How to determine the z/OS SPLevel for Panvalet PANSYSxx parm

Products

• Panvalet

Issue/Introduction

The SPLEVEL parameter is specified in the PANSYSxx member of SYS1.PARMLIB.
It is a required parameter and must be five characters long.
It specifies the version, release, and modification level of the z/OS operating system that the subsystem is running on.

For example: The SPLEVEL(s) for z/OS are as follows:

z/OS Version 2.1  SPLEVEL=7.2.1

z/OS Version 2.2  SPLEVEL=7.2.2
z/OS Version 2.3  SPLEVEL=7.2.3

z/OS Version 2.4  SPLEVEL=7.2.4

z/OS Version 2.5  SPLEVEL=7.2.5

 

Example of PANSYSxx member for Panvalet 14.6 running on z/OS 2.1 operating system: 

SUBSYSNAME=PANV          
VERSION=14.6A                
CMDPREFIX=!                    
DSNWAITB=Y                    
DSNWAITT=Y                    
SPLEVEL=7.2.1 
UPTIMEST=N    
RESERVE=512K

How can the SPLevel be found?

 

Environment

Release:   14.6 
 

Resolution

It only influences the subsystem.
On the System console, enter the command - D IPLINFO
The returned display contains the Release information including the SPLevel:

D IPLINFO
IEE254I  hh.mm.ss IPLINFO DISPLAY nnn
 SYSTEM IPLED AT hh.mm.ss ON mm/dd/yyyy
 RELEASE z/OS 02.05.00    LICENSE = z/OS        <== SPLEVEL=7.2.5

 

Additional Information

It will work for z/OS releases without changing it every time.
It was really only used in the Product back in the MVS/XA, MVS/ESA days.

For z/OS 2.5 can specify 7.2.5 or can keep what was specified prior. (MINIMUM is 7.n.n)