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How to Install a Product from a DVD Using Pax-Enhanced ESD

This section describes the Pax-Enhanced ESD DVD install process. We recommend that you read this overview carefully and follow the entire procedure the first time you complete a Pax-Enhanced ESD installation.

Important! Downloading pax files for the SMP/E installation as part of the Pax-Enhanced ESD process requires write authority to the UNIX System Services (USS) directories that are used for the ESD process.

Important! If you prefer not to involve all CA product installers with z/OS UNIX System Services, assign a group familiar with USS to perform Steps 1 through 3 and provide the list of the unpacked MVS data sets to the product installer. Be aware that some products may require USS and/or USS SuperUser authority for additional installation steps.

More Information:

USS Environment Setup

Allocate and Mount a File System

Copy the Product Pax Files into Your USS Directory

Create a Product Directory from the Pax File

Copy Installation Files to z/OS Data Sets

Receive the SMP/E Package

The Installation Procedure

There are four parts to the installation procedure:

1. Copy the files.
2. Install the files using the pax.z file.
3. Create a product Directory from the Pax File.
4. Complete the installation using your product documentation.

Copy the Files

To copy the files

• Copy the entire product software package to your PC from the CA product DVD.

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

Install the Files Using the pax.Z File

After copying the pax.Z files to your PC, do the following to upload the files from your PC to your z/OS USS directory.

To install files using the pax.Z file

1. Open a Windows command prompt.

   The command prompt appears.

2. Customize and enter the FTP commands with the following changes:
   • Replace mainframe with the z/OS system's IP address or DNS name.
   • Replace userid with your z/OS user ID.
   • Replace password with your z/OS password.
   • Type bin

   This sets the transfer type to binary.

   • Replace C:\PC\folder\for\thePAXfile with 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, you must enclose that value in double quotation marks.

   • Replace yourUSSESDdirectory with the name of the USS directory that you use for ESD downloads.
   • Replace paxfile.pax.Z with the name of the pax file to upload.
3. Click Enter.

   The pax file is transferred to the mainframe.

   The following list is a sample of the FTP commands needed to upload the pax file from your PC to your USS Pax-Enhanced ESD directory:

   FTP mainframe  
   userid            
   password         
   bin               
   lcd C:\PC\folder\for\thePAXfile
   cd /yourUSSESDdirectory/         
   put paxfile.pax.Z            
   quit
   exit 
   

Create a Product Directory from the Pax File

Important! The sample job Unpackage.txt simplifies the Pax-Enhanced ESD process; you can copy this JCL job directly to the mainframe.

To create a product installation directory using the Unpackage.txt sample job

1. Supply a valid JOB statement.
2. Replace yourUSSESDdirectory with the name of the USS directory that you use for ESD downloads.

   The job points to your specific directory.

3. Replace paxfile.pax.Z with the name of the pax file.

   The job points to your specific pax file.

4. Submit the job.

   The job runs and creates the product directory.

   Note: After making the changes noted in the job, if the PARM= statement exceeds 71 characters, uncomment and use the second form of UNPAXDIR instead. This sample job uses an X in column 72 to continue the PARM= parameters to a second line.

Sample Job to Execute the Pax Command (Unpackage.txt)

The following is the text for the Unpackage.txt JCL file:

//ESDUNPAX JOB (ACCOUNTNO),'UNPAX ESD PACKAGE ',
// MSGCLASS=X,CLASS=A,NOTIFY=&SYSUID
//*********************************************************************
//* This sample job can be used to invoke the pax command to create   *
//* the product-specific installation directory.                      *
//*                                                                   *
//* This job must be customized as follows:                           *
//* 1. Supply a valid JOB statement.                                  *
//* 2. Replace "yourUSSESDdirectory" with the name of the USS         *
//*    directory used on your system for ESD downloads.               *
//* 3. Replace "paxfile.pax.Z" with the name of the pax file.         *
//* NOTE: If you continue the PARM= statement on a second line, make  *
//*       sure the 'X' continuation character is in column 72.        *
//*********************************************************************
//UNPAXDIR EXEC PGM=BPXBATCH,

// PARM='sh cd /yourUSSESDdirectory/; pax -rvf paxfile.pax.Z'

//*UNPAXDIR EXEC PGM=BPXBATCH,

//* PARM='sh cd /yourUSSESDdirectory/; pax X

//*             -rvf paxfile.pax.Z'
//STDOUT DD SYSOUT=*
//STDERR DD SYSOUT=*

Complete the Installation

At this point, the product has been copied from the DVD onto the PC and the file has been FTP’d to USS unpaxed, the product directory created, and is now ready to be installed.

To complete the installation

1. Access the Installation Guide in the documentation set for your product.
2. See the "Installing your product from PAX-Enhanced Electronic Software Delivery" chapter, in this guide:

   In the How to Install a Product Using Pax-Enhanced ESD topic, see the Use the SMP/E GIMUNZIP Utility step to proceed with the installation.

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