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Execute from Native USS

The Prerequisite Validator utility can be executed directly from the native USS command prompt.

Follow these steps:

  1. Download the Prerequisite Validator pax file to a directory in your USS environment.
  2. Open the native USS command prompt in your z/OS system.
  3. Change to the directory where you downloaded the Prerequisite Validator pax file using the following command: 
    cd path_where_Prerequisite_Validator_is_downloaded

    For example:

    cd /u/users/MSMpre
  4. Issue the following command: 
    pax -rvf 51000068XU1.pax.Z

    Note: The full pax file name, including the Z suffix, is case-sensitive. Verify that you use the exact case of the file name on the system where you issue the pax command. Rename the file, if necessary.

    The Bin folder contents are extracted.

  5. Issue the following command: 
    cd Bin
  6. (Optional) Modify the default properties file parameters if necessary.
  7. Issue the following command to invoke the utility: 
    ./MSMVal.sh JavaHomePath

    For example:

    ./MSMVal.sh /usr/lpp/java/J6.0

    The license agreement appears.

  8. Review the license agreement, and press F3.

    You are prompted to accept the agreement.

    Enter Y to accept the agreement.

    The utility gathers the host name and IP address from the system and attempts an FTP connection to verify the JESINTERFACELEVEL.

  9. (Optional) If you did not provide a host name when you modified the default file parameters or the gathered host name fails to connect, provide the host name in response to the prompt. Alternatively, you can provide this value using the default properties file as documented in the subsequent section.

At the end of a successful execution, the Prerequisite Verification report appears in browse mode and the following files are generated: