Maintaining z/OS Software

Maintenance Tools

• SMP/E page here
• ShopzSeries - replaced Service Update Facility on January 15, 2006
• Check Order Status for corrective service
• z/OS migration and installation
• Preventive Service Planning
• Samples from z/OS Integration Test
• IBM mainframe support
• Consolidated Service Test & RSU
• z/OS Wizards page - includes Installation Planning Assistant and ServerPac Ordering Assistant
• IBM-Wide product alerts
• Tivoli APAR notification page
• Offering information search
• z/OS statements of direction
• Product Support Handbook - Personal Systems

Release History and Support Status

• z/OS & OS/390 - service dates
• Language Environment and selected compiler products - release history and service dates
• z/OS function withdrawal information
• IBM Software Support Lifecycle
• WLM
• z/OS Product Name History
• Supported Products List - IBM Canada
• US Sales Manual - product support status - search

Pricing

• Software Pricing for zSeries - includes tools in support of sub-capacity pricing and Workload License Charging
• IBM System z Software Contracts - MSU ratings, PSF tiers, IPLA info
• Canadian announcement letter information
• Software license agreements for International Program License Agreement (IPLA) products
• Software license agreement search for International Program License Agreement (IPLA) products