Does Common Services use ZIIP processor?

Products

• COMMON SERVICES FOR Z/OS
• 90S SERVICES
• Common Services

Issue/Introduction

Does Common Services utilize a ziip processor?  

Environment

Common Services R15.0  - z/OS supported releases - ZIIP processors -

Resolution

No, Common Services delivers a subcomponent of the CAIRIM common service named the ZIIP Enablement Service, but does not itself utilize the service.

ZIIP Enablement Services are exploited by some products under some circumstances to have some of the product code eligible to run on ZIIP processors.

 

 

Additional Information

This is described in the Common Services R15.0 documentation under the CAIRIM details found under the BASE Common Services components