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License Code Requests
Need a license code for renewing a recently expired system, resetting the start time after a disaster recovery event, or installing a new (E)JES release? Existing (E)JES customers with maintenance contracts may submit a request here.
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Download Requests
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Release Status/Corrective Service Download
Click an (E)JES release below to access corrective service downloads, see current support status, OS compatibility, and relevant dates.
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(E)JES V5R9
Support Status: Corrective Service
Downloads as of:None Available OS Support: z/OS 1.13–z/OS 2.41 CICS Support: TS 5.3–5.5 Generally Available: September 2019 Stabilized: September 2022 Supported through: September 2024 1JES2 supported with SPOOLDEF ADVANCED_FORMAT=DISABLED only.
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(E)JES V5R8
Support Status: Corrective Service
Downloads as of:18 Aug 2019 OS Support: z/OS 1.13–z/OS 2.42 CICS Support: TS 5.3–5.5 Generally Available: September 2018 Stabilized: September 2021 Supported through: September 2023 2JES2 supported with SPOOLDEF ADVANCED_FORMAT=DISABLED only.
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(E)JES V5R7
Support Status: Corrective Service
Downloads as of:18 Aug 2019 OS Support: z/OS 1.12–z/OS 2.3 CICS Support: TS 5.3–5.5 Generally Available: September 2017 Stabilized: September 2020 Supported through: September 2022 -
(E)JES V5R6
Support Status: Corrective Service
Downloads as of:18 Aug 2019 OS Support: z/OS 1.11–z/OS 2.3 CICS Support: TS 5.2–5.5 Generally Available: September 2016 Stabilized: September 2019 Supported through: September 2021 -
(E)JES V5R5
Support Status: Corrective Service
Downloads as of:13 Sep 2018 OS Support: z/OS 1.10–z/OS 2.3 CICS Support: TS 5.1–5.4 Generally Available: September 2015 Stabilized: September 2018 Supported through: September 2020 -
(E)JES V5R4
Support Status: Corrective Service
Downloads as of:14 Sep 2017 OS Support: z/OS 1.9–z/OS 2.23 CICS Support: TS 5.4 Generally Available: September 2014 Stabilized: September 2017 Supported through: September 2019 3PTFs exist to allow (E)JES V5R4 to execute satisfactorily (without abends or System Environment Table mismatch warnings) under z/OS 2.2, but full toleration support is not provided. Customers wishing to upgrade to z/OS 2.2 should install (E)JES V5R5 as part of that upgrade.
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(E)JES V5R3
Support Status: Corrective Service
Downloads as of:8 Sep 2016 OS Support: z/OS 1.8–z/OS 2.1 CICS Support: TS 5.4 Generally Available: September 2013 Stabilized: September 2016 Supported through: September 2018 -
(E)JES V5R2
Support Status: Corrective Service
Downloads as of:18 Jun 2015 OS Support: z/OS 1.7–z/OS 2.1 CICS Support: TS 5.4 Generally Available: September 2012 Stabilized: September 2015 Supported through: September 2017 -
All earlier releases
Support Status: Retired
A release is stabilized three years after general availability and no longer supported five years after general availability. A generally available (E)JES release will be in one of five support statuses, the meanings of which are shown in the table below.
| Current | Serviced | Diagnostic | Download | Retired | |
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| Release available for download | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| New corrective service written | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Diagnostic support (i.e. dump analysis) available | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Corrective service available for download | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Hardware Support
(E)JES runs on the following IBM Z processors or the OEM equivalent:
- IBM z14
- IBM z13 and z13s
- IBM zEnterprise EC12 (zEC12) and BC12 (zBC12)
- IBM zEnterprise 196 (z196) and 114 (z114)
- IBM System z10 Enterprise Class (z10 EC) and Business Class (z10 BC)
- IBM System z9 Enterprise Class (z9 EC), formerly IBM System z9 109 (z9-109)
- IBM System z9 Business Class (z9 BC)
(E)JES Alerts
| 2018 Feb 9 | Possible WAIT084-4 for (E)JES Web Customers |
| 2012 Jan 18 | Potential outage after applying IBM APAR OA37420 (Updated 2012-01-24) |