VSE Compatability Matrix

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CSI International Lowers Licensing Charges for z9™ Users on z/VSE V4
VSE Compatibility Matrix

The following table of product release levels reflects the most current release of the product in General Availability (GA). The column "Highest CICS Supported" reflects the highest Customer Information Control System (CICS) release the product is known to work on.  This does not mean that the product will not function under higher releases, only that it has not yet been confirmed for them. Where further clarification is required, a note is provided under the table.  These amplifications are reflected in the table with (n) entries. When products have no relationship to CICS, "N/A" (Not applicable) is indicated.

Product

Current Release

z/VSE 4.1

z/VSE 3.1

VSE/ESA 2.7

VSE/ESA 2.6

Lowest OS Supported

Highest CICS Supported

Current PTF

BIM-ALERT/CICS

5.1C

5.1D

5.1C

5.1A

5.1A

VSE/ESA 2.3.*

CICS/TS 1.1.*

(2)

BIM-ALERT/VSE

5.1C

5.1D

5.1C

5.1A

5.1A

VSE/ESA 2.3.*

CICS/TS 1.1.*

(1)

CAF for VSE

 

 

1.5.0

1.5.0

1.4.0

 

 

 

Data-Miner

5.1E

5.1E

 

 

 

VSE/ESA 1.4.*

CICS/TS 1.1.*

DM51E02

Dr. A

6.8

6.8

6.7

6.6

6.6

VSE/ESA 2.4.*

N/A

 

Dr. C

2.1

 

 

 

 

VM/ESA 2.1.*

N/A

 

Dr. Crypto

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

VSE/ESA 2.4.*

N/A

 

Dr. D

6.8

6.8

6.7

6.6

6.6

VSE/ESA 1.4.*

CICS/TS 1.1.*

DR67B049
DR66B057

Dr. Ditto

6.8

6.8

6.7

6.6

6.6

VSE/ESA 1.4.*

N/A

 

BIM-EDIT

5.6B

5.6B

5.6B

5.6B

5.6B

VSE/ESA 2.3.*

CICS/TS 1.1.*

(9)

BIM-EDIT/XP

1.8A

1.8A

1.8A

1.8A

1.8A

N/A (requires BIM-EDIT on the mainframe)

 

Entrée

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

VSE/ESA 2.1.*

N/A

 

BIM-EPIC

7.1

7.1

6.5

6.5

6.5

VSE/ESA 2.4.*

CICS/TS 1.1.*

EP65B028
EP64B146
EOM06041

BIM-FAQS/ASO

5.3A

5.3A

5.2D(8)

5.2C

5.2A

VSE/ESA 1.4.2 (7)

N/A

BF53110

BIM-FAQS/Call

1.0A

1.0A

 

 

 

VSE/ESA 2.1.*

N/A

 

BIM-FAQS/PCS

5.3A

5.3A

5.2D

5.2C

5.2A

VSE/ESA 1.4.2

N/A

BP53110

BIMGETSP

5.3A

5.3A

5.3A

5.3A

5.3A

VSE/ESA 1.4.*

CICS/TS 1.1.*

(9)

GPS for VSE

 

 

1.5.0

1.5.0

1.4.0

 

 

 

BIM-GSS

5.3A

5.3A

5.2D(10)

5.2C

5.2A

VSE/ESA 1.4.2

CICS/TS 1.1.*

HFS

2.1A

 

 

 

 

VSE/ESA 2.4.*

CICS/TS 1.1.*

 

M-Pact

1.0A

 

 

 

 

VSE/ESA 1.4.*

N/A

 

NFS for VSE

 

 

1.5.0

1.5.0

1.4.0

 

 

 

ODIS

1.8B

1.8B

1.8B

1.8B

1.8B

VSE/ESA 2.4.*

CICS/TS 1.1.*

(17)

ODIS

1.7G

1.7G

1.7G

1.7G

1.7G

VSE/ESA 1.4.*

CICS/VS 2.3.*

(17)

Override

2.0E

2.0E

2.0E

2.0E

2.0E

VSE/ESA 2.4.*

N/A

 

PC/Transfer

1.8D

1.8D

1.6C

1.6C

1.6C

VSE/ESA 2.4.*

CICS/TS 1.1.*

 

CSI-QCOPY/BIMSPLIT

1.3E

 

 

 

 

VSE/ESA 2.4.*

N/A

(9)

RAAD

1.3E

 

 

 

 

VSE/ESA 2.4.*

CICS/TS 1.1.*

(9)

Reliant

1.0B

1.0B

1.0B

1.0B

1.0B

VSE/ESA 2.4.*

CICS/TS 1.1.*

(18)

See-TCP/IP for VSE

1.5.8

1.5.8

1.5.8

1.5.8

1.5.8

N/A (requires TCP/IP 1.5E on the mainframe)

 

CSI-SORT

1.05

1.05

1.05

1.05

1.05

VSE/ESA 2.1.*

N/A

CS10504

TCP/IP for VSE

1.5E

1.5E

1.5E

1.5E

1.5E

VSE/ESA 1.4.*

CICS/TS 1.1.*

 

BIM-TOOLS/Online

1.0A

1.0A

1.0A

1.0A

1.0A

VSE/ESA 1.4.*

CICS/TS 1.1.*

 

BIM-TOOLS/System

1.0A

1.0A

1.0A

1.0A

1.0A

VSE/ESA 1.4.*

CICS/TS 1.1.*

 

BIM-TOOLS/VSAM

1.2B

1.2B

1.2B

1.2B

1.2B

VSE/ESA 1.4.*

N/A

 

VSE Vault for PC Files

Beta

 

 

 

 

VSE/ESA 2.4.*

N/A

PQ87041

V-Share

3.0A

 

 

 

 

VSE/ESA 2.4.*

CICS/TS 1.1.*

 

VSUM

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

VSE/ESA 2.3.*

N/A

 

ABOUT THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS

CSI provides continuing support for legacy customers that currently own or lease the products listed below. However, these products are not currently marketed for new sales by CSI International for the following reasons: These products have either been replaced with a newer product (see current product list above) or have been re-packaged and re-named with updates from our CSI development team. Please contact a sales representative for information about upgrading to the most current version of these products and VSE tools.

BIM-ARCHIVE

1.2D

 

1.2A

1.2A

1.2A

VSE/ESA 2.4.*

CICS/TS 1.1.*

 

BIM-BLDINDEX

2.5C

2.5C

2.5C

2.5C

2.5C

VSE/ESA 2.4.*

N/A

 

BIM-BUFF

2.0E

 

2.0E

2.0E

2.0E

VSE/ESA 2.4.*

CICS/TS 1.1.*

 

BIMCMPRS

3.0E

 

3.0E

3.0E

3.0E

VSE/ESA 1.4.*

CICS/TS 1.1.*

(3)

BIMCNSOL/BIMDSLOG

2.8E

2.8E

2.8E

2.8E

2.8E

VSE/ESA 1.4.*

CICS/TS 1.1.*

 

BIM-COBOLMATE

1.2B

1.2B

1.2B

1.2B

1.2B

VSE/ESA 2.4.*

N/A

(9)

BIM-DATA/QUICK

4.2A

 

 

 

 

VSE/ESA 1.4.*

CICS/TS 1.1.*

 

BIMECHO

1.3C

1.3C

1.3C

1.3C

1.3C

VSE/ESA 2.4.*

CICS/TS 1.1.*

 

BIM-EDFMAN

1.0A

 

1.0A

1.0A

1.0A

VSE/ESA 2.4.*

CICS/TS 1.1.*

 

BIM-FLEET

1.1B

1.1B

1.1B

1.1B

1.1B

VSE/ESA 2.4.*

N/A

 

BIM-FMAP

3.2D

 

3.2D

3.2D

3.2D

VSE/ESA 1.4.*

CICS/TS 1.1.*

 

BIM-ICCF

1.6B

 

1.6A

1.6A

1.6A

VSE/ESA 2.4.*

CICS/TS 1.1.*

 

BIM-JMASTER

2.1D

2.1D

2.1D

2.1D

2.1D

VSE/ESA 2.4.*

CICS/TS 1.1.* (12)

 

BIM-JOURNAL

2.2E

2.2E

2.2C

2.2C

2.2C

VSE/ESA 2.4.*

N/A

(18)

BIM-LMON

1.2C

 

1.2B

1.2B

1.2B

VSE/ESA 2.4.*

N/A

 

BIMMONTR

9.5B

9.5B

9.5B

9.5B

9.5B

VSE/ESA 1.4.*

CICS/TS 1.1.*

(4, 9 13)

BIMP3270

1.6B

 

1.6B

1.6B

1.6B

VSE/ESA 1.4.*

CICS/TS 1.1.*

(9)

BIM-PACK

4.0G

 

4.0G

4.0G

4.0G

VSE/ESA 1.4.*

CICS/TS 1.1.*

 

BIM-PADS

1.4B

1.4B

1.4A

1.4A

1.4A

VSE/ESA 2.1.*

N/A

(9)

BIM-PRINT

3.6D

 

3.6C

3.6C

3.6C

VSE/ESA 2.4.*

CICS/TS 1.1.*

(9, 14)

BIM-QCOPY

Has been replaced by CSI-QCOPY

BIM-RECOV

3.0D

3.0D

3.0C

3.0C

3.0C

VSE/ESA 2.4.*

CICS/TS 1.1.*

 

BIM-SCAN(Y2K)

1.0A

 

1.0A

1.0A

1.0A

VSE/ESA 1.4.*

N/A

 

BIMSERV

2.4C

2.4C

2.4C

2.4C

2.4C

VSE/ESA 1.4.*

CICS/TS 1.1.*

 

BIMSPLSR

5.1

 

5.1

5.1

5.1

VSE/ESA 1.4.*

N/A

 

BIMSPOOL

5.4A

5.4A

5.4A

5.4A

5.4A

VSE/ESA 1.4.*

CICS/TS 1.1.*

 

BIMSPOON

3.0C

3.0C

3.0C

3.0C

3.0C

VSE/ESA 1.4.*

CICS/TS 1.1.*

 

BIMSUBMT

2.5A

2.6A

2.6A

2.6A

2.6A

VSE/ESA 1.4.*

CICS/TS 1.1.*

 

BIM-TMAN

2.1C

 

2.1C

2.1C

2.1C

VSE/ESA 2.4.*

N/A

 

BIMVIO

 

 

2.0A

2.0A

2.0A

 

 

 

BIM-VSAM/EASY

 

 

3.7A

3.7A

3.7A

 

 

 

BIM-VSHARE

 

 

2.6B

2.6B

2.6B

 

 

 

BIMWNDOW

 

 

4.5F

4.5F

4.5F

 

 

 

Notes:

1. BIM-ALERT/VSE 5.1C requires fixes BV06523 and BV06524 to support  z/VSE 3.1--Can be installed on prior releases of VSE/ESA without causing any problems, so customers can apply them before installing z/VSE 3.1 if they wish.

2. BIM-ALERT/CICS 5.1C requires fix BV06524 to support z/VSE 3.1--Can be installed on prior releases of VSE/ESA without causing any problems, so customers can apply them before installing z/VSE 3.1 if they wish.

3. Requires Fix 18950

4. Requires Fix 19262 and 19662

7. Support for BIM-FAQS/ASO prior to VSE/ESA 2 requires a special installation
JCL (BASODIS1) which is provided in the zip file, BFAQS53A.ZIP.

8. To support z/VSE 3+ with BIM-FAQS 5.2D, download the following fixes:
http://www.e-vse.com/fixes/FAQS52D/zvse31/fixes-for-zVSE-3.1-support.txt These fixes can be installed on
prior releases of VSE/ESA without causing any problems.

9. Download BIMGETSP 5.3A if you do not have any products that run BIM-GSS.

10. To support z/VSE 3+ with BIM-GSS 5.2D download BG52401. This fix can be
installed on prior releases of VSE/ESA without causing any problems.

12. Requires special version of Release 2.1D for Transaction Server in VSE/ESA

13. Requires Fix 19257

14. Requires fixes 19639, 19763, 19815

15. Requires fix 19575

17. ODIS Release 1.8B for VSE/ESA runs only under CICS/TS 1.1 needs Fixes 19232, 19236, 19255, 19576, and 19901.
  ODIS Release 1.7G with CICS/TS 2.3 needs Fixes 19232, 19255, 19576, and 19901.

18. BIM-VSR requires a fix when being run in z/VSE 3.1.1 when IBMs basic security manager is being used.

 

      
   

 

Midrange Workload License Charges
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

 

Q.   When will MWLC be available?

A.   MWLC requires that customers run a minimum of the z/VSE V4 operating system, which can be ordered from IBM as of March 16, 2007. The pricing is also limited to z9™ Business Class and z9 Enterprise Class servers.

 

Q.   Which MWLC options will CSI support?

A.   CSI will support the full-capacity and sub-capacity MWLC options.

 

Q.   What are the hardware requirements for MWLC?

A.    Customers must run on the IBM System z9 Business Class (z9 BC) or the IBM System z9 Enterprise Class (z9 EC) server. The smallest z9 BC server (capacity setting A01) is excluded from the MWLC offering and will be priced using IBM’s zELC pricing model.

 

Q.  Will the sub-capacity option of MWLC be available to z/VSE customers that are running under z/VM?

A.  Yes. However, z/VSE V4 must be running as a guest of z/VM V5.2 or higher. Older releases of z/VSE or z/VM may not be included in the configuration.

 

Q.  What will CSI accept for utilization measurements from customers that choose the MWLC sub-capacity pricing option?

A.  CSI will accept the SCRT Report produced by IBM. Customers will simply email the report to CSI upon receipt from IBM.

 

Q.   Can I choose full-capacity pricing for some products and sub-capacity pricing for other products?

A.   Yes. Our objective is to help customers best align the cost of our solutions with the value they provide in their enterprise.

 

Q.   If I choose the sub-capacity pricing option, how much utilization data must I provide during the reporting period?

A.   We understand that all z/VSE sites may not operate on a 24 x 7 basis. We will honor IBM’s reporting requirements for the MWLC sub-capacity pricing option. Failure to meet the established reporting requirements will result in all solutions being priced at the full-capacity level for the given month.

 

Q.   I realize that my monthly software bill will fluctuate under the CSI implementation of MWLC sub-capacity pricing. Do I have a minimum monthly charge, regardless of my utilization levels?

A.   No, CSI does not impose a minimum monthly charge. As long as you meet the monthly utilization reporting requirements, all charges will be based upon your actual utilization.

 

Q.   How can I “lock in” pricing to make my costs more predictable for the full-capacity and sub-capacity options of the CSI implementation of MWLC?

A.   Pricing for the full-capacity and sub-capacity options is based on a tiered “$$$/MSU” charge on a product basis. The “$$$/MSU” charge declines as the number of MSUs increases. CSI customers may choose to “lock in” the rates per MSU for current and higher capacity ratings for a minimum of 12 months and a maximum of 36 months.

 

Q.  Are tools available to help me analyze my current utilization and model potential cost savings offered by a sub-capacity pricing model?

A.  We recommend that you contact your IBM Business Partner for assistance/direction in this area. They may be able to provide you with price/performance ratio comparisons between z9s, z/VSE V4 and previous hardware and software releases.        
                          

Q.  IBM offers MWLC sub-capacity pricing on a limited number of their products. Which CSI solutions are eligible for this special pricing?

A.  A complete list of CSI’s eligible solutions can be found at http://www.e-vse.com/release.htm

 

Q.  How can I get more information on CSI solutions and MWLC pricing?

A.  In the U.S. and Canada please contact your CSI Sales Specialist or a CSI Business Partner. Elsewhere, please contact your local CSI Distributor.

           

Contact numbers and email addresses may be found at the following location: http://www.e-vse.com/contact/contact.htm

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March 16, 2007
CSI International Lowers Licensing Charges for z9™ Users on z/VSE V4

CSI International today announced support for IBM’s Midrange Workload License Charge (MWLC) licensing model. CSI will support the full-capacity and sub-capacity MWLC options for customers running z/VSE V4 on IBM z9 Business Class and z9 Enterprise Class servers. The CSI implementation will result in lower licensing fees for full-capacity licenses and additional savings may be achieved by moving to the sub-capacity licensing option. Customers choosing the sub-capacity licensing model will submit their utilization rates to CSI via the IBM Sub Capacity Reporting Tool (SCRT) report.

“z/VSE customers are excited to see a true sub-capacity pricing model on their platform. We look forward to working with enterprises of all sizes as we continue to introduce new technology solutions and support innovative pricing programs,” stated John Rankin, CEO, CSI International.

MWLC will be available to qualifying customers across the entire CSI z/VSE V4 product portfolio. A complete list of CSI solutions and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) may be found on the CSI website by clicking here.

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