2.12 Four character mnemonic name for tape devices
A four character hexadecimal device mnemonic (1000 – FFFF) is now also allowed for tape devices. A two character alphanumeric name is still allowed as previously for all device types. This makes more than 1300 tape devices addressable.
Note: As of
2.13 New functions on SX 150 business servers
*1 Dynamic reconfiguration
*1 The SX150 supports dynamic system board reconfiguration for both
*1 Solaris and BS2000 partitions, whereby both BS2000 and VM2000 can
*1 be used in the BS2000 partition. The configuration of the SX150
*1 standard models may have to be extended, depending on the planned
*1 usage scenario for dynamic reconfiguration.
*1 Please consult your sales representative.
*1 CAPACITY on DEMAND (CoD)
*1 The capacity on demand function is available to provide an
*1 increase in performance that is free of interruption and limited
*1 in time, as on S140/S145/S155/S170/S180/S190 business servers.
*1 In addition to the working processors that are enabled as
*1 standard, one or more CoD processors can be used (with
*1 appropriate contractual agreement). They are switched in or
*1 out as required during operation.
*1 Big Pages
*1
*1 Pages with a size of 4 MB,
*1 memory and class 1 memory on the SX150 business server to save
*1 TLB entries.
*3 The Release Notice SYSFGM.BS2XC.021.E provides information on
*1 further innovations.
2.14 New functions in BS2000/OSD V6.0B
2.14.1 Catalog administration
2.14.1.1 “Extra Large” catalog format
*2 In a Pubset catalog, the file and job variable allocations *2 are deposited in catalog entries. Large Object Pubset
*2 catalogs previously comprised a maximum of 16184 4K blocks, *2 conventional Pubset catalogs 8192 4K blocks.
*2 The previous catalog size allows ca. 120000 – 160000 or
*2 60000 – 80000 files/JVs to be created. If this space is used *2 up, no new IDs may be created on the Pubset; for already
*2 existing users, the extension or recreation of files/JVs
*2 may fail.
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