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Note: z/VSE V6.2 is not supported anymore. The End-Of-Service effective date is September 30, 2023, see z/VSE 6.2 End-Of-Service Information for details.
This page describes important aspects of using and working with the Virtual Tape Support available with z/VSE. Please refer also to VSE/ESA Release Guide V2.6 chapter 7.
In general, the z/VSE Virtual Tape Support included in z/VSE is intended to be transparent to applications and to provide the customer with the ability to read from or write to a virtual tape in the same way as if it were a physical tape.
For technical and performance reasons, the full range of the capabilities of a physical tape has not been implemented.
Before you use the z/VSE Virtual Tape Support, you must first install the PTFs related to following APARs.
Note: The PTFs above may not directly affect z/VSE VTAPE support, but they may supersede or require (PRE/CO) other PTFs that affect z/VSE VTAPE support.
Last update: April 26, 2022
z/VSE V6.2 (unsupported):
z/VSE V6.1 (unsupported):
/z/VSE V5.2 (unsupported):
z/VSE V5.1 (unsupported):
z/VSE V4.3 (unsupported):
z/VSE V4.2 (unsupported):
- DY47256 / UD53696
- DY47191 / UD53638
- DY47146 / UD53601
- DY47147 / UD53600
- DY47091 / UD53539
- PM09719 / UK55085
- DY47037 / UD53489
- DY47035 / UD53489
- DY47079 / UD53533
- PK76554 / UK41883
- DY46930 / UD53369
z/VSE V4.1 (unsupported):
- DY47145 / UD53597
- DY47205 / UD53655
- PM09766 / UK55143
- DY47036 / UD53486
- DY47032 / UD53486
- DY47079 / UD53533
- PK76553 / UK41867
- DY46929 / UD53368
- DY46826 / UD53278
z/VSE V3.1 (unsupported):
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10 October 2023
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