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Announcing z/VSE z/VSE is built on a heritage of ongoing refinement and innovation that spans four decades. It is designed to protect and leverage customer investments in VSE information assets. 


Supported releases
VSE server support
VSE storage support
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Supported releases
Version.Release Date available Withdrawal from Marketing effective Withdrawal from Service effective Minimum z/VM level (*)
z/VSE V4.2 10/17/2008
Announcement
TBD TBD z/VM V5.2
z/VSE V4.1 03/16/2007
Announcement
10/17/2008
Announcement
04/30/2010
Announcement
z/VM V5.2


Note (*): The minimum z/VM level applies when z/VSE is running as a guest under z/VM. In some cases, the minimum level of z/VM may not be supported. For information on the service status of z/VM, please refer to the  z/VM web site.

Statement of Direction: z/VSE V4.2 will be the last release to offer CICS/VSE V2.3. CICS/VSE V2.3 and DL/I V1.10 will not be included in any future version or release of z/VSE


z/VSE 3.1 (System Package)   Information on Unsupported Releases



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VSE server support
IBM System z, zSeries and S/390 Server z/VSE V4.2 z/VSE V4.1
IBM System z10 BC Yes Yes (*)
IBM System z10 EC Yes Yes (*)
IBM System z9 EC (formerly z9-109) Yes Yes
IBM System z9 BC Yes Yes
zSeries 990, 890 Yes Yes
zSeries 900, 800 Yes Yes
S/390 Parallel Enterprise Server G5/G6 No No
S/390 Multiprise 3000 No No

Note (*): Before migrating your z/VSE system to the z10 BC or z10 EC server, please order the  PSP bucket for device 2097 or 2098.

 

z/VSE 3.1 (System Package)   Information on Unsupported Releases



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VSE storage support


IBM System Storage Attachment z/VSE V4.2 z/VSE V4.1
IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Storage Server model 750, 800 and 800 Turbo ECKD Yes Yes
SCSI Yes Yes
IBM System Storage DS6000 ECKD (1) Yes Yes
SCSI Yes Yes
IBM System Storage DS8000 ECKD Yes Yes
SCSI Yes Yes
IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller (SVC) SCSI Yes No
Parallel Access Volume Feature (PAV) ECKD Yes No


Note (1): IBM System Storage DS6000 does not offer ESCON connectivity.

 

IBM Tape Systems Controllers z/VSE V4.2 z/VSE V4.1
TS1130 (3592 Model E06) Encryption C06 Yes No
TS1120 (3592 Model E05) Encryption C06, J70 Yes Yes
TS1120 (3592 Model E05) C06, J70 Yes Yes
3592 Model J1A C06, J70 Yes Yes
TS3400 Tape Library (Autoloader) containing up to two TS1120 tape drives C06 Yes Yes
3590 Model H, E and B A50, A60 Yes Yes
3490E A10, A20 Yes Yes
3490 A01, A02 Yes Yes
3480 A22 Yes Yes

 

IBM Tape Library Systems Controllers z/VSE V4.2 z/VSE V4.1
TS7700 Virtualization Engine (2) See info for tape drives. Yes Yes
3494 Virtual Tape Server (VTS) See info for tape drives. Yes Yes
TS3500/3584 UltraScalable Tape Library J70, C06 Yes Yes
3494 TotalStorage Tape Library J70, C06, A60 Yes Yes


Note (2): When using the TS7700 R1.5 tape library with z/VM's VGS (VSE Guest Support) you need to install z/VM APAR VM64657/PTF UM32727 (DFSMS/VM).

Note: For more information about supported devices please see the z/VSE V4R2 Planning manual.

 

  

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z/VSE 3.1 (System Package)   Independent vendor software status



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