IBM Mainframe Utility Programs

IBM mainframe utility programs are supplied with IBM mainframe operating systems such as MVS to carry out various tasks associated with datasets, etc.

Here follows a list of mainly MVS programs - no VSE or VM utilities are referenced.


OS/360 and successors I/O access methods
Low-level
  • EXCP
  • EXCPVR
  • STARTIO
Storage
  • XDAP
  • BDAM
  • BSAM
  • QSAM
  • BPAM
  • ISAM
  • VSAM
  • OAM
Network
  • BTAM
  • QTAM
  • TCAM
  • VTAM

Read more about IBM Mainframe Utility Programs:  History/Common JCL, System Utilities, Supporting Programs

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