Product Enablement for zEnterprise® Data Compression

Enabling the priced software feature.

The IFAPRDxx PARMLIB member contains definitions for products that require product enablement, this includes zEDC. For more information about IFAPRDxx PARMLIB member, see IFAPRDxx (product enablement policy) in the z/OS MVS Initialization and Tuning Reference.

After receiving access to this priced software feature, you are required to change the IFAPRDxx PARMLIB member to include the following statements:

PRODUCT OWNER('IBM CORP')
NAME('Z/OS')
ID(5655-ZOS)
FEATURENAME(ZEDC)
VERSION(*)
RELEASE(*)
MOD(*)
STATE(ENABLED)

Note: When the member is updated, an IPL is required for the zEDC Express device driver to recognize the enablement.

The STATE parameter value should be set to disabled if the zEDC feature is no longer required.

If you try to dynamically enable the feature by using SET PROD=03 IBM® MVS System Command, you see the following output:

IFA100I IN PARMLIB MEMBER=IFAPRD03 ON LINE 44
PRODUCTS WITH OWNER=IBM CORP NAME=Z/OS
FEATURE=ZEDC VERSION=*.*.* ID=5655-ZOS
HAVE BEEN ENABLED.

Otherwise, the status of the zEDC product feature remains Disabled. You can verify that the function is disabled with the DISPLAY IQP MVS system command, as shown in the following output:

D IQP
IQP066I 14.17.39 DISPLAY IQP
zEDC Information               
 DEFMINREQSIZE:             N/A
 INFMINREQSIZE:             N/A
 Feature Enablement:   Disabled

After an IPL, you can verify that the zEDC product feature is Enabled by issuing the DISPLAY IQP MVS system command.

D IQP
IQP066I 14.58.45 DISPLAY IQP
zEDC Information
 DEFMINREQSIZE:               1K (STATIC)
 INFMINREQSIZE:               1K (STATIC)
 Feature Enablement:     Enabled

You can also use the D PROD,REG,FEATURENAME(ZEDC) MVS system command to verify the status of the priced feature. The following output from this command is shown.

IFA111I 16.25.49 PROD DISPLAY
S OWNER            NAME             FEATURE          VERSION  ID
E IBM CORP         z/OS             ZEDC             03.01.00 5655-ZOS