package type
Software orders can be packaged in a variety of ways depending on your needs. These packages are grouped into categories. For each operating environment the categories and packages vary.
KVM for IBM z - Standalone products and fixes
- Standalone products and fixes
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adds individual products on an existing system. These orders initially contain no products, and you shop for products from a catalog. Once you are licensed for these products, you can download them from the My downloads page. You can also search for fixes for the standalone products you are licensed for and download the fixes from the My downloads page.
Linux on z - Standalone products and fixes
- Standalone products and fixes
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adds individual products on an existing system. These orders initially contain no products, and you shop for products from a catalog. Once you are licensed for these products, you can download them from the My downloads page. You can also search for fixes for the standalone products you are licensed for and download the fixes from the My downloads page.
z/OS - Service
- Individual PTFs
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Individual PTFs by PTF number
adds individual PTFs to a system to fix known problems when you know the PTF numbers.
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Individual PTFs by APAR number
adds individual PTFs to a system to fix known problems when you know the corresponding APAR numbers. If you do not provide an installed software report, PTFs may be delivered for multiple releases, since an APAR may apply to more than one release of a product. This may increase the size of your order.
- Critical (HIPER/PE) service,
Recommended (RSU) service,
All service
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individual installed FMIDs
adds PTFs not found in the installed software report for the list of selected FMIDs. Selectable FMIDs are determined from the functions listed in the installed software report PRODLIST.
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individual installed products
adds PTFs not found in the installed software report for the list of selected Products. Selectable Products are determined by the FEATURE data listed in the installed software report.
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all installed products
adds PTFs not found in the installed software report for all installed FMIDs listed in the installed software report PRODLIST.
- Service certificate
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uniquely identifies you to IBM's Automated Service Delivery server, so that you can use SMP/E's RECEIVE ORDER function to request PTFs and HOLDDATA, and automatically download the resulting packages.
All z/OS Service orders are now signed by IBM and it is optional to verify the digital signature when receiving the order on to your system. For further details, see Chapter 6 "Preparing to verify signatures for GIMZIP packages" in z/OS SMP/E Users Guide at https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/2.5.0?topic=guide-preparing-verify-signatures-gimzip-packages
z/OS - Products
- ServerPac (system, subsystem, or products)
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replaces an entire existing system, or subsystem. These orders are automatically primed with the latest releases of all the products installed on your system, making it very easy to order an updated system replacement. You must upload an installed software report to automatically prime the order.
Your z/OS license entitles you to order this package. This package is delivered in z/OSMF portable software instance format which is installed using z/OSMF Software Management.
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adds a SMP/E installable or non-SMP/E product or product set without requiring a base product such as z/OS, DB2, CICS, or IMS. Eligible products are identified in the product catalog with a triangle icon. Like a regular ServerPac, these orders are delivered with the SMP/E installable product or product set installed in its own SMP/E environment (GLOBAL, DLIB, and Target zones). This package is delivered in z/OSMF portable software instance format which is installed using z/OSMF Software Management.
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All z/OSMF ServerPac portable software instance order packages are now signed by IBM and it is optional to verify the digital signature when using the Add action. For further details, see Chapter 6 "Preparing to verify signatures for GIMZIP packages" in z/OS SMP/E Users Guide at https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/2.5.0?topic=guide-preparing-verify-signatures-gimzip-packages
- CBPDO (products)
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adds or upgrades individual products on an existing system. These orders initially contain no products and you shop for products from a catalog.
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All CBPDO order packages are now signed by IBM and it is optional to verify the digital signature which can be done by updating the RFNJOBH or RFNJOBS Job JCL for Internet orders or RFNJOBD Job JCL for DVD orders. For further details, see Chapter 6 "Preparing to verify signatures for GIMZIP packages" in z/OS SMP/E Users Guide at https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/2.5.0?topic=guide-preparing-verify-signatures-gimzip-packages
z/OS - Open Source SW on z/OS
- CBPDO (products)
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IBM offers a variety of software (both languages and tools) based on open source software. These offerings are provided on z/OS with no-charge license and IBM optional paid support.
z/OS - Driving Systems
- Customized Offerings Driver
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is a stand-alone operating system used to install a CBPDO or ServerPac order if you do not have an existing system, or if your existing system does not meet the installation requirements.
z/TPF - Standalone products and fixes
- Standalone products and fixes
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adds individual products on an existing system. These orders initially contain no products, and you shop for products from a catalog. Once you are licensed for these products, you can download them from the My downloads page. You can also search for fixes for the standalone products you are licensed for and download the fixes from the My downloads page.
z/VM - Service
- Individual PTFs
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Individual PTFs by PTF number
adds individual PTFs to a system to fix known problems when you know the PTF numbers.
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Individual PTFs by APAR number
adds individual PTFs to a system to fix known problems when you know the corresponding APAR numbers. If you do not provide an installed software report, PTFs may be delivered for multiple releases, since an APAR may apply to more than one release of a product. This may increase the size of your order.
- PSP critical service
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contains Preventive Service Planning (PSP) buckets which include critical service recommendations consisting of fixes for highly pervasive (HIPER) problems. If an available PTF becomes a PTF in Error (PE), the fix for that error is included in the bucket.
- RSU Recommended Service Upgrade,
ESO service
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VM products are serviced with either an RSU or ESO. For products which do not have an RSU, ESO provides a method of ordering corrective service without having to specify individual PTF numbers. When ordering an ESO you can specify starting and ending service levels.
All z/VM Service orders are now signed by IBM. A small new file will be added to the package. Current procedures for uploading service to z/VM including GetShopz will be unaffected by the change. It is recommended to upload all files. An update to allow for verification of the digital signature is planned for the end of 2023. z/VM Service news information can be found here: https://www.vm.ibm.com/service/news/index.html
z/VM - Products
- VM SDO version 7
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adds or upgrades individual products on an existing VM SDO version 7 system. These orders initially contain no products and you shop for products from a catalog.
Your z/VM license entitles you to order this package.
- Standalone products and fixes
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adds individual products on an existing system. These orders initially contain no products, and you shop for products from the z/VM Standalone catalog. Once you are licensed for the standalone products you ordered, you can download them from the My downloads page. You can also search for fixes for the standalone products you are licensed for and download the fixes from the My downloads page.
z/VSE - Service
- Individual PTFs
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Individual PTFs by PTF number
adds individual PTFs to a system to fix known problems when you know the PTF numbers.
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Individual PTFs by APAR number
adds individual PTFs to a system to fix known problems when you know the corresponding APAR numbers. If you do not provide an installed software report, PTFs may be delivered for multiple releases, since an APAR may apply to more than one release of a product. This may increase the size of your order.
- PSP critical service
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contains Preventive Service Planning (PSP) buckets which include critical service recommendations consisting of fixes for highly pervasive (HIPER) problems. If an available PTF becomes a PTF in Error (PE), the fix for that error is included in the bucket.
z/VSE - Products
- VSE SIPO version 6
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adds or upgrades individual products on an existing z/VSE version 6 system. These orders initially contain no products and you shop for products from a catalog.
Your z/VSE license entitles you to order this package.
PTF
Program Temporary Fix. A solution or bypass to a problem that may affect all users and that was diagnosed as the result of a defect in a current unaltered release of the program. In the absence of a new release of a system or component that incorporates the correction, the fix is not temporary but is permanent and the official correction mechanism.
PE
PTF in Error. These PTFs are fixes that have been released and were later identified to contain errors.
PRP
PRP identifies PTFs that resolve PTFs in error (PEs).
PUT
A monthly collection of all closed PTFs identified with a SOURCEID of PUT
yymm, where
yy indicates the last 2 digits of the year and
mm indicates the month. For example, PUT level
0010 indicates the collection of all PTFs that closed in October, 2000.
See
PTF.