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Jim's Top 111 Migration References for z/OS 1.7

A well-researched list of migration resources.

As is true with so many topics today, there are volumes and volumes of information on the Internet regarding z/OS migration. But a search on z/OS migration usually results in so many hits many of which are outdated or irrelevant that one finds oneself overwhelmed and in the position of trying to separate the wheat from the chaff. Where among all those hits are the ones that will provide you with meaningful direction, or with useful information to augment your migration to a current release of z/OS? How can you find what you need without spending hours or days weeding through all the references a search engine provides you, and what are the right search keywords to get what you want?

Based on the extensive research and searches it took to build the z/OS Migration Starter Kit (and then fill it with these and more specific references, see ), and after creating numerous articles and Webcasts on the subject, I've compiled a list of best references for z/OS V1.7 migration.

Don't forget, z/OS 1.4 and 1.5 are only supported until 3/31/2007, and z/OS 1.6 is supported for only six months more, until September 2007 (projected). z/OS 1.7 gives you an additional year of support beyond any of these releases. Most germaine of all, z/OS 1.7 is the last release to provide coexistence/fallback support with z/OS 1.4. Lastly, it will not be possible to order z/OS 1.7 after September of this year (projected), and no release earlier than that can be ordered as of 10/24/2005. For a z/OS 1.4 installation to upgrade to z/OS 1.8 or later, you will almost certainly have to upgrade to z/OS 1.7 first. So if you haven't already completely migrated to z/OS 1.7, you need to put specific plans in place now.

Hopefully the references listed below will help, and good luck with your migration!

Migration References for z/OS V1.7

• IBM z/OS V1.7 Delivers Advances In Business Resiliency And Security Announcement Letter
• IBM z/OS.e V1.7 Brings New Levels Of Affordability To Enterprise And Web-based Applications Announcement Letter
• Preview: z/OS V1.7: World-class Computing For On Demand Business Announcement Letter
• z/OS V1.6 Availability Letter and z/OS V1.7 Preview
• z/OS, z/OS.e, and OS/390 marketing and service announce, availability, and withdrawal dates
• z/OS V1.7 Migration - All Supported Migration Paths (PDF)
• z/OS V1.7 Migration - All Supported Migration Paths (BKMGR)
• z/OS and z/OS.e V1.7 Planning for Installation (PDF)
• z/OS and z/OS.e V1.7 Planning for Installation (BKMGR)
• SHARE Presentation: Migrating to z/OS 1.7: Part 1 Get Ready!
• SHARE Presentation: Migrating to z/OS 1.7: Part 2 Get Set!
• SHARE Presentation: Migrating to z/OS 1.7: Part 3 GO!
• SHARE Presentation: z/OS V1.7 User Experience Part 1
• SHARE Presentation: z/OS V1.7 User Experience Part 2
• IBM Redbook: z/OS Version 1 Release 7 Implementation
• IBM Redbook: Communications Server for z/OS V1R7 TCP/IP Implementation, Volume 1: Base Functions, Connectivity, and Routing
• IBM Redbook: Communications Server for z/OS V1R7 TCP/IP Implementation, Volume 2
• IBM Redbook: Communications Server for z/OS V1R7 TCP/IP Implementation, Volume 3
• IBM Redbook: Communications Server for z/OS V1R7 TCP/IP Implementation, Volume 4: Policy-Based Network Security
• IBM Redbook: z/OS Distributed File Service zSeries File System Implementation z/OS V1R7
• IBM Redbook: UNIX System Services z/OS Version 1 Release 7 Implementation
• z/OS Statements of Direction and Notable Changes
• z/OS V1.7 Introduction and Release Guide
• What's New in z/OS V1R7?
• SHARE Presentation: What's New in z/OS
• SHARE Presentation: What's New in z/OS?, by Mary Beth Bradley and John Eells
• z/OS V1R7 Migration and Installation Home Page
• Software Developers Supporting z/OS V1.7 and z.OS.e V1.7
• Minimum Releases of IBM Software Products That Run With z/OS and z/OS.e V1.7
• z/OS V1.4 to V1.7 Migration (PDF)
• z/OS V1.4 to V1.7 Migration (BKMGR)
• z/OS V1.5 to V1.7 Migration (PDF)
• z/OS V1.5 to V1.7 Migration (BKMGR)
• z/OS V1.6 to V1.7 Migration (PDF)
• z/OS V1.6 to V1.7 Migration (BKMGR)
• z/OS V1.7 Elements and Features
• z/OS V1.7 Program Directory
• z/OS V1.7 Planning and Installation Bookshelf
• z/OS V1.7 Summary of Message and Interface Changes
• z/OS V1.7 Overview Bookshelf
• SHARE Presentation: JES2 z/OS 1.7 Migration, by Chip Wood
• SHARE Presentation: JES2 z/OS 1.7 Product Update, Chip Wood
• SHARE Presentation:JES2 for z/OS 1.7 Large Spool, NJE over TCP/IP, & Other Features et. al., by Chip Wood & Tom Wasik
• SHARE Presentation: JES2 Project Opening - JES2 & SDSF Latest Status, by John Hutchinson
• SHARE Presentation: SDSF Changes for z/OS V1.7, by Bill Keller
• SHARE Presentation: JES3 z/OS 1.7 Product Overview, by Peter Kania
• SHARE Presentation: JES3 z/OS 1.7 Product Update and Latest Status, by Peter Kania
• SHARE Presentation: Now Playing At A Screen Near You - z/OS Console Restructure, by David Hom
• SHARE Presentation: z/OS 1.7 Changes in MVS Device Allocation Serialization: Q4, CHGDEVS and Group Locking
• SHARE Presentation: ServerPac - Enhancements from z/OS V1.6 and z/OS V1.7, by Lucy Miller
• SHARE Pres.: What's New in DFSMShsm, by Edward Baker
• SHARE Presentation: DFSMSrmm Boldly Goes Aboard The New Enterprise, by Mike Wood
• SHARE Pres.: Large Sequential Data Sets, by Wayne Rhoten
• SHARE Presentation: DFSMShsm Data Mover Recent Enhancements, by Lisa Gundy
• SHARE Presentation: VSAM RLS 64-Bit Buffering, by Terri Menendez
• SHARE Presentation: Using the New and Improved Health Checker
• SHARE Presentation: Writing Your Own z/OS V1.7 Health Checker
• SHARE Presentation: SMP/E Internet Service Retrieval, by Ken Quackenbush
• SHARE Presentation: z/OS Language Environment Setup and Customization, by Thomas Petrolino
• SHARE Pres.: ISPF & SCLM +, What's New, Peter van Dyke
• SHARE Presentation: ISPF & SCLM+ Trends & Directions, by Clive Nealon and Liam Doherty
• SHARE Pres.: What's New in z/OS C/C++, by Kendrick Wong
• SHARE Presentation: High Level Assembler: New and Useful Features in Release 5, by John Ehrman
• SHARE Presentation: What's New in COBOL for z/OS: Enterprise COBOL for z/OS V3R4, by Stephen Miller
• SHARE Pres.: What's New in PL/I z/OS & Migration, by Barry Balk
• SHARE Presentation: What's New in z/OS Communications Server?, by Sam Reynolds, Mac Devine, and Alfred Christensen
• SHARE Presentation: OSA-Express2 Bringing You The Latest In Networking, by Aleksandra Blagic and Connie Beuselinck
• SHARE Presentation: Overview of TCP/IP Security Features in z/OS Communications Server, By Lin Overby
• SHARE Presentation: RACF Update, by Mark Nelson
• SHARE Presentation: RMF The Latest And Greatest
• SHARE Presentation: z/OS Security Strategies and Futures, by Jim Porell
• SHARE Presentation: What's New In z/OS V1.7 UNIX System Services?
• SHARE Presentation: The z/OS V1.7 Health Checker
• SHARE Presentation: Cheryl's Hot Flashes #15
• SHARE Presentation: Cheryl's Hot Flashes #14
• Seattle SHARE MVS SCP Proceedings
• Seattle SHARE Enterprise-Wide Capacity and Performance Proceedings
• Boston SHARE MVS SCP Proceedings
• Boston SHARE Enterprise-Wide Capacity and Performance Proceedings
• z/OS V1.7 MVS Bookshelf
• z/OS V1.7 JES2 Bookshelf
• z/OS V1.7 JES3 Bookshelf
• z/OS V1.7 DFSMS Bookshelf
• z/OS V1.7 Communications Server Bookshelf
• z/OS V1.7 Language Environment Bookshelf
• z/OS V1.7 UNIX System Services
• z/OS V1.7 Security Srvr. & Integrated Security Svcs. Bookshelf
• z/OS V1.7 XL C/C++
• z/OS V1.6 DFSORT Bookshelf
• z/OS V1.7 HCD Bookshelf
• High Level Assembler for MVS & VM & VSE V1R5.0 Bookshelf
• ICKDSF R17 Bookshelf
• z/OS V1.7 ISPF Bookshelf
• z/OS V1.7 Parallel Sysplex for z/OS: Getting Started Bookshelf
• z/OS V1.6 OSA/SF Bookshelf
• z/OS V1.7 RMF Bookshelf
• z/OS V1.7 SDSF Bookshelf
• SMP/E V3.4 for z/OS Bookshelf
• z/OS TSO/E V1.7 Bookshelf
• zSeries Platform Test Report for z/OS and Linux Virtual Servers
• IBM Publications Search
• IBM Redbooks
• IBM Technical Documents (Flashes, White Papers, etc.)
• IBM Support (APARs, PTFs)
• IBMLINK (APARs, PSP, Q&A: you must have a license and signon from IBM)
• IBM ResourceLink (forums, tools; registration is required)
• IBM-MAIN (forums, archives; registration is required)
• Mainframehelp.com (articles, presentations, Migration Starter Kits)
• IBM z/OS Wizards
• z/OS Migration Starter Kit
• SOFTCAP Performance Analysis Tool

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