Container Hosting Foundation for z/OS

z/OS Container Extensions (zCX) is licensed through either the Container Hosting Foundation (CHF) for z/OS product or hardware feature code 0104. Both options include service and support for the underlying Linux kernel and zCX appliance, as well as unlimited zCX usage in the central processor complex (CPC) across all LPARs.

Note: If you have a z14 or later processor, but do not have the Container Hosting Foundation for z/OS product or hardware feature code 0104, you can enable the zCX Trial and experiment with zCX for 90 days. Details can be found in zCX Trial.

To enable the Container Hosting Foundation for z/OS product, add the following entry to the IFAPRDxx parmlib member:

PRODUCT OWNER('IBM CORP')
        NAME('z/OS CHF')
        ID(5655-HZ1)
        VERSION(*) RELEASE(*) MOD(*)
        FEATURENAME('ContainerHostFnd')
        STATE(ENABLED)

For more information about z/OS Container Extensions, see z/OS Container Extensions (zCX) content solution.