Other Names:

RSCS Networking for z/VM
VM/RSCS

Categories:

Networks and Communication + File Transfer

Status:

 Supported

Vendor:

IBM

Platforms:

z/VM  

Short Description:

Send messages, files, print output, commands and jobs
 

Detail:

Remote Spooling Communications Subsystem (RSCS). Software to send messages, files, jobs, print output and commands to other systems. Can communicate with other systems supporting NJE or RJE communications including:

  • z/OS systems using JES2 orJES3
  • z/VSE systems using POWER
  • Other z/VM systems using RCSC
  • Other software supporting NJE or RJE such as TPS/RJE and Barr/RJE.

Also supports email communications between SMTP servers, and LPR daemons and clients.

Originally communicated using BSCS and SNA. TCP/IP support was added in 1995 with V3.2.

Included as an optional component of z/VM in 2007.

IBM Product IDs:

  • V3.x Product ID: 5684-096
  • V2.x Product ID: 5664-188
  • V1.x Product ID: 5748-XP1

Entry last updated: 05-Jan-2013