- z/OS marketing policy
-
IBM intends to market a given release until the next release becomes
available.
IBM may occasionally choose to continue to market a release beyond the
availability of the next release.
z/OS end of marketing and end of service
dates- The following tables provide the announcement,
general availability,
end of marketing, and end of service dates for z/OS releases
as announced by IBM in the United States.
All statements regarding the future direction and intent of IBM
are subject to change or withdrawal without notice and represent
goals and objectives only.
| z/OS |
Program
number |
VRM |
Announced |
Available |
Marketing
withdrawn |
Service discontinued |
| 5694-A01 |
1.13.0 |
2011/07/12 |
2011/09/30 |
|
2016/09/30
|
| 5694-A01 |
1.12.0 |
2010/07/22 |
2010/09/24 |
2011/10/25 |
2014/09/30 |
| 5694-A01 |
1.11.0 |
2009/08/18 |
2009/09/25 |
2010/10/26 |
2012/09/305 |
| 5694-A01 |
1.10.0 |
2008/08/05 |
2008/09/26 |
2009/10/26 |
2011/09/304 |
| 5694-A01 |
1.09.0 |
2007/08/08 |
2007/09/28 |
2008/10/27 |
2010/09/303 |
| 5694-A01 |
1.08.0 |
2006/08/08 |
2006/09/29 |
2007/10/22 |
2009/09/302 |
| 5694-A01 |
1.07.0 |
2005/07/27 |
2005/09/30 |
2006/10/23 |
2008/09/30 |
| 5694-A01 |
1.06.0 |
2004/08/10 |
2004/09/24 |
2005/10/24 |
2007/09/30 |
| 5694-A01 |
1.05.0 |
2004/02/10 |
2004/03/26 |
2004/09/09 |
2007/03/31 |
| 5694-A01 |
1.04.0 |
2002/08/13 |
2002/09/27 |
2004/09/09 |
2007/03/31 |
| 5694-A01 |
1.03.0 |
2002/02/19 |
2002/03/29 |
2002/09/12 |
2005/03/31 |
| 5694-A01 |
1.02.0 |
2001/09/11 |
2001/10/26 |
2002/03/14 |
2004/10/31 |
| 5694-A01 |
1.01.0 |
2000/10/03 |
2001/03/30 |
2001/10/11 or 2002/06/25 |
2004/03/31 |
Legend
1 Indicates
projected date.
Actual end of marketing or end of service date has not been announced
yet.
2
Support for z/OS
V1.8 was withdrawn on September 30, 2009. The IBM
Lifecycle Extension for z/OS V1.8 (5638-A01)
provides fee-based corrective service (a fix, bypass, or restriction to
a problem) for up to two years beyond the withdrawal of service date
for z/OS V1.8.
3 Support for z/OS V1.9 was withdrawn September 30 2010. The
IBM
Lifecycle Extension for z/OS V1.9 (5646-A01) provides
fee-based corrective (fix, bypass, or
restriction to a problem) service for up to two years beyond the
withdrawal of service dates for z/OS V1.9.
US ONLY - To complement the corrective service/ defect support
provided by the Lifecycle Extension for z/OS V1.9 you may want to
consider adding 'how to' support as provided by the IBM
Service Extension Usage Support for z/OS V1.9 from IBM Global Services
(5646-MTS)
4 Support for z/OS V1.10 was withdrawn September 30
2011. The
IBM Lifecycle Extension for z/OS V1R10 (5656-A01) provides
fee-based corrective (fix, bypass, or restriction to
a problem) service for up to two years beyond the withdrawal of service
dates for z/OS V1.10.
5 Support for z/OS V1.11 will be withdrawn September 30 2012. The IBM Lifecycle Extension for z/OS V1R11 (5657-A01)
provides fee-based corrective (fix, bypass, or restriction to a
problem) service for up to two years beyond the withdrawal of service
dates for z/OS V1.11 |
| z/OS.e |
Program
number |
VRM |
Announced |
Available |
Marketing
withdrawn |
Service discontinued |
| 5655-G52 |
1.08.0 |
2006/08/08 |
2006/09/29 |
2007/10/22 |
2009/09/30 |
| 5655-G52 |
1.07.0 |
2005/07/27 |
2005/09/30 |
2006/10/23 |
2008/09/30 |
| 5655-G52 |
1.06.0 |
2004/08/10 |
2004/09/24 |
2005/10/24 |
2007/09/30 |
| 5655-G52 |
1.05.0 |
2004/02/10 |
2004/03/26 |
2004/09/09 |
2007/03/31 |
| 5655-G52 |
1.04.0 |
2002/08/13 |
2002/09/27 |
2004/09/09 |
2007/03/31 |
| 5655-G52 |
1.03.0 |
2002/02/19 |
2002/03/29 |
2002/09/12 |
2005/03/31 |
Legend
- *
- Indicates projected date.
Actual end of marketing or end of service date has not been announced
yet.
|
| OS/390
V2 |
Program
number |
VRM |
Announced |
Available |
Marketing
withdrawn |
Service discontinued |
| 5647-A01 |
2.10.0 |
2000/05/16 |
2000/09/29 |
2002/12/17 |
2004/09/30 |
| 5647-A01 |
2.09.0 |
2000/02/29 |
2000/03/31 |
2000/09/14 |
2003/03/31 |
| 5647-A01 |
2.08.0 |
1999/02/22 |
1999/09/24 |
2000/03/16 |
2002/09/30 |
| 5647-A01 |
2.07.0 |
1998/08/18 |
1999/03/26 |
1999/09/09 |
2002/03/31 |
| 5647-A01 |
2.06.0 |
1998/02/24 |
1998/09/25 |
2000/06/15 |
2002/03/31 |
| 5647-A01 |
2.05.0 |
1997/09/09 |
1998/03/27 |
1998/09/03 |
2001/03/31 |
| 5647-A01 |
2.04.0 |
1997/09/09 |
1997/09/26 |
1998/03/12 |
2001/03/31 |
| OS/390
V1 |
Program
number |
VRM |
Announced |
Available |
Marketing
withdrawn |
Service discontinued |
| 5645-001 |
1.03.0 |
1996/09/10 |
1997/03/28 |
1998/12/31 |
2001/03/31 |
| 5645-001 |
1.02.0 |
1996/02/20 |
1996/09/27 |
1997/03/13 |
2001/01/31 |
| 5645-001 |
1.01.0 |
1996/02/20 |
1996/03/29 |
1996/09/12 |
2001/01/31 |
| MVS/ESA
V5 |
Program
number |
VRM |
Announced |
Available |
Marketing
withdrawn |
Service discontinued |
| 5655-068 |
5.02.0 |
1994/09/13 |
1995/06/30 |
2000/03/07 |
2001/03/31 |
| 5655-069 |
5.02.2 |
1995/02/28 |
1995/09/29 |
2000/03/07 |
2001/03/31 |
| 5655-069 |
5.02.1 |
1994/09/13 |
1994/09/13 |
2000/03/07 |
2001/03/31 |
| 5655-068 |
5.01.0 |
1994/04/05 |
1994/06/24 |
2000/03/07 |
2001/01/31 |
| MVS/ESA
V4 |
Program
number |
VRM |
Announced |
Available |
Marketing
withdrawn |
Service discontinued |
| 5695-047 |
4.03.0 |
1992/06/18 |
1993/03/26 |
1997/06/27 |
1999/06/30 |
| 5695-047 |
4.02.0 |
1990/09/05 |
1991/03/29 |
1992/12/31 |
1999/06/30 |
| 5695-047 |
4.01.0 |
1990/09/05 |
1990/10/26 |
1992/12/31 |
1994/03/31 |
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