z/OS.e V1.8 is the last release of z/OS.e. It is no longer orderable. IBM plans to withdraw service for z/OS.e V1.8 in September 2009. Customers with z/OS.e should consider z/OS with the IBM System z New Application License Charge (zNALC) software pricing methodology.
z/OS.e is only for new workloads. Customers who choose z/OS.e are not authorized or licensed to run traditional workloads, languages and/or compilers on z/OS.e, including but not limited to:
- CICS
- IMS
- COBOL
- Fortran
- PL/I
- IBM VisualAge® PL/I
Pre-compiled COBOL DB2 stored procedures and other pre-compiled COBOL applications using the Language Environment® preinitialization interface (CEEPIPI) are supported.
z/OS.e supports the execution of select Precompiled PL/I and VisualAge PL/I applications. The MICR/OCR element of z/OS is not licensed for use with z/OS.e and customers are not permitted to use this element with z/OS.e.
The following elements and features of z/OS are not licensed or authorized for use with z/OS.e and are not functional in z/OS.e. Customers are not authorized or permitted to use these elements and features with z/OS.e:
- IBM BookManager®_ READ/BUILD
- IBM GDDM® Base and
- GDDM-PGF feature
- GDDM-REXX feature
- BDT File-to-File
Customers must use the level of JES2 or JES3 that is delivered with z/OS.e. Customers are not permitted to use lower levels of Language Environment in z/OS.e. Additionally, the following are not functional and not licensed or authorized for use with z/OS.e. Customers are not permitted to use them with z/OS.e:
- Language Environment's use of RunTime Library Services (RTLS)(removed in z/OS 1.6)
- Language Environment Library Routine Retention (LRR)
- Language Environment Compatibility
- Pre-initialization for C and PL/I
The following DB2 features are not functional with z/OS.e. Customers are not permitted to use these features with z/OS.e:
- IBM DB2 QMF™ Host
- DB2 QMF HPO
An additional restriction on using z/OS.e is that only eight concurrent TSO sessions will be permitted.
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