Ordering z/OS and related IBM products

Use the self-service Internet application Shopz, contact an IBM representative. You can find Shopz at http://www.ibm.com/software/shopzseries/ShopzSeries_public.wss.

The system release identifiers (SRELs) are MVS™, CICS®, DB2®, and NCP. If an order is for multiple SRELs, it must include the operating system (z/OS).

IBM recommends that you order all products that you intend to install, migrate, and maintain on the same schedule as z/OS (the z/OS product set) in the same ServerPac. (See Product sets for a description of product sets.) If you need to order from multiple SRELs, place multiple orders (and you will receive multiple ServerPacs).

With Product ServerPac orders, orders for products in the MVS SREL do not need to include the operating system. That is, you can order WebSphere® Application Server for z/OS, Tivoli®, or any other Product ServerPac eligible product without having to order a base. Also, you can order Product ServerPac eligible products in any SREL without having to order the base product for that SREL. Product ServerPac eligible products are indicated in the Shopz product catalog by the triangle icon.

When ordering upgrades to software products for which you are currently licensed, you can generate an SMP/E report of installed software to be upgraded, and upload the report to Shopz. Shopz selects upgrades and performs technical requisite checking. Shopz then lets you submit the order and track it through delivery.

Typically, when a z/OS release becomes orderable in ServerPac, the previous release remains orderable for one more month. Refer to z/OS announcements for exact dates.

Use the self-service Internet application Shopz, use IBMLink, or contact an IBM representative. You can find Shopz at http://www.ibm.com/software/shopzseries/ShopzSeries_public.wss..

An order can be for products in one or more of the four system release identifiers (SRELs): MVS, DB2, CICS, and NCP. Because z/OS is a large product, you can minimize the size of your order by placing separate orders for z/OS itself and for other products in the same SREL (MVS).

When ordering upgrades to software products for which you are currently licensed, you can generate an SMP/E report of installed software to be upgraded, and upload the report to Shopz. Shopz selects upgrades and performs technical requisite checking. Shopz then lets you submit the order and track it through delivery.

If the equivalent level of a nonexclusive optional priced feature is currently running on your system, and a CBPDO installation is planned for the next release with the intent of not replacing that equivalent level of the feature during the installation, then the z/OS level of that feature must be ordered, even if it will not be installed, to ensure that the appropriate product policy statements are shipped for that feature.

Any country that has Shopz product delivery can have those products delivered electronically.

Use the self-service Internet application Shopz, use IBMLink, or contact an IBM representative. You can find Shopz at http://www.ibm.com/software/shopzseries/ShopzSeries_public.wss..

Unlike a ServerPac order, a SystemPac order can be for multiple SRELs. IBM recommends that you order in the same SystemPac all products that you intend to install, migrate, and maintain on the same schedule as z/OS.

When you place your SystemPac order, be sure to select the selective follow-on services (SFSs) as well. You can specify a maximum of three SFSs at intervals of 30, 60, or 90 days apart. SFSs contain PTFs fixing PE and HIPER PTFs that are discovered after your system is built. SFSs are tailored to the SMP/E CSI of your system. The goal of SFSs is to stabilize your system over time, thus improving its availability. SFSs are delivered on the same media type as your original order.

Upon placing the order, an IBM representative will contact you to provide additional help to have your order enriched. Enrichment is an important part of SystemPac. Through a local order entry tool, your system's parameters (such as volume serials, DASD types, catalog names, SMP/E definitions, and SMS definitions) are collected. This enables the SystemPac to be built exactly the way you specified, eliminating the need for customizing upon system restore. This also enables IBM to enable subsystems and products according to your specifications (for example, z/OS UNIX in full function mode according to your SMS specifications).

You also need to send a copy of your IODF to the IBM manufacturing center. Your SystemPac will be built according to your IODF input. You can send the IODF electronically or using physical media.