1. Release Notes
  2. Product Guidelines and Installation Requirements
  3. Product Highlights

Product Highlights

This section highlights key features introduced in ELS 7.3.

Note:

  • For a complete list of ELS 7.3 features, refer to the publication Introducing ELS 7.3.
  • ELS 7.2 Software Product Enhancements (SPEs) are included as base features in ELS 7.3. For a list of these enhancements, refer to the latest version of the publication Introducing ELS 7.2.
  • Complete instructions for installing the various ELS components is provided in the publication Installing ELS. Refer to the latest version of this publication.
  • SMC, HSC, VTCS, and CDRT share a common load library, SEALINK.
  • The ELS installation zip file includes a CHGIT REXX exec used to simplify customization of ELS installation sample members according to your requirements.
  • Ensure that on completion of the apply/accept of the FMIDs that the latest HOLDDATA is received and the latest PTFs are received and applied. Follow your own internal guidelines regarding the SMP/E ACCEPT of the PTFs.
  • It is strongly recommended to use GROUPEXTEND on all apply steps.

VSM 32GB VTV Support

In addition to existing 400MB, 800MB, 2GB, and 4GB VTV sizes, ELS 7.3 supports VSM 32GB VTVs.

XAPI Security

ELS network clients (SMC, VM Client) use an XML-based TCP/IP network API to communicate requests to ELS Servers (HSC/VTCS.) ELS 7.3 uses ELS client user name and password credentials to secure XAPI client/server communications.

WARNING:

ELS 7.3 XAPI security is enabled as a default in the SMC HTTP server. In order to use SMC release 7.3 as a remote HTTP server, you must perform the required setup for both SMC clients and server.

You can disable the SMC release 7.3 XAPI security feature for client-server communications at the server for all clients, or for specific clients. However, SMC TCP/IP client-server communications will not function if you simply use your prior release SMC startup parameters with release 7.3. Refer to the publication Configuring and Managing SMC for required configuration instructions for XAPI security for client-server communication.