z/OS Package Maintenance Levels - Agent 7.4.x

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Overview

This page identifies the package contents for all Universal Agent 7.4.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 7.4.x.

For a list of all changes in a release - all platforms, specific components - see Component Maintenance Levels - Agent 7.4.x.

Universal Agent 7.4.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

7.4.1.8June 11, 20247.4.1.07.4.1.77.4.1.8
7.4.1.77.4.1.77.4.1.77.4.1.76.4.1.1
7.4.1.77.4.1.07.4.1.87.4.1.87.4.1.77.4.1.07.4.1.77.4.1.77.4.1.0
7.4.1.7May 14, 20247.4.1.07.4.1.77.4.1.7
7.4.1.77.4.1.77.4.1.77.4.1.76.4.1.1
7.4.1.77.4.1.07.4.1.77.4.1.77.4.1.77.4.1.07.4.1.77.4.1.77.4.1.0
7.4.1.6April 9, 20247.4.1.07.4.1.27.4.1.6
7.4.1.27.4.1.27.4.1.27.4.1.26.4.1.1
7.4.1.27.4.1.07.4.1.27.4.1.27.4.1.07.4.1.07.4.1.27.4.1.27.4.1.0
7.4.1.5March 12, 20247.4.1.07.4.1.27.4.1.5
7.4.1.27.4.1.27.4.1.27.4.1.26.4.1.1
7.4.1.27.4.1.07.4.1.27.4.1.27.4.1.07.4.1.07.4.1.27.4.1.27.4.1.0
7.4.1.4February 13, 20247.4.1.07.4.1.27.4.1.2
7.4.1.27.4.1.27.4.1.27.4.1.26.4.1.1
7.4.1.27.4.1.07.4.1.27.4.1.27.4.1.07.4.1.07.4.1.27.4.1.27.4.1.0
7.4.1.2December 12, 20237.4.1.07.4.1.27.4.1.2
7.4.1.27.4.1.27.4.1.27.4.1.26.4.1.1
7.4.1.27.4.1.07.4.1.27.4.1.27.4.1.07.4.1.07.4.1.27.4.1.27.4.1.0
7.4.1.1October 31, 20237.4.1.07.4.1.07.4.1.1
7.4.1.07.4.1.07.4.1.17.4.1.16.4.1.1
7.4.1.17.4.1.07.4.1.07.4.1.07.4.1.07.4.1.07.4.1.17.4.1.17.4.1.0
7.4.1.0July 31, 20237.4.1.07.4.1.07.4.1.0
7.4.1.07.4.1.07.4.1.07.4.1.06.4.1.0
7.4.1.07.4.1.07.4.1.07.4.1.07.4.1.07.4.1.07.4.1.07.4.1.07.4.1.0

7.4.0.0

April 4, 2023

7.4.0.0

7.4.0.0

7.4.0.0


7.4.0.0

7.4.0.0

7.4.0.0

7.4.0.0

6.3.0.0


7.4.0.0

7.4.0.0

7.4.0.0

7.4.0.0

7.4.0.0

7.4.0.0

7.4.0.0

7.4.0.0

7.4.0.0

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 7.4.1.8 - June 11, 2024

Change IDPlatformsComponentPTFDescription
D-11929z/OSUAGSRV
UAGCFG00		PS35040
PS35041

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		PS35042
PS35043		Expands support for files whose names contain multibyte (i.e., Unicode) characters.

Agent 7.4.1.7 - May 14, 2024

Change IDPlatformsComponentPTFDescription
D-11270z/OSUAGSRV
UAGMCENG		PS35027
PS35028		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-12559All (except HP-UX)

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

N/A
PS35029
PS35027
PS35031
PS35039
PS35034
PS35035
PS35032
PS35033
PS35036
PS35037
PS35038
PS35030		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 7.4.1.6 - April 9, 2024

Change ID

Platforms

Component

PTF

Description

D-10536z/OSUAGSRVPS35026

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-11431z/OSUAGSRVPS35026

Always insert the UAGRERUN step ahead of anyIFstatements in the JCL. This will ensure that UAGRERUN is executed ahead of any initialEXECorPROCstatement that may be enclosed within anIFstatement.

D-12221z/OSUAGSRVPS35026

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.

Agent 7.4.1.5 - March 12, 2024

Change ID

Platforms

Component

PTF

Description

D-12304z/OS

UAGSRV

PS35025

Improves threading support for some OpenSSL functions to prevent UAG Server unexpected terminating with an exit code 8 or an 0C4 ABEND.


Agent 7.4.1.4 - February 13, 2024

Change ID

Platforms

Component

PTF

Description

D-12222z/OS

UAGRERUN
UAGU84
UAGUSI

PS35022
PS35023
PS35024

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.

Agent 7.4.1.2 - December 12, 2023

Change ID

Platforms

Component

PTF 

Description

D-11353AllUFTP
UPPS

PS35012
N/A		Update the libcURL library used by Universal Agent components to 7.88.1 for Unix/Windows and 7.81.0 for zOS.

NOTE:The libcURL library used for the Universal Agent for HP-UX distribution was not updated.
D-11189All

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

N/A
PS35011
PS35010
PS35015
PS35013
PS35014
PS35019
PS35016
PS35017
PS35020
PS35021
PS35018
PS35012		Update the OpenSSL library used by Universal Agent components to 1.1.1u.

NOTE:The OpenSSL library used for the Universal Agent for HP-UX distribution was not updated.
D-11889AllOMSSRV
UAGSRV
UBROKER
UCMSRV
UCTSRV
UDMSRV
UEMSRV		N/A
PS35010
PS35015
PS35014
PS35017
PS35021
N/A		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

Agent 7.4.1.1 - October 31, 2023

Change ID

Platforms

Component

PTF

Description

D-11174All

UFTP
UCMD
UCMSRV
UCTL
UCTSRV
UEM
USAP

PS35003
PS35004
PS35005
PS35006
PS35007
PS35008
PS35009

Prevent an error when the value of the -pwd option contains a single space (e.g., -pwd " ").
D-11392z/OSUAGSRVPS35001Prevent an error when a z/OS task is rerun under the following conditions:
  • the task's JCL is pulled from the specified JCL Override Library, and
  • a JCLLIB statement is manually inserted within JCL statements that UAG Server generates and inserts into the JCL
D-11411z/OSUFTP
UCMD
UCTL
UEM
USAP		PS35003
PS35004
PS35006
PS35008
PS35009		Fixes a problem introduced in UA 7.3.0.0 that prevents Universal Agent components from reading a plain-text command file specified with the -f / -file option in a job's SYSIN. 

D-11458AllUAGSRVPS35001Fixes a problem where UAG Server memory's consumption may gradually increase following repeated, forced reconnections to OMS Server.


Agent 7.4.1.0 - July 31, 2023

Change ID

Platforms

Component

Description

B-17755z/OSUAGSRV

Add Agent support for the new Trigger on Create option for Change file monitors. This allows a zOS agent to look for dataset creations or changes from the same file monitor task instance.

D-11413z/OSUDM
UDMSRV

Fixes a situation in which a UDM file transfer will fail if an attempt is made to allocate a zOS dataset with an EXPDT equal to one of the following special values:

  • 00000 - allocate the dataset with no expiration date

  • 98000 - used by some tape management systems control when datasets are uncataloged and tape volumes become available for re-use

  • 99000 - used by some tape management systems control when datasets are uncataloged and tape volumes become available for re-use

  • 99365 - allocate the dataset so that it never expires

  • 99366 - allocate the dataset so that it never expires

When none of the above 5-digit values are used, UDM will still expect a 7-digit expiration date as it did prior to this change.

D-11424z/OS

UAGU83

Fixes a problem where an ABEND within the UAGU83 SMF exit module could cause RMF to terminate with an S0C1.

Agent 7.4.0.0 - April 4, 2023

Change ID

Platforms

Component

Description

B-05768All

OMSSRV
UAGCMD
UAGSRV
UBROKER
UCERT
UCMD
UCTL
UDM
UEM
UFTP
UPPS

Add support for the following Ephemeral Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDHE) ciphers:

  • ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384

  • ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384

  • ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256

  • ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256

B-10116AllUAGSRV

Provide the ability to automatically retrieve output for Remote File Monitor tasks.

The ability to retrieve output for Remote File Monitor tasks was available prior to UA 7.4.0.0, but this change allows output to retrieved automatically and made available for viewing as soon as the task ends.

B-14696AllUAGSRV

Increase the number of characters supported in the Remote Server field of a File Transfer Task from 63 to 100 characters.

B-15846All

OMSSRV
UAGSRV

Increase the maximum message size that can be transferred between UAG Server and OMS Server from 6 MB to 1 GB. 

The maximum message size allowed can be configured via the new OMS Server configuration option, MAX_MSG_SIZE. Similarly, a new MSG_CHUNK_OPTION option is provided to specify the maximum size for any single message transmitted. Any payload that exceeds this size will be split into multiple messages until the entire payload is transferred.

B-16116z/OSUAGSRV

Using the new RERUN_PROC_NAME option, allows customized JCL that executes the UAGRERUN utility to be inserted into a job executed from a z/OS task.

This customized JCL would replace the default OPSSTP00 step that UAG Server inserts by default.

B-16798AllUFTPProvide the SFTP_UPLOAD_BUFFER_SIZE option to UFTP to configure the size of read/write buffers for SFTP transfers.
B-16815AllUAGSRV
UBROKER
PKG

Add the ability to set the UAG Server MESSAGE_LEVEL and LOGLVL values at:

  • Installation, using the --ac_message_level and --ac_loglvl command line options for Unix Installs and Windows user mode installs (the Windows system mode install uses AC_MESSAGE_LEVEL and AC_LOGLVL installation properties)
    • In addition to command line properties, the Windows interactive installs provide a new dialog to set these options
  • Universal Broker startup. using the new uag_message_level and uag_loglvl command line options or the UAGLEVEL and UAGLOGLVL environment variables
D-07252AllUDMEnsure that passwords saved to UDM script variables are scrubbed whenever those variable's values are printed.
D-10150z/OSUAGRERUNEnsure that a SYSTEM_ID value of less than 4 characters does not result in a "no JMT found" error when the Universal Agent for z/OS starts.
D-10510z/OSUDM
UDMSRV

Eliminate all "benign" ICH408I message occurrences from the RACF log. 

These messages would sometimes appear during UDM's processing, when checking for access to resources it required. UDM would silently ignore the situation that caused these messages, using an alternate execution path. This change will ensure that UDM takes no action that could result in these messages. 

D-10727z/OSUCMDFix an issue that prevented a z/OS UCMD Manager from performing a success network fault tolerant (NFT) recovery when SystemSSL was used.
D-10833AllUBROKERFix a timing issue that cause UAG Server to shutdown with an exit code of -2 if the Universal Broker were temporarily unresponsive.
D-10910AllUBROKERFix a memory leak that, if left unchecked, could require frequent Universal Broker restarts.
D-10934AllUBROKERFix a memory leak that could occur within the Universal Broker Memory when responding to a UAG Server configuration refresh request
D-11003z/OSUAGSRVFix a situation in which a z/OS File Monitor task could be triggered more than once for the same dataset or file
D-11059z/OSUAGSRVFix a situation in which the step that executes the UAGRERUN utility is inserted into a z/OS task's JCL at an unexpected/unsupported location
D-11118AllUAGSRVFix a situation in which tasks could end with a Start Failure or say in a Queued status if the Agent's hostname is longer than 62 characters.
D-11163AllUAGSRVPrevent the Agent from falling offline if its task output (or any message sent transferred via OMS) is larger than 6 MB.
D-11188z/OSUFTPUpdate the version of libSSH2 used by Universal Agent for z/OS from 1.7.0 to 1.10.0.