SYSB-II technical specifications

Current releases

  • The most current release of the SYSB-II software for z/OS is release 6.9.
  • The most current release of the SYSB-II software for z/VSE is release 2.1.1.

Compatibility

Note: Historically SYSB-II has been upward compatible with new IBM operating system releases.

SYSB-II for z/OS

Unless otherwise specified, the compatibility specifications listed below apply to all supported releases of SYSB-II.

z/OS

CICS

Compatible?

3.1

Any

Yes

2.5

Any

Yes

2.4**

Any

Yes

**z/OS 2.4

IBM announced that after 9/30/24, it will no longer support z/OS 2.4. As of 9/30/24, H&W will no longer test or guarantee that future product releases are backward compatible with z/OS 2.4.

SYSB-II for z/VSE

z/VSE

CICS

Compatible?

6.2

Any

Yes