The pax Command

The pax command performs the following actions:

Extracts the files and directories that are packaged within the pax file.
Creates a USS directory in the same directory structure where the pax file resides.
Automatically generates a product and level-specific directory name.

How to Install a Product

The pax.Z files that are delivered on the DVD must be uploaded to your z/OS USS directory.

Follow these steps:

Copy the entire product software package (or individual pax files) to your PC from the CA Technologies product DVD.
Note: Do not change the format of the pax.Z.
Open a Windows command prompt.
The command prompt appears.
Customize and enter the following FTP commands:
```
FTP mainframe
userid
password
bin
lcd C:\PC\folder\for\thePAXfile
cd /yourUSSESDdirectory/
put paxfile.pax.Z
quit
exit
```
mainframe

Specifies the z/OS system IP address or DNS name.

userid

Specifies your z/OS user ID.

password

Specifies your z/OS password.

C:\PC\folder\for\thePAXfile

Specifies the location of the pax file on your PC.

Note: If you specify a location that has blanks or special characters in the path name, enclose that value in double quotation marks.

yourUSSESDdirectory

Specifies the name of the USS directory that you use for ESD downloads.

paxfile.pax.Z

Specifies the name of the pax file to upload.

The pax file is transferred to the mainframe.