Built on a heritage of ongoing refinement and innovation that spans four decades, z/VSE is designed to protect and leverage customer investments in VSE information assets.
z/VSE V5.1 status
z/VSE Version 5 Release 1 again demonstrates IBM's commitment to z/VSE clients. This new version is another significant step in the ongoing evolution of z/VSE.
z/VSE V5.1 is designed to:
Provide 64-bit virtual addressing for workload growth or new applications.
Introduce an architectural level set (ALS) that requires IBM System z9 or later.
Exploit innovative IBM zEnterprise technology.
Exploit enhanced IBM System Storage options.
Offer new networking functions for more connectivity options.
Provide Connector enhancements for high availability.
In addition to function delivered at general availability of IBM z/VSE V5.1, you get the following supplemental enhancements:
Support for CICS Explorer.
Fast Path to Linux on System z function (Linux Fast Path) in a logical partition (LPAR) environment.
z/VSE database connector with support for connection pooling
IPv6/VSE V1.1 enhancements (SSL support).
Support innovative IBM zEnterprise EC12 technology
Configurable Crypto Express4S
OSA-Express4S 1000BASE-T
Support enhanced IBM System Storage options
IBM System Storage TS1140
IBM System Storage TS7700 Virtualization Engine Release 3.0
IBM System Storage DS8870
IBM Storwize V7000 Release 6.4
Allow 64-bit Input/Output (I/O) processing for applications
Note: z/VSE V5.1.1 is available since June 15, 2012.
