VM/XA

Virtual Machine/Extended Architecture

Products
5664-169
 * VM/XA Migration Aid


 * 1982:Release 1

Support for the following operating systems as virtual machines:
 * MVS/System Product Version 1 (JES2 or JES3)
 * MVS/XA
 * VM/SP
 * VM/SP-High Performance Option


 * 1983:Release 2

Support for the following operating systems as virtual machines:
 * All of the Release 1 environments
 * plus:
 * OS/VS1
 * VSE/AF

5664-169
 * VM/XA Systems Facility (VM/XA SF)

VM/XA Systems Facility replaced the VM/XA Migration Aid by incorporating all it's existing functions and offering additional capability, processor and device support.

VM/XA SF supports the following operating systems as virtual machines:
 * MVS/SP Version 1 Release 1 with Release 1 Enhancement
 * MVS/SP Version 1 Release 3 and later (MVS/370)
 * MVS/SP Version 2 Release 1 and later (MVS/XA)
 * VM/SP Release 2.1 and later
 * VM/SP HPO Release 3.0 and later
 * OS/VS1 Release 7 with BPE Release 3 and later
 * VSE/Advanced Function Release 3 with service level 8205 and later
 * VM/XA Systems Facility
 * VM/XA Migration Aid Release 1 and later


 * Sep 1985: R1

The VM/XA SP is designed to support the following operating systems as virtual machines:
 * VM/XA System Program (VM/XA SP)
 * MVS/SP Version 1 Release 3.5 and later (MVS/370)
 * MVS/SP Version 2 Release 1.3 and later (MVS/XA)
 * VM/SP Release 4 and later
 * VM/SP HPO Release 4.2 and later
 * OS/VS1 Release 7 with BPE Release 4 and later
 * VSE/Advanced Function Version 2
 * VSE/SP Version 2, all releases, and Version 3 Release 1
 * VM/XA Systems Facility, all releases
 * VM/XA System Product Release 1

Versions:
 * 1987: VM/XA SP Release 1 (5664-308)
 * 1989: VM/XA SP Release 2 - supports SNA, contains VM/Group Control System (GCS)
 * 1990: VM/XA SP Release 2.1