Yes, 5.4 and 6.1 will both run on z10, and both are supported into 2013. If you can wait until you have a z10 then go to 6.1 when you get there, saves on time. Depending on your situation you could install 6.1 on the z10 as soon as you have it and when you switch machines switch to 6.1 at the same time. That's how we got to z/VM from VM/ESA - installed z/VM second level on new DASD attached to both old and new processors, and had to wait until the new processor was turned on to IPL the z/VM system, since it would not IPL on the old machine.
Our client's contract requires us to be at supported levels on all software, so we've been on 5.4 for a while, which is where we will be until we get a z10 of our own. I can't comment on what is new in 6.1 - haven't looked since I can't consider it while running on a z800 anyway. Since we use VM to run VSE guests, we're more concerned about what features are in the next VSE release than what is new in VM. There are always the exceptions and we have used some of the things that changed in VM over the past 10 years and now depend on some of that new function, but the end of support stick is bigger than the new feature carrot. I'm sure the z/VM 6.1 Release Guide will help you. On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 10:03 AM, Horlick, Michael <michael.horl...@cgi.com> wrote: > Hi Ron, > > I realize we are unsupported since April 30,2009. > > The z10 can run both 5.4 and 6.1, correct? And it seems that 6.1 is supported > till April 30, 2013 while 5.4 is supported till Sept 30,2013 so it seems end > of support shouldn't be an issue. > > I'm just looking at feature or capability-wise between 5.4 and 6.1 > > Thanks, > > Mike Horlick > Conseiller > CGI Gestion Intégrée des Technologies > 1350 Boul. René-Lévesque Ouest > Montréal, Qc, H3G 1T4 > > -----Original Message----- > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On > Behalf Of Ron Schmiedge > Sent: August 26, 2010 11:53 AM > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > Subject: Re: z/VM 5.4 or 6.1 on new z10 > > Mike, > > zVM 6.1 requires a z10, so you can't go to 6.1 until you have a z10. > 5.2 is unsupported, so the decision is "do I run unsupported until I > get a z10?". > > On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 9:47 AM, Horlick, Michael > <michael.horl...@cgi.com> wrote: >> Greetings, >> >> We are currently running z/VM 5.2 and have z/VM 5.4 under test in a second >> level machine. We are pretty stable in our environment. >> >> There is a possibility within a year or so that we will be getting a z10. >> >> Should we go to 5.4 or 6.1? >> >> Are they any advantages in waiting for the new box and installing 6.1 on it >> (bypassing 5.4)? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Mike Horlick >> Conseiller >> CGI Gestion Intégrée des Technologies >> 1350 Boul. René-Lévesque Ouest >> Montréal, Qc, H3G 1T4 >> >
