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Follow the steps below to transfer the contents of the distribution file to the z/OS system.
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Each version of the Universal Agent for z/OS Installation distribution file is available in two formats:
- Compressed archive
- Compressed .zip file
The contents of both files are the same. The different formats are provided for flexibility.
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For example, use the following to decompress and extract the 7.25.0.0 Universal Agent for z/OS distribution file that contains the DFDSS backup on a UNIX-based system:
zcat sb-7.25.0.0-zos.tar.Z | tar xvf -
Similarly, use the following to decompress and extract the 7.25.0.0 Universal Agent for z/OS distribution file that contains the expanded archive of SMP/E installation datasets:
zcat sb-7.25.0.0-EXP-zos.tar.Z | tar xvf -
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This file (for example, sb-7.25.0.0-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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The following instructions apply to the version of the distribution file that contains the DFDSS backup. See Expanded Format Distribution File, below, for information on processing the other version of the distribution file. |
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The following instructions apply to the Expanded Format version of the distribution file that contains the each of the SMP/E datasets separately. See DFDSS Backup Distribution File, above, for information on processing the version of the distribution file that provides the SMP/E install datasets packaged inside a DFDSS backup. |
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