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The PAX Command

The pax command does the following:

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

  For example, the directory created by CA MIM Resource Sharing - MVS release 11.6, genlevel 0809 pax is MIM1160809. The remaining samples in this guide show this sample folder.

Important! Ensure that you have sufficient free space in the USS file system that you are using for Pax ESD to hold the directory created by the pax command and its contents. You need approximately 3.5 times the pax file size in free space.

If you do not have sufficient free space, you receive EDC5133I error messages similar to the following:

pax: FSUM6260 write error on file "MIM116SP2/UNZIPJCL": EDC5133I 

No space left on device.

Pax-Enhanced ESD Procedures