z/OS Package Maintenance Levels - Agent 7.6.x


Overview

This page identifies the package contents for all Universal Agent 7.6.x for z/OS maintenance releases, including the initial release, and the maintenance level of every component in each package.

For each release, changes made to individual components for z/OS only, and for z/OS and one or more other platforms, are identified. Maintenance level changes to a component for non-z/OS platforms are not shown.

For a list of all changes in a release - all platforms, all components - see All Platforms Package Maintenance Levels - Agent 7.6.x.

For a list of all changes in a release - all platforms, specific components - see Component Maintenance Levels - Agent 7.6.x.

Universal Agent 7.6.x for z/OS Packages

The following table identifies the maintenance level of all components contained in each Universal Agent 7.4.x for z/OS package.
 

Release

Release Date

SMP/E
Install

Universal
Broker

Universal
Automation
Center
Agent

Universal
Message
Service
(OMS)

Controller
Command
Line
Interface

Universal
Certificate

Universal
Command
Manager

Universal
Command
Server

Universal
Connector
for SAP

Universal
Connector
for PeopleSoft

Universal
Control

Universal
Database
Utilities

Universal
Data
Mover
Manager

Universal
Data
Mover
Server

Universal
Encrypt

Universal
Enterprise
Controller

Universal
Event
Monitor

Universal
FTP Client

Universal
Query

7.6.0.6

November 12, 2024

7.6.0.0

7.6.0.1

7.6.0.6


7.6.0.1

7.6.0.1

7.6.0.1

7.6.0.1

6.6.0.6


7.6.0.1

7.6.0.0

7.6.0.6

7.6.0.6

7.6.0.0

7.6.0.0

7.6.0.1

7.6.0.1

7.6.0.0

7.6.0.5

October 8, 2024

7.6.0.0

7.6.0.1

7.6.0.5


7.6.0.1

7.6.0.1

7.6.0.1

7.6.0.1

6.6.0.0


7.6.0.1

7.6.0.0

7.6.0.2

7.6.0.2

7.6.0.0

7.6.0.0

7.6.0.1

7.6.0.1

7.6.0.0

7.6.0.4

September 10, 2024

7.6.0.0

7.6.0.1

7.6.0.4


7.6.0.1

7.6.0.1

7.6.0.1

7.6.0.1

6.6.0.0


7.6.0.1

7.6.0.0

7.6.0.2

7.6.0.2

7.6.0.0

7.6.0.0

7.6.0.1

7.6.0.1

7.6.0.0

7.6.0.3

July 9, 2024

7.6.0.0

7.6.0.1

7.6.0.3


7.6.0.1

7.6.0.1

7.6.0.1

7.6.0.1

6.6.0.0


7.6.0.1

7.6.0.0

7.6.0.2

7.6.0.2

7.6.0.0

7.6.0.0

7.6.0.1

7.6.0.1

7.6.0.0

7.6.0.2

June 11, 2024

7.6.0.0

7.6.0.1

7.6.0.2


7.6.0.1

7.6.0.1

7.6.0.1

7.6.0.1

6.6.0.0


7.6.0.1

7.6.0.0

7.6.0.2

7.6.0.2

7.6.0.0

7.6.0.0

7.6.0.1

7.6.0.1

7.6.0.0

7.6.0.1

May 14, 2024

7.6.0.0

7.6.0.1

7.6.0.1


7.6.0.1

7.6.0.1

7.6.0.1

7.6.0.1

6.6.0.0


7.6.0.1

7.6.0.0

7.6.0.1

7.6.0.1

7.6.0.0

7.6.0.0

7.6.0.1

7.6.0.1

7.6.0.0

7.6.0.0

April 3, 2024

7.6.0.0

7.6.0.0

7.6.0.0


7.6.0.0

7.6.0.0

7.6.0.0

7.6.0.0

6.6.0.0


7.6.0.0

7.6.0.0

7.6.0.0

7.6.0.0

7.6.0.0

7.6.0.0

7.6.0.0

7.6.0.0

7.6.0.0

Note

Install changes refer to changes to the programs, scripts, or supporting files used to install the package. There are no changes to the actual product components.

Agent 7.6.0.6 - November 12, 2024

Change IDPlatformsComponentPTFDescription
D-11405z/OS

USAP

PS37027

Fixes the situation in which a job name longer than 14 characters may result in an error message stating that the variant "exceeds maximum allowed size of 14 bytes".

D-12841

z/OS

UDM
UDMSRV
PS37025
PS37026
Allow multiple sessions to be created from a single UDM script when SystemSSL is used.
D-12826AllUAGSRVPS37023Fixes a situation in which UAG Server may not receive OMS messages, causing submitted tasks to stay in a Queued state, although the Universal Agent is still successfully sending heartbeat messages to the Controller.

Agent 7.6.0.5 - October 8, 2024

Change IDPlatformsComponentPTFDescription
D-12576z/OSUAGSRVPS37023Relax validation for UAG Server's AGENT_IP configuration option on z/OS to accept VIPA addresses.
D-12652z/OSUAGSRVPS37023Do not require a value for the CA_CERTIFICATES configuration option when SystemSSL is used and the Agent requests OMS Server authentication.

Agent 7.6.0.4 - September 10, 2024

Change IDPlatformsComponentPTFDescription
D-12564z/OSUAGSRVPS37022Fix the value reported for the MIN_SSL_PROTOCOL option in the UNVAUDIT report.

Agent 7.6.0.3 - July 9, 2024

Change IDPlatformsComponentPTFDescription
D-12638z/OSUAGSRVPS37021

When all steps selected for rerun FLUSH, ensure the task instance for that rerun ends with a Failed status.

Agent 7.6.0.2 - June 11, 2024

Change IDPlatformsComponentPTFDescription
D-11929z/OSUAGSRV
UAGCFG00
PS37015
PS37017

Provide a new UAG Server configuration option, rerun_before_include, which is defined in UAGCFG00. This option controls whether a JCL INCLUDE statement should trigger the insertion of the UAGRERUN step.

Valid values and their meaning are as follows:

  • no -- a JCL INCLUDE statement will not trigger insertion of a UAGRERUN step. This is the default, which matches the behavior in previous versions.
  • yes – a UAGRERUN step is inserted ahead of a JCL INCLUDE statement.
D-12020AllUDM
UDMSRV
PS37018
PS37019
Expands support for files whose names contain multibyte (i.e., Unicode) characters.
D-12505z/OS

UAGSRV
UAGMCENG

PS37015
PS37016

Adds the following messages to provide better information when the UNVJSC cluster dataset is not found or fails to open:

  • UAG5656 - Dataset jscds must be a VSAM cluster, where jscds is the name of the UNVJSC dataset
  • UAG5657 - Dataset jscds could not be opened, where jscds is the name of the UNVJSC dataset
D-12543z/OSUAGRERUNPS37020Ensures that unexpired archived datasets are deleted by UAGRERUN's cleanup logic.

Agent 7.6.0.1 - May 14, 2024

Change IDPlatformsComponentPTFDescription
D-11270z/OSUAGSRV
UAGMCENG
PS37001
PS37014
Provide message UAG5656E Dataset <dsname> specified for <jcl_save_library> cannot be found to make UAG Server start failures that occur due to missing JCL_SAVE_LIBRARY datasets more clear.
D-12506z/OSUAGRERUNPS37002

Improve error messaging when UAGRERUN executes on a system that does not have UAG Server. For example, when z/OS Workload Manager routes a job to a non-Agent system within a Sysplex, include a clear description of the error and the system on which UAGRERUN ran.

D-12559All (except HP-UX)

OMSSRV
UAGCMDZ
UAGSRV
UBROKER
UCERT
UCMD
UCMSRV
UCTL 
UCTSRV
UDM
UDMSRV
UEM
UFTP

N/A
PS37004
PS37001
PS37005
PS37013
PS37008
PS37009
PS37006
PS37007
PS37010
PS37011
PS37012
PS37003
Update the OpenSSL library that Universal Agent uses to OpenSSL 1.1.1w.
E-02039AllAll
Miscellaneous fixes to improve Universal Agent stability and reliability.

Agent 7.6.0.0 - April 3, 2024

Change ID

Platforms

Component

Description

B-09236z/OSUAGSRV

Enhance options used to override a CA-7 Schedule ID with the following changes:

  • Support lists and ranges of Schedule IDs with the #JI statement (e.g., #JI,ID=(1,3,5-8,12)).
  • Accept #XI, #XO, and #XEND statements as synonyms for the #JI, #JO, and #JEND statements already supported by UAG Server
B-15814z/OS

UAGSRV
UAGUTIL

Provides a local data store that holds job history that can be used manually rerun jobs originally executed by UAG Server.

Note that any job rerun in this manner is not monitored or tracked by the z/OS Universal Agent or Universal Controller.

This feature adds the UAG Server configuration options HISTORY_DATASET and HISTORY_RETENTION. A new installation job, UNVIN12, is provided to create and configure this new feature.

See the UAGRERUN Stand Alone Execution section in the Universal Agent User Guide for complete details.

B-16966z/OSUBROKER

Provides a change that causes the Universal Broker on z/OS to mount the UNVSPOOL file system with the zFS RWSHARE option to prevent sharing violations in a Sysplex configuration.


B-17780z/OSUAGSRV
UAGRERUN

Add support for z/OS tasks whose JCL contains a JES2 /*ROUTE PRINT statement, to ensure proper output processing.

Prior to this change, output could be routed to another system before UAG Server had a chance to process it.

When UAG Server encounters this statement, it will use its JES_SYSOUT_CLASS configuration parameter to manage output processing and routing.

B-17883AllINSTALL

Add PGP signatures to Universal Agent distribution files.

For information on verifying these signatures, please refer to the following information.

B-17927z/OS

UAGSRV
UAGRERUN

Provides support for the JCL RD keyword on the JOB and EXEC statements. When RD=NR or RD=NC is specified, the Agent will mark the affected step is marked as non-restartable.

To disable this behavior, use the new UAGRERUN parameter NORDNR.

To disable this behavior for all z/OS tasks, use the new RERUN_OPTIONS option in the UAG Server configuration member, UAGCFG00.

B-18417z/OSUAGRERUN

Update UAGRERUN behavior so that it deletes datasets prior to a run or rerun of a job, including those datasets whose expiration date has not passed.

Prior to this change, unexpired datasets were not deleted by UAGRERUN's dataset cleanup processing.

B-18578All

OMS
UAGSRV

Update the Agent to rely on a dynamically-generated key to decrypt sensitive information obtained from the Controller.

This change deprecates the Universal Agent's AUTHVER configuration option.

The option, if configured, will still be recognized by UAG Server, but will no longer be honored.

B-18723z/OSUAGUTIL

Provides an optional installation job, UNVIN14, that can be used to assist Agent configuration. This new job will automatically generate the EXIT ADD statements that should be added to a SYS1.PARMLIB PROGxx member to ensure SMF exits used by the Agent are configured correctly.

UNVINV14 uses the SYS1.PARMLIB SMFPRMxx as input and generates a list of missing exit point definitions and/or SMF record types.

D-10536z/OSUAGSRV

When the Universal Agent AGENT_IP configuration option specifies an IP address instead of a host name, eliminate the UNV0182E 'Cannot resolve' error, and accept the IP address as entered.

D-11383AllUAGSRV

Fixes a UAG Server crash that may occur when multiple Remote File Monitor instances finish at the same moment as a new instance is starting.

D-11431z/OSUAGSRV

Always insert the UAGRERUN step ahead of any IF statements in the JCL. This will ensure that UAGRERUN is executed ahead of any initial EXEC or PROC statement that may be enclosed within an IF statement.

D-11889AllOMSSRV
UAGSRV
UBROKER
UCMSRV
UCTSRV
UDMSRV
UEMSRV
Changes the message digest used to sign internally-created self-signed certificates from SHA1 to SHA256 to prevent UC-OMS connection failures on newer Linux distributions
D-12221z/OSUAGSRV

Prevent a JCL error by ensuring that line numbers are not pulled into a JCL statement when

  • The JCL used for a z/OS task contains line numbers, and
  • A z/OS task variable is replaced with a value that is shorter than the variable name

The fix also prevents truncation of JCL statements that contain in-line data with hexadecimal values.

D-12222z/OSUAGRERUN
UAGU84
UAGUSI

Resolves unexpected behavior for a z/OS task, under the following conditions:

  • The z/OS task contains a Step Condition that is defined treat an ABEND as an expected result, by specifying an action of Continue/Success
  • A subsequent step in the z/OS task's JCL contains an EXEC COND= parameter that references the ABENDed step, that would normally prevent execution of the step

Prior to this fix, the EXEC COND= parameter is not honored when the ABEND occurs, and the step executes.

This fix ensures the Step Condition and the EXEC COND= configuration is honored.