Ed is correct. If you don't license IBM mainframe hardware, you can't get full z/OS support. ISVs using zPDT as their sole z/OS development host can't report problems OR get formal tech support for z/OS. We adapt...
Mike Shaw MVS/QuickRef Support Group Chicago-Soft, Ltd. On Sun, Jul 2, 2023 at 12:33 PM Ed Jaffe <edja...@phoenixsoftware.com> wrote: > On 7/2/2023 7:52 AM, David Crayford wrote: > > That's interesting. I was of the understanding that PDT customers were > > IBM business partners, in which case had to have access to > > Partnerworld and had full access to services to open cases. I now > > that's certainly the case for other ISVs that use Dallas systems. > > For as long as I can remember, only the owner of the Designated Machine > (language from the ICA) was entitled to open new cases. > > I was unaware (and am somewhat surprised) that the remote development > contract somehow entitles an ISV using a z/VM guest on IBM's hardware in > Dallas to do so. > > It's certainly not true for ISVs enrolled in the z/OS ETP. Everything > must be handled by the IBM Dallas team even if you run the code on your > own Designated Machine... > > > -- > Phoenix Software International > Edward E. Jaffe > 831 Parkview Drive North > El Segundo, CA 90245 > https://www.phoenixsoftware.com/ > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This e-mail message, including any attachments, appended messages and the > information contained therein, is for the sole use of the intended > recipient(s). If you are not an intended recipient or have otherwise > received this email message in error, any use, dissemination, distribution, > review, storage or copying of this e-mail message and the information > contained therein is strictly prohibited. If you are not an intended > recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies > of this email message and do not otherwise utilize or retain this email > message or any or all of the information contained therein. Although this > email message and any attachments or appended messages are believed to be > free of any virus or other defect that might affect any computer system > into > which it is received and opened, it is the responsibility of the recipient > to ensure that it is virus free and no responsibility is accepted by the > sender for any loss or damage arising in any way from its opening or use. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
