License Keys with Expiration Dates beyond 2025

Products

• Common Components and Services for z/OS
• ACF2 for zVM
• DYNAM VM
• Top Secret

Issue/Introduction

Systems running end-of-service versions of the following products will not load license (LMP) keys whose expiration dates are beyond December 31, 2025:

• Common Components and Services for z/OS (CCS)
• CIS for VSE
• Broadcom z/VM products
• Broadcom products on MSP (Fujitsu) and VOS3 (Hitachi)

For each key with an expiration date of January 1, 2026 or later, LMP will produce messages similar to the following:

“CAS9125E - Invalid data: Key tampering detected or transcription error” on CAS9 startup.

"ACFLMP990E Line 2 Key tampering detected or transcription error"
"ACFLMP992E A valid LMP key was not found in CALMP KEYS"

LMP will also subsequently generate potentially frequent license violation messages for each Broadcom product on the system.

Environment

z/OS

z/VM

z/VSE

Resolution

Sites that are running older versions of these products must take the following action to use
license keys with expiration dates beyond December 31, 2025:

• If you are running CCS for z/OS 15.0, no further action is needed. All fixes required for keys beyond the year 2025 are included in the GA version of CCS 15.0
• If you are running CCS for z/OS 14.1, install CCS 15.0. CCS 14.1 is end-of-service. If you cannot upgrade yet, apply RO97307
• If you are running CCS for z/OS 14.0 or earlier, install CCS 15.0. These earlier versions are End-Of-Service and do not support license keys beyond December 31,
  2025. View the z/OS Compatibility Matrix to determine the z/OS requirements for CCS15.0

z/VSE Systems:

• If you are running CIS for VSE 1.4 SP 13, no further action is needed.
• If you are running CIS for VSE 1.4 prior to SP 13, upgrade to the latest CIS for VSE. If this is not currently possible, apply SO01104

z/VM Systems:

• If you are running the following z/VM Broadcom products, no further action is needed:
  • VM:Backup HiDRO 2.8
  • VM:Sort 1.4
  • VM:Spool V/Seg-Plus
    
    
• If you are running VM:Manager or other z/VM Broadcom products, refer to the following list for the minimum RSU level or PTF number:
  • VM:Account 1.7: RSU-1901
  • VM:Archiver 2.4: RSU-1901
  • VM:Backup 3.6: RSU-1901
  • VM:Batch 1.4: RSU-1901
  • VM:Operator 3.1: RSU-1901
  • VM:Schedule 2.0: RSU-1901
  • VM:Secure 3.2: RSU-1801
  • VM:Spool 1.8: RSU-1901
  • VM:Tape 2.0: RSU-1801
  • Dynam/T VM 3.0: LU00867 (also see Special Instructions in KB Article 212393)
  • TopSecret/VM 12.1: LU08159
  • MIM/VM 12.0: LU13129
  • ACF2/VM 12.0: LU03260 (contact ACF2 support for availability)

Other:

• If you are running MSP (Fujitsu) or VOS3 (Hitachi), see KB Article 221841