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1 | Extract the installation files from the distribution file. |
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2 | z/OS Installation - Transferring Installation Files to z/OS#Transfer Transfer the Installation Files. |
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For example, use the following to decompress and extract the 7.12.0.0 Universal Agent for z/OS distribution file that contains the DFDSS backup on a UNIX-based system:
zcat sb-7.12.0.0-zos.tar.Z | tar xvf -
Similarly, use the following to decompress and extract the 7.12.0.0 Universal Agent for z/OS distribution file that contains the expanded archive of SMP/E installation datasets:
zcat sb-7.12.0.0-EXP-zos.tar.Z | tar xvf -
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This file (for example, sb-7.12.0.0-zos.zip) can be decompressed using any utility that can process files in ZIP (or PKZIP) format. To unzip the file, use a third-party ZIP-based extraction application or the native Windows file extraction tool available from Windows Explorer. For example, to extract the files using Windows' File Explorer (or just Windows Explorer in some older Windows versions), right-click on the file name, select Extract All from the pop-up menu, and follow the instructions.
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After transferring the installation file to z/OS, you must unpack them using the JCL uploaded from UNVRECV.JCL (which should now reside in #HLQ.UNV.V6R7M0.RECV.JCL). The following illustration shows the statements contained in UNVRECV.JCL. The job performs a TSO RECEIVE on the UNV710UNV720.XMT file uploaded by UNVFTP.TXT. It then executes a DFDSS restore on the transmitted data set to extract the packaged files.
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