IDMS

One of the accounts I work on for IBM, is wanting to verify if CA IDMS 18.5 is compatible with z/OS 2.3?

Mainframe compatibility matrix

Mainframe Compatibilities 

z/os specific compatibilities matrix

https://support.ca.com/phpdocs/0/MSPSaccount/COMPAT/zos_compat.HTML   

From what I understand, z/os 2.3 does not allow AllowUserKeyCSA(YES)

For idms 19 a work-around is available  - I do not know if the same work-around is available to idms 18.5

Chris Hoelscher

Technology Architect, Database Infrastructure Services

Technology Solution Services

Humana Inc.

123 East Main Street

Louisville, KY 40202

Humana.com

(502) 476-2538 or 407-7266

I believe that AllowUserKeyCSA(YES) is still allowed in 2.3, but it is the last z/OS release that will allow it.

See IBM Knowledge Center 

workaround?

If AllowUserKeyCSA is (NO) then CV must run in key(4).

Storage Key Considerations for z/OS CSA Subpools - CA IDMS - 19.0 - CA Technologies Documentation  

IDMS CV setup for ALLOWUSERKEYCSA(NO) clarificatio - CA Knowledge 

well – I should have said “solution”

PS to all that have not made this change but feel they need to – if you downloaded the document in 2017 or early 2018, get the newest version of the document – it has changed from older version(s)

Chris Hoelscher

Technology Architect, Database Infrastructure Services

Technology Solution Services

Humana Inc.

123 East Main Street

Louisville, KY 40202

Humana.com

(502) 476-2538 or 407-7266