PH34353: ZD&T EE 13.0 USB TOKEN-BASED LICENSING NOT WORKING WHEN DEPLOYING AN IMAGE DOCKER

APAR status

• Closed as documentation error.

Error description

• The deploy operation for z Development and Test Environment
  Enterprise Edition (ZD&T EE) 13.0 image to a  Docker target is
  only supported when using software licensing. Hardware-based
  (USB token) licensing is not supported in this deployment
  environment. This is not clearly described in the product
  documentation:
  
  https://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=AN&s
  ubtype=CA&htmlfid=897/ENUS220-390&appname=USN
  
  Only software-based licensing is supported in case where Docker
  will be used as a target system.
  

Local fix

• Changing from hardware-based (USB token) licensing  to
  software-based licensing will allow image deployment to a Docker
  target.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * ZD&T docker container users.                                 *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * Enterprise Edition (ZD&T EE) 13.0 image to a  Docker target  *
  * is only supported when using software licensing.             *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  Hardware-based (USB token) licensing is not supported in a
  deployment environment where docker is the target. This is not
  clearly described in the product documentation.
  

Problem conclusion

• The documentation has been updated to indicate that only
  software-based licensing is supported in case where Docker will
  be used as a target system.
  
  This is now available as part of IBM Z Development and Test
  Environment 13.1.
  Product web page:
  https://www.ibm.com/us-en/marketplace/z-systems-development-test
  -environment
  Fix List:
  https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27044017
  

Temporary fix

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