release-v1.14.0

Version 1.14.0

Minor Changes

• zos_copy

  • Adds large as a choice for type in dest_data_set.
  • Adds logging of Jinja rendered template content when use_template is true and verbosity level -vvv is used.
  • Adds support for copying in asynchronous mode inside playbooks.
  • Removes the need to allow READ access to MVS.MCSOPER.ZOAU to execute the module by changing how the module checks if a data set is locked.
  • Previously, when trying to copy into remote and ansible's default temporary directory was not created before execution the copy task would fail. Fix now creates the temporary directory if possible.

• zos_job_output - Add execution_time return value in the modules response.

• zos_job_query

  • Add execution_time return value in the modules response.
  • Loads correct bytes size value for dds when using zoau 1.3.4 or later
  • System and Subsystem are now retrieved from JES.

• zos_job_submit

  • Adds logging of Jinja rendered template content when use_template is true and verbosity level -vvv is used.
  • Add execution_time return value in the modules response.
  • Loads correct bytes size value for dds when using zoau 1.3.4 or later.
  • Previously, the use of become would result in a permissions error while trying to execute a job from a local file. Fix now allows a user to escalate privileges when executing a job transferred from the controller node.

• zos_script

  • Adds error message for when remote source does not exist.
  • Adds logging of Jinja rendered template content when use_template is true and verbosity level -vvv is used.
  • Adds support for running local and remote scripts in asynchronous mode inside playbooks.
  • Support automatic removal of carriage return line breaks [CR, CRLF] when copying local files to USS.

• zos_stat - Adds support to query data sets using their aliases.

• zos_unarchive - Adds support for unarchiving files in asynchronous mode inside playbooks.

• zos_zfs_resize - Adds validations for trace destination dataset used for trace verbose.

Bugfixes

• zos_apf - When trying to add a library into the APF list that was already added, the module would fail. Fix now will not fail the module, and will inform the user that the library is already on the APF list.

• zos_copy

  • Previously, if the dataset name included special characters such as $, validation would fail when force_lock was false. This has been changed to allow the use of special characters when force_lock option is false. - When asa_text was set to true at the same time as force_lock, a copy would fail saying the destination was already in use. Fix now opens destination data sets up with disposition SHR when force_lock and asa_text are set to true.
  • the carriage return characters were being removed from only first 1024 bytes of a file. Now fixed that issue to support removal of the carriage return characters from the complete file content if the file size is more than 1024 bytes.

• zos_data_set

  • Module would fail when trying to delete a non-existent Generation Data Group. Fix now provides a successful response with changed=false.
  • Module would fail with TypeError when trying to replace an existing GDG. Fix now allows to replacing a GDG.

• zos_job_output - When searching for a job name, module performed a '*' (find all), then filtered the results. Fix now asks for specific job name, making the return faster and more precise.

• zos_job_query - When searching for a job name, module performed a '*' (find all), then filtered the results. Fix now asks for specific job name, making the return faster and more precise.

• zos_job_submit - When searching for a job name, module performed a '*' (find all), then filtered the results. Fix now asks for specific job name, making the return faster and more precise.

• zos_mount - Module failed when using persistent option with a data set that contains non UTF-8 characters. Fix now can use a data set with non UTF-8 characters as data_store.

New Modules

• ibm.ibm_zos_core.zos_stat - Retrieve facts from MVS data sets, USS files, aggregates and generation data groups.

Availability

• Ansible Automation Platform
• Galaxy
• GitHub

Known Issues

• zos_copy - Copying from a sequential data set that is in use will result in a false positive and destination data set will be empty. The same is true when type=gdg and source GDS is a sequential data set in use.
• zos_copy - When elevating privileges using the become keyword, the module would attempt to connect using the elevated user id, if the user cannot connect to the managed node through ssh the module would fail.
• zos_job_submit - When elevating privileges using the become keyword, the module would attempt to connect using the elevated user id, if the user cannot connect to the managed node through ssh the module would fail.
• zos_script - When elevating privileges using the become keyword, the module would attempt to connect using the elevated user id, if the user cannot connect to the managed node through ssh the module would fail.
• zos_unarchive - When elevating privileges using the become keyword, the module would attempt to connect using the elevated user id, if the user cannot connect to the managed node through ssh the module would fail.
• zos_fetch - When elevating privileges using the become keyword, the module would attempt to connect using the elevated user id, if the user cannot connect to the managed node through ssh the module would fail.

ibm-ibm_zos_core-1.14.0.tar.gz