Multiple Virtual Storage

Multiple Virtual Storage or MVS is a long running mainframe operating system from IBM, it is also sometimes used as a "catch-all" term for all IBM VM operating systems released prior to z/OS.

User Interfaces:

• Job Control Language (JCL)
• Time Sharing Option (TSO)

Applications:

• CICS
• IMS
• DB2

See also: z/OS & MVS Tools

MVS/SP

Multiple Virtual Storage/System Product

MVS/XA

Multiple Virtual Storage/Extended Architecture supports IBM System/370 XA (1981).

MVS/ESA

MVS Enterprise System Architecture (1985)