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==Operating system support==
Rocket Software has completed regression testing and certification of [[Model 204 support lifecycle|supported Model 204 releases]].
===Model 204 Release V7.5===
 
Release V7.5 is supported on the following operating system environments:
===Model 204 version 7.7===
 
General Availability: January 2017
 
Version 7.7 is certified for all IBM supported releases up to and including the following:
<ul>
<ul>
<li>IBM z/OS versions 1.09 through [[#z/OS 2.1 compatibility issues|2.1]]</li>              
<li>IBM z/OS 2.4</li>
<li>IBM z/VM versions 5.3 and 5.4</li>
<li>IBM z/OS 2.3<br />
<li>IBM z/VSE version 4.2.1</li>
(For IBM z/OS 2.2, see [[IBM z/OS 2.2 PTF requirement]].) </li>
<li>IBM z/VM 6.3 </li>
<li>IBM z/VSE 6.1 </li>
</ul>
</ul>


===Model 204 Release V7R4===
===Model 204 version 7.6===
Release V7.4 is supported on the following operating system environments:
 
General Availability: January 2016
 
Version 7.6 is certified for all IBM supported releases up to and including the following:
<ul>
<ul>
<li>IBM z/OS versions 1.09 through [[#z/OS 2.1 compatibility issues|2.1]]</li>              
<li>IBM z/OS 2.4</li>
<li>IBM z/VM versions 5.3 and 5.4</li>
<li>IBM z/OS 2.3<br />
<li>IBM z/VSE version 4.2.1</li>
(For IBM z/OS 2.2, see [[IBM z/OS 2.2 PTF requirement]].) </li>
<li>IBM z/VM 6.3 </li>
<li>IBM z/VSE 6.1 </li>
</ul>
</ul>


===Model 204 Release V7R1===
===Model 204 version 7.5===
Release V7.1 is supported on the following operating system environments:
General Availability: December 2014
 
Version 7.5 is certified for all IBM supported releases up to and including the following:
<ul>
<ul>
<li>IBM z/OS versions 1.09 through [[#z/OS 2.1 compatibility issues|2.1]]</li>
<li>IBM z/OS 2.4</li>
<li>IBM z/VM versions 5.3 and 5.4</li>
<li>IBM z/OS 2.3<br />
(For IBM z/OS 2.2, see [[IBM z/OS 2.2 PTF requirement]].) <br />
(For IBM z/OS 2.1, see [[IBM z/OS 2.1 compatibility issue]].)</li>              
<li>IBM z/VM 6.3</li>
<li>IBM z/VSE 6.1</li>
</ul>
</ul>
IBM z/VSE is not supported.


===z/OS 2.1 compatibility issues===
===Model 204 version 7.4===
In Model 204 versions 7.5 and lower, Horizon TCP  applications sending data larger than 16K might get the following error:  
Version 7.4 is certified for all IBM supported releases up to and including the following:
<p class="code">M204.1254: User language statement is invalid in this conversation state</p>                        
<ul>
This error occurs under z/OS version 2.1 because the TCP Default Send Buffer Size (DefaultSndBufSize) was increased  to 65536 (from 16384 in earlier versions).
<li>IBM z/OS 2.4</li>
<li>IBM z/OS 2.3<br />
(For IBM z/OS 2.2, see [[IBM z/OS 2.2 PTF requirement]].) <br />
(For IBM z/OS 2.1, see [[IBM z/OS 2.1 compatibility issue]].)</li>               
<li>IBM z/VM 6.3</li>
<li>IBM z/VSE 6.1</li>
</ul>


====Solution====
===Model 204 version 7.1===
Version 7.1 is certified for all IBM supported releases up to and including the following:
<ul>
<ul>
 
<li>IBM z/OS 2.1 (see [[IBM z/OS 2.1 compatibility issue]])</li>              
<li><b>Model 204 v7.5:</b> <br />Apply zap 75Z226.</li>
<li>IBM z/VM 6.3</li>
<li><b>Model 204 v7.4:</b> <br />Currently fixed by zap 74Z4552.  Contact Model 204 support.</li>
<li><b>Model 204 v7.1 (and lower):</b> <br />Workaround: Set z/OS 2.1 TCP DefaultSndBufSize to 16384.</li>
</ul>
</ul>
==Hardware requirements==
<p class="note"><b>Note:</b> Model 204 version 7.1 is not supported on IBM z/VSE.</p>
Model 204 requires the IBM zSeries processors listed below for each Model 204 release.
===Model 204 Release V7.5===
Model 204 version 7.5 requires the IBM z/890 or above processor, except for the following feature:
<ul>
<li>The large (1 MB) page support feature requires the IBM z10 or above processor.</li>
</ul>  
===Model 204 Release V7.4===
Model 204 version 7.4 requires the IBM z/890 or above processor, except for the following feature:
<ul>
<li>The large (1 MB) page support feature requires the IBM z10 or above processor.</li>
</ul>  


===Model 204 Release V7.1===
[[Category:Installation]]
Model 204 version 7.4 requires the IBM z/890 or above processor.

Latest revision as of 21:13, 12 June 2020

Rocket Software has completed regression testing and certification of supported Model 204 releases.

Model 204 version 7.7

General Availability: January 2017

Version 7.7 is certified for all IBM supported releases up to and including the following:

Model 204 version 7.6

General Availability: January 2016

Version 7.6 is certified for all IBM supported releases up to and including the following:

Model 204 version 7.5

General Availability: December 2014

Version 7.5 is certified for all IBM supported releases up to and including the following:

Model 204 version 7.4

Version 7.4 is certified for all IBM supported releases up to and including the following:

Model 204 version 7.1

Version 7.1 is certified for all IBM supported releases up to and including the following:

Note: Model 204 version 7.1 is not supported on IBM z/VSE.