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z/VM service required to run on the IBM z14
Last Updated: 7 May 2019
PLEASE READ ALL THESE NOTES PRIOR TO UPGRADING:
- Unless otherwise noted, z/VM support for IBM z14 also applies to IBM LinuxONE Emporer II, IBM z14 Model ZR1 and IBM LinuxONE Rockhopper II.
- The recommended Driver D32 level when EDEVICES have been configured is bundle 18b.
- If you are upgrading to the IBM z14, you MUST upgrade the Stand Alone Program Loader (SAPL), or else you won't be able to IPL z/VM. Refer to a red alert issued December 13, 2017 for more information.
- In order to install z/VM V6.4 directly on the IBM z14 you must order the newest deliverable for the z/VM V6.4 base product that became available on August 25, 2017. Once you have completed your installation of, or upgrade to, z/VM 6.4, APAR VM65942 must be applied.
- VM65942 has been found to have an error, and VM66071 has been opened to address it. Note that the problem found does not involve z14 support directly. It involves a scenario where older crypto adapters (Crypto Express 2 or Crypto Express 3) are configured as an accelerator shared amongst z/VM guests. Systems with newer crypto adapters (such as z13 or z14) or z/VM LPARs without any crypto adapters configured will not experience the problem.
- z/VM V6.3 is no longer supported as of December 31, 2017. Also, z/VM 6.3 cannot be installed on a z14. The PTFs for APARs VM65856, VM65942, VM65921 and VM65922 must be applied to an existing z/VM 6.3 image from an older IBM Z server prior to moving the image to a z14.
The table below provides you with a list of service required for z/VM V6.3 and V6.4 to run on the IBM z14 with driver 32.
Notes:
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For z/VM V6.4,
you can check which service in the table below is missing on your
system:
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For z14 and LinuxONE Emporer II, upload the minimal service required to IPL VMREQZ14 SERVICE, and then issue this command:
SERVICE ALL STATUS LIST VMREQZ14 SERVICE- For additional service, refer to the 3906/ZVM subset of the 3906DEVICE bucket
- For additional service, refer to the 3906/ZVM subset of the 3906DEVICE bucket
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For z14 Model ZR1 and LinuxONE Rockhopper II, upload the minimal service required to IPL VMREQZR1 SERVICE, and then issue this command:
SERVICE ALL STATUS LIST VMREQZR1 SERVICE- For additional service, refer to the 3907/ZVM subset of the 3907DEVICE bucket
- For additional service, refer to the 3907/ZVM subset of the 3907DEVICE bucket
-
For all z14 and LinuxONE models running driver D36, upload the minimal service required to IPL VM640D36 SERVICE, and then issue this command:
SERVICE ALL STATUS LIST VM640D36 SERVICE- For additional service, refer to the 3906/ZVM subset of the 3906DEVICE bucket
- For additional service, refer to the 3907/ZVM subset of the 3907DEVICE bucket
-
For z14 and LinuxONE Emporer II, upload the minimal service required to IPL VMREQZ14 SERVICE, and then issue this command:
-
For z/VM V7.1,
you can check which service in the table below is missing on your
system:
-
For all z14 and LinuxONE models running driver D36, upload the minimal service required to IPL VM710D36 SERVICE and then issue this command:
SERVICE ALL STATUS LIST VM710D36 SERVICE- For additional service, refer to the 3906/ZVM subset of the 3906DEVICE bucket
- For additional service, refer to the 3907/ZVM subset of the 3907DEVICE bucket
-
For all z14 and LinuxONE models running driver D36, upload the minimal service required to IPL VM710D36 SERVICE and then issue this command:
- Refer to the matrix of Linux on IBM Z distributions tested and supported for use on an IBM mainframe. It is very important this information is reviewed before bringing up any Linux distribution as a guest of z/VM.
- Refer to the z/VM Library for updated documentation for this support.
- For more details on any APAR, go to the IBM support page and enter the APAR number in the search field.
| z/VM service required to run on the IBM z14 with driver 32 | ||
| APAR Number | z/VM Releases | Description |
| VM659421 VM660711 |
z/VM V6.4 z/VM V6.3 |
Provides support that will enable guests to exploit function supported by z/VM on IBM z14, including guest exploitation for the Crypto Express6S and RoCE Express2 adaptors. |
| VM65639 | z/VM V6.4 | Required z/VM support for the IBM z14 Model ZR1 and IBM LinuxONE Rockhopper II servers. |
| VM659761 | z/VM V6.4 z/VM V6.3 |
Provides infrastructure support for ESA/390 compatibility mode within z/VM V6.2, V6.3 and V6.4, and must be installed on all members of an SSI cluster before any z/VM V6.3 or V6.4 member of the cluster is run on an IBM z14. |
| VM65867 | z/VM V6.3
z/VM V6.2 |
Required on all z/VM V6.2 and V6.3 systems in an SSI cluster that includes a z/VM V6.4 system. |
| PI730161 | z/VM V6.4
z/VM V6.3 |
TCP/IP Stack and NETSTAT support for OSA-Express6S |
| VM658651 | z/VM V6.4
z/VM V6.3 |
Dynamic I/O support for CL5 CHPIDs |
| VM658801 | z/VM V6.4
z/VM V6.3 |
IOCP support for CL5 CHPIDs |
| PI62275
PI65715 |
z/VM V6.4
z/VM V6.3 |
HLASM support for the IBM z14 |
| PI46151 | z/VM V6.4
z/VM V6.3 |
ICKDSF support for the IBM z14 |
| VM65843 | z/VM V6.4
z/VM V6.3 |
HCD support for the IBM z14 |
| VM66015 | z/VM V6.4 | HCD support for the IBM z14 Model ZR1 |
| VM66009 | z/VM V6.4
z/VM V6.3 |
HCD support for IBM LinuxONE Emperor II |
| VM66017 | z/VM V6.4 | HCD support for IBM LinuxONE Rockhopper II |
| VM65849 | z/VM V6.4
z/VM V6.3 |
HCD support for CL5 CHPIDs |
| VM65266 | z/VM V6.4
z/VM V6.3 |
HCM support for the IBM z14 |
| VM65208 | z/VM V6.4
z/VM V6.3 |
HCM support for CL5 CHPIDs |
| VM65952 | z/VM V6.4
z/VM V6.3 |
EREP support for the IBM z14 |
| VM659391 | z/VM V6.4
z/VM V6.3 |
IOCP support for the IBM z14 |
| VM65986 | z/VM V6.4 | Guest exploitation support for the Instruction Execution Protection Facility |
| VM65987 | z/VM V6.4 | Guest exploitation support for the Guarded Storage Facility |
| VM65993 | z/VM V6.4 | Encrypted paging support |
1These APARs are on z/VM 6.4 RSU 6403 (1702)
If you are using driver 36, you will need all the driver 32 service and all service in the below table to run z/VM 6.4 and 7.1 on the z14.
| z/VM service required to run on the IBM z14 with driver 362 | ||
| APAR Number | z/VM Releases | Description |
| VM66180 | z/VM V6.4 z/VM V7.1 |
Provides guest exploitation support and Dynamic I/O support for the IBM Adapter for NVMe adapter when plugged into an IBM LinuxONE server. |
| PI99085 | z/VM V6.4 z/VM V7.1 |
Provides support for the OSA-Express7S 25GbE SR adapter within the TCP/IP stack and NETSTAT command. PTF availability will be shortly before the adapter is available in April of 2019. |
| VM66130 | z/VM V6.4 z/VM V7.1 |
HCD support requires the PTF for APAR VM66130 |
| VM65598 | z/VM V6.4 z/VM V7.1 |
HCM support requires the PTF for APAR VM65598 |
| VM66179 | z/VM V6.4 z/VM V7.1 |
IOCP support requires the PTF for APAR VM66179 |
2No additional z/VM 6.4 or z/VM 7.1 APARs beyond the previously
available z14 APARs are required to support:
- The 25GbE RoCE Express2 adapter
- The FCP Express32S adapter when installed in an IBM LinuxONE Emperor II or IBM LinuxONE Rockhopper II server.