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Product Unloading

To facilitate the unloading of product files onto your system, you gather information about the source and destination of the files.

ESD

If you plan to use ESD to download the product, gather the following information:

USS directory

Is where you download the product archive file into.

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Example: …/CA/CAESD/

Data set prefix

Is the prefix (dsnpref) of the data sets to which you copy the retrieved product files. The data set names have the following format: dsnpref.CAI.data_set_type.

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Tape Unloading

If you are installing from tape, gather the following information related to tape unloading:

Tape unit

Record the value that your site uses for UNIT=?device_in here:

UNIT = ____________________

Example: CART

Tape volume serial number

Record the value that your site uses for VOL=SER=?tapeser here:

VOL=SER = ____________________

Example: C2D720

Tape expiry date

Record the values that your site uses here:

Expiry Date = ____________________

Example: 98000

Note: See the cover letter that comes with your product tapes for your values.

Gather the following information related to the DASD to which the software is unloaded:

Data set prefix

Do not include the name of your planned product region.

Limits: Maximum 29 characters

Record the value that your site uses here:

?dsnpref = ____________________

DASD unit

Record the value that your site uses here:

?device_out = ____________________

DASD volume serial number

Record the value that your site uses here:

?volser = ____________________

Storage Management Subsystem (SMS) storage class

(If using SMS) Record the value that your site uses here:

?storclas = ____________________