Added 2026-05-26:
Removal of the Resource Measurement Facility (RMF) z/OSMF plugin
What is being removed or changed
z/OS 3.2 is planned to be the last release to support the Resource Monitoring z/OSMF plugin.
Access to RMF Monitor III metrics and reports will shift to the RMF for z/OS Grafana plugin, which is now signed by Grafana Labs. Users accessing Grafana dashboards through z/OSMF will instead access them directly via the Grafana plugin.
Required customer migration or upgrade actions
Transition to the RMF for z/OS Grafana plugin for performance monitoring. Update processes to access RMF data through Grafana dashboards. Ensure users are familiar with the new interface and capabilities.
Links to the relevant documentation
Statement of Direction AD26-0529
Removal of RMF Performance Monitoring (RMF PM) tool
What is being removed or changed
z/OS 3.2 is planned to be the last release to support the RMF Performance Monitoring (RMF PM) tool.
RMF PM has been used to monitor z/OS performance via TCP/IP and visualize sysplex resource data. Equivalent and enhanced capabilities are now available through the RMF for z/OS Grafana plugin.
Required customer migration or upgrade actions
Transition from the RMF PM tool to the RMF for z/OS Grafana plugin. Use the Grafana dashboards that replicate existing RMF PM displays. Import existing dashboards where needed and validate monitoring workflows.
Links to the relevant documentation
Statement of Direction AD26-0529
Added 2026-04-29:
Discontinuance of selected fonts and new support for added fonts
What is being removed or changed
IBM intends that z/OS 3.2 is the last z/OS release that will provide the following fonts:
• Courier and Courier Symbol
• Helvetica and Helvetica Symbols
• Optical Character Recognition - B (OCRB)
• Times New Roman and Times New Roman Symbols
• WorldType
These fonts are provided as part of the z/OS Font Collection, which is a base element of z/OS. IBM intends to deliver a new set of fonts based on the TrueType subset of the IBM Plex family in a future z/OS release, which will include Advanced Function Presentation (AFP) Outline and AFP Raster versions.
Links to the relevant documentation
z/OS Statement of Direction AD26-0431
Added 2026-04-10:
IXGCNFxx PARMLIB Updates
What is being removed or changed
The following IXGCNFxx parmlib options can no longer be modified in the next release of z/OS:
- MANAGE OFFLOAD USEOFFLOADMIN
- MANAGE STAGING USESTAGINGMIN
The following IXGCNFxx parmlib options can be modified but should not be modified in the next
release of z/OS:
- MONITOR OFFLOAD WARNALLOC
- MONITOR OFFLOAD ACTIONALLOC
- MONITOR OFFLOAD WARNRECALL
- MONITOR OFFLOAD ACTIONRECALL
- MONITOR LSPRIMARY CONSUMPTIONALERT
- MANAGE HYPERWRITE ALLOWUSE
Required customer migration or upgrade actions
This change will be made the next release of z/OS. More information can be made available by requesting in thread below.
Links to the relevant documentation
Statements and parameters for IXGCNFxx
Added 2026-04-06:
IBM Cloud Provisioning and Management for z/OSMF
What is being removed or changed
z/OS 3.2 is planned to be the last release to support the z/OSMF IBM Cloud Provisioning and Management plugin and sample Marketplace plugin.
Required customer migration or upgrade actions
Migrate provisioning workflows to Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform using IBM z/OS Ansible collections.
Links to the relevant documentation
Statement of Direction AD25-1697
Common Information Model (CIM) Server
What is being removed or changed
z/OS 3.2 is planned to be the last release to include the CIM server.
Required customer migration or upgrade actions
Identify CIM dependencies and remove or replace them before upgrading beyond z/OS 3.2.
Links to the relevant documentation
z/OS 3.2 Announcement - Statement of Direction AD26-0005
Quick Start and Warm Start IPLs
What is being removed or changed
z/OS 3.2 is planned to be the last release to support quick start and warm start IPLs.
Required customer migration or upgrade actions
Review IPL procedures and validate cold start IPL behavior prior to upgrade.
Links to the relevant documentation
z/OS 3.2 Announcement - Statement of Direction AD26-0005
LNKLSTxx and IEAAPFxx Parmlib Members
What is being removed or changed
z/OS 3.2 is planned to be the last release to support LNKLSTxx and IEAAPFxx parmlib members.
Required customer migration or upgrade actions
Migrate linklist and APF definitions to PROGxx and validate dynamic updates.
Links to the relevant documentation
z/OS 3.2 Announcement - Statement of Direction AD26-0005
BPXWH2Z Migration Utility
What is being removed or changed
z/OS 3.2 is planned to be the last release of the operating system to support the BPXWH2Z migration utility. This utility was used to migrate data from Hierarchical File System (HFS) data sets to z/OS File System (zFS) data sets. Because HFS data sets have not been mountable since z/OS V2.5, this utility is no longer required.
Required customer migration or upgrade actions
Clients should discontinue use of BPXWH2Z and use the strategic migration utility BPXWMIGF, first introduced in z/OS V2.3. BPXWMIGF supports data migration from HFS to zFS as well as zFS to zFS and should be used for any remaining file system migration needs.
Links to the relevant documentation
z/OS Statement of Direction AD26-0257
PAGEDEL DELETE Option
What is being removed or changed
z/OS 3.2 is intended to be the last release to support the DELETE option on the PAGEDEL system command. PAGEDEL DELETE has been functionally superseded by PAGEDEL REPLACE.
Required customer migration or upgrade actions
Customers should transition all usage of PAGEDEL DELETE to PAGEDEL REPLACE. PAGEDEL REPLACE is the long‑recommended alternative and offers benefits such as reduced memory usage and improved processing efficiency.
Links to the relevant documentation
z/OS Statement of Direction AD26-0257