At 15:34 -0400 on 08/06/2005, Ed Finnell wrote about Re: Downloading
CBPDO RIM Files:
In a message dated 8/6/2005 2:18:17 P.M. Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I have been away from Operating System Support for a LONG time and
have just gotten a job where I am now doing (among other things) SMP
Support. I have been given a CBPDO tape to install but while there is
no docs on how to download the RIM library from the tape (CATCH-22).
Can someone please post the JCL to access this library (ie: The File
Number and DSN at least) since I know it is a standard IEBCOPY step.
Stuff has gotten better. They got Wizards and online doc these
days.
_http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zos/wizards/ipw/ipwv1r4/_
(http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zos/wizards/ipw/ipwv1r4/)
Lacking that the SMP/E dialogs will download the RIM and DOC DSNS for you.
The wizards you pointed me at are useless for my purpose. All I am
trying to do is install a new Product Level and the only supplied
Hard Copy Documentation is the Program Directory for the Feature
(which was supplied with a CBPDO not a Feature Tape). The sole
documentation in there about using a CBPDO tape instead of a Feature
Tape was to use the files contained in the RIMS (with no hint on how
to download them off the tape - ie: The DSN and File Number of the
IEBCOPY unload on the CBPDO tape). The last time I had to do installs
via anything other than Feature Tapes it was via CBIPO where you got
a PRINTED HARD COPY which was generated from a Template with your
Serial Numbers and Features included. It is VERY frustrating that the
so called "CBPDO Memo To Users" has NO instructions on how to use the
tape or download the RIMS (so you can get to the Tailored
Documentation and Job Streams).
I was a MVS Systems Programmer responsible for System Installs and
Maintenance for over 30 years and took 7 years off from that area
only to return to find that IBM no longer supplies the simple
instructions to get you started but just assumes you already know
what to do. It is VERY frustrating and shocking to see them fail to
supply adequate documentation to get started.
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