IBM Z® Development and Test Environment is a platform for mainframe application development, testing, demonstration and education. It enables any z/OS® software to run on a x86-compatible on-premise system or cloud instance by emulating the IBM Z instruction sets and using virtual CPs, I/O, and other devices. Z Development and Test Environment Enterprise Edition is a role-based offering (providing both a web interface and RESTful APIs) that allows you to create, manage and deploy your emulated environments for development and test activities.
Virtualize and reset z/OS on x86 hardware for prototyping and z/OS software version to version migration.
Gain the cost advantages of a distributed development and test system while freeing up mainframe capacity for more valuable production workloads.
Achieve higher quality and quicker delivery with a high fidelity z/OS development and test environment (hardware emulation, not software emulation).
Use a preconfigured package of IBM Z software that includes z/OS and middleware, such as CICS®, IMS™ and Db2®, including z/OS components of multiple DevOps for Enterprise Systems tools.
Conduct IBM Z education virtually any time and anywhere by using Intel and Intel-compatible platforms—and experiment without fear of harming mainframe production environments.
IBM Z® Development and Test Environment provides an isolated and controllable IBM Z environment running on a x86-compatible on-premise system or cloud. Build mainframe applications, implement and test code and environment changes like new transactions and resource definitions before implementing them on your IBM Z hardware. Although you may not use the environment for production workloads, you can use it for development, testing, employee education or demonstration of z/OS®-based applications.
Use web-based interface to build and automate deployment of additional z/OS development and test environments on x86 hardware on-prem and cloud. Empower systems programmers to create z/OS application images more quickly, with the security and control they demand. Developers and testers can auto-deploy these official images for development and test purposes with just a few clicks, giving them the autonomy and access that they need using hardware that can easily be virtualized, cloned and reset.
Added support for provisioning an emulated z/OS environment, running on ZD&T, in a Docker environment. Configure your Docker daemon to support HTTPS using the TLS cryptographic protocol and the ZD&T Enterprise Edition offering can push a container image to it and allow you to run up to a maximum of 5 containers each providing an emulated z/OS environment and has a maximum of 100 ports available for services running on that z/OS. This provides an easy way to provision an isolated emulated z/OS environment in a container that utilizes features of Docker technology.
New UI aligned to Carbon 10 (IBM Design System) for improved user experience: ZD&T Enterprise Edition provides a completely redesigned web user interface, using the latest Carbon release - IBM’s open source design system for digital products and experiences. In addition to supporting Docker provisioning, the new UI provides the same capabilities as the previous versions but is redesigned to improve the user experience and be more scalable for supporting more artifacts within the tooling and future endeavours.
Comes with as-is, unsupported z/OS software distribution that includes IBM z/OS, IBM CICS®, IBM IMS™, IBM Db2®, IBM WebSphere®, IBM z/OS Connect, COBOL, PL/I, C++, Java® and high-level assembler (HLASM). It also includes z/OS components of multiple DevOps for Enterprise Systems tools, including IBM Developer for z Systems, Rational® Team Concert, and IBM UrbanCode™ Deploy.
Eliminate the need for an IBM Z mainframe for employee education activities. Experiment without fear of destroying anything because the environment can be easily reset. Support multiple users with their own system for quicker, more flexible learning.
Cloud integration is being leveraged to drive down provision time and allow for a more dynamic environment. z/OS organizations can eliminate testing bottlenecks by provisioning a testing environment in under 30 minutes.
Powered by RESTful APIs, automation can be enabled in the process of creation and deployment of z/OS environments. With RESTful APIs, you can integrate our functionality into your DevOps pipeline.
Enables a single user to run an IBM® Z distribution on a personal computer.
Enables enterprises to host an IBM Z distribution on low-cost Intel-based x86 machines.
Used to enable a Sysplex environment that is running within z/VM®.
Enables a single user to run an IBM Z® distribution on a personal computer.
Starting at
$5,980.00*
per user per year
Enables enterprises to host an IBM Z® distribution on low-cost Intel-based x86 machines.
Used to enable a Sysplex environment that is running within z/VM®.
License type
USB
Software-based and more
Software-based, and more
Single user
Multiple users
Scalable
Cloud/VM support
Web-based interface
Native Linux interface
Dataset transfer support
Volume transfer support
Integration with IBM AD
OpenStack Cloud support
*Price shown excludes any applicable taxes
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The latest version is now delivering more flexible licensing and updated middleware.
Learn how you can self-service provision z/OS applications.
Creates efficient and scalable RESTful APIs for mobile and cloud applications.
Migrate data more effectively with continuous application availability.
In depth information about the editions available for Z Development and Test Environment can be found on IBM Knowledge Center.
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