IBM United States Software Announcement

219-214, dated April 23, 2019

IBM i 7.4 and IBM i Portfolio give strong foundation for

continuing innovation
Table of contents
2 Overview 25 Publications
4 Key requirements 25 Technical information
4 Planned availability date 26 Ordering information
4 Description 31 Terms and conditions
21 Product positioning 35 Prices
22 Statement of general direction 35 Order now
23 Program number 36 Corrections

At a glance

IBM i 7.4 brings a wealth of enhancements to all areas of the IBM i Portfolio,
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including the base OS, selected Licensed Program Products (LPPs), hardware, and
firmware. Some of the highlights are:

• Security enhancements include expanding the set of rules for SST user ID
passwords, automating certificate management using DCM APIs, and extending
Authority Collection to collect information for specific objects.
• Work Management has been enhanced with updates to workload groups, adding
exit points to Job Queue job tracking, and adding new capabilities to retrieving
Processor Multitasking information.
• Networking enhancements have been updated to include the latest industry
standards for TLS, SNMPv3, SMB3, and SMTP.
• Clients interested in upgrading their availability environments will be interested in
the enhancements for save and restore operations, and clustering.
• In this release, IBM Db2 for i is focused on improving the functionality and
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performance of SQL as well as adding new function for database engineers.

• Application developers in both traditional environments and open source will see
enhancements to RPG IV, COBOL, the System Debugger, Node.JS, and Python,
and the addition of new tools and the R language.
• Rest APIs have been extended to now allow SQL to be called directly using the
HTTP connection.
• A new LPP, IBM Db2 Mirror for i, provides near-continuous availability.
• In the IBM i Portfolio, many of the LPPs such as IBM Backup, Recovery and Media
Services for i (BRMS), IBM PowerHA SystemMirror for i, and Administration
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Runtime Expert have had significant function added.

• Users of the desktop tools for application development, IBM Rational Developer
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for i (RDi), system management, and IBM i Access Client Solutions (ACS), will
enjoy significant new functionality.
• New fast start with the new IBM Db2 Web Query for i EZ-Install package.
• IBM Domino 10.0.1 and IBM Traveler 10.0.1.1 are now supported on the IBM i
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operating system.
• ARCAD Observer for IBM i and ARCAD Converter for IBM i have been refreshed
for traditional developers.
• IBM Content Manager OnDemand for i 7.4 supports backing up to the cloud using
Cloud Storage Solutions for i and provides enhancements to several commands.
• As with every release, many other enhancements have been made, driven by
user requests.

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Overview

IBM i 7.4 updates span the entire breadth of the portfolio from the base operating
system, Db2 for i, and application development through to availability. As always,
the new functions are delivered while retaining the industry-leading securability
features for which IBM i is known. In response to many user requests, updates and
additions have been made to many other parts of the IBM i Portfolio.

The new enhancements and additions in IBM i 7.4 provide a strong foundation
for the ongoing innovation being done by IBM i clients. Around the world, clients
are extending IBM business applications to include technology such as AI and
the Internet of Things. Many of these enhancements will support this continuous
innovation.

Highlights of the IBM i 7.4 enhancements include:

• New password rules have been added for service tools user IDs. The password
rules can be managed using DST, SST, or by the new CHGSSTSECA command.
New commands have been added that provide the ability to create, change, or
delete service tools user IDs.
• Digital Certificate Manager (DCM) APIs now allow the management of certificates
to be automated. The three categories of API functionality are application
definition certificate assignment, certificate authority (CA) trust list management,
and request a certificate renewal and import certificate into system store.
• Authority Collection support is enhanced to include the collection of authority
information for specific objects. Previously, authority information could be
collected only for users, where authority information was collected for all objects
accessed by a specific user.
• Workload groups can now be configured by job description. Previously, workload
groups could be configured only at the subsystem level, and every job in the
subsystem ran in the same workload group. Now, jobs can run in different
workload groups within the same subsystem by setting a workload group name
on the job description.
• A new system job, QHST, is automatically started at IPL to perform message
logging to the history log. This function was done in the SCPF job in previous
releases. This change was made to improve availability of the system.
• The Retrieve Processor Multitasking Information (QWCRTVPR) API now returns
the current and maximum number of secondary hardware threads in addition to
the configured number of secondary hardware threads per processor.
• New exit points have been created to better track and manage jobs submitted to
a job queue. The exit points for Submit Job and Change Job can be used, along
with the existing Job Notification exit point, to keep track of information needed
to resubmit jobs to a JOBQ.
• IBM i System TLS has been enhanced to support the latest industry standard of
Transport Layer Security version 1.3 (TLSv1.3) protocol.
• The Simple Network Management Protocol version 3 (SNMPv3) support has been
enhanced with the ability to securely send, receive, and forward SNMPv3 Trap
and Inform messages, providing additional network security.
• Management of a cluster is now easier. New clustering policies allow for more
automation of an administrative domain, particularly when adding and deleting
resources. Enhancements have also been made to the behavior for a restore
operation and for a primary node failure. The new Container Cluster Resource
Group (CRG) allows management of a group of CRGs as a single entity for
the purposes of operations. A new option has been added for starting an
administrative domain CRG to indicate which node to treat as the source node
when changes are made.
• The save and restore menus have been enhanced with a new option to "Start
controlling subsystem" that can allow the system to stay in restricted state after
the save or restore operation. This can be helpful if you want to install PTFs,
perform system maintenance, or IPL the system.

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 • Service Tools are enhanced to make it easier to set up for debug and remote
support, and to allow a larger amount of debug information to be maintained
before wrapping occurs.
• As with previous releases, select system limits are raised.
• The Integrated Web Services (IWS) server support is extended to enable the
easy creation of REST or SOAP APIs that leverage SQL directly. In the past, an
ILE program was required, and now SQL can be used directly through the HTTP
request.
• System Debugger is enhanced to allow the relocation of the debug source.
• The Display Module (DSPMOD) command now shows the location (path name)
of a module's source code for source that is from a stream file (IFS), providing
a similar type of information as for a traditional source file that is specified with
LIBRARY/FILE/MEMBER.
• In IBM i 7.4, Db2 for i brings variations for SQL commands, allowing easier ways
to do inquiries into data.
• Additional IBM i services are added to IBM i, providing an alternative to using
commands and APIs.
• IBM is introducing a new LPP, IBM Db2 Mirror for i, to provide near-continuous
availability through an IBM i exclusive Db2 active-active two-system
configuration.
• The Node.js and Python ecosystems continue to grow. This includes several
package additions and enhancements, as well as newly added IBM i support for
popular frameworks. It's easier than ever to integrate these languages with IBM
i or write advanced programs that utilize cryptography, data science, or machine
learning.
• Several enhancements also allow for better general connectivity through SSL or
ODBC. These enhancements can benefit all PASE technologies.
• Other additions include the R programming language and a host of new tools for
both users and developers.
• IBM Rational Development Studio for i provides several enhancements for ILE
RPG and ILE COBOL.
• Access Client Solutions (ACS) has new features and functions specifically for
system managers and database engineers.
• Administration Runtime Expert improves PTF management and improves control
through the ARE console capabilities.
• IBM Rational Developer for i provides features improving reliability, productivity,
security, and currency.
• IBM PowerHA SystemMirror for i 7.4 provides several new advanced capabilities
requested by many clients. Support for DS8000 HyperSwap with a Global
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Mirror link provides continuously available storage plus support for a remote
location. Administrative domain automation provides the capability to add or
delete monitored resource entries (MREs). In addition, PowerHA SystemMirror
for i 7.4 has integrated support for disaster recovery of a Db2 Mirror for
i deployment and support for the replication of IFS data in a Db2 Mirror
deployment.
• BRMS is the number one solution choice of IBM i clients for the automation
of backup recovery operations. The enhancements for BRMS include a new
tape device, faster restore operations, turn-key control group backup recovery
automation, and more.
• Get a fast start to advanced, visual reporting, and business intelligence with Db2
Web Query for i.
• ARCAD Observer for IBM i and ARCAD Converter for IBM i are being refreshed to
include the latest versions of these products.
• IBM i 7.4 will also support the latest firmware, providing the most up-to-date IBM
POWER9 functionality.
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• New support for I/O adapters, devices, and the new PCIe3 6-slot fan-out module
is also included in IBM i 7.4.
• IBM Domino 10.0.1 and IBM Traveler 10.0.1.1 are now supported on the IBM i
Operating System.
• Content Manager OnDemand for i 7.4 provides new archive capability to cloud
storage and management of cloud storage resources. In addition, there are
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 enhancements to storage management commands and improved management of
printing, querying, and retrieving documents.

For more information

Technical detail for IBM i enhancements delivered with IBM i 7.4 can be found in the
IBM i 7.4 Overview topic in IBM Knowledge Center.

Additional technical detail is posted on the IBM i developerWorks Technology

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Updates wiki. This wiki has existed since 2010 and contains information about IBM i
enhancements, organized by subject matter.

To make it easy to find IBM i 7.4 specific enhancements, see the aggregated list of
enhancements found on the wiki landing page. Note that this aggregation link will go
live sometime shortly after announce.

Key requirements

IBM i 7.4 is supported on IBM Power Systems servers with IBM POWER9 and IBM
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POWER8 technology-based processors.

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See the Technical information section for specific hardware and software
prerequisites.

Planned availability date

June 21, 2019

Description

IBM i Operating System

IBM i 7.4 includes many enhancements and additions to the base operating system,
including increased usability, security, and availability. For easier reference and
understanding, these enhancements and additions have been grouped into the
following operating system categories:

• Security
• System management
• Networking
• Availability
• Application development
• Miscellaneous

Security

Service tools enhancements

In response to many requests to provide consistency across IBM i, the service tools
security options now support service tools user ID password composition rules
similar to those allowed for operating system user profile passwords. The following
password composition rules can be configured for service tools user IDs:

• Limit profile name

• Hours to block password change
• Minimum password length
• Maximum password length

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 • Use chars from three groups
• Limit adjacent characters
• Limit repeating characters
• Limit characters same position
• Minimum digits
• Maximum digits
• Limit adjacent digits
• Limit digit first position
• Limit digit last position
• Minimum letters
• Maximum letters
• Limit adjacent letters
• Limit letter first position
• Limit letter last position
• Number of mixed case letters
• Minimum special characters
• Maximum special characters
• Limit adjacent special characters
• Limit special character first position
• Limit special character last position

Service tools password composition rules can be configured using DST, SST, or the
new SST Security Attribute commands:

• Change SST Security Attributes (CHGSSTSECA)

• Display SST Security Attributes (DSPSSTSECA)

In addition to password rule attributes, the commands support the "service tools
password level" attribute and the "allow security-related system values to be
changed" attribute.

New commands were added for service tools user ID management. These
commands configure the same SST privileges managed through DST or SST:

• Create Service Tools User ID (CRTSSTUSR)

• Change Service Tools User ID (CHGSSTUSR)
• Delete Service Tools User ID (DLTSSTUSR)

For more information, see the Service Tools topic in IBM Knowledge Center.

Digital Certificate Manager

Digital Certificate Manager (DCM) APIs have been added to automate the
management of certificates. An application that is written using one or more of these
new APIs can renew a certificate residing in the system certificate store, update an
application identifier to use the renewed certificate, and update the trust list with
the Certificate Authority (CA) that issued the renewed certificate.

An Application Definition, also known as Application ID, is created and maintained in

DCM for use by System TLS based applications. These three APIs provide Application
Definition certificate assignment capabilities:

• Remove a certificate assignment from an application (QycdRemoveCertUsage).

• Add a certificate assignment to an application (QycdUpdateCertUsage).
• Retrieve information about the certificate currently assigned to an application
(QycdRetrieveCertUsageInfo).

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 A Certificate Authority (CA) Trust List is an optional configuration for Application
Definitions. The list allows individual applications to trust a different set of CAs from
other applications. These three APIs provide CA Trust List configuration capabilities:

• Add a CA certificate to the CA certificate trust list (QycdAddCACertTrust).

• Remove a CA certificate from the CA certificate trust list
(QycdRemoveCACertTrust).
• Check if CA certificate is in the CA certificate trust list (QycdCheckCACertTrust).

This API is used in a two-step process to renew an existing certificate residing in the
system certificate store:

• Request a certificate renewal and import certificate into system store

(QycdRenewCertificate).

With the first call, a CSR (Certificate Signing Request) is generated based on an
existing certificate. After out-of-band processing of the CSR is complete, the second
call imports the issued certificate into the system certificate store.

For more information, see the Digital Certificate Management APIs in IBM Knowledge
Center.

IBM i Authority Collection

Authority Collection captures data that is associated with the runtime authority
checking that is built into IBM i. This data is logged to a repository, and interfaces
are available to display and analyze the data. A security administrator or application
provider can analyze the captured data to determine the minimum authority that
is required to the objects to allow the application to run successfully. Setting
a minimum authority on the objects improves the security and provides more
protection against possible access from outside the application.

Additionally, IBM i 7.4 Authority Collection support now allows the collection of
authority information for specific objects when accessed by any user. Previously, the
IBM i 7.3 version collected authority information for all objects accessed by a specific
user.

New command:

• Change Authority Collection (CHGAUTCOL)

Updated interfaces:

• Start Authority Collection (STRAUTCOL).

• End Authority Collection (ENDAUTCOL).
• Delete Authority Collection (DLTAUTCOL).
• Display Security Attributes (DSPSECA) command and Retrieve Security Attributes
(QSYRTVSA) API show if an Authority collection for objects is active.
• Interfaces that show object attributes now include the authority collection value
for the object.

The Authority Collection value for an object can be set with the new Change
Authority Collection (CHGAUTCOL) command. When Authority Collection for objects
is started using the enhanced Start Authority Collection (STRAUTCOL) command,
authority information is collected for the specific objects that have this value set.
Any user access of these objects is then collected and written to the authority
collection repository for objects.

New SQL views have been added to display and analyze the authority collection data
for objects:

• QSYS2.AUTHORITY_COLLECTION_OBJECT view - for QSYS objects; use this

when the number of entries in the authority collection is large and you are
looking for a specific object or objects in a specific library.

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 • QSYS2.AUTHORITY_COLLECTION_LIBRARIES view - for QSYS objects; use this
when the number of entries in the authority collection is small or you are looking
for all, or most, objects in the authority collection.
• QSYS2.AUTHORITY_COLLECTION_FSOBJ view - for file system objects in the
"root" (/), QOpenSys, and user-defined file systems
• QSYS2.AUTHORITY_COLLECTION_DLO view - for document and folder objects

Note: QSYS2.AUTHORITY_COLLECTION_OBJECT and

QSYS2.AUTHORITY_COLLECTION_LIBRARIES return the same results and exist to
provide alternative approaches to access the same detail.

For complete details on the enhanced authority collection support, see the Authority
Collection section of the Security reference topic in IBM Knowledge Center.

System management

Workload groups

Workload groups, introduced in 2011, allow the isolation of specific workloads

into a limited processing environment. Until now, workload groups were set at
the subsystem level only, and every job in a subsystem ran in the same workload
group. In IBM i 7.4, workload groups can now be configured by job description using
the new WLCGRP parameter on Create Job Description (CRTJOBD) or Change Job
Description (CHGJOBD) commands. Jobs can run in different workload groups within
the same subsystem by setting a workload group name on the job description.

The workload group (WLCGRP) name can be viewed for a job description using
the Display Job Description (DSPJOBD) command or the Retrieve Job Description
(QWDRJOBD) API. If a workload group name has not been explicitly set in the job
description, it will default to *SBSD, which means that jobs started with the job
description will use the workload group defined in the subsystem description.

It is possible to change the workload group (WLCGRP) in the JOBD while the
subsystem is active. New jobs will be able to use the new workload group without
restarting the subsystem.

Processor Multitasking Information

In previous releases, the Retrieve Processor Multitasking Information (QWCRTVPR)

API has been used to retrieve the maximum number of secondary hardware threads
per processor. With IBM i 7.4, the Retrieve Processor Multitasking Information
(QWCRTVPR) API now returns the current and maximum number of secondary
hardware threads, in addition to the configured number of secondary hardware
threads, per processor.

The Change Processor Multitasking Information (QWCCHGPR) API can be used to

limit the number of processing threads on systems that are using simultaneous
multithreading (QPRCMLTTSK system value). In previous releases, the QWCRTVPR
API returned only the value set by the QWCCHGPR API with no way to determine the
actual value used by the system or the maximum value supported by the hardware.

In IBM i 7.4, QWCRTVPR introduces two new parameters that can be used to
retrieve the number of secondary threads that are currently active, as well as
the maximum number of secondary hardware threads per processor that can be
supported.

Managing / tracking jobs on a job queue

In response to user requests, two new exit points have been created to better track
and manage jobs submitted to a job queue:

• The Submit Job exit point (QIBM_QWT_SBMJOB) can be used to call a user exit
program in a job that calls the SBMJOB command, prior to the job being placed
on the job queue.
• The Change Job exit point (QIBM_QWT_CHGJOB) can be used to call a user exit
program when the CHGJOB command or API is called to change a job while the
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 job is on a job queue. This allows the program to keep track of any changes
made to the JOBQ job after it was submitted but before it becomes active.

These new exit points, along with the existing Job Notification exit point, can be
used to keep track of the information needed to resubmit jobs to a JOBQ.

QHST job

The new system job QHST is started at IPL to perform message logging to the
history log. This function was previously done by the SCPF job. This change has
been made to move message logging out of the critical system job, which requires
an IPL to restart it. In IBM i 7.4, this function runs in QHST, which is a separate job.
If excessive messaging to the history log causes the QHST job to end unexpectedly,
a new QHST job will automatically start and replace it.

Improved searching with DSPLOG command

Improved search capabilities have been added to the Display Log (DSPLOG)
command when searching for messages in the history log by job name. The
command now allows searching for messages by user name instead of requiring the
three-part job name. The command also allows searching by job name or number,
as well as generic support for the name.

The IBM i service qsys2.history_log_info provides a powerful way to understand the

data in the history log by leveraging the power of SQL to sort, filter, and analyze the
history data in ways the command is not capable. Examples of parsing this data can
be found under 'Insert from Examples' in the Run SQL Scripts interface of Access
Client Solutions.

Networking

TLSv1.3

Transport Layer Security (TLS) is an encryption method that is used to encrypt a

communication channel between two systems. In this release, the latest in TLS
standards are being implemented to ensure security of critical applications and data.

With IBM i 7.4, IBM i System TLS has been enhanced to support the latest industry
standard of Transport Layer Security version 1.3 (TLSv1.3) protocol. TLSv1.3
is enabled and used by default for partitions with system value QSSLPCL set
to *OPSYS. Applications designed to use the System TLS default protocols will
immediately support TLSv1.3 if the system value settings allow TLSv1.3. Other
applications may require configuration or code changes to enable TLSv1.3.

See the Transport Layer Security topic in IBM Knowledge Center for additional
details.

To make working with TLS easier, IBM i 7.4 is providing a new Retrieve TLS
Attributes (QsoRtvTLSA) API, allowing the retrieval of the system-wide System
TLS current default properties. The properties can be changed and viewed with
TLSCONFIG. The benefit of QsoRtvTLSA is that it can be included in programs or
scripts for health check actions. See the QsoRtvTLSA topic in IBM Knowledge Center
for more details on its use.

SNMPv3

The IBM i support for Simple Network Management Protocol version 3 (SNMPv3) has
been enhanced with the ability to securely send SNMPv3 Trap and Inform messages.
The IBM i local trap manager has been enhanced with the ability to securely receive
and forward SNMPv3 Trap and Inform messages. Additionally, traps generated by
third-party sub-agents can be sent as SNMPv3 Traps or Informs without any changes
to the sub-agent code. See the Change SNMP Attributes (CHGSNMPA) topic in IBM
Knowledge Center for additional information.

Server Message Block Version 3 (SMB3)

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 The IBM i QNTC file system and IBM i NetServer file system allow connectivity and
sharing with clients on the network. In IBM i 7.4, both NetServer and QNTC have
been upgraded to the latest industry standard for connectivity, SMB3. This new level
includes many new features, such as:

• End-to-end data encryption for entire client/server conversations or just on

access to specific shares.
• Support for larger read and write sizes (512 KB in IBM i 7.4), improving the
performance in high latency networks.
• QNTC can now support share names longer than 15 characters.
• NetServer has been updated to improve the support for macOS.

SMTP

SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) has been available on IBM i for many years. It
is a TCP/IP protocol used when sending and receiving email. In IBM i 7.4, SMTP has
been refreshed.

The SNDSMTPEMM command has been updated and now allows:

• Up to 255 characters for the subject of an email

• Up to 5,000 characters for the main body of an email

New CL commands have been added to support the creating, adding, editing, and
removing of distribution lists for directory types *SMTP and *SMTPMSF.

Availability

Save and Restore

The SAVE and RESTORE menus have been enhanced with a new option to "Start
controlling subsystem". Previously, the controlling subsystem always started
automatically when the save or restore operation completed. In IBM i 7.4, it is now
possible to leave the system in restricted state after the save or restore operation,
by not starting the controlling subsystem. This can be helpful for installing PTFs,
performing system maintenance, or IPLing the system. See the Backing up your
system and Recovering your system topics in IBM Knowledge Center for more
information.

Clustering

IBM is announcing some enhancements to the clustering technologies resident in the

base operating system. Many of these technologies are seamlessly integrated into
IBM PowerHA SystemMirror for i.

New usability enhancements to the IBM i clustering policies allow for more
automation of an administrative domain. Resources may be automatically added
to the cluster administrative domain when they are created or added on a node.
Previously, this was a two-step process; each monitored resource entry (MRE) had
to be added manually after it was created. Similarly, it is possible to automatically
delete resources and remove them from the cluster administrative domain in one
step. Previously, a delete needed to be issued on each system in the cluster. See the
Cluster Policy APIs topic in IBM Knowledge Center for more information.

Enhancements have been made to the behavior of restore handling in a cluster

administrative domain to honor the restored values. Previously, after a restore the
administrative domain would essentially undo the restore operation.

In IBM i 7.4, if a new policy for cancel failover is defined for a cluster resource
group, the IASP will no longer be varied off on the failing node when a failover is
canceled. Prior to this policy, when a failover was canceled, the IASP would be varied
off on the failing node.

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 This release introduces the Container CRG, which allows for management of a group
of CRGs as a single entity for the purposes of operations.

A restriction has been removed, and an IASP may now be specified in more than one
CRG. This function is especially useful in Db2 Mirror configurations. Previously, an
IASP was limited to a single CRG. When an IASP appears in more than one CRG, the
CRG recovery domains must have no nodes in common.

Application development

Integrated Web Services server

The Integrated Web Services (IWS) server support enables users to create APIs
based on ILE programs and service programs. In IBM i 7.4, IWS API support
has been enhanced to allow the creation of REST and SOAP APIs based on SQL
statements. The SQL statements are processed against Db2 for i database
management systems. The support enables the creation of APIs that can process
XML, JSON, and user-defined media resources. This now means that the database
on IBM i can be accessed directly using the HTTP REST support. No JDBC or ODBC
connection is needed when using the IWS support.

For additional details, see the Integrated Web Services for IBM i web page.

System Debugger

The System Debugger is the tool used to debug programs written in both ILE and
OPM languages as well as Java that run on the system. Program information stored
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with the object, along with the program observability, are used by the System
Debugger. In IBM i 7.4, the System Debugger is enhanced with some limited ability
to relocate the debug source.

The Change Program Data (QBNCHGPD) API is enhanced to update the debug
source location. This relocation, the moving of source files to another location, can
be done for both library physical files and IFS stream files. The steps are:

• Compile a program from IFS stream source files or library physical files with
DBGVIEW(*SOURCE).
• Move the source files to another location.
• Use API QBNCHGPD to update the old source location to the new one with new
format CHGP0200.
• Debug the target program. System debugger will show the source files correctly
from the new location.

Locating module source

The Display Module (DSPMOD) command now shows the location (path name) of a
module's source code stored in a stream file (IFS). This will be very useful to C, C
++, RPG, COBOL, and CL programmers because compilers for those languages all
support compiling source from IFS.

TEXT options on CRTSRVPGM

Two new TEXT options are provided, in addition to *BLANK, for the Create Service
Program (CRTSRVPGM) command. These new options allow propagation of the text
from the export source file or the first module used to create the service program.
See Create Service Program for more information.

Updated MI instructions

A couple of MI instructions have been enhanced:

• GENUUID can now generate a version 4 Universally Unique IDentifier (UUID),

which is a randomly generated UUID that is consistent with the Internet
Engineering Task Force (IETF) specification as described in RFC 4122. See the
GENUUID MI Instruction topic in IBM Knowledge Center for more information.

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 • MODS can return the size of the modified space, avoiding a call to MATS to
get the size of a modified space. See the MODS MI Instruction topic in IBM
Knowledge Center for more information.

Easier retranslation of program objects

No retranslation of programs is required to work with IBM i 7.4. However, there are
times when a retranslation may be beneficial to ensure that programs are using the
latest technology updates for performance, efficiency, and so on. For this purpose,
IBM is providing the new QBNCVTPGM tool. See the Simple IBM i program and
module conversion technical article on developerWorks for more information.

Miscellaneous

Service Tool debug enhancements

The Mainstore Dump Copy screens now have a column that indicates the size of a
dump to help plan for proper handling of a dump.

An option on the Remote Modem Support screens for configuring LANs makes it
easier to set up access for remote support.

Limits for the Licensed Internal Code (LIC) log have been increased so important
debug information does not wrap out of the log too soon. Note that the LIC Log sizes
are selectable by the client, but have minimum, default, and maximum values. See
the Licensed Internal Code log topic in IBM Knowledge Center for more information.

Selected operating system limits increased

• The maximum number of disk arms in all basic auxiliary storage pools has been
increased to 3999.
• The maximum number of disk arms in all independent auxiliary storage pools has
been increased to 5999.
• The maximum LUN size (for LUNs with 4160 or 4096 byte block sizes) has been
increased to 16 TB.

For more information about these limits, and others, see the Miscellaneous Limits
topic in IBM Knowledge Center.

Db2 for i

With IBM i 7.4, Db2 for i continues to focus on new and advanced SQL capabilities
and the ability to use SQL to access IBM i operating system detail. Further, Db2 for i
delivers new capabilities for the database engineer.

Database application developers have new capabilities for constructing data-centric

SQL solutions:

• A new variant of INSERT can be used to populate rows using default values.
• The RPG SQL Precompiler is enhanced to support constants as host variables.
• The SYSTOOLS.SPLIT User Defined Table Function (UDTF) can be used to
deconstruct aggregated lists of values using SQL.

In the tradition of recent Technology Refreshes, IBM i Services are added and
enhanced, providing useful SQL-based alternatives to IBM i commands and APIs:

• The DATA_AREA_INFO view and UDTF enable SQL users to query the existence,
attributes, and data within data areas (*DTAARA).
• The ASP_JOB_INFO view returns one row for each job that is currently using
a specific ASP. This service is an SQL alternative to the Work with ASP Jobs
(WRKASPJOB) CL command.
• The OBJECT_PRIVILEGES view is enhanced to return authorization list detail,
bringing equivalent functionality to the SQL alternative to the Display Object
Authority (DSPOBJAUT) CL command.

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 • The MESSAGE_FILE_DATA view returns data that can be found using the Display
Message Description (DSPMSGD) CL command, opening up new options for
managing messages using SQL.

Examples of these new services can be found in the latest versions of Access Client
Solutions within the Run SQL Scripts interface under the category "Insert from
Examples".

New capabilities are added for the database engineer:

• The CREATE INDEX statement has been enhanced to include result column
names matching the behavior of the ALIAS and RENAME keywords that are
supported for logical files.
• The PARSE_STATEMENT UDTF is enhanced to return detail for DROP statements
and referential constraints, making it easier to deploy advanced impact analysis.
• System Limits processing has been extended to additionally track the growth
of database files by size, providing the data needed for clients to proactively
manage their IBM i.

These and other enhancements are delivered through Db2 PTF Group SF99704. See
the IBM i Technology Updates wiki on developerWorks to learn more about these
and other Db2 for i enhancements.

Open source

Node.js ecosystem enhancements

The idb-connector and idb-pconnector packages 1.x releases are now generally
available and are no longer in technology preview status. The idb-connector
package provides direct API access to Db2 using the conventional (callback-based)
JavaScript conventions.
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The itoolkit package, which allows a Node.js application to call IBM i functions, such
as service programs, programs, commands, and so on, is enhanced to allow for new
transport methods. With this enhancement, SSH or ODBC connections can be used
to communicate with IBM i through the itoolkit package.

A Db2 for i dialect has been created for Sequelize.js. Sequelize is a popular,
promise-based ORM for Node.js.

A new connector allows Db2 for i to be used as a data source for LoopBack
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applications. LoopBack is a JavaScript framework that allows for rapid creation and
deployment of REST APIs. It comes with a built-in API explorer and the ability to
define a robust data model for your application. It can also be used with IBM API
Connect and several other tools.
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Python ecosystem enhancements

A number of Python packages have been made available in RPM form. This enables
the packages to be easily installed with the yum package manager. The new
packages allow for security enhancements, and more options for application
development, data science, and machine learning.

The updated Python Machine Learning and Data Science libraries are included in the
following packages:

• Pillow
• asn1crypto
• bcrypt
• cffi
• cryptography
• devel
• ibm_db

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 • idna
• itoolkit
• lxml
• numpy
• pandas
• pip
• pycparser
• pynacl
• scikit-learn
• scipy
• tkinter

General connectivity enhancements

The delivery of SSL certificates through a ca-certificates RPM allows for easier SSL
communication with standard sources. For instance, interactions with https-based
APIs or websites may no longer need manual certificate setup.

The IBM i Access ODBC driver has been ported to IBM i. This allows any standard
ODBC client to be able to communicate to the local database on i. It also allows
an application to be developed using the IBM i Access ODBC driver for Windows /
TM

Linux and deployed to IBM i using the same ODBC driver.

(R)

R brings another programming language to IBM i. Although it has a wide variety of

uses, R excels at statistical computing and data mining. Db2 can be accessed from R
by installing the RODBC package and using the newly delivered ODBC driver.

Newly added tools

The number of developer and user tools available continues to grow rapidly. A few
examples include the following packages, available in RPM form:

• Apache ActiveMQ, a robust message broker

• Apache Ant and Maven, build automation tools
• vim, a terminal-based editor
• yum-utils, a collection of tools and programs for managing yum repositories and
installed software for more advanced users
• Midnight Commander, a terminal-based utility for exploring the filesystem and
performing various tasks like FTP transfers, file compares, and much more

IBM i Portfolio: Licensed Program Products (LPP)

IBM Db2 Mirror for i

Today, in conjunction with the announcement of IBM i 7.4, IBM is announcing a

new Licensed Program Product (LPP) for the IBM i Portfolio: IBM Db2 Mirror for i.
This new product offering, available for IBM i 7.4 clients, enables near-continuous
availability through an IBM i exclusive Db2 active-active two-system configuration.

For more information, see Software Announcement 219-216, dated April 23, 2019.

Rational Development Studio for i

The Development Studio for i is being updated to transform the development

languages of IBM i to meet the ever-changing world of modern development. The
RPG language is evolving into a modern business language. In this release, COBOL
is also being enhanced to include many requirements from the industry.

RPG

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 There are many enhancements to the RPG Language in this release (some of these
were made available in earlier TRs through PTFs):

• A varying-dimension array is defined with DIM(*AUTO:maximum_elements) or

DIM(*VAR:maximum_elements). The second parameter of the DIM keyword
indicates the maximum number of elements in the array.
–The dimension of a varying-dimension array can be changed by assigning a
value to the %ELEM built-in function.
– The dimension of a varying-dimension array defined with DIM(*AUTO)
increases when there is an assignment statement to an element that is greater
than the current number of elements.
– You can specify *NEXT as the index for an array defined with DIM(*AUTO)
when the array is modified by an assignment statement. The dimension of the
array increases by one.
• Specify DIM(*CTDATA) to specify that the dimension of a compile-time array or
table is determined by the number of records in the compile-time data.
• The SAMEPOS keyword positions a subfield at the same starting position as
another subfield.
• New PSDS subfields:
– Internal job ID, in positions 380 to 395
– System name, in positions 396 - 403
• The ON-EXIT section runs every time that a procedure ends, whether the
procedure ends normally or abnormally.
• When a qualified data structure is defined using free-form RPG syntax, a subfield
can be directly defined as a nested data structure subfield using DCL-DS and
END-DS to define the subfield.
• The new DATA-INTO operation code reads data from a structured document, such
as JSON, into an RPG variable. It requires a parser to parse the document. The
DATA-INTO operation calls the parser, and the parser passes the information in
the document back to the DATA-INTO operation, which places the information
into the RPG variable.
• Built-in function %PROC() returns the external name of the current procedure.
• Complex qualified names can be used in more places:
– Built-in function %ELEM
– Built-in function %SIZE
– Operation code DEALLOC
– Operation code RESET
• New built-in functions %MAX and %MIN can be used in definition statements and
calculation statements.
• ALIGN(*FULL) defines the length of a data structure as a multiple of its
alignment. This is important for avoiding storage-corruption problems when
calling functions written in ILE C.
• The CRTBNDRPG and CRTRPGMOD commands now support compiling from
Unicode source by specifying either an EBCDIC CCSID or *JOB for the new
TGTCCSID parameter.

For more information about the RPG IV enhancements, including the PTFs that
provide the enhancements, see the RPG Cafe.

COBOL

New enhancements are available for the COBOL compiler:

• The new ALLOCATE statement obtains dynamic storage, while the new FREE
statement releases dynamic storage that was previously obtained with an
ALLOCATE statement.
• The EXIT statement includes the following new formats, which provide a
structured way to exit without using a GO TO statement:

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 –
Format 5, EXIT PERFORM statement for exiting from an inline PERFORM
statement
– Format 6, EXIT PARAGRAPH or EXIT SECTION statement for exiting from the
middle of a paragraph or exiting from a section respectively
• Enhancements are made to the INITIALIZE statement:
–A new FILLER phrase is added so that FILLER data items can be initialized with
the INITIALIZE statement.
– A new VALUE phrase is added so that elementary data items can be initialized
to the literal specified in the VALUE clause.
– The INITIALIZE statement supports NATIONAL-EDITED as a REPLACING
category and can initialize national groups and numeric or numeric-edited data
that has USAGE NATIONAL.
• A new format of the SORT statement, the table SORT statement, arranges table
elements in a user-specified sequence.
• The following new compiler directives are added to support conditional
compilation:
– The DEFINE directive defines or undefines a compilation variable.
– The EVALUATE directive provides a multibranch method of choosing the source
lines to include in a compilation group.
– The IF directive provides for a one-way or two-way conditional compilation.
– The new DEFINE parameter for the CRTBNDCBL and CRTCBLMOD commands
provides a way to define compilation variables before the compilation begins.
– A new floating comment indicator (the character string '*>') can be coded to
indicate that the ensuing text on a line is an inline comment.

IBM i Access Client Solutions (ACS) V1.1.8.2

IBM i Access Client Solutions is the strategic interface for accessing and managing
IBM i. A new version (1.1.8.2) includes many new features and updates for both an
IBM i system manager and a database engineer.

Run SQL Scripts

• Open and Save support to IFS and stream files extends the options for how
scripts are maintained and used.
• When a "Database of Choice" has been selected, the information is retained,
making it easier to resume work. Additionally, connections to an IASP are
retained.
• The Insert from Examples capability is extended to include new SQL examples,
making it easier and faster to include precoded examples.
• New JDBC Connection properties are available for assigning alternate server
name and other attributes.
• The new design of the Formatter enables it to understand SQL syntax, creating
more consistency for formatting, especially with complex SQL statements.
• The new formatter also provides the ability to verify the syntax of your SQL,
highlighting error information, line numbers, and issues.
• Leveraging the new "for Update" option, users who have access can update and
edit the data values within a database table directly from Run SQL Scripts.

Schemas

• To facilitate the creation of new projects, the ability to copy and paste schemas
has been added.

Printer Output

• Most printed output displays the system name. Based on requests from clients,
ACS 1.1.8.2 allows for removing the system name from the Printer Output
download path.

Integrated File System

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 • Prompt for the location of the current IFS download location on the target PC.
• A new "Include" filter to improve performance by limiting the data returned from
the server when viewing directories with a large number of files.

ODBC Driver for i

• The IBM i Access ODBC driver has been ported to IBM i. This allows any standard
ODBC client to be able to communicate to the local database on i. It also allows
an application to be developed using the IBM i Access ODBC driver for Windows/
Linux and deployed to IBM i using the same ODBC driver.

System Configuration

• The System Configuration panel can now be leveraged as the primary location for
launching ACS activities.
• Keyboard shortcuts have been added to menu options, improving navigation and
simplifying the user's experience. Also, right-clicking on a system on the System
Configuration panel will show a context menu of available actions.
• To accommodate different user preferences, you can sort the data within a
column on the System Configuration panel.
• Easily see the specified description field to understand the system being selected.
• The Hardware Management Interface has undergone dramatic improvement.
Some of these are:
– A customized list of possible interfaces has been added.
– It is possible to now specify more than two options.
– The main ACS panel will be updated based on the configured Hardware
Management Interfaces for the selected system.

Additional enhancements

• Japanese new era support has been added to ACS.

• Prior to ACS V1.1.7.2, when importing an ACS configuration to a target machine,
it was necessary to have the user profile of the saved configuration already
on the target. With ACS V1.1.8.2, this requirement is removed and the saved
default user profile is not required to exist when importing a configuration.
• New ability to specify a list of included components, thereby excluding those not
on the list.

Improved Entitled System Support (ESS) delivery

In response to client feedback regarding making Access Client Solutions easier

to find and download on the ESS website, feature 6290 under 5770-SS1 will be
automatically defaulted on orders of 5770-SS1 for version 7.2 and later releases.
On the ESS website, under Software Downloads, select 5770-SS1 IBM i, then select
your language group, then in the download packages, refer to feature "6290: Access
Client Solutions".

For the latest updates and access to the most recent version, see the IBM i Access -
Client Solutions web page.

Administration Runtime Expert

Administration Runtime Expert is used by system administrators to enhance the

abilities to manage the systems in their environment. In IBM i 7.4, Administration
Runtime Expert has made significant enhancements to the product. PTF
management now includes the ability to manage PTFs with preconditions as well as
handling delayed PTFs. With the ability of Administration Runtime Expert to compare
and manage PTFs across multiple systems, this provides more usability. Additional
enhancements are:

• The dashboard interface has been updated to handle an independent workset

for every user to easily allow the dashboard to be used for a call center
environment.

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 • Result history now shows the formatted view instead of just the text view.
• Support for case-sensitive template rename.
• Attach the zip file of a verification result to the notification mail.
• Restrict user's access by the role. If a user's role is "operator", the user has
access only to console and has no ability to edit groups and systems.

Rational Developer for i, 9.6.x

Rational Developer for i (RDi), 9.6.x, is the strategic suite of tools for IBM i
developers. This desktop environment gives developers an efficient and highly
productive environment for writing business applications. The primary focus of these
and other recent enhancements has been to provide continuous improvement in the
areas of reliability, productivity, security, and currency.

• Added an API to allow SystemTextEditors to report an IBM i connection and

member properties, thereby making actions and third-party vendors independent
of the parser for this information.
• Users can zoom in and out in the editor using command keys, allowing a more
efficient way to hone in code more quickly.
• Settings are now available to allow free-form RPG comments to be repeated from
a previous operation code.
• Code coverage has undergone two significant improvements:
– Code coverage results have an improved web-faced view.
– Code coverage source view now displays in Browse mode.
• PDM Perspective, brought to RDi users in 2018, has been refined and includes
new enhancements to make the view even more compatible with PDM.
–
Added Alt-F13 to enable users to repeat options in a manner similar to PDM on
the options field of the Member Object table view
– Added new multiple entry actions to improve Object Table multiple object
actions, enabling users to copy repeat options in one panel instead of a series
of pop-up commands
• JTopen, ACS, and Java have been updated to be compatible with IBM i 7.4.
• The RPG verifier and syntax checker will support the new ILE RPG enhancements
in IBM i 7.4.
• RPG ILE Parser includes the capability to search for code that appears to be out
of place and reports these discoveries with annotations, allowing developers to
quickly find anomalies in their code.
• Improved SQL formatting
– Smart enter key is included, allowing easier line splitting.
– Developers can now choose either automatic formatting or to specifically
request when formatting should occur.
• RDi has added a Toggle editor to the outline view, allowing the display of
procedure and subroutine names while navigating in the editor.

For these new enhancements, additional updates, and APAR fixes, see the Fix list for
Rational Developer for i website.

PowerHA SystemMirror for i

A key value proposition for PowerHA on IBM i is that it integrates the functionality of
IBM SAN storage: in particular, the DS8000 and the IBM Storwize family of storage
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servers. This integration enables PowerHA for i to manage the storage operations
as an integral part of clustering operations such as failover/fallback operations and
FlashCopy operations. With PowerHA SystemMirror for i Enterprise Edition, the
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integration with the IBM Copy Services Manager for the DS8000 enables PowerHA to
support HyperSwap with a Global Mirror link. HyperSwap is an active/active storage
configuration whereby two of the DS8000s are linked through Metro Mirror, while at
the user/application level, it actually appears as a single shared storage resource
(switchable LUN configuration). If one of the storage servers in the HyperSwap
configuration goes away, the application workload simply continues I/O operations

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 to the alternate DS8000 in the HyperSwap pair without interruption. Adding the
capability to support a Global Mirror link to the HyperSwap pair provides the third
site for disaster recovery operations, all under the management of the PowerHA for i
cluster.

In addition, PowerHA for i, 7.4 Enterprise Edition enables a Db2 Mirror disaster
recovery capability.

PowerHA SystemMirror for i, 7.4 Standard Edition has been enhanced with ease-of-
use and automation capabilities:

• New policies that automate adding monitored resource entries (MREs) upon
object creation, the deletion of MREs upon object deletion, and restore operations
for MREs.
• Improved control over administrative domain synchronization options; for
example, the capability to choose which node is to be the source of updates
to push to the other nodes when using Start Cluster Administrative Domain.
Previously, when resource changes were made to nodes in an inactive
administrative domain, multiple nodes could change the same resource and there
was no coordination for multiple different changes to the same resource.
• Integrated ability to cancel automatic CRG failovers with a new PowerHA policy.
• Support for replication of IFS data in a Db2 Mirror for i environment.

For more information, see the IBM PowerHA SystemMirror for i wiki page.

Backup, Recovery, and Media Services for i (BRMS)

The BRMS 7.4 enhancements include:

• Turn-key cloud control group deployment that enables clients to easily set up
custom control groups for cloud.
• Ability to enable the green screen command to change control group attributes,
which were previously available only in the GUI.
• Backup for changes to journaled objects is now the default setting; that is, the
default for SAVLIBBRM command has been changed to OBJJRN(*YES).
• New *OBJ list named QALLSPLF to back up all spooled files, which improves
restore performance.
• Support for the 3592-60F tape drive with *FMT3592A6 and FMT3592A6E
densities.
• Enhanced log information that uses the system timestamp to preserve message
order when messages are logged at the same second. They are displayed using
DSPLOGBRM.

For more information, see the IBM Backup, Recovery & Media Services (BRMS) for i
wiki page.

Db2 Web Query

Get a fast start to advanced, visual reporting and business intelligence with Db2
Web Query for i. Get running quickly using Web Query's newly enhanced EZ-Install
package. Flatten the learning curve through readily available tutorials, a new Date
Dimension table creation procedure, and new sample reports for the IBM i Systems
Administrator. To learn more about EZ-Install, see the DB2 Web Query for i
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installation web page.

ARCAD Observer (Version 1.1.2)

ARCAD Observer for IBM i supports the understanding of business applications. It

includes graphical diagramming, I/O diagramming, and other analysis capabilities to
understand business applications.

Note: The latest version of ARCAD Observer (10.08.02) is being incorporated into
this LPP.

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 ARCAD Converter (Version 1.1.2)

ARCAD RPG Converter for IBM i automates the conversion of any RPG IV source
code to free-form RPG, achieving near 100% conversion accuracy. It supports
unitary or mass conversion.

Note: The latest version of ARCAD Transformer (10.09.03) is being incorporated

into this LPP.

Firmware and hardware

IBM i supports FW930, which provides the most up-to-date POWER9 functionality.

Additional I/O support includes several Power features:

• Enhanced support for the PCIe Gen4 dual port 100 Gb Ethernet adapter. IBM i
adds both dedicated and native SR-IOV support for the Network Interface Card
(NIC) function. This adapter is already available for use in IBM i configurations
with Virtual I/O Server (VIOS). IBM i also adds both dedicated and native SR-
IOV support for RDMA over Converged Ethernet (RoCE) to allow remote direct
memory access (RDMA) in IBM Db2 Mirror for i configurations.
• Both dedicated and native SR-IOV support for RoCE for PCIe Gen3 Ethernet
adapters. Sharing these adapters with SR-IOV allows more configuration
flexibility. Multiple 2-port cards are available: 100 Gb, 25/10 Gb, and 10 Gb.
• New PCIe3 6-Slot Fanout Module for the PCIe3 Expansion Drawer.
• New optical cable cards for attaching the PCIe3 I/O Expansion drawer with the
new PCIe3 6-Slot Fanout Module. The new cards for the Scale Out models are
now single wide so they do not block the adjacent PCIe Gen4 x16 card slot.
• New 387 GB, 775 GB, and 1.55 TB Enterprise SAS 4k and 5xx SFF-3 and SFF-2
SSDs.
• New 931 GB, 1.86 TB, 3.72 TB, and 7.45 TB Mainstream SAS 4K SFF-3 and
SFF-2 SSDs.

Other

Domino 10.0.1

A significant new release for the Domino product has been released. Some of the
highlights include:

• Automatic Notes client updates

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• MarvelClient Essentials for IBM Notes Management solution

• Publishing statistics to external services
• Larger database (256 GB) and folders
• Apache Tika conversion filter for attachments searches
• Features that save you time, such as Indexing/clusters/database replicas
management

For more details on all the latest features, see Software Announcement 218-538,
dated December 18, 2018.

IBM Content Manager OnDemand for i (5770-RD1)

IBM Content Manager OnDemand for i is providing significant new function in

the latest release, exploiting new technologies available in IBM i. Some of the
enhancements are listed below:

• Cloud storage for archive media: Cloud storage is now supported as an archive
media for Content Manager OnDemand for i. Cloud support requires the IBM
Cloud Storage Solutions for i (5733-ICC) licensed program product.
TM

• 400 indexer enhancements: The OS/400 indexer has been renamed to the
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400 indexer. The 400 indexer has been updated for improved performance and

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 enhanced serviceability. In addition, the 400 indexer can now use AFP resources
located in IFS directories.
• Content Manager OnDemand component of IBM Navigator for i enhancements:
A new option has been added to create and manage cloud storage resources.
The design of the Content Manager OnDemand component of IBM Navigator
for i has also been updated to reflect a format similar to the operating system
components.
• Start Archived Storage Management (STRASMOND) command enhancement: The
Start Archived Storage Management (STRASMOND) command has a new Trace
(TRACE) parameter to facilitate tracing when requested by software support.
• Start Disk Storage Management (STRDSMOND) command enhancement: The
Start Disk Storage Management (STRDSMOND) command has a new Force
ASM to end (ENDASM) parameter to enable you to end the Archived Storage
Management (ASM) process (which, by default, runs after DSM completes)
at a specified time or after a specified number of hours. Prior to version 7.4,
the ENDASM parameter was only available on the Start Archived Storage
Management (STRASMOND) command.
• Print Report (PRTRPTOND), Print document (PRTDOCOND), Query document
(QRYDOCOND), and Retrieve document (RTVDOCOND) command enhancements:
The Print Report (PRTRPTOND), Print document (PRTDOCOND), Query document
(QRYDOCOND), and Retrieve document (RTVDOCOND) commands have a new
Retrieve in load order (RTVLODORD) parameter to control which documents are
included and in what order the documents are included. See the command help
for the RTVLODORD parameter for more information.

See the Customer Notices and information -IBM i 7.3 website for additional Content
Manager OnDemand for i 7.3 enhancements that are available through PTFs
and are also included in Content Manager OnDemand for i for IBM i 7.4. These
enhancements are related to encryption, managing documents, administering
objects, and allowing coexistence of 32-bit and 64-bit clients and/or 9.5 and 10.1
clients on a single workstation.

Content Manager OnDemand's software requirements will depend on your

implementation. See theContent Manager OnDemand for itopic in IBM Knowledge
Center.

Content Manager OnDemand for i is available to order through Passport

Advantage . See the Passport Advantage and Passport Advantage Express
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website.

Software progression

The following table is used to show the updates for various products.

Program updates

V5R4 i 6.1 i 7.1 i 7.2 i 7.3 i 7.4

5722-SS1 5761-SS1 5770-SS1 5770-SS1 5770-SS1 5770-SS1
- - - 5733-AC1 5733-AC1 5733-AC1
- - - 5733-AO1 5733-AO1 5733-AO1
- 5761-AMT 5770-AMT 5770-AMT * *
- 5733-ARE * *# *# *#
5722-AF1 5761-AF1 5770-AF1 5770-AF1 NA NA
5722-AP1 5761-AP1 * * * *
5722-BR1 5761-BR1 5770-BR1 5770-BR1 5770-BR1 5770-BR1
5722-CM1 5761-CM1 * * * *
5733-CY1 5733-CY2 5733-CY3 5733-CY3 5733-CY3 5733-CY3
5722-DB1 5761-DB1 * * * *
- - - - - 5770-DBM
5722-DFH 5761-DFH 5770-DFH 5770- *# *#
DFH#
5722-DS1 5761-DS2 * * * *

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 V5R4 i 6.1 i 7.1 i 7.2 i 7.3 i 7.4
5798-FAX * * 5798- *# *#
FAX#
5769-FN1 * * * * *
5769-FNT * * * * *
5648-E77 5648-E77 * * * *
5733-ID1 * * * NA NA
5722-IP1 * * * * *
- 5761-HAS 5770-HAS 5770-HAS * 5770-HAS
5733-ITL 5733-ITL 5733-ITL 5733-ITL 5733-ITL 5733-ITL
- - 5733-ICC 5733-ICC * *
5722-JS1 5761-JS1 5770-JS1 5770-JS1 * *
5722-MG1 5761-MG1 5770-MG1 5770- 5770- 5770-
MG1# MG1# MG1#
5722-NLV 5761-NLV 5770-NLV 5770-NLV 5770-NLV 5770-NLV
- 5733-OMF 5733-OMF 5733-OMF 5733-OMF 5733-OMF
5722-PT1 5761-PT1 5770-PT1 5770-PT1 5770-PT1 5770-PT1
5722-QU1 5761-QU1 5770-QU1 5770-QU1 5770-QU1 5770-QU1
5733-QU2 5733- 5733- 5733- 5733- *
WQX WQX WQX WQX
5733-QU3 5733- 5733- 5733- 5733- *
WQX WQX WQX WQX
5733-QU4 5733- 5733- 5733- 5733- *
WQX WQX WQX WQX
5761-RD1 5770-RD1 PN PN PN PN
5722-WDS 5761- 5770- 5770- 5770- 5770-WDS
WDS WDS WDS WDS
- 5733- 5733- 5733- 5733- *
RDW RDW RDW RDW
5733-SC1 # # 5733- # #
SC1#
5722-SM1 5761-SM1 5770-SM1 5770- 5770- 5770-
SM1# SM1# SM1#
5722-ST1 5761-ST1 5770-ST1 5770-ST1 5770-ST1 5770-ST1
5722-WE2 * * * * 5722-WE2
5733-WE3 * 5733-WE3 * * 5733-WE3
5722-XW1 5761-XW1 5770-XW1 5770-XW1 5770-XW1 5770-XW1
5733-XT2 5733-XT2 5733-XT2 * * *

- indicates product is not orderable.

* indicates which products are not being refreshed for this release but are still
available.
# indicates product was orderable but has become a bonus program with the
operating system.
PN (part number) indicates product has moved to Passport ordering.
NA (not available) indicates product is no longer orderable with the operating
system.

Note: Products 5770-WE2 and 5770-WE3 are only updating the fix levels, not
release levels.

Accessibility by people with disabilities

A US Section 508 Accessibility Compliance Report containing details on accessibility

compliance can be found on the Product accessibility information website.

Product positioning

IBM i 7.4 is the latest version of the IBM i operating environment.

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 IBM i running on a Power System server provides a highly scalable and robust
architecture with a proven reputation for exceptional business resilience and low
operational costs. Running applications based on IBM i has helped companies over
many years to focus on innovation and delivering new value to their business, not on
managing their solution stack.

IBM i is a fully integrated and optimized combination of relational database, trusted

object-based security model, integrated networking, and the storage management
capabilities required to run business applications. The integrated SQL standards-
compliant Db2 for i database includes advanced database management utilities. IBM
i also includes additional integrated middleware components such as multiple file
systems, LDAP directory, an HTTP Web-server, IBM WebSphere Application Server,
(R)

and an integrated industry-leading security environment.

IBM's integration, optimization, and testing of IBM i are a key factor in helping
companies to realize lower operations costs by enabling them to deploy applications
faster and maintain them with fewer staff. IBM assumes the responsibility for
developing, testing, and preloading the core middleware components of IBM i
together.

This strong integration provides exceptional stability and availability. It is these key
features that provide the peace of mind that the client's business will continue to run
well into the future.

Additionally, the integrated language environments have been extended further to

include open source options. Open source is the language of the Internet of Things,
AI, and other cognitive innovation. The addition of open source to the IBM i platform
has encouraged integration and innovation with modern technologies.

Using IBM i today, clients have a multitude of options for answering the
requirements of their businesses, more than ever before. They can run traditional
business applications. They can include application solutions that do Machine
Learning. Clients can attach mobile devices, robots, and sensors to IBM i
applications and glean additional business benefit from process automation. Using
IBM i on Power Systems, clients can solve whatever business problem needs to be
solved.

Statement of general direction

IBM plans to add native support for Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) devices
(R)

into the IBM i Operating System.

Statements by IBM regarding its plans, directions, and intent are subject to change
or withdrawal without notice at the sole discretion of IBM. Information regarding
potential future products is intended to outline general product direction and should
not be relied on in making a purchasing decision. The information mentioned
regarding potential future products is not a commitment, promise, or legal obligation
to deliver any material, code, or functionality. Information about potential future
products may not be incorporated into any contract. The development, release, and
timing of any future features or functionality described for IBM products remain at
the sole discretion of IBM.

Reference information

For additional information on IBM i, see:

• Software Announcement 219-216, dated April 23, 2019, (IBM Db2 Mirror for i)
• Software Announcement 219-213, dated April 23, 2019, (IBM i 7.3 TR6)
• Hardware Announcement 119-001, dated April 23, 2019, (IBM Power Systems
enhancements)

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 • Software Announcement 219-182, dated April 23, 2019, (IBM Power
Virtualization offers new enhancements)
• Software Announcement 219-183, dated April 23, 2019, (IBM Power Systems
Hardware Management Console (HMC) Virtual Appliance Version 9 offers new
enhancements)
• Software Announcement 218-538, dated December 18, 2018, (IBM Domino
V10.0.1)
• Software Announcement 219-117, dated February 5, 2019, (Notes
(R)
and Domino
10.0.1 and IBM i Series 10.0)

Program number

Program number VRM Program name

5770-SS1 7.4 IBM i
5733-AC1 1.1.2 ARCAD RPG Converter
5733-AO1 1.1.2 ARCAD Observer
5770-BR1 7.4 IBM Backup, Recovery and
Media Services for i
5733-CY3 7.4 IBM Cryptographic Device
Manager for i
5770-DBM 7.4 IBM Db2 Mirror for i
5770-HAS 7.4 IBM PowerHA
SystemMirror for i
5770-NLV 7.4 IBM National Languages
for i
5770-PT1 7.4 IBM Performance Tools for
i
5770-QU1 7.4 IBM Query for i
5770-ST1 7.4 IBM DB2 Query Manager
(R)

and SQL Development Kit

for i
5770-WDS 7.4 IBM Rational Development
Studio for i
5770-XW1 7.4 IBM i Access Family
5733-OMF 1.5 OmniFind Text Search
Server for DB2 for i
5722-WE2 5.3.1 IBM Web Enablement for
i5/OS
5733-WE3 1.1.1 IBM Web Enablement for i

The following products are available with IBM i 7.4 but are not being refreshed:

Program number VRM Program name

5770-AMT 7.2 IBM Rational Application
Management Tool Set for i
5770-JS1 7.2 IBM Advanced Job
Scheduler for i
5733-B45 3.1 IBM AFP Font Collection
for Workstations and
OS/400
(R)

5648-E77 1.1 IBM Infoprint Fonts for

Multiplatforms
5722-IP1 5.3 IBM Infoprint Server for
iSeries
5733-ARE 1.1 IBM Application Runtime
Expert for i
5733-ITL 1.1 IBM Software Temporary
License for i

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 Program number VRM Program name
5733-RDW 9.6 IBM Rational Developer for
i
5733-WQX 2.2 IBM DB2 Web Query for i
5733-XT2 1.2 IBM XML Toolkit for i
5761-AP1 6.1 IBM Advanced DBCS
Printer Support for iSeries
5761-CM1 6.1 IBM Communications
Utilities for System i
(R)

5761-DB1 6.1 IBM System/38 Utilities for

System i
5761-DS2 6.1 IBM Business Graphics
Utility for System i
5769-FN1 4.2 IBM Advanced Function
Printing DBCS Fonts for
AS/400
5769-FNT 4.2 IBM Advanced Function
Printing Fonts for AS/400
5733-NKY 5.2 Remove Keys/ePOEs for
Transferred Software

Additional products

The following products are shipped with the IBM i Operating System (5770-SS1):

• IBM HTTP Server for i (5770-DG1)

• IBM CICS Transaction Server for i (5770-DFH)
(R)

• IBM Facsimile Support for i (5798-FAX)

• IBM Managed System Services for i (5770-MG1)
• IBM System Manager for i (5770-SM1)
• IBM i OptiConnect, Option 23 (5770-SS1)
• IBM Application Runtime Expert for i (5733-ARE)
• IBM HTTP Server for i (5770-DG1)
• IBM Developer Kit for Java (5770-JV1)
TM

• IBM Network Authentication Enablement for i (5770-NAE)

• IBM Portable Utilities for i (5733-SC1)
• IBM TCP/IP Connectivity Utilities for i (5770-TC1)
• IBM Transform Services for i (5770-TS1)
• IBM Universal Manageability Enablement for i (5770-UME)
• IBM i Open Source Solutions (5733-OPS) (Available only on the Web at the IBM i
open source RPM website)
• Zend Server Community Edition for i (5639-ZC1) (ESS only)
• IBM i Access Client Solutions (5733-XJ1)
1

• IBM i Access for Web (5770-XH2)

1

1
Some of the functions of these products require an entitlement for IBM i Access Family
(5770-XW1).
Program number Maintenance 1-year Maintenance 3-year
program number program number
5770-SS1 5733-SPP 5733-SP3
5733-SPE

Offering Information

Product information is available on the IBM Offering Information website.

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Publications

No publications are shipped with this program.

To access the IBM Publications Center portal, go to the IBM Publications Center
website.

The Publications Center is a worldwide central repository for IBM product

publications and marketing material with a catalog of 70,000 items. Extensive
search facilities are provided. A large number of publications are available online in
various file formats, and they can all be downloaded by all countries.

Services

Software Services

IBM Software Services has the breadth, depth, and reach to manage your services
needs. You can leverage the deep technical skills of our lab-based, software services
team and the business consulting, project management, and infrastructure expertise
of our IBM Global Services team. Together, we provide the global reach, intellectual
capital, industry insight, and technology leadership to support a wide range of
critical business needs.

To learn more about IBM Software Services, contact your Lab Services Sales or
Delivery Leader.

Technical information

Specified operating environment

Hardware requirements
IBM i 7.4 is supported on selected Power Systems servers with POWER9 and
POWER8 processors.

For up-to-date information on all types of code levels needed for support of a
particular feature, see the IBM Prerequisite website.

For additional information, see theSystem to IBM i mapswebsite.

Software requirements
For specific software requirements, see the Memo to Users in IBM Knowledge Center.

Limitations
For additional information, see the Usage restrictions section or the License
Information document that is available on the IBM Software License Agreement
website.

The IBM Support Community

The IBM Support Community is your gateway to technical support tools and
resources that are designed to help you save time and simplify support. Support
Community tools can help you find answers to questions, download fixes,
troubleshoot, automate data collection, submit and track problems, and build skills.

You can also access the Service requests and PMRs tool for more support.

Planning information
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 Planning statements provide insight into IBM's current plans, directions, and intent,
and are subject to change or withdrawal without notice. Any reliance on these
planning statements is at the relying party's sole risk and will not create liability or
obligation for IBM.

For additional planning information for IBM i 7.4, see the IBM i Support: Upgrade
planning website.

Packaging
This offering is delivered electronically. Alternatively, one can order physical media.

Security, auditability, and control

IBM i uses the security and auditability features of IBM i.

The client is responsible for evaluation, selection, and implementation of security

features, administrative procedures, and appropriate controls in application systems
and communication facilities.

Ordering information

Consult your IBM representative.

New feature numbers

IBM i (5770-SS1)

Program number Feature description Supply feature number

5770-SS1 I 7.4 Machine Code 5874
5770-SS1 I7.4 USB License Mach. 5974
Code
5770-SS1 Lang Grp 1 Supply 5841
5770-SS1 Lang Grp 2 Supply 5842
5770-SS1 Lang Grp 3 Supply 5843
5770-SS1 DB2 Multisystem Supply 5945
5770-SS1 DB2 Symm Multi Supply 5943
5770-SS1 HA Journal Perf Supply 5951
5770-SS1 HA Switch Res Supply 5952
5770-SS1 M&S Extensions Supply 5941
5770-SS1 PSF 1-100 IPM Prtr Supp 5947
5770-SS1 PSF/400 1-55 IPM Supply 5946
5770-SS1 PSF Any Speed Supply 5954
5770-SS1 Db2 Data Mirroring Supply 5953
5770-SS1 IBM i Access Client Sol 6290
Supply

ARCAD RPG Converter (5733-AC1)

Program number Feature description Supply feature number

5733-AC1 ARCAD RPG Converter 5819
Supply

ARCAD Observer (5733-AO1)

Program number Feature description Supply feature number

5733-AO1 ARCAD Observer Supply 5819

Cryptographic Device Manager for i (5733-CY3)

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 Program number Feature description Supply feature number
5733-CY3 Cryptographic Device 5839
Manager for i

OmniFind Text Search Server for DB2 for i (5733-OMF)

Program number Feature description Supply feature number

5733-OMF OmniFind Text Search 5859
Server for DB2 for i

Backup, Recovery, and Media Services for i (5770-BR1)

Program number Feature description Supply feature number

5770-BR1 Language Group 1 5847
5770-BR1 Language Group 2 5848
5770-BR1 Language Group 3 5849
5770-BR1 Language Group 1 5920
Network
5770-BR1 Language Group 2 5921
Network
5770-BR1 Language Group 3 5922
Network
5770-BR1 Language Group 1 5923
Advanced
5770-BR1 Language Group 2 5924
Advanced
5770-BR1 Language Group 3 5925
Advanced

IBM PowerHA SystemMirror for i (5770-HAS)

Program number Feature description Supply feature number

5770-HAS i 7.4 Lang Grp 1 Exp Ed 5730
Supply
5770-HAS i 7.4 Lang Grp 2 Exp Ed 5731
Supply
5770-HAS i 7.4 Lang Grp 3 Exp Ed 5732
Supply
5770-HAS i 7.4 Lang Grp 1 Std Ed 5830
Supply
5770-HAS i 7.4 Lang Grp 2 Std Ed 5831
Supply
5770-HAS i 7.4 Lang Grp 3 Std Ed 5832
Supply
5770-HAS i 7.4 Lang Grp 1 Ent Ed 5950
Supply
5770-HAS i 7.4 Lang Grp 2 Ent Ed 5951
Supply
5770-HAS i 7.4 Lang Grp 3 Ent Ed 5952
Supply

Performance Tools for i (5770-PT1)

Program number Feature description Supply feature number

5770-PT1 Language Group 1 5840
5770-PT1 Language Group 2 5841
5770-PT1 Language Group 3 5842
5770-PT1 Language Group 1 5920
Manager
5770-PT1 Language Group 2 5921
Manager
5770-PT1 Language Group 3 5922
Manager
5770-PT1 Language Group 1 Agent 5930

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 Program number Feature description Supply feature number
5770-PT1 Language Group 2 Agent 5931
5770-PT1 Language Group 3 Agent 5932
5770-PT1 Language Group 1 Job 5940
Watcher
5770-PT1 Language Group 2 Job 5941
Watcher
5770-PT1 Language Group 3 Job 5942
Watcher

Query for i (5770-QU1)

Program number Feature description Supply feature number

5770-QU1 Language Group 1 5847
5770-QU1 Language Group 2 5848
5770-QU1 Language Group 3 5849

DB2 Query Manager and SQL Dev Kit for i (5770-ST1)

Program number Feature description Supply feature number

5770-ST1 Language Group 1 5847
5770-ST1 Language Group 2 5848
5770-ST1 Language Group 3 5849

Rational Development Studio (5770-WDS)

Program number Feature description Supply feature number

5770-WDS Language Group 1 5847
5770-WDS Language Group 2 5848
5770-WDS Language Group 3 5849
5770-WDS Language Group 1 ILE 5960
Compilers
5770-WDS Language Group 2 ILE 5961
Compilers
5770-WDS Language Group 3 ILE 5962
Compilers
5770-WDS Language Group 1 5980
Heritage Compilers
5770-WDS Language Group 2 5981
Heritage Compilers
5770-WDS Language Group 3 5982
Heritage Compilers
5770-WDS Language Group 1 5992
Application Development
ToolSet
5770-WDS Language Group 2 5993
Application Development
ToolSet
5770-WDS Language Group 3 5994
Application Development
ToolSet

IBM i Access Family (5770-XW1)

Program number Feature description Supply feature number

5770-XW1 Language Group 1 5847
Processor based
5770-XW1 Language Group 2 5848
Processor based
5770-XW1 Language Group 3 5849
Processor based
5770-XW1 Language Group 1 User 5747
Based
5770-XW1 Language Group 2 User 5748
Based

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 Program number Feature description Supply feature number
5770-XW1 Language Group 3 User 5749
Based

Db2 Mirror for i (5770-DBM)

Program number Feature description Supply feature number

5770-DBM Language Group 1 5847
5770-DBM Language Group 2 5848
5770-DBM Language Group 3 5849

IBM National Languages for i (5770-NLV)

Program number Feature description Supply feature number

5770-NLV i 7.4 Lang Grp 1 Supply 5841
5770-NLV i 7.4 Lang Grp 2 Supply 5842
5770-NLV i 7.4 Lang Grp 3 Supply 5843
5770-NLV i 7.4 Licensed Machine 5874
Code
5770-NLV English U/L SBCS 5924
Secondary
5770-NLV Estonian Secondary 5902
Language
5770-NLV Lithuanian Secondary 5903
Language
5770-NLV Latvian Secondary 5904
Language
5770-NLV Vietnamese Secondary 5905
Language
5770-NLV Lao Secondary Language 5906
5770-NLV Belgian English Secondary 5909
5770-NLV Slovenian Secondary 5911
Language
5770-NLV Croatian Secondary 5912
Language
5770-NLV Macedonian Secondary 5913
Language
5770-NLV Serbian Secondary 5914
Language
5770-NLV Portuguese Secondary 5922
Language
5770-NLV Dutch Secondary 5923
Language
5770-NLV Finnish Secondary 5925
Language
5770-NLV Danish Secondary 5926
Language
5770-NLV French Secondary 5928
Language
5770-NLV German Secondary 5929
Language
5770-NLV Japanese Universal 5930
Secondary
5770-NLV Spanish Secondary 5931
Language
5770-NLV Italian Secondary 5932
Language
5770-NLV Norwegian Secondary 5933
Language
5770-NLV Swedish Secondary 5937
Language
5770-NLV English U/C DBCS 5938
Secondary

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 Program number Feature description Supply feature number
5770-NLV German MNCS Secondary 5939
Language
5770-NLV French MNCS Secondary 5940
Language
5770-NLV Italian MNCS Secondary 5942
Language
5770-NLV Arabic Secondary 5954
Language
5770-NLV Turkish Secondary 5956
Language
5770-NLV Greek Secondary 5957
Language
5770-NLV Icelandic Secondary 5958
Language
5770-NLV Hebrew Secondary 5961
Language
5770-NLV Japanese DBCS Secondary 5962
5770-NLV Belgian Dutch Secondary 5963
Lang
5770-NLV Belgian French Secondary 5966
Lang
5770-NLV Thai DBCS Secondary 5972
Language
5770-NLV Bulgarian Secondary 5974
Language
5770-NLV Czech Secondary 5975
Language
5770-NLV Hungarian Secondary 5976
Language
5770-NLV Polish Secondary 5978
Language
5770-NLV Russian Secondary 5979
Language
5770-NLV Braz Portuguese 5980
Secondary Lang
5770-NLV Canadian French 5981
Secondary Lang
5770-NLV English U/L DBCS 5984
Secondary
5770-NLV Korean DBCS Secondary 5986
Language
5770-NLV Trad Chinese DBCS 5987
Secondary
5770-NLV Simp Chinese DBCS 5989
Secondary
5770-NLV Romanian Secondary 5992
Language
5770-NLV Slovakian Secondary 5994
Language
5770-NLV Albanian Secondary 5995
Language
5770-NLV Portuguese MNCS 5996
Secondary
5770-NLV Farsi Secondary Language 5998

Remove Keys/ePOEs for Transferred Software (5733-NKY)

Program number Feature description Supply feature number

5733-NKY 5770-DBM Db2 Mirror for i 2867
5733-NKY 5770-SS1 Opt48 Db2 2868
Data Mirror

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 Web Enablement for i5/OS (5722-WE2)
Program number Feature description Supply feature number
5722-WE2 WebSphere Express 5913
V8.5.5.15

Web Enablement for i (5733-WE3)

Program number Feature description Supply feature number
5733-WE3 Web Enablement for i 5820
V9.0.0.11

There is no new ordering information in this release.

Charge metric

The charge metrics for these licensed products can be found in the following License
Information documents:
Program identifier License Information License Information
document title document number
5770-SS1 IBM i 7.4 L-LHIH-AZ2U4S

Select your language of choice and scroll down to the Charge Metrics section.
Follow-on releases, if any, may have updated terms. See the License Information
documents website for more information.

Terms and conditions

The information provided in this announcement letter is for reference and

convenience purposes only. The terms and conditions that govern any transaction
with IBM are contained in the applicable contract documents such as the IBM
International Program License Agreement, IBM International Passport Advantage
(R)

Agreement, and the IBM Agreement for Acquisition of Software Maintenance.

Licensing

IBM International Program License Agreement including the License Information

document and Proof of Entitlement (PoE) govern your use of the program. PoEs are
required for all authorized use.

This software license includes Software Subscription and Support (also referred to as
Software Maintenance).

Software Maintenance

The IBM Agreement for Acquisition of Software Maintenance (Z125-6011) applies for
Subscription and Support (also referred to as Software Maintenance) and does not
require client signatures.

Licenses under the IBM International Program License Agreement (IPLA) provide for
support with ongoing access to releases and versions of the program. IBM includes
one year of Software Subscription and Support with the initial license acquisition of
each program acquired. The initial period of Software Subscription and Support can
be extended by the purchase of a renewal option, if available. Two charges apply: a
one-time license charge for use of the program and an annual renewable charge for
the enhanced support that includes telephone assistance (voice support for defects
during normal business hours), as well as access to updates, releases, and versions
of the program as long as support is in effect.

License Information number

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 The following License Information documents applies to the offering in this
announcement:

Program identifier License Information License Information

document title document number
5770-SS1 IBM i 7.4 L-LHIH-AZ2U4S

Follow-on releases, if any, may have updated terms. See the License Information
documents website for more information.

Limited warranty applies

Yes

Limited warranty

IBM warrants that when the program is used in the specified operating environment,
it will conform to its specifications. The warranty applies only to the unmodified
portion of the program. IBM does not warrant uninterrupted or error-free operation
of the program or that IBM will correct all program defects. You are responsible for
the results obtained from the use of the program.

IBM provides you with access to IBM databases containing information on known
program defects, defect corrections, restrictions, and bypasses at no additional
charge. For further information, see the IBM Support Guide.

IBM will maintain this information for at least one year after the original licensee
acquires the program (warranty period).

Program support

Subscription and Support includes telephone assistance, as well as access to

updates, releases, and versions of the program as long as support is in effect. You
will be notified of discontinuance of support with 12 months' notice.

Money-back guarantee

If for any reason you are dissatisfied with the program and you are the original
licensee, you may obtain a refund of the amount you paid for it, if within 30 days of
your invoice date you return the program and its PoE to the party from whom you
obtained it. If you downloaded the program, you may contact the party from whom
you acquired it for instructions on how to obtain the refund.

For clarification, note that for programs acquired under any of IBM's On/Off Capacity
on Demand (On/Off CoD) software offerings, this term does not apply since these
offerings apply to programs already acquired and in use by you.

Volume orders (IVO)

Yes. Contact your IBM representative.

Passport Advantage applies

No

Usage restrictions

Yes

See License Information document L-LHIH-AZ2U4S for details. These restrictions

are current as of the date of announcement. Follow-on releases, if any, may have
IBM United States Software Announcement 219-214 IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 32
 updated terms. See the License Information documents website for any new or
revised restrictions.

Software Subscription and Support applies

Yes. All distributed software licenses include Software Subscription and Support
(also referred to as Software Maintenance) for a period of 12 months from the date
of acquisition, providing a streamlined way to acquire IBM software and assure
technical support coverage for all licenses. Extending coverage for a total of three
years from date of acquisition may be elected.

While your Software Subscription and Support is in effect, IBM provides you
assistance for your routine, short duration installation and usage (how-to) questions,
and code-related questions. IBM provides assistance by telephone and, if available,
electronic access, only to your information systems (IS) technical support personnel
during the normal business hours (published prime shift hours) of your IBM support
center. (This assistance is not available to your end users.) IBM provides Severity 1
assistance 24 hours a day, every day of the year. For additional details, go to the
IBM Support Handbooks page.

Software Subscription and Support does not include assistance for the design and
development of applications, your use of programs in other than their specified
operating environment, or failures caused by products for which IBM is not
responsible under this agreement.

IBM Operational Support Services - SoftwareXcel

No

System i Software Maintenance applies

Yes

Variable charges apply

No

Educational allowance available

Yes. A 15% education allowance applies to qualified education institution clients.

Statement of good security practices

IT system security involves protecting systems and information through intrusion

prevention, detection, and response to improper access from within and outside
your enterprise. Improper access can result in information being altered, destroyed,
or misappropriated or can result in misuse of your systems to attack others. Without
a comprehensive approach to security, no IT system or product should be considered
completely secure and no single product or security measure can be completely
effective in preventing improper access. IBM systems and products are designed
to be part of a regulatory compliant, comprehensive security approach, which
will necessarily involve additional operational procedures, and may require other
systems, products, or services to be most effective.

Important: IBM does not warrant that any systems, products, or services are
immune from, or will make your enterprise immune from, the malicious or illegal
conduct of any party.

IBM Electronic Services

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 Electronic Service Agent and the IBM Electronic Support web portal are dedicated
to providing fast, exceptional support to organizations that have IBM Systems. The
IBM Electronic Service Agent tool is a no-additional-charge tool that proactively
monitors and reports hardware events, such as system errors, performance issues,
and inventory. The Electronic Service Agent tool can help you stay focused on your
company's strategic business initiatives, save time, and spend less effort managing
day-to-day IT maintenance issues. Servers enabled with this tool can be monitored
remotely around the clock by IBM Support, all at no additional cost to you.

Now integrated into the base operating system of IBM i, Electronic Service
Agent is designed to automatically and electronically report system failures and
utilization issues to IBM, which can result in faster problem resolution and increased
availability. System configuration and inventory information collected by the
Electronic Service Agent tool also can be viewed on the secure Electronic Support
web portal, and used to improve problem determination and resolution by you and
the IBM support team. To access the tool main menu, simply type smitty esa_main,
and select Configure Electronic Service Agent. In addition, ESA now includes a
powerful web user interface, giving the administrator easy access to status, tool
settings, problem information, and filters. For more information and documentation
on how to configure and use Electronic Service Agent, go to the IBM Electronic
Service Agent website.

The IBM Electronic Support portal is a single internet entry point that replaces the
multiple entry points traditionally used to access IBM internet services and support.
This portal enables you to gain easier access to IBM resources for assistance in
resolving technical problems. The My Systems and Premium Search functions make
it even easier for organizations that are Electronic Service Agent tool-enabled to
track system inventory and find pertinent fixes.

Benefits

Increased uptime: The Electronic Service Agent tool is designed to enhance the
Warranty or Maintenance Agreement by providing faster hardware error reporting
and uploading system information to IBM Support. This can translate to less wasted
time monitoring the symptoms, diagnosing the error, and manually calling IBM
Support to open a problem record. Its 24 x 7 monitoring and reporting mean human
intervention is not required to report errors.

Security: The Electronic Service Agent tool is designed to be secure in monitoring,

reporting, and storing the data at IBM. The Electronic Service Agent tool is designed
to securely transmit either through the internet (HTTPS or VPN) or modem to
provide organizations a single point of exit from their site. Communication is
one way. Activating Electronic Service Agent does not enable IBM to call into an
organization's system.

For additional information, go to the IBM Electronic Service Agent website.

More accurate reporting: Because system information and error logs are
automatically uploaded to the IBM Support Center in conjunction with the service
request, you are not required to find and send system information, decreasing the
risk of misreported or misdiagnosed errors. Once inside IBM, problem error data
is run through a data knowledge management system and knowledge articles are
appended to the problem record.

Customized support: Using the IBMid entered during activation, you can view
system and support information in the My Systems and Premium Search sections of
the IBM Electronic Support page.

My Systems provides valuable reports of installed hardware and software using

information collected from the systems by Electronic Service Agent. Reports are
available for any system associated with your IBMid. Premium Search combines the
function of search and the value of Electronic Service Agent information, providing
advanced search of the technical support knowledgebase. Using Premium Search

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 and the Electronic Service Agent information that has been collected from your
system, you are able to see search results that apply specifically to your systems.

For more information on how to utilize the power of IBM Electronic Services, contact
your IBM Systems Services Representative, or go to the IBM Electronic Support
website.

Prices

For additional information and current prices, contact your local IBM representative.

Information on charges is available at the IBM Support website. Choose the option
entitled Purchase/upgrade tools.

IBM Global Financing

IBM Global Financing offers competitive financing to credit-qualified clients to

assist them in acquiring IT solutions. Offerings include financing for IT acquisition,
including hardware, software, and services, from both IBM and other manufacturers
or vendors. Offerings (for all client segments: small, medium, and large enterprise),
rates, terms, and availability can vary by country. Contact your local IBM Global
Financing organization or go to the IBM Global Financing website for more
information.

IBM Global Financing offerings are provided through IBM Credit LLC in the United
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Financing from IBM Global Financing helps you preserve cash and credit lines,
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Financing is available worldwide for credit-qualified clients.

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Corrections

(Corrected on May 16, 2019)

Revised the Description section.

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