Software withdrawal: IBM Z platform selected programs - Some replacements available
IBM United States Withdrawal Announcement 919-172December 3, 2019
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Overview
Effective on the dates shown, IBM® has withdrawn or will withdraw from marketing the following programs/version/release licensed under the IBM Customer Agreement or the IBM International Program License Agreement.
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Withdrawn programs
IPLA programs: Versions withdrawn since the last announcement
Version withdrawn September 2, 2019:
| Program name | Version | Program number |
|---|---|---|
| IBM SDK for Node.js - z/OS® | 6.0.0 | 5655-SDK |
Version withdrawn September 6, 2019:
| Program name | Version | Program number |
|---|---|---|
| IBM Automatic Binary Optimizer for z/OS Trial | 1.3.0 | 5697-TR1 |
Versions withdrawn September 9, 2019:
| Program name | Version | Program number |
|---|---|---|
| IBM Z® Application Performance Management Connect | 5.4.0 | 5698-ABF |
| IBM Z Application Performance Management Connect | 5.5.0 | 5698-ABF |
Versions withdrawn October 7, 2019:
| Program name | Version | Program number |
|---|---|---|
| IBM MQ Advanced Message Security for z/OS | All | 5655-AM9 |
| IBM MQ Managed File Transfer for z/OS | All | 5655-MF9 |
IPLA programs: Versions to be withdrawn
Versions to be withdrawn March 9, 2020:
| Program name | Version | Program number |
|---|---|---|
| IBM Automatic Binary Optimizer for z/OS | 1.3.0 | 5697-AB1 |
| IBM Automation Control for z/OS | 1.1.x | 5698-LSA |
| IBM Common Data Provider for z Systems® | 1.1.0 | 5698-ABJ |
| IBM DB2® Backup and Recovery Solution Pack | 1.1.0 | 5655-BR1 |
| IBM DB2 SQL Performance Solution Pack | 1.1.0 | 5655-SQ1 |
| IBM Infoprint Fonts for z/OS | 1.1.0 | 5648-E76 |
| IBM Management Console for IMS and DB2 for z/OS | 1.1.0 | 5655-TAC |
| IBM OMEGAMON® for z/OS Management Suite | 5.5.1 | 5698-TOM |
| IBM OMEGAMON Performance Management Suite for z/OS | 5.5.0 | 5698-AA8 |
| IBM Operations Analytics for z Systems | 3.2.0 | 5698-ABH |
| IBM Spectrum® Scale Data Management Edition | 5.0.x | 5698-SS1 |
| IBM Tivoli® Business Service Manager for z/OS | 6.1.0 | 5698-TBS |
| IBM Tivoli Business Service Manager for z/OS | 6.1.1 | 5698-TBS |
| IBM z/VM® | 6.4.0 | 5741-A07 |
| IBM z/VM SDO | 6.4.0 | 5741-A08 |
IPLA programs: Releases withdrawn since the last announcement
Note: A modification level number indicates that only that particular modification level is being withdrawn (for example, 6.2. 0 ). If present, the variable x indicates all modification levels are being withdrawn (for example 6.2. x ).
Releases withdrawn September 6, 2019:
| Program name | Version | Program number |
|---|---|---|
| IBM Enterprise COBOL Developer Trial for z/OS | 6.1.x | 5655-TY6 |
| IBM Enterprise COBOL Developer Trial for z/OS | 6.2.x | 5655-TY6 |
Release withdrawn September 9, 2019:
| Program name | Version | Program number |
|---|---|---|
| IBM Operations Analytics for z Systems | 3.1.0 | 5698-ABH |
IPLA programs: Releases to be withdrawn
Note: A modification level number indicates that only that particular modification level is being withdrawn (for example, 6.2. 0 ). If present, the variable x indicates all modification levels are being withdrawn (for example 6.2. x ).
Releases to be withdrawn March 9, 2020:
| Program name | Version | Program number |
|---|---|---|
| IBM CICS® Configuration Manager for z/OS | 5.2.0 | 5697-CIC |
| IBM CICS Interdependency Analyzer for z/OS | 5.2.0 | 5655-Y22 |
| IBM CICS Performance Analyzer for z/OS | 5.2.0 | 5655-Y23 |
| IBM Db2® Analytics Accelerator for z/OS | 7.1.x | 5697-DA7 |
| IBM Enterprise COBOL Value Unit Edition for z/OS | 6.1.x | 5697-V61 |
| IBM Enterprise COBOL Value Unit Edition for z/OS | 6.2.x | 5697-V61 |
| IBM Enterprise PL/I Value Unit Edition for z/OS | 5.2.x | 5655-EPL |
| IBM IMS Performance Solution Pack for z/OS | 2.1.0 | 5698-P21 |
| IBM IMS Problem Investigator for z/OS | 2.4.0 | 5655-R02 |
| IBM Service Management Suite for z/OS | 1.5.1 | 5698-AAF |
| IBM System Automation for z/OS | 4.1.0 | 5698-SA4 |
| IBM Tivoli NetView® Monitoring for GDPS® | 6.2.0 | 5698-BMP |
| IBM Tivoli NetView Monitoring for GDPS | 6.2.1 | 5698-BMP |
| IBM Z Service Automation Suite | 1.1.0 | 5698-SA1 |
ICA programs: Versions to be withdrawn
Versions to be withdrawn March 9, 2020:
| Program name | Version | Program number |
|---|---|---|
| IBM Message Entry and Routing with Interfaces to Various Applications (MERVA) ESA | 4.1.x | 5648-B29 |
| IBM Message Entry and Routing with Interfaces to Various Applications (MERVA) ESA - Components | 4.2.x | 5648-B30 |
ICA programs: Releases to be withdrawn
Note: A modification level number indicates that only that particular modification level is being withdrawn (for example, 6.2. 0 ). If present, the variable x indicates all modification levels are being withdrawn (for example 6.2. x ).
Releases to be withdrawn March 9, 2020:
| Program name | Version | Program number |
|---|---|---|
| IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS | 6.1.x | 5655-EC6 |
| IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS | 6.2.x | 5655-EC6 |
| IBM Enterprise PL/I for z/OS | 5.1.x | 5655-PL5 |
| IBM Enterprise PL/I for z/OS | 5.2.x | 5655-PL5 |
| IBM Tivoli NetView for z/OS | 6.2.0 | 5697-NV6 |
| IBM Tivoli NetView for z/OS | 6.2.1 | 5697-NV6 |
ICA Feature: Feature withdrawn since the last announcement
Feature withdrawn October 14, 2019:
| Program name | Version | Program number |
|---|---|---|
| IBM z/VSE® Network Appliance | 1.0.0 | N/A * See note below * |
Note: Linux® Fast Path is the z/VSE provided connector to the Linux distro together with a small program that the client needs to deploy on Linux on IBM Z. It is part of z/VSE V6 (with Program number 5686-VS6, respectively 5609-VSE for the bundle).
ICA Feature: Features to be withdrawn
Features to be withdrawn March 9, 2020:
| Program name | Version | Program number |
|---|---|---|
| IBM AFP Font Collection for S/390® (MVS™ feature only) | 2.1.1 | 5648-B33 |
| IBM Century Schoolbook font (MVS feature only) | 1.1.0 | 5771-ADJ |
International Agreement for Acquisition of Software Maintenance (IAASM) Subscription and Support (S&S) products: Versions withdrawn since last announcement
Versions withdrawn October 7, 2019:
| Program name | Version | Program number |
|---|---|---|
| IBM MQ Advanced Message Security for z/OS S&S | All | 5655-W5S |
| IBM MQ Managed File Transfer for z/OS S&S | All | 5655-U81 |
International Agreement for Acquisition of Software Maintenance (IAASM) Subscription and Support (S&S) products: Versions to be withdrawn
Versions to be withdrawn March 9, 2020:
| Program name | Version | Program number |
|---|---|---|
| IBM Automatic Binary Optimizer for z/OS S&S | 1.1.0 | 5697-ABS |
| IBM Automation Control for z/OS S&S | 1.1.0 | 5698-Z13 |
| IBM DB2 Backup and Recovery Solution Pack S&S | 1.1.0 | 5655-BRS |
| IBM DB2 SQL Performance Solution Pack S&S | 1.1.0 | 5655-SQS |
| IBM Infoprint Fonts for z/OS S&S | 1.1.0 | 5648-E89 |
| IBM Management Console for IMS and DB2 for z/OS S&S | 1.1.0 | 5655-TAS |
| IBM Spectrum Scale Data Management Edition S&S | 1.1.0 | 5698-SS2 |
| IBM Tivoli Business Service Manager for z/OS S&S | 1.1.0 | 5698-S37 |
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Replacement program information
| Withdrawn program number | Withdrawn program name | Replacement program number | Replacement program name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5655-SDK | IBM SDK for Node.js - z/OS, V6.0.0 | 5655-DKN | IBM SDK for Node.js - z/OS, V8.0.0 1 |
| 5697-TR1 | IBM Automatic Binary Optimizer for z/OS Trial, V1.3.0 | 5697-TR2 | IBM Automatic Binary Optimizer for z/OS Trial, V2.1.0 2 |
| 5698-ABF | IBM Z Application Performance Management Connect, V5.4.0 | 5698-ABL | IBM Z Application Performance Management Connect, V6.1.0 3 |
| 5698-ABF | IBM Z Application Performance Management Connect, V5.5.0 | 5698-ABL | IBM Z Application Performance Management Connect, V6.1.0 3 |
| 5655-AM9 | IBM MQ Advanced Message Security for z/OS (All) | 5655-AV9 | IBM MQ Advanced for z/OS, V9.1.0 4 |
| 5655-MF9 | IBM MQ Managed File Transfer for z/OS (All) | 5655-AV9 | IBM MQ Advanced for z/OS, V9.1.0 4 |
| 5697-AB1 | IBM Automatic Binary Optimizer for z/OS, V1.3.0 | 5697-AB2 | IBM Automatic Binary Optimizer for z/OS, V2.1.0 2 |
| 5698-LSA | IBM Automation Control for z/OS, V1.1.x | 5698-SA4 | IBM Z System Automation, V4.2.0 5 |
| 5698-ABJ | IBM Common Data Provider for z Systems, V1.1.0 | 5698-ABN | IBM Z Common Data Provider, V2.1.0 6 |
| 5655-BR1 | IBM DB2 Backup and Recovery Solution Pack, V1.1.0 | None * See note below * | None * See note below * |
| 5655-SQ1 | IBM DB2 SQL Performance Solution Pack, V1.1.0 | None * See note below * | None * See note below * |
| 5648-E76 | IBM Infoprint Fonts for z/OS, V1.1.0 | 5650-ZOS | IBM z/OS, V2.4.0 7 |
| 5655-TAC | IBM Management Console for IMS and DB2 for z/OS, V1.1.0 | None * See note below * | None * See note below * |
| 5698-TOM | IBM OMEGAMON for z/OS Management Suite, V5.5.1 | None | None |
| 5698-AA8 | IBM OMEGAMON Performance Management Suite for z/OS, V5.5.0 | None | None |
| 5698-ABH | IBM Operations Analytics for z Systems, V3.2.0 | 5698-AAV | IBM Z Operations Analytics, V4.1.0 6 |
| 5698-SS1 | IBM Spectrum Scale Data Management Edition, V5.0.x | 5737-F34 | IBM Spectrum Scale Data Management Edition, V5.0.08 |
| 5698-TBS | IBM Tivoli Business Service Manager for z/OS, V6.1.0 | 5725-C55 | IBM Tivoli Business Service Manager for the Enterprise, V6.2.0 9 |
| 5698-TBS | IBM Tivoli Business Service Manager for z/OS, V6.1.1 | 5725-C55 | IBM Tivoli Business Service Manager for the Enterprise, V6.2.0 9 |
| 5741-A07 | IBM z/VM, V6.4.0 | 5741-A09 | IBM z/VM, V7.1.0 10 |
| 5741-A08 | IBM z/VM SDO, V6.4.0 | 5741-A10 | IBM z/VM SDO, V7.1.0 10 |
| 5655-TY6 | IBM Enterprise COBOL Developer Trial for z/OS, V6.1.x | 5655-TY6 | IBM Enterprise COBOL Developer Trial for z/OS, V6.3.0 11 |
| 5655-TY6 | IBM Enterprise COBOL Developer Trial for z/OS, V6.2.x | 5655-TY6 | IBM Enterprise COBOL Developer Trial for z/OS, V6.3.0 11 |
| 5698-ABH | IBM Operations Analytics for z Systems, V3.1.0 | 5698-AAV | IBM Z Operations Analytics, V4.1.0 6 |
| 5697-CIC | IBM CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS, V5.2.0 | 5697-CIC | IBM CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS, V5.4.0 12 |
| 5655-Y22 | IBM CICS Interdependency Analyzer for z/OS, V5.2.0 | 5655-Y22 | IBM CICS Interdependency Analyzer for z/OS, V5.5.0 13 |
| 5655-Y23 | IBM CICS Performance Analyzer for z/OS, V5.2.0 | 5655-Y23 | IBM CICS Performance Analyzer for z/OS, V5.4.0 14 |
| 5697-DA7 | IBM Db2 Analytics Accelerator for z/OS, V7.1.x | 5697-DA7 | IBM Db2 Analytics Accelerator for z/OS, V7.5.0 15 |
| 5697-V61 | IBM Enterprise COBOL Value Unit Edition for z/OS, V6.1.x | 5697-V61 | IBM Enterprise COBOL Value Unit Edition for z/OS, V6.3.0 16 |
| 5697-V61 | IBM Enterprise COBOL Value Unit Edition for z/OS, V6.2.x | 5697-V61 | IBM Enterprise COBOL Value Unit Edition for z/OS, V6.3.0 16 |
| 5655-EPL | IBM Enterprise PL/I Value Unit Edition for z/OS, V5.2.x | 5655-EPL | IBM Enterprise PL/I Value Unit Edition for z/OS, V5.3.0 17 |
| 5698-P21 | IBM IMS Performance Solution Pack for z/OS, V2.1.0 | 5698-P21 | IBM IMS Performance Solution Pack for z/OS, V2.2.0 18 |
| 5655-R02 | IBM IMS Problem Investigator for z/OS, V2.4.0 | 5655-R02 | IBM IMS Problem Investigator for z/OS, V2.5.0 18 |
| 5698-AAF | IBM Service Management Suite for z/OS, V1.5.1 | 5698-AAF | IBM Z Service Management Suite, V1.6.0 5 |
| 5698-SA4 | IBM System Automation for z/OS, V4.1.0 | 5698-SA4 | IBM Z System Automation, V4.2.0 5 |
| 5698-BMP | IBM Tivoli NetView Monitoring for GDPS, V6.2.0 | 5698-BMP | IBM Z NetView for Continuous Availability, V6.3.0 5 |
| 5698-BMP | IBM Tivoli NetView Monitoring for GDPS, V6.2.1 | 5698-BMP | IBM Z NetView for Continuous Availability, V6.3.0 5 |
| 5698-SA1 | IBM Z Service Automation Suite, V1.1.0 | 5698-SA1 | IBM Z Service Automation Suite, V1.2.0 5 |
| 5648-B33 | IBM AFP Font Collection for S/390 (MVS feature only), V2.1.1 | 5650-ZOS | IBM z/OS, V2.4.0 7 |
| 5771-ADJ | IBM Century Schoolbook font (MVS feature only), V1.1.0 | None | None |
| 5648-B29 | IBM Message Entry and Routing with Interfaces to Various Applications (MERVA) ESA , V4.1.x | None | None |
| 5648-B30 | IBM Message Entry and Routing with Interfaces to Various Applications (MERVA) ESA Components, V4.2.x | None | None |
| 5655-EC6 | IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS, V6.1.x | 5655-EC6 | IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS, V6.3.019 |
| 5655-EC6 | IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS, V6.2.x | 5655-EC6 | IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS, V6.3.019 |
| 5655-PL5 | IBM Enterprise PL/I for z/OS, V5.1.x | 5655-PL5 | IBM Enterprise PL/I for z/OS, V5.3.0 20 |
| 5655-PL5 | IBM Enterprise PL/I for z/OS, V5.2.x | 5655-PL5 | IBM Enterprise PL/I for z/OS, V5.3.0 20 |
| 5697-NV6 | IBM Tivoli NetView for z/OS, V6.2.0 | 5697-NV6 | IBM Z NetView, V6.3.0 21 |
| 5697-NV6 | IBM Tivoli NetView for z/OS, V6.2.1 | 5697-NV6 | IBM Z NetView, V6.3.0 21 |
| N/A * See Note A below * | IBM z/VSE Network Appliance, V1.0.0 | N/A * See Note B below * | IBM z/VSE Network Appliance, V1.0.0 22 |
| 5655-W5S | IBM MQ Advanced Message Security for z/OS S&S, V1.1.0 | 5655-W99 | IBM MQ Advanced for z/OS S&S, V1.1.0 4 |
| 5655-U81 | IBM MQ Managed File Transfer for z/OS S&S, V1.1.0 | 5655-W99 | IBM MQ Advanced for z/OS S&S, V1.1.0 4 |
| 5697-ABS | IBM Automatic Binary Optimizer for z/OS S&S, V1.1.0 | 5697-ABZ | IBM Automatic Binary Optimizer for z/OS S&S, V1.1.0 2 |
| 5698-Z13 | IBM Automation Control for z/OS S&S, V1.1.0 | 5698-S48 | IBM Z System Automation S&S, V4.2.0 5 |
| 5655-BRS | IBM DB2 Backup and Recovery Solution Pack S&S, V1.1.0 | None * See note below * | None * See note below * |
| 5655-SQS | IBM DB2 SQL Performance Solution Pack S&S, V1.1.0 | None * See note below * | None * See note below * |
| 5648-E89 | IBM Infoprint Fonts for z/OS S&S, V1.1.0 | 5650-ZOS | IBM z/OS Font Collection, V2.4.0 7 |
| 5655-TAS | IBM Management Console for IMS and DB2 for z/OS S&S, V1.1.0 | None * See note below * | None * See note below * |
| 5698-SS2 | IBM Spectrum Scale Data Management Edition S&S, V1.1.0 | 5737-F34 | IBM Spectrum Scale Data Management Edition, V5.0.0 8 |
| 5698-S37 | IBM Tivoli Business Service Manager for z/OS S&S, V1.1.0 | None | None |
Note 5655-BR1, 5655-SQ1, 5655-BRS, 5655-SQS: Although these programs have no formal replacements, the functions can be obtained through DB2 Automation Tool for z/OS or DB2 Automation Tool for z/OS. Contact your IBM representative for details.
Note 5655-TAC, 5655-TAS: Although these programs have no formal replacement version, contact your IBM representative for details on alternative product.
Note A: IBM z/VSE Network Appliance is a function of z/VSE V6 (Program number 5686-VS6, respectively 5609-VSE for the bundle).
Note B: Linux Fast Path is the z/VSE provided connector to the Linux distro together with a small program that the client needs to deploy on Linux on IBM Z. It is part of z/VSE V6 (with Program number 5686-VS6, respectively 5609-VSE for the bundle).
See the following Software Announcements:
- 1 Software Announcement 219-350, dated June 11, 2019
- 2 Software Announcement 219-420, dated September 3, 2019
- 3 Software Announcement 218-432, dated September 4, 2018
- 4 Software Announcement 218-213, dated July 3, 2018
- 5 Software Announcement 219-394, dated October 1, 2019
- 6 Software Announcement 219-357, dated September 3, 2019
- 7 Software Announcement 219-344, dated July 23, 2019
- 8 Software Announcement 217-475, dated November 14, 2017
- 9 Software Announcement 218-230, dated July 31, 2018
- 10 Software Announcement 218-310, dated August 7, 2018
- 11 Software Announcement 219-402, dated September 3, 2019
- 12 Software Announcement 217-333, dated October 24, 2017
- 13 Software Announcement 218-400, dated October 2, 2018
- 14 Software Announcement 217-115, dated May 16, 2017
- 15 Software Announcement 219-248, dated October 15, 2019
- 16 Software Announcement 219-400 , dated September 3, 2019
- 17 Software Announcement 219-401, dated September 3, 2019
- 18 Software Announcement 219-266, dated October 1, 2019
- 19 Software Announcement 219-404, dated September 3, 2019
- 20 Software Announcement 219-403, dated September 3, 2019
- 21 Software Announcement 219-484, dated October 1, 2019
- 22 See Withdrawal Announcement 919-151, dated September 10, 2019 for details.
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