For posterity, here's a summary of what's in z/VM 5.4: - System z10 processor instruction exploitation - z/VM-mode LPAR support - System ID verification on the SHUTDOWN command - DAT table performance enhancements - Dynamic LPAR memory upgrade - Dynamic virtual machine memory upgrade - Virtual CPU SHARE redistribution
- Guest FCP dump - DCSS addressing above 2 GB - OSA-Express3 Multi-Port support - Usability enhancements for QUERY VSWITCH - CMS command to issue SNMP traps - Telnet IPv6 support - TCP/IP OSD Layer 2 support - VM TCP/IP Path MTU discovery - LDAP upgrade to z/OS 1.10 level - RACF LDAP change logging and password/phrase enveloping - RACF installation defaults to DES encryption of passwords (Who loves ya?) - CMS-based SSL server with improved certificate management (available later this year) - Linux-on-z/VM installation using the Hardware Management Console (HMC) - z/VM system management API (SMAPI) enhancements - Performance Toolkit and DirMaint support enhancements - LE, C/C++, and Binder upgrades Alan Altmark z/VM Development IBM Endicott
