z/VM System Delivery Offering General Information
The z/VM SDO Version 6 Release 2.0 and higher, program number 5741-A08, is the IBM program offering for z/VM that includes a single deliverable containing z/VM and a group of serviced IBM licensed program products. The serviced program products shipped as part of the SDO may not be at the latest level of service.
The z/VM SDO Licensed Product package contains:
- The z/VM System which is the VM operating system
- z/VM SDO Optional Products Enabling Aid
- z/VM SDO Licensed Products
The z/VM System
The z/VM System provides a highly flexible test and production environment which provides the capability for the installation and execution of additional IBM Licensed Products, the development and execution of applications and the ability to run full-function operating systems as guests.
The z/VM System is a prebuilt VM operating system which is available on DVD or through electronic Internet delivery. The DVD and the electronic Internet delivery are in binary image format. Available from z/VM 6.4 and beyond the electronic image is available as a .zip or .iso image.
Enabling Aid
The Enabling Aid is a z/VM SDO Product and it is recommended that it be installed prior to installing z/VM SDO Licensed Products. The Enabling Aid consists of files that contain information about the SDO Licensed Products such as Saved Segments, PUT/RSU/ESO levels for the products and sample directory entries.
z/VM SDO IBM Licensed Program Products
The following subsections describe the characteristics of the Licensed Products that are part of z/VM SDO. Installation of the z/VM SDO Licensed Products is supported on the following DASD types:
- 3390
Licensed Products may be in one of these install formats:
- VMSES/E are those products packaged in the IBM Standard VMSES/E Enabled format. One or more Licensed Products may be delivered on a stacked tape so it is important to refer to the Media Report for a product's location.
- Semi-VMSES/E are products that are not originally in
VMSES/E format but
that have been put through an IBM Process that installs the product per
the original IBM installation procedure and repackages the installed
product in a VMSES/E enabled format. This provides for the installation
of the product utilizing standard VMSES/E commands. One or more
Licensed Products may be delivered on a stacked tape so it is important
to refer to the Media Report for the product's location.
Note! A Semi-VMSES/E product was previously called 'Pre-Install' format; however, this term was misleading in that it may have indicated that the product was already installed. The name has been changed to better describe the install format type. The term 'Pre-Install' may still appear on the Packing List or the Media Report, the Configurator, or Marketing Literature, but should be interpreted to mean Semi-VMSES/E.