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Configurations in z/OS stock images

IBM provides the z/OS development and test stock image for you to create virtual server instances. The stock image is refreshed on a regular basis.

You can use z/OS dev and test virtual servers only for development, testing, employee education, or demonstration of your applications that run on z/OS. Licensee must not use the Program for production workloads of any kind, nor robust development workloads, including without limitation, production module builds, pre-production testing, stress testing, or performance testing.

Products and services

The z/OS development and test stock image preinstalls the products and services as listed in the following table.

z/OS base components
  • IBM z/OS Liberty Embedded
  • z/OS Container Extensions (zCX)
  • z/OS File System (was Distributed File Service)
  • Base Control Program (BCP)
  • Bulk Data Transfer (BDT)
  • Common Information Model (CIM)
  • Communications Server
  • Cryptographic Services
  • DFSORT
  • DFSMSdfp
  • ESCON Director Support
  • First Failure Support Technology/MVS (FFST/MVS)
  • Hardware Configuration Definition (HCD)
  • IBM HTTP Server powered by Apache
  • IBM Documentation for z/OS
  • IBM z/OS Management Facility (z/OSMF)
  • Integrated Security Services
  • ISPF
  • JES2
  • Language Environment®
  • Metal C Runtime Library
  • MICR/OCR
  • Network File System (NFS)
  • Resource Access Control Facility (RACF)
  • Runtime Library Extensions
  • SMP/E
  • System Display and Search Facility (SDSF)
  • Terminal Input Output Controller (TIOC)
  • Time Sharing Option/Extensions (TSO/E)
  • z/OS Font Collection
  • z/OS OpenSSH
  • z/OS UNIX System Services
  • 3270 PC File Transfer Program
  • Environmental Record Editing & Printing Program (EREP)
  • GDDM
  • High Level Assembler (HLASM)
  • ICKDSF (Device Support Facility) 
  • XL Open C/C++
  • Hardware Configuration Manager (HCM)
  • IBM Knowledge Center for z/OS
  • IBM Tivoli® Directory Server for z/OS (IBM TDS for z/OS)
  • Infoprint Server
  • IBM Z® Deep Neural Network Library (zDNN)
  • Resource Measurement Facility
  • z/OS Security Level 3
  • Communications Server Security Level 3
  • XML Toolkit for z/OS
  • z/OS additional components
  • IBM Compiler & Library for REXX/370 V1.4
  • IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS V6.4
  • IBM Enterprise PL/I for z/OS V6.1
  • IBM CICS Transaction Server for z/OS V6.1
  • IBM Db2 for z/OS V12.1 (applicable for z/OS 2.5 only)
  • IBM Db2 for z/OS V13.1
  • IBM Information Management System V15.4
  • IBM Z NetView V6.4
  • IBM System Automation for z/OS V4.3
  • IBM Z Open Automation Utilities V1.1.1
  • IBM MQ for z/OS CD V9.3.5
  • IBM Open Enterprise SDK for Python V3.9
  • IBM Open Enterprise SDK for Python V3.11
  • IBM Open Enterprise SDK for Go V1.19 (applicable for z/OS 2.5 only)
  • IBM Open Enterprise SDK for Go V1.20
  • IBM Open Enterprise SDK for Go V1.21 (applicable for z/OS 3.1 only)
  • IBM Open Enterprise SDK for Node.js V18
  • IBM Open Enterprise SDK for Node.js V20 (applicable for z/OS 3.1 only)
  • IBM SDK for z/OS, Java 2 Technology Edition, V8
  • IBM Semeru Runtime Certified Edition for z/OS V11
  • IBM Semeru Runtime Certified Edition for z/OS V17 (applicable for z/OS 3.1 only)
  • IBM Developer for z/OS Enterprise Edition V16.0.2 - includes IBM Debug 16.0.2, z/OS Explorer 3.3.2, DBB 2.0.1, RSE API 1.1.2, ZOAU 1.2.3, ZUNIT, Wazi Deploy and so on (applicable for z/OS 2.5 only)
  • IBM Developer for z/OS Enterprise Edition V16.0.4 - includes IBM Debug 16.0.4, z/OS Explorer 3.3.4, DBB 2.0.3, RSE API 1.1.4, ZOAU 1.2.5, ZUNIT, Wazi Deploy 3.0.2 and so on (applicable for z/OS 3.1 only)
  • IBM Z Workload Scheduler V10.1.0.2 (applicable for z/OS 2.5 only)
  • IBM Z Workload Scheduler V10.1.0.3 (applicable for z/OS 3.1 only)
  • IBM z/OS Connect Enterprise Edition V3.0.73 (applicable for z/OS 2.5 only)
  • IBM z/OS Connect Enterprise Edition V3.0.77 (applicable for z/OS 3.1 only)
  • For this release, z/OS Container Extensions (zCX) is not supported and is restricted for use.

    Reserved configurations

    The following configurations are reserved in the z/OS dev and test stock image.

    Components/Tasks Configurations
    FTP Port: 21
    SSH Port: 22
    TN3270 Secure port: 992
    ZOS CONNECT Port: 9443
    z/OSMF Port: 10443
    Resource pool Port: 12000-12029
    IBM z/OS Management Facility (z/OSMF) Plug-ins
  • Software Management and Software Update
  • Security Configuration Assistant
  • ISPF (account number IZUACCT, logon proc IZUFPROC)
  • Network Configuration Assistant
  • SDSF (imported task from /usr/lpp/sdsf/zosmf/sdsf.properties, defined RACF class ZMFAPLA profiles IZUDFLT.ZOSMF.IBMSDSF.SDSF.JOBS and IZUDFLT.ZOSMF.IBMSDSF.SDSF.SETTINGS)
  • Resource Monitoring
  • z/OS Operator Consoles (default EMCS console name iserVS01)
  • Db2
  • Software data sets: DB2.V13R1M0.**
  • Subsystem: DBD1
  • Subsystem data sets: DBD1.*
  • Db2 SYSADM = IBMUSER
  • Resync port: 8101
  • Secure port: 8102
  • CICS
  • Software data sets: CICSTS.V6R1M0.**
  • Subsystem: CICSTS61
  • Subsystem data sets: CICSTS61.*
  • TCP/IP Listener and Enhanced Listener ports: 8120, 8121 
  • Debug DTCN non-SSL port: 8150 
  • Debug DTCN SSL port: 8153 
  • CICS Management Client Interface (CMCI) port: 8154
  • zUnit SSL port: 8155
  • Sample: General insurance application (GENAPP)
  • Debug
  • Dependency Based Build (DBB) Shared Daemon port: 8180
  • Debug Manager (DBGMGR) port: 8135
  • EQAPROF Debug Profile Service HTTP port: 8191
  • EQAPROF Debug Profile Service HTTPS port: 8192
  • EQARMTD Remote debug Daemon HTTPS port: 8194
  • z/OS Explorer
  • z/OS Explorer (RSED) port: 8137, 8138, 8139
  • z/OS Explorer JES2 Monitor (JMON) port: 8115
  • z/OS Explorer API HTTPS (RSEAPI) port: 8195
  • Table 2. Reserved configurations in the z/OS dev and test stock image

    Reserved devices

    Each device unit is represented by a unit control block (UCB) in the z/OS image. The following table lists the device numbers that are reserved in the stock image. A device group is shown as device number,range. For example, the entry 0060,2 3277-2 indicates a device group of two devices of type 3277-2 with consecutive device numbers from 0060 through 0061.

    Device number I/O device
    0060,2 3277-2
    1500,16 OSA
    DE00,48 3390

    Table 3. Devices in the z/OS dev and test stock image