Please notice, there are only 10 days left in which to order a CustomPac (ISPF) ServerPac for z/OS *and* all subsystems/program products. After July 10, 2022, the CustomPac (ISPF) ServerPac installation method will be removed from Shopz, leaving only the z/OSMF ServerPac installation method. If you are in need of a CustomPac ServerPac, now is the time to place your order if you haven’t already.
We’ve seen a lot of traffic to the education website where you can learn about how to install a z/OSMF ServerPac, with a sample z/OSMF package to help you learn how to do the install on a small throwaway package: https://www.ibm.com/support/z-content-solutions/serverpac-install-zosmf/ Notice that we have full capability for merging data sets now in the z/OSMF ServerPac, including zFS data sets. I’ve been getting a lot of questions and some confusion about what is happening with CBPDO. The answer is nothing. CBPDO remains as it is, and will be orderable and available after July 10, 2022. If you’ve always loved CBPDO and wish to continue to use CBPDO, it is still there. However, I do wish folks would try out the z/OSMF ServerPac (aka portable software instance) as it really does have some benefits that the CustomPac method did not have. -Marna WALLE z/OS System Installation and Upgrade IBM Poughkeepsie ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
