Use this page to identify all compatibilities for a given Broadcom product. If maintenance is required:
Launch Mainframe Compatibility Main Page
Other Mainframe Quick Links: Product Lifecycle SearchThe compatibility status for each category are defined as follows:
| TBD | Broadcom is in the process of verifying that the product is compatible. |
| NO | The product is not compatible. |
| YES | The product has been certified and is compatible. |
| N/A | The compatibility is not applicable to the Broadcom product. |
| Compatibility/Release | 15.1 |
|---|---|
| CICS TS V5R4 |
YES
PTFs Info |
| CICS TS V5R5 |
YES |
| CICS TS V5R6 |
YES
Info |
| CICS TS V6R1 |
YES
Info |
| CICS TS V6R2 |
YES
Info |
| CICS TS V6R3 |
YES
Info |
| Compatibility/Release | 15.1 |
|---|---|
| PE Z/OS |
YES
Info |
| Compatibility/Release | 15.1 |
|---|---|
| ZEC12 |
YES |
| z13/z13s |
YES |
| z14/z14R1 |
YES |
| z15/z15-T02 |
YES |
| z16/z16-A02 |
YES |
| z17 |
YES |
| Compatibility/Release | 15.1 |
|---|---|
| VPAT |
TBD |
| Compatibility/Release | 15.1 |
|---|---|
| Z/OS V2R4 |
YES |
| z/OS V2R5 |
YES
Info |
| Z/OS V3R1 |
YES |
| Z/OS V3R2 |
YES |
Fix Category: CA.TargetSystem-RequiredService.CICS.V5R4
DDOL 15.1 requires IPC 14.0 RO95832 CTS 5.4 Support
or IPC 15.0 RO95301 CTS 5.4 Support
or IPC 15.1 RO95852 CTS 5.4 Support
Fix Category: CA.TargetSystem-RequiredService.CICS.V5R6
DDOL and DQRY require IPC CTS 5.6 Support.
IPC 15.1 SO10188 or IPC 15.0 SO10114
Fix Category: CA.TargetSystem-RequiredService.CICS.V6R1
DDOL and DQRY require IPC CTS 6.1 Support.
LU03945 IPC 15.1 Support for IBM CICS Transaction Server 6.1
Fix Category: CA.TargetSystem-RequiredService.CICS.V6R2
LU10256 IPC 15.1 Support for IBM CICS Transaction Server 6.2
Fix Category: CA.TargetSystem-RequiredService.CICS.V6R3
LU17492 IPC 15.1 Support for IBM CICS Transaction Server 6.3
Fix Category: CA.Function.Pervasive.Encryption.z/OS
Datacom 15.1 supports PE, as is, out of the box for externally created
user data files such as DBUTLTY BACKUPs and EXTRACTs. For user data
stored within the databases, we recommend using the built-in Datacom
encryption capabilities which exploit the available crypto co-processors
For complete implementation recommendations, see Datacom documentation
or contact the Datacom support team.
Fix Category: CA.TargetSystem-RequiredService.z/OS.V2R5
CA DATACOM/DB AND CA DATACOM/AD BOTH REQUIRE THE FOLLOWING PTF:
LU02640 DB 15.1 S047 ABEND RUNNING COBOL PRECOMPILER DBXMMPR IN Z/OS 2.5
This page last updated 5 Dec 2025