Hi Dennis,
There is a memo-to-users file included with VM64814 that describes the new
FEATUREs statements that are included as part of XRC timestamping support.
I believe that these statements are the additional step that you are
referring to.
You can certainly pick up VM64814 today and use XRC timestamping. VM64816
will bring along a few internal changes, but nothing that would prevent
you from using XRC timestamping today.
Thanks,
Matt
Matthew J. Rosato
z/VM I/O Development
From: "O'Brien, Dennis L" <dennis.l.o'[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Date: 09/21/2010 01:20 PM
Subject: VM64814 information
Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System <[email protected]>
I understand that VM64814 adds XRC timestamp support. The PTF's are
available. The z/VM platform update at SHARE mentioned that there would be
a SYSTEM CONFIG change to activate it. Where do I find information on
that? The recent SSL changes had a nice web page with all the details, and
one of the PTF's described the changes. I haven't been able to find any of
that for VM64814. The APAR and PTF just say "new function". If it weren't
for SHARE, and someone who told me what the APAR was for, I'd have no idea
what new function I was putting in, or that an additional step was required
to activate it.
I found a couple of references on the IBM site that said VM64814 and
VM64816 would add the function. VM64816 is "assigned to a programmer".
Does VM64814 do anything without VM64816? Will VM64816 provide the
documentation?
Dennis O'Brien
"A slipping sear could let your M203 grenade launcher fire when you least
expect it. That would make you quite unpopular in what's left of your
unit." -- August 1993 issue of PS Magazine, preventive maintenance magazine
of the US Army
