSeries processor running z/VSE or VSE/ESA, for example, may only be utilizing the machine at 50 percent capacity - with the balance of capacity held in reserve for future business growth or periods of peak demand. Under CA's Measured Workload Pricing model, license costs are based on the actual capacity utilized. Customers can reserve the ability to leverage the full power of the mainframe until needed.

For more information, visit ca.com/zvse/.

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BrightStor® CA-Dynam®/T Now Supports JCLIF Macro for VTAPE on z/VSE 3.1
An enhancement to BrightStor® CA-Dynam®/T Tape Management for VSE R7 enables you to read a virtual tape as input to a program without inserting the VTAPE commands into the JCL. This enhancement exploits the JCLIF macro introduced by IBM in z/VSE Version 3.1.

Prior to the enhancement, BrightStor CA-Dynam/T users were required to specify a VTAPE START command in JCL to read a controlled VTAPE input version. Using the JCLIF macro, BrightStor CA-Dynam/T can specify the appropriate VTAPE START command for the user at pre-open time. You no longer need to know if a version is a VTAPE or where the file is located before a job is run. BrightStor CA-Dynam/T saves the location of the file when the VTAPE version is created. This information will be used to construct the appropriate VTAPE START command at pre-open time if a VTAPE START command was not already specified. Additionally, if the VTAPE START command was initiated by BrightStor CA-Dynam/T, a VTAPE STOP command will be issued by BrightStor CA-Dynam/T at post-close of the VTAPE file.

Sites that have a mix of virtual and real tapes no longer have to manually update JCL that reads a VTAPE file for input. This feature will save time and effort, eases the utilization of VTAPE, and can expand its use. With BrightStor CA-Dynam/T doing the work, you need to modify the job that writes the file you want kept in the VTAPE system only once.

Please contact Customer Support for more information about this enhancement, which can be implemented by applying published PTF's.

BrightStor CA-Dynam documentation includes complete information about BrightStor
CA-Dynam/T for VSE's support for VTAPE. Documentation can be downloaded at ca.com/supportconnect/, either on its own or along with the product tape.

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eTrust™ CA-Top Secret® Now Supports Password Suppression on z/VSE 3.1
eTrust™ CA-Top Secret® Security for VSE r3 has been enhanced to suppress the display of passwords entered in response to selected WTORs. Without the enhancement, a password entered in response to an authorization verification for a change to a TSS control option or in response to an authorization verification to enter TSS command mode would be displayed on the system console and would be available in clear text to any user having the ability to view the system console.

eTrust CA-Top Secret for VSE takes advantage of new operating system services to raise the standard for security and integrity by suppressing the display of sensitive information on the system console. This eTrust CA-Top Secret enhancement exploits the ROUTECDE=9 enhancement IBM introduced in z/VSE 3.1. The password suppression enhancement is not supported on VSE/ESA systems.

eTrust CA-Top Secret for VSE PTFs QO64958 and QO68740 enable this enhancement and can be obtained at ca.com/supportconnect/. With these PTFs applied, the message "0D01I REPLY TO SECURITY WTOR SUPPRESSED" will be issued rather than the password appearing on the console and in the hardcopy log.

Please access ca.com/supportconnect/ to download the PTFs or contact CA Customer Support.

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Product Updates
Recent Service Packs Available
The following service packs have recently become generally available (GA):

Unicenter® CA-FAQS® Automated Systems Operation for VSE r5 SP3

Unicenter® CA-FAQS® Production Control System for VSE r5 SP3

BrightStor® CA-Faver®2 for VSE r3.5 SP7

You can download these service packs electronically from ca.com/supportconnect/. Customers in North America can also order these service packs by calling 1-800-841-8743. For customers outside North America, please contact your local CA Support Center to determine service pack availability.

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Latest Published Fixes
For details of all the latest published fixes, please visit the support web pages and select the product(s) of your choice: ca.com/supportconnect/.

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Drop Support Notification
As previously announced, support for Unicenter® CA-Explore® Performance Management for CICS r6.8 will be discontinued on July 1, 2005. If you have not done so, please upgrade to Unicenter® CA-Explore® for CICS r7 to ensure uninterrupted technical support.

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General Information
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Q: What can I do to improve the performance of Unicenter® CA-FAQS® Automated Systems Operation for VSE?

For the answer, first log on to SupportConnectSM and then click here.

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Hyper Notifications
Are you aware of the latest hyper APARs?

Hyper solutions are those that are considered critical for the proper operation of your CA product. You can become more proactive with product maintenance by requesting automatic notification of hyper solutions for any or all of your licensed products. To register, log on to ca.com/supportconnect/ and select "Hyper Subscriptions," found on the left side of the screen. You will receive an email notification of any future hyper solutions published for the products you selected within 24 hours of publication.

To review past hyper solutions, choose "Published Solutions" and check the Hyper Solutions Only box.

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CA Documentation on SupportConnectSM
Documentation for CA products, including the VSE system products, can be found at ca.com/supportconnect/.

After you log on, select Documentation from the menu on the left under Downloads. After you agree to the terms of use, you will be able to view and download any of CA's product documentation from this central repository. Documentation is updated on an as-needed basis.

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Special Events
CA WorldSM 2005
CA World 2005 will be held November 13 - 17, 2005, at the Venetian Las Vegas and Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Be sure to check ca.com/caworld as details will become available shortly.

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