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 | Universal | Universal | Universal | Controller | Universal | Universal | Universal | Universal | Universal | Universal | Universal | Universal | Universal | Universal | Universal | Universal | Universal | Universal |
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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 ID | Platforms | Component | PTF | Description |
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D-11405 | z/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-12826 | All | UAGSRV | PS37023 | Fixes 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 ID | Platforms | Component | PTF | Description |
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D-12576 | z/OS | UAGSRV | PS37023 | Relax validation for UAG Server's AGENT_IP configuration option on z/OS to accept VIPA addresses. |
D-12652 | z/OS | UAGSRV | PS37023 | Do 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 ID | Platforms | Component | PTF | Description |
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D-12564 | z/OS | UAGSRV | PS37022 | Fix the value reported for the MIN_SSL_PROTOCOL option in the UNVAUDIT report. |
Agent 7.6.0.3 - July 9, 2024
Change ID | Platforms | Component | PTF | Description |
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D-12638 | z/OS | UAGSRV | PS37021 | 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 ID | Platforms | Component | PTF | Description |
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D-11929 | z/OS | UAGSRV UAGCFG00 | PS37015 PS37017 | Provide a new UAG Server configuration option, rerun_before_include, which is defined in Valid values and their meaning are as follows:
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D-12020 | All | UDM UDMSRV | PS37018 PS37019 | Expands support for files whose names contain multibyte (i.e., Unicode) characters. |
D-12505 | z/OS | UAGSRV | PS37015 PS37016 | Adds the following messages to provide better information when the UNVJSC cluster dataset is not found or fails to open:
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D-12543 | z/OS | UAGRERUN | PS37020 | Ensures that unexpired archived datasets are deleted by UAGRERUN's cleanup logic. |
Agent 7.6.0.1 - May 14, 2024
Change ID | Platforms | Component | PTF | Description |
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D-11270 | z/OS | UAGSRV 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-12506 | z/OS | UAGRERUN | PS37002 | 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-12559 | All (except HP-UX) | OMSSRV | 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-02039 | All | All | Miscellaneous fixes to improve Universal Agent stability and reliability. |
Agent 7.6.0.0 - April 3, 2024
Change ID | Platforms | Component | Description |
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B-09236 | z/OS | UAGSRV | Enhance options used to override a CA-7 Schedule ID with the following changes:
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B-15814 | z/OS | UAGSRV | 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-16966 | z/OS | UBROKER | 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-17780 | z/OS | UAGSRV UAGRERUN | Add support for z/OS tasks whose JCL contains a 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-17883 | All | INSTALL | Add PGP signatures to Universal Agent distribution files. For information on verifying these signatures, please refer to the following information. |
B-17927 | z/OS | UAGSRV | Provides support for the 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-18417 | z/OS | UAGRERUN | 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-18578 | All | OMS | 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-18723 | z/OS | UAGUTIL | Provides an optional installation job, UNVIN14, that can be used to assist Agent configuration. This new job will automatically generate the UNVINV14 uses the |
D-10536 | z/OS | UAGSRV | 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-11383 | All | UAGSRV | 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-11431 | z/OS | UAGSRV | Always insert the UAGRERUN step ahead of any |
D-11889 | All | OMSSRV 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-12221 | z/OS | UAGSRV | Prevent a JCL error by ensuring that line numbers are not pulled into a JCL statement when
The fix also prevents truncation of JCL statements that contain in-line data with hexadecimal values. |
D-12222 | z/OS | UAGRERUN UAGU84 UAGUSI | Resolves unexpected behavior for a z/OS task, under the following conditions:
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. |