"The IBM zPDT emulates one or more System z processors, the CPUs used in IBM Z mainframes, on a PC running Linux. This provides a small System z instance capable of running currently supported operating systems, with emulation of selected System z I/O devices and control units. IBM warns that zPDT is strictly intended as a development, demonstration, and learning platform and not designed as a production system, should one be tempted to do this, particularly as x86 boxes lack the famous reliability and availability of Big Blue's big iron."
"The intended replacement for zPDT is IBM's hosted on-demand program for independent software vendors (ISVs), which is set to provide them with on-demand IBM z/OS environments, dynamically provisioned through "near-seamless" automation for test and development purposes. We say "set to" as the planned availability date for this particular offering is October 31, 2025. To get access, developers must participate in the IBM Partner Plus program, and it issues similar warnings that using the forthcoming ISV solution for production, work-for-hire activity, outsourcing workloads, or any commercial purposes is strictly prohibited."
IBM will cease marketing the System z Personal Development Tool (zPDT) as a standalone offering after December 31, with product support ending December 31, 2026. zPDT emulates System z processors on a Linux PC to provide a small System z instance with selected I/O device emulation for development, demonstration, and learning, and is not intended for production. IBM plans to replace zPDT with a hosted on-demand ISV program that provisions IBM z/OS environments for test and development, targeted for October 31, 2025. Access requires IBM Partner Plus enrollment and prohibits production or commercial use.
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