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title: Creating a z/OS Wazi aaS custom image
description: You can use IBM Wazi Image Builder to create your own z/OS-based IBM Wazi as a Service (Wazi aaS) custom image and import the custom image into IBM Cloud® Virtual Private Cloud. You can then use the custom image to create a virtual server instance in the IBM Cloud VPC infrastructure.
last-updated: 2023-10-31
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# Creating a z/OS Wazi aaS custom image
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You can use IBM Wazi Image Builder to create your own z/OS-based IBM Wazi as a Service (Wazi aaS) custom image and import the custom image into IBM Cloud® Virtual Private Cloud. You can then use the custom image to create a virtual server instance in the IBM Cloud VPC infrastructure.
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IBM Wazi as a Service (Wazi aaS) is available in the Japan (Tokyo), Brazil (São Paulo), Canada (Toronto), United Kingdom (London), Spain (Madrid), US East (Washington DC), and US South (Dallas) regions.
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IBM Wazi Image Builder is a separately orderable product from [IBM Passport Advantage](https://www.ibm.com/software/passportadvantage/){: external}. Extra requirements are needed to use Wazi Image Builder. The image cost is the premium that is applied to cover the cost of technologies that allows for z/OS dev and test images to run on IBM Z hardware on IBM’s cloud infrastructure as a service layer. 

The z/OS Wazi aaS custom image must meet the following requirements: 
* qcow2 format
* z/OS 2.4 or z/OS 2.5 operating system
* See [Prerequisites](https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/wazi-aas/1.1.0?topic=builder-prerequisites){: external} for required PTF fixes on z/OS and other IBM software products to allow them to run as a guest of alternate IBM hypervisor, IBM Z Hypervisor as a Service (zHYPaaS).

IBM Wazi Image Builder is licensed only for development, testing, employee education, or demonstration of your applications that run on z/OS. This product must not be used for production workloads of any kind, nor robust development workloads, production module builds, preproduction testing, stress testing, or performance testing.
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For details about getting IBM Wazi Image Builder license keys and activation kits, go to the [IBM Support Licensing](https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/ibm-support-licensing-start-page){: external} page. To download the software, follow the instructions on [IBM Passport Advantage®](https://www.ibm.com/software/passportadvantage/){: external}. 

For details about installing, configuring, and using IBM Wazi Image Builder, see [IBM Wazi as a Service documentation](https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/wazi-aas/1.1.0){: external}.