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Download Files to Mainframe through a PC

You download the product installation files to your PC and transfer them to your USS system.

Follow these steps:

1. Download the product file to your PC using one of the following methods:
   • Pax ESD. If you downloaded a zip file, first unzip the file to use the product pax files.
   • DVD. Copy the entire product software package (or individual pax files) to your PC.

   The pax file resides on your PC.

   Note: Do not change the format of the pax.Z.

2. Open a Windows command prompt.

   The command prompt appears.

3. Customize and enter the following FTP commands:

   FTP mainframe
   userid
   password
   bin
   lcd C:\PC\folder\for\thePAXfile
   cd /yourUSSpaxdirectory/
   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.

   yourUSSpaxdirectory

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

   paxfile.pax.Z

   Specifies the name of the pax file to upload.

   The pax file is transferred to the mainframe.