CA Common Services . Is it possible to upgrade to r15.0 without an IPL ?

Products

• CA Common Services for z/OS
• CA 90s Services
• CA Common Product Services Component
• CA Common Services
• CA Chorus Software Manager

Issue/Introduction

Is an IPL be required to upgrade from CA Common Services R14.1  to  R15.0 ?    

Is an IPL required if backing out from R15.0 to R14.1?

Environment

Release : 15.0

Component : CCS390 - CA COMMON SERVICES FOR Z/OS

Resolution

It is possible to upgrade from 14.1 to 15.0 without an IPL

It is possible to back out from 15.0 to 14.1 without an IPL.

Please see the following link on how to upgrade to 15.0 with an IPL

https://techdocs.broadcom.com/content/broadcom/techdocs/us/en/ca-mainframe-software/traditional-management/ca-common-services-for-z-os/15-0/installing/upgrade-to-ca-common-services-for-z-os-15-0-without-an-ipl.html