J.3.1 Z/Vm V6R3 Support With Ptfs - IBM z13s Technical Manual

J.3.1 z/VM V6R3 support with PTFs

z/OS guests that run under z/VM V6.3 with PTFs can now use the zEDC Express feature.
zEDC for z/OS V2.1 or later and the zEDC Express feature are designed to support a data
compression function to help provide high-performance, low-latency compression without
significant CPU processor usage. This feature can help to reduce disk usage, provide
optimized cross-platform exchange of data, and provide higher write rates for SMF data. For
more information, see:
http://www.vm.ibm.com/zvm630/apars.html
J.3.2 IBM SDK 7 for z/OS Java support
IBM 31-bit and 64-bit SDK for z/OS Java Technology Edition, Version 7 Release 1 (5655-W43
and 5655-W44) (IBM SDK 7 for z/OS Java) now provides use of the zEDC Express feature
and Shared Memory Communications-Remote Direct Memory Access (SMC-R), which is
used by the 10GbE RoCE Express feature.
J.3.3 IBM z Systems Batch Network Analyzer
z Systems Batch Network Analyzer (zBNA) is a no-charge, "as is" tool. It is available to
clients, IBM Business Partners, and IBM employees. zBNA replaces the BWATOOL. It is
based on Microsoft Windows. It provides graphical and text reports, including Gantt charts,
and support for alternative processors.
zBNA can be used to analyze client-provided System Management Facilities (SMF) records
to identify jobs and data sets that are candidates for zEDC compression, across a specified
time window, typically a batch window. zBNA is able to generate lists of data sets by job:
Those jobs that already perform hardware compression and might be candidates for
zEDC
Those jobs that might be zEDC candidates, but are not in extended format
Therefore, zBNA can help you estimate the use of zEDC features and help determine the
number of features needed:
IBM Employees can obtain zBNA and other CPS tools by using the IBM intranet:
http://w3.ibm.com/support/techdocs/atsmastr.nsf/WebIndex/PRS5126
IBM Business Partners can obtain zBNA and other CPS tools by using the Internet:
https://www.ibm.com/partnerworld/wps/servlet/mem/ContentHandler/tech_PRS5133
IBM clients can obtain zBNA and other CPS tools by using the Internet:
http://www.ibm.com/support/techdocs/atsmastr.nsf/WebIndex/PRS5132
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