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Status Submitted
Workspace z/OS
Categories Advanced Data Gatherer
Created by Guest
Created on Aug 27, 2025

RELATED IDEAS

Single source report that reports on all zOS systems within an IBM Z machine

IBM has asked our company to confirm all instances of zOS within our global deployments. We are obligated to submit SCRT and ZSAM reports showing consumption and software deployments. Neither product will confirm that all zOS systems are included in our submissions.

There are 2 use cases for active zOS systems:

  1. zOS running within a native LPAR and is reported in the HMC System management showing OS Type and OS level

  2. zOS running under zVM as guest and can be displayed via the QUERY SCPID command introduced via zVM 7.3 functional APAR VM66758 VM66758: SUPPORT FOR CP QUERY SCPID COMMAND

This idea is to merge the data being collected in the above 2 use cases into a single report submitted based on each installed IBM Z machine. From this report we can confirm that we have collected all zOS system data for SCRT and ZSAM reporting.

Ideally, I would like to have this feature within the SCRT or ZSAM product as these are tools installed and run through global automated processes. It appears the data is available; therefore, it is a matter of creating the collector.


Idea priority Urgent
  • Guest
    Aug 28, 2025

    Additional information on what is driving this record:

    IBM is asking us to report on which operating systems are running in a physical (LPAR) or virtual (zVM Guest) container.

    Use case 1 represents the LPAR where IBM is asking for audit of any running OS in any LPAR. IBM has called out our "DUMMY" LPARS which are active lpars with capacity but no running OS. The dummy lpar is a common implementation in our zCloud environment where you will find a dummy lpar for GCP, zIIP, ICF, and IFL engines.

    Use case 2 is covering our use of zVM for hosting in zCloud and a zVM may be running guest OS such as zOS, zVM, zTPF, VSEn.

    In this recent ask we are needing to show all running zOS hence the mention of SCRT, but this is not limited to zOS

    I don't know if zOS is the right placement, as the ask could also fit in IBM Z hardware or zVM space

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