Velocity Software's zPRO Product Roadmap

It is Velocity Software's intent to keep all software up to date, be defect free and to meet all customer requirements. These updates are provided in the normal maintenance stream and are available on this web site.

New releases are provided for major enhancements. When new releases are provided, existing releases are supported for at least one year for defects. Upgrades are at no charge and should not have any impact on operations.

zPRO Upcoming Release Roadmap

Note: The following dates and features may change without notice.

Interim releases, also called maintenace releases, will be included as minor fixes become available between major releases (those ending in zero).

• Targeted 2024
  • zSPOOL enhancements,
    • track open consoles and allow "re-Open" after a spool-full situation that closes all open consoles
    • track utilization and alert / actions depending on how fast spool usage is growing / limits
    • track specific open consoles for run-away growth; actions to take based on server/size (close,purge,msg,email)
  • zSEG enhancement to transfer a backed-up segment to another system
  
  
• Future Developement Proposals
  • RESTFul API support for Feilong-style calls (long term)
  • z/VM Administration - SYSTEM CONFIG updates
  • z/VM Administration - TCPIP configuration
  • z/VM Administration - IPGATE configuration
  • z/VM Administration - EMC HMC/storage management
  • z/VM Administration - Certificate management
  • z/VM Administration - VDISK management
  • z/VM Administration - CP Resource Pool Settings management (performance)
  • GOLDEF conditional statements
  • Dashboards; windows with multiple panels
  • Graphs support for charting data

Release History

• 5.4.1.9 - Released March 03, 2025
  • Added Features
    • Support of DEFINE.MDISK in VMCMD for RACF
    • Added MenuTip directive to DIRMODELs that allows for mouse-over tips on the main menu
    • Added AUTHs for NETWORK and NETWORK_CHG that allows users to be set up to view Virtual Network details and not change anything
    • Added a NOTIFICATIONS option to Backup/Restore configuration that allows for email IDs to be notified if any errors occur during backup processing
  • Fixes
    • Improve output for Kubernetes details and reduce data transmission time
    • Improved table filtering to identify all special cell contents
    • In backup/restore processing, addition checks are done for packed files and depending on the compaction chosen, the file is handled accordingly
    • Account for commas in the storage group field when selecting file pools
    • Added additional debugging for directory management calls
    • Corrected logic that was checking for the MINIOPT statement in the directory for disk cloning
    • Adjusted timer with CP FOR command responses and accounted for any HCPFOR error messages
    • Modified JSON processing to improve throughput by 180%
    • Improved SFS FilePool details output to included Grantee details; legend added
    • Corrected bug in zSPOOL Report details when spool is 100% full
    • Added an additional check for the target userid before cloning is attempted
  
  
• 5.4.1.8 - Released January 10, 2025
  • Added Features
    • Manage Capacity Records on CPC HMC

      This added feature allows you to review the CPC Capacity Records that are available (Capacity on Demand) and make adjustments to them by adding or removing available engines from the CPC

    • File store, fetch and delete added to zPRO API support

      zPRO APIs can now store (upload), fetch (download) and delete files from the z/VM system. Additional use details are documented in the zPRO RESTful API manual

    • Added Disk Details support to API call of report_cmdb
    • Allow running the spool-purge rule test from any member in a cluster
    • Included FILEPOOL CATALOG details on SFS File Pool Full Report
    • New SSLONLY directive in ZPRO CONFIG to force all connections to zPRO to use HTTPS
    • Added FORCESYSTEM parm to ZPRESTOR routine to be able to restore from a source that was backed up on a different member of a cluster
    • Restoring a file to another userid's RDR can now be specified as "userid AT node" if RSCS is available
  • Fixes
    • Additional HELP added for numerious panels
    • Changed validation of userid state from "CP QUERY userid" to "CP QUERY USERS userid" where needed
    • When adding security rules, catch any errors from ESM and handle
    • Added S2 option when using VMARC to pack backup files
    • Correct BLKSIZE var setting for directory manager utilities
    • ZVRM: Handle no CPU default status value
    • Report Engine will now include the zPRO WORKAREA directory when looking for the report data/content
    • Corrected issue with multiple radio buttons with one selected by default and marked "REQUIRED", where the UI didn't detect the selection
    • When picking new real devices for allocating, zPRO will only select a FREE one that is not currently in use by another userid already
    • On backup reports, if the MDISK or DIR is empty, issue a warning and not an error
    • For backup report viewing, use internal work directory for hand-off to web server instead of inter-machine buffer (prevent overflow)
    • Corrected an issue in finding CP Directory sections when no INCLUDE statement was found
    • On the zPRO Post Install, display the correct return code when the 391 has an issue from VMLINK
    • Fixed an issue when the CPC interface tool is used from ZADMIN (ZPROAPI) and an update to the config file is required
    • On intialization, check if ZADMIN is down on other members before checking for FORCE/XAUTOLOG command auths
    • Added additional debugging for hostname evaluation to dump details on where the hostnames are obtained from (Manage Owned Servers view)
  
  
• 5.4.1.7 - Released October 17, 2024
  • Added Features
    • Added DASD/MDISK storage size limits to cap allocations for users and modified the Resource Summary report to include them. Storage size limits are added to the DASD_MAX and MDISK_MAX records as the second parm (ie, "MDISK_MAX * 1T" - indicates unlimited MDISKS can be added but only up to 1 Terabyte total storage)
    • Updates to zPRO API support: GOLDOPT parm support for guest_create added; guest_add_disks support added for Teribytes; added guest_set_share, vswitch_create and vswitch_delete APIs; updated guest_add_disks to support format, label, blksize options; added SSI Cluster/Member info to host_get_info output; set the "live" flag to "true" by default for guest_set_share; added output for guest_get_info to include defaultshare and actualshare values
    • Added ability to format a CMS MDISK on a member that does not own the disk
    • Added SHARE Absolute and Limits when editing a server's details
    • Added support for CP QUERY SCPID to show the IPL'd system type
    • Added VERIFY directive for dialog windows (DIRMODEL) that do not have any specific buttons defined; issues a pop-up message when Process Request is clicked
    • Added NSLOOKUP directive for ZPRO CONFIG that allows for sites that do not have a DNS server with their server hostnames defined; NSLOOKUP FALSE disables all NSLOOKUPs within the product to reduce time
    • Added DIRM_TIMEOUT directive (Support use ONLY) to set a higher timeout value for DIRMAINT requests on slow systems
    • Added Disk Details option to the CMDB report output to include the disk virtual address, volser and size in CYLS/BLKS and M/G/T bytes
  • Fixes
    • Replaced dependency on zVIEW with calls to zPRO CGIs on remote members to gather zMON data
    • Identified memory values in tables formatted with a "B" on the end (nnnMB) to sort properly
    • Job Queue messages translate double quotes for json to show properly
    • Corrected the persistent/temporary radio buttons when adding a VSWITCH
    • zSPOOL will use the USERLIST directive for non-ADMIN users to determine all userids in scope to show
    • Adjusted SITES to match up better depending on connected host used (DNS name, IP or local host name)
    • Schedule names now evaluated for improper content; corrected the ENDDATE field to be DATEU (US date format)
    • Corrected incorrect call to table row processing for dialog window 'select all' check-box procedure
    • Numeric columns set correctly on Server Performance table to sort better
    • Caught when user has no MENU items found; error back to logon page
    • Added validation logic for segment backups (zSEG) to be sure read of configuration file was good; re-try if not
    • Added/improved window help files
  
  
• 5.4.1.6 - Released June 24, 2024
  • Added Features
    • zPRO from ANSIBLE!

      This feature allows users to take full advantage of zPRO's powerful functions to manage existing servers, determine the server state and stop or start as needed or create new servers with one command API call

      See: https://velocitysoftware.com/ansible.html for details

    • Scheduled events that CP XAUTOLOG will retry the command if the target userid is already logged on up to the WITHIN time or 5 minutes
  • Fixes
    • Scheduled events will show in-queue time if not the same as start-time (repeating events)
    • Message box in dialog window will show coloring based on info, warning, error level of message(s)
    • Corrected CSV output for field-lines in table
    • Corrected a search issue when finding in-use IPs in VSWITCH data
    • Removed trailing CR/LF chars for API calls
    • Remove IP Quota record from old owner userid if moved to new userid
    • Only show XDSF key errors on table if members / sysid match
  
  
• 5.4.1.5 - Released May 10, 2024
  • Added Features
    • Enterprise Site Support added

      The Enterprise XDSF Nodes will now be grouped by their SITE definition. The Sites will display in their own sections in the Enterprise control area and allows you to Enable/Pause all the nodes in the site and expand or collapse the entire site. If no site is defined for any nodes, a title of "Default Site" will be used. By default, all sites will be collapsed except for the one containing the local node (the system that is currently logged on to.)

    • XDSF node name included on workspace if different than system ID
    • Added "Run Now" function for Spool File Purge job
    • Login will check all RACF groups the user is in if default group does not match a ZPUSER file (requires zVWS 5210)
    • VLAN assignment will now support using a NICDEF statement only
  • Fixes
    • When adding a new zTCP node entry, if ZTCP is not running, bypass SMSG
    • Corrected issue looking for processor ID in CP dir for SYSAFFIN
    • Detach LINK if RO when trying to format before exiting with error
    • Auto Arrange improvements to arrange by size of window to fit on workspace
    • Catch timing issue when a mouse-click happens as auto-signout triggers
    • Added any reason text received for 403 (forbidden) access errors
    • Changed node icons to hashed (loading) before request is sent
    • Call preFlight check when retrying a forbidden node connection
    • Support "B" for sorting memory fields (ie, 100 GB)
    • zPRO initialization will only look for VMRELOCATE class if in an SSI cluster; increased LINK wait time if 391 disk is R/W someplace else
    • Allowing NODE and SYSID to be the same for non-SSI XDSF entries
    • JSON distiller catches empty payload
    • Corrected check for softstop request when stopping guest
    • Added retry timer request for zPRO initialization when condition preventing successful init can be retried
  
  
• 5.4.1.4 - Released April 07, 2024
  • Added Features
    • New feature to dynamically set variables when using GOLDDEF files for cloning/provisioning. %SET_GOLDOPT will allow variables to be defined with values conditionally within the cloning dialog (DIRMODEL); those vars can be referenced in the GOLDDEF to define/pick resources
    • IF condition processing for Dialog windows can now use SETVAR for the action to enhance options for processing
    • SYSAFFIN support for masked processor ID on DIRECTORY statement
    • Added Debian package (ZPROCMDS DEB) for the zPRO Command Interface
    • zPRO User/Group management enhancements for ease-of-use; additional function added to add new configuration files easily without need of 3270; added ability to delete ZPUSER/ZPGROUP files if not in use or referenced
    • New function to disable a Kubernetes/OpenShift configuration when the cluster is down or for any other reason to not try to contact it
    • Added MINIOPT options to Add MDISK function of managing servers; added MINIOPT/DASDOPT details to the MDISK listing for servers
    • Added Change PWD to the Manage Owned Servers table
    • MDISK/SFS backup reports will now summerize any errors or warnings at the bottom of the report; helps find any issues in very long reports
  • Fixes
    • zPRO Command Interface logic improvement (small update) for RH/SUSE and OpenShift
    • Editing server details hides sections if user is not authorized to change them instead of disabling the fields
    • Opening of minimized windows will place them in the main work area to help when Minimize All is used and window was off-screen
    • Normalizing terms, especially for Memory titles
    • Corrected an Enterprise issue with SSI Cluster logins where the main cluster entry contact was used instead of the member entry
    • Added logic to identify real owner of MDISK for Backup sources when a Userid/MDISK is used that is actually a LINK to another userid/MDISK. This allows for proper RACF authorization to be set so the backup works properly.
    • Corrected an issue with Storage Pool Management (Directory Management) when there are hundreds of DASD volumes online to prevent CP command error
    • Added logic to prevent MDISK file allocation table issues when reading files from the shared ZADMIN 391 disk
  
  
• 5.4.1.3 - Released March 19, 2024
  • Added Features
    • SYSAFFIN support added

      SYSAFFIN (System Affinity) statements in the CP Directory are used to define which systems of a multisystem complex (shared CP directory) specific statements apply. zPRO supports MDISK and LINK resources for adding, changing and deleting.

    • Added DIRMSAT support for multisystem complexes
    • Added LINK management button for Userids in Directory Management
    • zSchedule will now validate CMS EXEC/MODULE exists when adding or editting an event
    • Added Legend support for Table windows to identify row colors
    • Added support to condense buttons; stack common buttons into a drop-up selection (See Manage Owned Servers display)
    • Added check of ZADMIN 391 (common config disk) to report if getting full
    • Added support for VLAN and HOSTNAME columns in IP TABLEs
    • Icon added to window title to indicate Auto-Refresh is enabled with timer
    • Added support for DIRFORM/PRTFORM dirmodel files to exclude from menu processing
    • Added prefix wildcard support to ZPRESTOR (file restore)
    • Added remote_cmd to the zPRO API catalog
  • Fixes
    • Moved CPC metrics (environmentals) history to the ZPRO.WORKAREA directory
    • Improved MDISK checks to ensure volume is attached to the system for DIRMAINT AMDISK requests
    • Added check for LOCK before an UNLOCK request is submitted to DIRMAINT to prevent timing issues
    • If no disks storage pools found, display table anyway to allow adding new one
    • Improved capture and reporting of javascript issues
    • Added Please Wait text for request buttons to await for response to prevent multi-press clashes
    • Split data processing for kubernetes responses to prevent out of storage issues
    • Live Relocation function/buttons will only show for SSI systems
    • zSchedule will check for timer file before attempting lock
    • Send Command function will now prompt for target system
    • Improved Enterprise support in multiple areas
    • Focus now placed on command line for viewing spool files
    • When opening Command Window, UI will send request to the system where the server is running
    • Added additional field support for DisplayOpts parm
    • Changed VMLINK to CP LINK for MDISK checking after adding through directory manager to prevent errors for non-formated disks
    • Updated ZPEMAIL to protect note/html/attachment sizing
    • Improved memory reporting with different combinations of directory stmts
    • Include all SFS File Pool admins on Auth Lists
    • Change the zVRM CRM and CPU toggle function to act on multiple selections
    • Fix a problem in Edit Defaults when no defaults are in the PARMS file
    • Fix a problem with a bad field descriptor in a dirmodel

  
  
• 5.4.1.2 - Released January 09, 2024
  • Added Features
    • Central Processing Complex Management added

      This new feature allows you to define access to one or more System Z HMCs. Each CPC found will display the environmentals for the machine and allow you to view the logical partitions defined and their details, then change the LPAR Weights.

    • Ability to send CP commands to running guests

      This new feature allows a system ADMIN to issue CP commands to any running guest and optionally to display any responses.

    • zSCHEDULE feature now supports the ability to define ONE event and have it set to run on all SSI Cluster members. This reduces the need to define the exact same event on multiple members.
    • Added DIR_FILE directive for zDIRECT to allow a local override of the CP directory source file name/type
    • Added addition sub-AUTHs for EDIT panel so that specific items can be controlled
    • If HOSTNAME column is in IP TABLE, allow value to be used to assign to new guests with network interface and no hostname provided
    • Added SSI_ACTIVE conditional check to Dialog Window engine (DIRMODELs)
    • Passing the "will be started on" sysid to PRESTART exit and "was running on" sysid to POSTSTOP exit
  • Fixes
    • When looking for DIRMAINT configuration settings, respect reverse sort order that DIRMAINT uses
    • Removed wait for response if DIRMAINT produced a non-zero RC on initial request
    • Replaced ZTCP userid lookup process to use the SERVER LIST config file
    • Added a "quick ping" for remote HMC / Kubernetes servers to get them to wake up if idle
    • For zDIRECT, corrected MDISK gap mapping if disks defined as using all cylinders instead of 0 to END
    • For zDIRECT, when writting the object directory save any disk already linked the same as the DIRECTORY stmt address and put it back when complete
    • Catch internal javascript errors better for debugging
    • Prevent seemingly random expirations of session
    • Catch if SIGNON detects an unexplaned error from ZADMIN (not logged on, etc)
    • Changed default search criteria for zSPOOL to not look for TRF/NSS/DCSS unless specifically asked for
    • Prevent double json alert messages for the same issue
    • Filter out non-AUDIT files when viewing/scanning audit records
    • Allow for empty IP TABLE when request has specific SET_IP address already
    • Corrected bug in add/delete/change MDISK processing on building response json content
    • Added check in zPRO initialization to validate the 391 shared disk has a good file directory (in case another member has updated it at the same time)
    • Removed saving DESC parm for XDSF key if none provided
    • Changed EMAIL notifications of server actions to HTML base
    • All for any TARGET when using UI OPEN option on buttons within Table or Report models
    • Fixed bug on non SSI clusters when using Command Window to guests
    • Cleaned up zSPOOL responses when none found on remote systems
    • Changed zSPOOL sorting to only show unique files for PRINT and not include OPEN files; sort OPEN files to the top of the list
    • additional minor or internal fixes

  
  
• 5.4.1.1 - Released October 09, 2023
  • Added Features
    • New RESTful APIs report_cmdb and report_guest_details
    • New workarea controls for Minimize windows; min window titles will show on the bottom of workarea
    • zPRO login will now allow for zVIEW authentication checking to save views
    • Support for cloning MDISKs that are defined 0-END regardless of directory manager
  • Fixes
    • Catch http 400 response when re-login during idle timer processing
    • Added support for zPORTAL and zVIEW sharing Enterprise code
    • Corrected targets for DCSS/NSS processing from table listing
    • Catch RO access errors when file directory is mangled
    • zVRM fix for status DISA to enable CMM and missing CPUSHR keyword
    • Catch double quotes in scheduled event user routines to handle properly
    • Handle more cases of rc -3 (command not found) for scheduled events
    • On sign-in, if login was successful but zPRO user not found, clear user details for re-login
    • Corrected CLOSE CONSOLE process calls in zSPOOL tables
    • Improved memory selection for guest details when specified in multiple areas
    • Better notification if action requires Enterprise to be enabled
    • Improved notifications on action submits to remove redundant system/node
    • Improved json distillation
    • In zSPOOL console close management, preserve SYSID if already set on a different member
    • Reset login timer even for remote system calls
    • Longer ping timeout for DS8K and Kubernetes server checking
    • Resolve UI OPEN target systems required for call
    • Added support for selecting multiple table lines when action would be on different target systems
    • For details reporting of guests, use correct SHARE value and sort quota IPs
    • Many additional minor fixes
  
  
• 5.4.1.0 - Released August 14, 2023
  • Added Features
    • Support for zVRM added!

      The zVRM component is the Velocity Software Resource Manager for managing Linux server configurations to meet current workload requirements. zVRM is a separate offering - contact us for more information on it!

    • zSEG feature added to zSPOOL!

      zSEG adds additional z/VM spool management to zSPOOL for DCSS/NSS backup and restore. zSEG allows you to set backup specifications for your system segments and specify automatic restore if a segment gets deleted from the system. Segments can be selected manually for backup or restore as needed. Wildcard filtering can be applied to segment names as well as selecting them explicitly.

    • Added support for defining a table column as TYPE INPUT that allows for free-form data to be added when submitting a button request for the row
    • Added new button definition UI OPEN that allows for opening a defined dirmodel and support of included Target and other special directives
    • Added support for defining drop-down buttons for any window
    • Added support for defining sub-menu (SUBMEMBEROF directive) in dirmodels
    • Added Minimize Window icon to all windows and Minimize All to control panel. Minimized windows will show in a small bookmark list on the top right
    • zPRO Scheduler now supports administration of cluster members and their specific schedules. No need to login to each LPAR to set up or manage scheduled events.
    • Aliasing of external zPRO APIs (ZPROREXX) now supported
  • Fixes
    • Corrected muli-selection of spool files when some are on different LPARs
    • Corrected table row counter info when refreshing
    • Drop-down button support adjustments
    • Supressed "lpar disabled" warning message on Table buttons when target is not specific
    • Highlight warning notifications better
    • ShowIf parm for SITES now checks for active members even if SITE directive is not in use
    • zPRO initialization errors will now be presented on the login window and login fields are disabled until zPRO is initialized sucessfully
    • Adjust for change in spool read block data
    • Sending errors from Enterprise setup to system admins
    • Restore fixes and updates for clearing target location
    • Additional minor fixes
  
  
• 5.4.0.2 - Released July 24, 2023
  • Added Features
    • CMDB reporting now includes Kernel and Linux OS options to extract Linux data from zVIEW
    • Added TRF/NSS/DCSS options to zSPOOL Search
    • Updated Kubernetes AUTH checking to add ADMIN K8S to provide the ability to turn off access to some administrators
    • Dialog windows can now use DisplayOpts to define when specfic fields should be shown or hidden based on content of other fields
    • Dialog and Table windows can now include drop-down button definitions
    • Table windows can now include a Legend definition for row colors
  • Fixes
    • Allow for line-break string \n in Password Hint string
    • Corrected Refresh Menu transaction failure in some browsers
    • Improved Enterprise setup to detect original IP or Domain used and look for simular address types for members of clusters and LPARs
    • Catch duplicate node/member/sysid entries in ZPRO XDSF and temporarily fix them to prevent Enterprise target system issues; added check in Key Management also to prevent name clashes
    • Correct collect/check of WORKSPACE directive when used in ZPRO CONFIG
    • Check for MAXSTORAGE in directory PROFILE (INCLUDE statement) when setting memory; honor if used
    • Improve error message when no response from Ajax call to help determine where to look for the issue(s)
    • Corrected an IPv6 parsing issue
    • Many other fixes
  
  
• 5.4.0.1 - Released June 16, 2023
  • Added Features
    • RSCS Management phase 2: Added NJE and TCPNJE link support for adding new definitions; new button to display Link definition details
  • Fixes
    • *IMPORTANT* Corrected a UI browser control issue that prevents some Dialog windows from submitting correctly
    • Add target system ID to Dialog window titles
  
  
• 5.4.0.0 - Released May 23, 2023
  • Added Features
    • Kubernetes Support now available!

      The zPRO Kubernetes Interface feature allows you to define Kubernetes clusters that you would like to manage. The clusters can be full Kubernetes (k8s), Lightweight Kubernetes (k3s) or Rancher Kubernetes Engine (RKE).

      This interface enables you to review all details of the clusters including nodes, deployments and pods. You can also change the scale of deployments to control how any pods are running for the service they provide.

      The Kubernetes functions can be found under "Kubernetes" on the menu and is documented in Chapter 19 of the zPRO Administrators Guide

    • RSCS Management now available!

      For z/VM Administration, a new feature has been added for RSCS Management.

      This feature enables you to manage your RSCS links and nodes. For links, you can review the status and see metrics of each. The interface allows you to start, stop, list any queued files, purge all files on the link, or toggle the hold status.

      Nodes (routes) can be reviewed to see what links they are defined to send to. You can delete a node from the listing. There is also a function to define a new node definition dynamically.

    • Added "dateu=" field type for Dialogs for the date picker to always offer the current date
    • Enterprise support enhanced to allow processes to target non-SSI and all member LPARs. Added TARGET support for **, ASK* and ?* that will include non-SSI and active cluster member LPARs.
    • Viewing spool file in zSPOOL includes output of TXT file as icon
    • For Owned Server listing, if no IP address is defined and one was found from zTCP data, it will display as *xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
  • Fixes
    • Improved Storage Server Enterprise mode display/function
    • Corrected an http response code check for remote site connection
    • Converted Storage Server management API code to run outside ZADMIN
    • Enterprise enhanced display of clusters and member status; Respect the case of the Node name
    • Improved sort of userid list for Close Console control panel
    • For table cells defined as button, change target of = to local site
    • Elimiated blank table data lines
    • Corrected issue of windows not popping forward if already open
    • zVIEW node data corrected to remove trailing spaces (for hostnames)
    • Other minor corrections
  
  
• 5.3.1.1 - Released April 28, 2023
  • Added Features
    • Cluster Member support for Enterprise connections. Members will be treated like another LPAR but associated with the Cluster. The first member to answer is considered the 'primary' for communications; functions can be configured to call all members instead of only the primary LPAR. Administration of keys (Connect Key Management) updated to allow editting an existing node entry ("LPAR" tags are now "NODE"). Up to seven additional members can be added to a cluster node.
    • Adding cluster MEMBER entries to Node will now allow zSPOOL to open/view any spool file in the cluster
    • End-user (non-ADMIN) restore capability added. If zPRO ADMIN sets up backups for regular users, those users can restore whatever they need
    • NEW utility ZPRESTOR EXEC placed on ZADMIN 391 disk along with ZPRO.CODE directory; used for restores in case SFS is down
    • If password hints are configured, all change-password dialogs will display them
    • Ability to add/delete RACF user profile
    • Spool Report can be called with a scheduled EXEC to email report
    • Scheduled event listing in an Enterprise view will combine all events from all LPARs
    • Numerious Directory Manager Storage management improvements
  • Fixes
    • Account for STP timezone settings
    • Adjust for bug in DISKMAP when finding GAPs for full-pack MDISK volumes
    • Detect if zPORTAL is installed before zPRO and append ADMIN ZPGROUP if so
    • Updated a number of menu items with SHOWIF to validate authority of user
    • At zPRO initialization, once DIRMAINT is detected for directory manager, test ZADMIN's authority and if not set correctly, do not init
    • Updated DIRMAINT command process to immediately check for "Not Authorized" and exit with an error
    • Correct AUTOLOG request when server REBUILD is called
    • Improved IP reconcilliation processing
    • &varname substitution now allowed on DATA directive for TABLE dirmodels
    • Dialog window is popped forward if hidden and re-opened
    • CVTDIRM EXEC (old dirmodel conversion) utility updated to not use filemode A3 for initial/temporary conversion file
    • For DIRMAINT, confirm userid is not LOCKED before attempting to PURGE
    • Improved *ZPRO comment collector to detect the tags better no matter how defined/formatted
    • SFS authorization on backups / restores improved
    • Logout Timer redesigned to handle when the browser was suspended (laptop suspended or put into sleep mode)
    • Improved user message When "400 Bad Request" is received to indicate when a re-logon is required
    • Many other minor corrections
  
  
• 5.3.1.0 - Released February 28, 2023
  • Added Features
    • New zSPOOL features!!

      To help in keeping your spool system healthy (aka, avoid the Spool Space Full nightmares!) we have added two new administration features to zSPOOL for you.

      Open Console Management - set up an event time to close open console files based on choice of All Open Console Files or selecting specific userids to check. Avoid excessively large console log files and not only have daily log files but be able to purge older console files that may not be needed anymore.

      Purge Spool File Management - define a set of rules and a time of day to evaluate all your spool files to clean up. The rules you set will keep spool files you determine are very important, such as system dumps, etc and purge spool files that are no longer needed, such as console logs that are older than 90 days for example.

    • New EDEV management; allows full management of existing EDEVs and ability to define new EDEVICEs by finding available LUNs
    • Additional CMDB controls for storage values. Show in traditional values (MB, GB, TB) or choose GB or TB only. You can also choose how many decimal places to include.
    • Added session timer option to display how long the login session has before automatic logout (add SHOWTIMER to ZPUSER file)
    • System events will now record run-status in scheduled events listing
  • Fixes
    • zSPOOL will now keep view at BOTTOM of file even with (auto)refresh
    • Check file locks when updating GOLDDEF files
    • Change parens to hex codes when editing directory entries to prevent parsing errors
    • Handle field value FILE content errors and return result to browser
    • Store SYSTEM for servers that are owned but not built by zPRO
    • Check if Enterprise site is defined as HTTP access yet browser session is HTTPS (SSL) connected, and block if so. If site is blocked, prevent any communications to it. (SSL connections do not allow non-SSL calls)
    • Changed ETIME (24-hour time) field hour drop-down to max of 23
    • Only show Verify message for button-press when remote site (LPAR) is not paused
    • Set up to catch DIRMAINT responses sooner for super-fast systems

  
  
• 5.3.0.4 - Released February 09, 2023
  • Added Features
    • CMDB reporting will now allow normalizing storage to GB or TB values
    • Adds *ZPRO Rebuild: tag after a server rebuild is completed
    • Added POSTSTOP_EXIT support
  • Fixes
    • Remove double-byte chars from TIMESTAMP returned with Date() javascript that caused ajax call errors
    • Improve signin process when checking for X-ZVWS-STATUS to deterine cause for 403 response
    • Honor REQUIRED for RADIO fields
    • Sorted TABLE names for Table Resource selections
  
  
• 5.3.0.3 - Released January 26, 2023
  • Added Features
    • zDIRECT full directory management improvements and MDISK support; added CP Directory Statement HELP reference
    • zBACKUP enhancements for full source restores and SFS authorizations
    • zSPOOL enhancement to allow text select/copy in VIEW window; FBA spool volume support
    • Enterprise enhancement to mark non-SSL sites as blocked on an SSL browser session
    • SFS management added SFS Blocks Used to config display
    • RESTful API improvements with additions for Guest Create, Set Descriptions, Diskpools, VSWITCH listings
    • Window engine (DIRMODEL) improvements and enhancements
    • ZPLOGS improved to collect web server details
    • Add MDISK process now supports SUBCONFIG selection
  • Fixes
    • Account for different formats/uses of COMMAND DEFINE STORAGE
    • Corrected target systems for manually creating new directory entries
    • Validate signin fields are not pre-populated to enable the Signon button (for password managers, ie LastPass)
    • Updated table engine to handle empty title/hints
    • Corrected bug when appending table data from other sites
    • Add verification in zPRO initialization that all web servers have proper zPRO SFS directory access to function properly
    • For MENU lookups, if the product tag items is not found in ZPUSER file then it will look in ZPGROUP
    • Corrected spelling error in Storage Pool Management display
    • Many other minor corrections
  
  
• 5.3.0.2 - Released August 30, 2022
  • Added Features
    • DS8000 Storage Server access. Ability to review details of the storage server devices and create/mask new luns
    • Full CP Directgory management; ability to add or edit the complete directory entry for a USER, IDENTITY and SUBCONFIGs or PROFILE
    • LDAP Group support; users can access zPRO with a LDAP group and a LDAPGROUP directive in the ZPUSER file
    • Added new CALLTIMEOUT directive to help with slower systems and authentication
    • Added LABELFONT and LABELSIZE attributes to dialog fields
    • Added SECURITYOFF directive to disabled all ESM support
    • Added BYPASS_NOTABLE directive to prevent quota reconciliation from adding non-managed IPs to the servers counts/directory
  • Fixes
    • Improved ALT_ID lookups and prevent additional overhead
    • Detect ZADMIN 391 disk issues when DASD is offline/unavailable (etc)
    • Set focus on dialog windows to first non-hidden and non-disabled field
    • Detect "no data" response on AJAX calls and present proper error message
    • Correct table refresh when filter is only a number
    • Support for use of &USERID tag in CP directory/profile when cloning
    • Mark workunit :FINAL: even for REBUILD requests
    • Reconciliation table lookup improvements
    • Userid type lookup utilizes internal get-altid lookup routine to find any groups user may be associated with
  
  
• 5.3.0.1 - Released August 30, 2022
  • Added Features
    • SSI cluster members can now be part of an Enterprise view
    • TLS and AUTH LOGIN support added for EMAIL servers
    • ALLOWUNOWNED directive added to allow ADMIN CONTROL authorized users to delete unowned servers
  • Fixes
    • zSPOOL initialization now includes only required spool volumns; DRAIN and DUMP volumes are excluded from scope
    • ZPROCFG default ZADMIN can now be overridden with GLOBALV setting
    • Better check for description data when editting details for server
    • Corrected checking for days required on schedule editting
    • Improved DIRMAINT collection process when scanning for specific data
    • Corrected exit checking logic for user management
    • Corrected GREENBAR logic when overriden in TABLE setup or ZPRO CONFIG
    • Eliminated duplicate spool records for SSI clusters and userid is USER type
    • Corrected muli-block reads for spool viewing; only send restart on last block call
    • Improved wait for directory disk if in use (ZDIRECT)
    • MANY other small improvements and corrections
  
  
• 5.3.0.0 - Released July 15, 2022
  • Added Features
    • zSPOOL now included in zPRO!

      zSPOOL provides installations the ability to manage spool files by listing, transferring, purging and viewing the contents of nearly any spool file across your z/VM enterprise from a single browser window. For open spool file viewing, you can set refresh intervals to watch new console traffic

    • New ZSPOOL AUTH for controlling who can use zSPOOL Viewing option
    • DIRMODEL engines now support INCLUDE records for common definitions or dynamic content
    • Enhanced User/Group config file administration options
    • New CHANGE_EXIT to allow tracking of userid/server changes with memory, CPUs, SHARE setting and expiration
    • New HINT for TABLE conditional row attribute to show mouse-over text
    • New KEEPOPEN parm on DIALOG button definitions to keep the window open on button-push if StayOpenOnAction is not enabled (auto-close)
    • New #NOW, #DATE, #DATEU keywords for DIALOG field values
    • Initial sign-on performance improvements
    • New COPYOPT FLASHONLY option for cloning to only use FlashCopy and prevent use of DDR or HiDRO copy on massively large disks when the storage controller can't run another FC
    • %SET_CPUS control for cloning now allows a max-cpus value to set up the MACHINE statement specifically as requested
    • %SET_SHARE control for cloning now allows a keyword of ACTUAL to set a specific type of SHARE
    • New NOTIFY FALSE setting on button definitions to disable any notification message on button-press
    • RADIO fields for DIALOG windows now support LABEL and NOBREAK for horizontal display of multiple radio buttons
    • New MYCALLER() routine to determine caller; primarily for debugging
  • Fixes
    • Changed remote sign-on to async call to prevent stall for remote systems that don't answer
    • Corrected sign-out timer to use local time offsetting instead of VM system time (VM system and workstation times often don't align)
    • Improved table window white-space calculations
    • Cleaned up size type field for MDISK adds
    • For USREXIST function calls, reset message response when a valid match is found; added RACF SECGROUP checking
    • Prevent duplicated AUDIT records when caller audits called routine response
    • Corrected unlimited max BAR colors
    • Better clone status message content
    • Prevent issues with LastRun content for Events
    • zDIRECT update to prevent directory I/O errors when multiple updates being made exactly when directory is getting loaded in CP
    • Reduced ALT_ID lookups in called routines
    • Reduced AUTH lookups in called routines
    • Quota Management auto-run will skip all processing if no owned servers are found
    • Improved Generate New Connect Key process to highlight including all IP and known domain names for the host system
    • Translate AUDIT records with funky chars to an upside-down question mark for display
    • Corrected field name in CMDB reporting dirmodel
    • Numerious other fixes and improvements
  
  
• 5.2.1.6 - 5.2.1.7 - Released May 2022
  • Improved Administrator Connect Key management
  • Improved DIRMODEL engines for Table/Dialog windows
  • Initial menu load on login enhanced
  
  
• 5.2.1.5 - Released March 2022
  • Search for Servers by Hostname added to Reports menu
  • SHARE max per server controls
  • NOTIFICATIONS directive for control of message levels displayed
  • Rebuild a Server process added
  • Table window improvements
  • MDISK add dialog improvements for size-type (cyl/blk/GB)
  • Workflow OWNERONLY option
  • CMDB added IP and HOSTNAME options
  
  
• 5.2.1.3 - Released February 2022
  • zVPS Alerts/Logs viewing for zALERT/zOPER/zVWS
  • Change Allocation added to IP Tables
  • Window AUTOREFRESH
  • Full IPv6 Layer 2 suppport throughout product
  • Pre-DELETE Exit added
  • Enterprise support enhancements (SSL/non-SSL icons)
  • Audit messages can be sent to zALERT
  
  
• 5.2.1.1-5.2.1.2 - Released December 2021
  • DCSS/NSS spool management
  • zPRO ZPUSER/ZPGROUP configuration enhancements
  • Dialog window DIRMODEL engine
  • IPs that are zPRO controlled will be updated in all tables
  • Customizable zVIEW views for Server Performance table
  
  
• 5.2.1.0 - Released November 2021
  • RACF Rule Wizard to walk through rule management
  • View Job Report added to zBACKUP
  
  
• 5.2.0.5 - Released October 2021
  • Security Management consoldated into one control panel
  • Added RACF Orphaned VMLAN/VSWITCH scan
  
  
• 5.2.0.3 - 5.2.0.4 - Released September 2021
  • Enhanced new VSWITCH definition to add selections for OSA devices
  • Enhanced saving virtual LANs to display details when perminant was not selected
  • ZPRO init will check if SFS limit is reached and issue warnings
  
  
• 5.2.0.2 - Released August 2021
  • VSWITCH and Guest LAN Management
  • Run scheduled events on-demand
  
  
• 5.2.0.1 - Released July 2021
  • Full SFS directory and file authority management
  • New SFS file pool automatically added to Owned Servers for requester
  • Updated zBackup default sources for key system files
  
  
• 5.2.0.0 - released July 2021 (targeted 2nd quarter 2021)
  • z/VM file Backup and Restore feature
  • Command interface to Linux servers
  • Build SFS File Pool server
  • Enhanced Directory Manager Storage reporting
  
  
• 5.1.1.1 - 5.1.1.4 released Feb-May 2021
  • TEST only for MOVE/relocation of server
  • Enabled/Disable guest from EDIT function
  • Verification of IP Allocations for Administration
  • SFS Administration feature
  • Worker-pool userid support
  • Work-flow processing support; request server and wait for approval/release
  • Book-marking support to save URLS to open specific function windows
  • Consolidated Menu items
  • Add disk(s) to SFS file pools to expand groups
  • Storage Group management; ability to add/delete DASD from directory manager
  
  
• 5.1.1.0 - released January 2021
  • Scheduler feature
  • Managed owned served listing content improved
  • Enhanced MENU directive for selecting menu-groups
  • UI layout improvements
  
  
• 5.1.0.1 - released November 2020 (targeted 1st quarter 2021)
  • Enhanced Event Timers and Timed Batch Processing
  • Rebuild server from base-clone using the same resources
  • Notifications to owner/admin of server when deleted, changed owner, etc
  
  
• 5.1.0.0 - released November 2020 (targeted 4th quarter 2020)
  • Cataloging for Gold Images
  • Server Configuration Management DB
  • Configuration updates to zPRO directly from browser