z/OS base elements

z/OS® provides function that is equivalent to the following elements. For the version and release numbers of those elements that also exist as separately orderable products, see z/OS Planning for Installation.

For an extra set of integrated features that is available on an optional basis, see z/OS optional features.

The following base elements are included in z/OS:

  • Alternate Library for REXX
  • Base Control Program (BCP)
  • Bulk Data Transfer (BDT)
  • Common Information Model (CIM)
  • Communications Server
  • Cryptographic Services (includes ICSF, PKI Services, and System SSL)
  • DFSMSdfp
  • EREP
  • ESCON Director Support
  • FFST
  • GDDM (includes PCLK and OS/2 Link)
  • Hardware Configuration Definition (HCD)
  • High Level Assembler (HLASM)
  • IBM® HTTP Server - Powered by Apache (includes IBM HTTP Server NA Secure)
  • IBM Documentation for z/OS
  • IBM Tivoli® Directory Server for z/OS
  • IBM z/OS Liberty Embedded
  • ICKDSF
  • Integrated Security Services (includes Network Authentication Service)
  • ISPF
  • JES2
  • Language Environment®
  • Metal C Runtime Library
  • MICR/OCR Support
  • Network File System
  • OpenSSH
  • Runtime Library Extensions
  • SMP/E
  • TSO/E
  • Xvfb
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  • z/OS Font Collection
  • z/OS Management Facility (z/OSMF)
  • z/OS UNIX System Services
  • 3270 PC File Transfer Program