Speaking of the SAPR, here is the relevant information out of ours: 4.1.1 Minimum Operating System Requirements The 2096 as well as Separate LPAR management of PUs requires at a minimum: * z/OS V1.5, V1.6, or V1.7 with PTFs. * z/OS V1.4 with z/OS V1.4 z990 Compatibility Support feature (no longer orderable) or z/OS V1.4 z990 Exploitation Support feature with PTFs. * z/VM V4.4, V5.1, or V5.2 with PTFs. * z/VSE V3.1. * VSE/ESA V2.7 with PTFs. * TPF 4.1 and z/TPF 1.1 * Linux on System z9 - the currently available distributions, SUSE SLES 9, Red Hat RHEL 4.
One additional tidbit I just saw in the SAPR is that the z9BC will ONLY run in LPAR mode, not basic. I also have a manual called the z9BC reference guide which echos the z/OS 1.4 +PTFs minimum requirement. Based on Steve's comments and the SAPR documentation, I would say that OS/390 1.3 will not run on the z9BC. Rex -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thompson, Steve Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 1:00 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Running OS/390 on z9 BC -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Schwarz, Barry A Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 12:12 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Running OS/390 on z9 BC Can anyone tell me, or point me to a site where I can find out for myself, if OS/390 1.3 will run on a z9 BC as well as it does on a Multiprise 2003/103. I don't need to restart the thread on the virtues of keeping current and using supported hardware and software. I have a very conservative/non-adventurous/reluctant customer. They never applied PTFs to 1.3 when it was supported. Our exhortations fail to overcome (possibly short-sighted) budget and training concerns. I don't even expect them to replace their 2003 which just went out of support in December but they have asked for a review of their options. <SNIP> If you mean natively, then given that OS/390 2.9 goes into a PI loop on a z/8x0 (not z/800) which could be put into 31bit mode (ARCHLEVEL=1?), I seriously doubt that it will be able to load the IPL text IF the z9(BC) does not natively support 390 Architecture (can be set to ARCHLEVEL=1 as opposed to only z/Architecture -- ARCHLEVEL=2). But to get the best answer, get the SAPR manual for that machine (the z/Series Biz partner you are using will have one). It will tell you the minimum supported SCP (operating system). You may find that z/VM is cheapest way to get there than upgrading the O/S immediately. Regards, Steve Thompson ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
