How to setup a DB2 data sharing group running in mixed release mode?

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Issue/Introduction

How to setup a DB2 Data Sharing group running in mixed release mode?

 

Executing CA Fast Unload for DB2 for z/OS (PFU) and receiving following message:

GENUT001 UTAGLDIN identified and corrected a release mismatch.
Version string passed was 101
DB2 subsystem RDL9 is at 111 using UTLGLD11

 

Environment

Release:
Component: INS

Resolution

To make the mixed mode Data Sharing environment work for the utilities regardless of which LPAR the utility is routed would require utilization of the ENVDEF member and 2 PTISYSxx / SETUPxx members in hlq.CDBAPARM.

 

Sample:

-DISPLAY GROUP:

RDL9 (Logical Group)

RD91 (v10) / WYL2

RD92 (v10) / WYL5

RD93 (v11) / WYLY

RD94 (v11) / WYLZ

 

 

SETUP00:

SSID (RDL9)

SSIDVER (V10)

SSIDMODE (NFM)

 

SSID (RD91)

SSIDVER (V10)

SSIDMODE (NFM)

 

SSID (RD92)

SSIDVER (V10)

SSIDMODE (NFM)

 

SSID (RD93)

SSIDVER (V11)

SSIDMODE (CM)

 

SSID (RD94)

SSIDVER (V11)  

SSIDMODE (CM)

 

Modify the ENVDEF member with the following specifications:

 

WYLY.* (01)

WYLZ.* (01)

*.* (00)

 

 

Create a new PTISYS01 member with the following specifications:

 

DSNAME=00

SETUP=01

PLANS=00

ISPF=00

*=00

 

 

Create a new SETUP01 member and copy the contents of SETUP00.

Specify the following for the SSID (RDL9) entry within the SETUP01 member.

 

SSIDVER (V11)  

SSIDMODE (CM)