IBM Content Manager OnDemand for z/OS , V8.5 announced

[Ed_Arnold]

http://www.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?subtype=ca&infotype=an&appname=iSource&supplier=897&letternum=ENUS211-012

Planned Availability Date:  January 28, 2011 
 
At a glance

IBM? Content Manager OnDemand for z/OS?, V8.5 incorporates:

- Enhanced reporting and analysis that provides simplified management of the OnDemand system
- Indexing enhancements for AFP? and PDF data for improved productivity
- Improved multiple concurrent languages support
- Expanded security capabilities to enable you to better comply with your corporate security
- Extended Object Access Method (OAM) interface for better flexibility and responsiveness
- Administer OnDemand Distribution Facility (ODF) from the OnDemand Windows? Administrator

[Ed_Arnold]

Requirements for IBM Content Manager OnDemand for z/OS Version 8.5

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27019242

[Ed_Arnold]

Content Manager OnDemand for z/OS: Product information and publications
 
? IBM Content Manager OnDemand for z/OS Verison 8.5 release notes

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27020591&myns=swgimgmt&mynp=OCSSQHWE&mync=E
 
This document provides the readme file for IBM? Content Manager OnDemand for z/OS Version 8.5 as well as other other updates to the z/OS documentation.
 
 
? IBM Content Manager OnDemand for z/OS Version 8.5 publication library

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27017164&myns=swgimgmt&mynp=OCSSQHWE&mync=E
 
This document contains links to the most important and most frequently used documents for IBM? Content Manager OnDemand for z/OS? Version 8.5. In this document, you can find links to the Content Manager OnDemand Information Center and product system requirements. You can also access documentation for other versions of Content Manager OnDemand for z/OS and information centers for related products.
 
 
? Requirements for IBM Content Manager OnDemand for z/OS Version 8.5
 
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27019242&myns=swgimgmt&mynp=OCSSQHWE&mync=E

This document describes the minimum system requirements for IBM? Content Manager OnDemand for z/OS Version 8.5. For installation requirements, refer to the product-specific README files.
 

[hakan_carlberg]

Hi

Noticed in the "Readme" for OnDemand 8.5.0 on page 4, still have :
"
3. Backup the OnDemand Database or make sure a current backup is
available.
4. Run the following commands from the /usr/lpp/ars/V8R5M0/bin
directory for each OnDemand server instance being upgraded to
OnDemand V8.5.0.
1) Run "arsdb -I <instance_name> -vx ARSSYS"
2) Run "arsdb -I <instance_name> -vx ARSAPP"
3) Run "arsdb -I <instance_name> -vx ARSANN"
4) Run "arsdb -I <instance_name> -vd ARSSYS"
5) Run "arsdb -I <instance_name> -vd ARSAPP"
6) Run "arsdb -I <instance_name> -vd ARSANN"
7) Run "arsdb -I <instance_name> -vc ARSSYS"
Run "arsdb -I <instance_name> -vc ARSAPP"
9) Run "arsdb -I <instance_name> -vc ARSANN"
...
"

So if you use Image Copy, then it's kind of useless after step 4.4 - 4-6, for ARSANN, ARSAPP, ARSSYS.
If somebody remembered my presentation on ODUG last year, you can't restore an Image Copy unless you know the OBID, PSID and DBID and only thru DSN1COPY.

Regards
/H Carlberg