The table below contains the most important changes to the existing commands.
Command | Change / Operand | Operand value | Function / Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADD-NET-STORAGE-VOLUME | CONVERT= | IMPORT=*YES(...) | new Operand: specifies, if an existing Net-Storage volume of the type NETSTOR is to be converted into a Net-Storage volume of the type NETVOL. |
| FORCE-JOB-CANCEL | DUMP= | *YES / *NO | new operand: defines whether a system dump is to be output for the job to be canceled |
LOAD-EXECUTABLE-PROGRAM | RESIDENT-PAGES= | Value range expanded at MINIMUM and MAXIMUM | |
MODIFY-HEL-CHECK | ATTRIBUTE= | *DALTA-RESPONSIBLE | Operand value omitted |
MODIFY-HEL-LOGGING | ATTRIBUTE= | *DALTA-RESPONSIBLE | Operand value omitted |
| MODIFY-IO-OPTIONS | Modify IO device settings | Timeout and FastDPAV settings | |
MODIFY-PUBSET-CACHE-ATTRIBUTES |
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| SET-SNAPSET-PARAMETER | SAVE-POOL-NAME= | Operand removed | |
| RA-GROUPS= | Operand removed | ||
SHOW-AUDIT-STATUS | Information output | expanded: additional activity states | |
SHOW-CONSOLE-STATUS | CONSOLE= | *ALL(...) | operand expanded: selection criteria |
TYPE= | new operand: selection by type | ||
STATE= | new operand: selection by status | ||
| SHOW-IO-OPTIONS | Information output | Timeout and FastDPAV settings | |
| SHOW-JOB-STATUS | JOB-ID= | *JOB-NAME(...) | operand expanded: job name specification with wildcard or in a list is supported now and (as a new sub-operand) user IDs may be specified as additional selection criterion by privileged users |
SHOW-PENDING-MSG | Information output | new S variable contains the text of the response message | |
START-EXECUTABLE-PROGRAM | RESIDENT-PAGES= | Value range expanded at MINIMUM and MAXIMUM |
Omitted commands and functions
From BS2000 V21.0A, USER-PFA is no longer supported. This means that the EDIT / MODIFY-PUBSET-CACHE-ATTRIBUTES, SHOW-PUBSET-CACHE-ATTRIBUTES, START / STOP-FILE-CACHING and START / STOP-PUBSET-CACHING commands are no longer required.
Notes on the SE server
The released versions of the BS2000 operating system supports the SE server's Server Units
Name of the Server Unit | Architecture | Periphery type |
|---|---|---|
Server Unit /390 (SU /390) | /390 architecture | Channel peripherals |
Server Unit x86 (SU x86) | x86-64 architecture | Bus peripherals |
General information
The name of the BS2000 basic configuration has changed and from version V21.0A becomes: BS2000 OS DX. Previous versions will be referred to by the previous name BS2000 OSD/BC.
In the command descriptions, the name of the component to which the command belongs is indicated without information on the version. The version overview for the commands has been omitted.
The device type table for BS2000 OS DX is also contained in the "System Installation" manual [46]. The devices currently supported are specified in the BS2000 Release Notice.
An overview over all system parameters (privileged and nonprivileged) is included with the description of the SHOW-SYSTEM-PARAMETERS command.