First Failure Support Technology (FFST)
What is being removed or changed
z/OS 3.2 is planned to be the last release to support FFST.
Required customer migration or upgrade actions
Review operational reliance on FFST and transition to modern z/OS diagnostic and monitoring tooling.
Links to the relevant documentation
z/OS Statement of Direction AD26-0150
Online Test Executive Program (OLTEP)
What is being removed or changed
z/OS 3.2 is planned to be the last release to include OLTEP.
Required customer migration or upgrade actions
Transition diagnostic procedures to device- or firmware-based diagnostic tooling.
Links to the relevant documentation
z/OS 3.2 Announcement - Statement of Direction AD26-0005