Back when we had a Business Partner, they handled such questions for us, and were usually able to help
> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On > Behalf Of Charles Mills > Sent: Friday, October 22, 2021 11:02 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: Licensing a back-level z/OS > > When you "just called IBM" was that the actual IBM Corporation? > > Their sole point of "IBM" contact seems to be a Business Partner. I figured > out that when they say "IBM said" they mean the BP said. And apparently > the > BP has told them "no way." Perhaps they are confused, perhaps the BP is > tired of them, perhaps the BP wants to sell them new hardware; I don't > know. > > Can they go around the BP and open a dialog with "real IBM"? How? > > Charles > > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] > On > Behalf Of Tony Thigpen > Sent: Friday, October 22, 2021 10:27 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: Licensing a back-level z/OS > > We have done it on multiple occasions for 'way back' releases. Another > guy in my org just called IBM and told them our problem. Now, only in > one case did we need tapes and happily IBM was able to send them to us. > > Tony Thigpen > > Charles Mills wrote on 10/22/21 12:52 PM: > > I have a client who has a customer that is in a pickle. Yes, of their own > > making, but it is what it is. Government agency, limited budgets, long > > procurement cycles, personnel constraints, etc. They are running z/OS > V1R10 > > on a z114. They now have an urgent need to be able to run COBOL 6 > > executables. (Yes, there is a longer story here, but I think I have > covered > > the technical essentials.) > > > > COBOL 6 executables absolutely require LE V2R1 or above. (Someone > please > > correct me if I am wrong.) > > > > The z114 will support up to z/OS V2R2. V2R2 is of course withdrawn from > > marketing. Can I get some help here? What are the chances that they could > > obtain V2R2 media? Can anyone help me out? There is no desire to run > pirated > > software. Is there any route by which one obtains a license from IBM for > > back-level z/OS? > > > > One bit of good news: They are running V1R10 under VM so it would be > > possible to install a new instance of V2R2; it is not necessary to upgrade > > their running system. > > > > Any other suggestions -- other than don't get yourself into pickles -- > would > > be welcomed. The use of an off-premises box does not appear to be a > good > > option because the COBOL 6 executables will have to read and update data > > sets that are also used by online systems running on the existing V1R10 -- > > although not necessarily simultaneously. > > > > Feel free to respond off-line if appropriate. Charlesm at mcn dot org > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
