You can use plain-jane ftp from your Windows machine to z/OS. After you successfully logon, issue cd /what/ever/directory/you/want, check the message back from the CD command, that it says the directory you just typed.
"Confidentially doc, I am the wabbit." Bugs Bunny Sent with Proton Mail secure email. On Tuesday, January 20th, 2026 at 2:21 PM, Steve Estle <[email protected]> wrote: > All, > > Trying this for the first time recently. I have been using Filezilla > regularly for nearly a year but up till now it was only to FTP up and down > files from Windows 11 to/from ZOS traditional datasets (Ascii & Bin) and all > works fine there. > > I am now in the midst of installing Semeru Java 17 onto a ZOS 2.5 system > where I need to upload the PAX file into Unix Sys Svcs from my Win 11 laptop > filesystem. I've downloaded files from IBM website. > > My issue is as follows: > > 1. I launch Filezilla and connect via FTP (native FTP) to ZOS 3.1 LPAR using > proper credentials to mainframe. > 2. I then use the right hand side of navigator pane to navigate to Unix > System Svcs target directory - in this case it is '/u/ts0sxe/Java17/. I set > the xfer type to Binary. > 3. I then drag/drop the Java 17 PAX file from left (Windows) navigation pane > to right (ZOS) navigation pane. > 4. The file xfer completes successfully according to Filezilla. > > All is wonderfull - right? Wrong... :-( > > I then login to ZOS 3.1 TSO/ISPF - goto 3.17 and my target directory > ('/u/ts0sxe/Java17/) is empty. (I also tried a small text (ASCII) file as > well- same result)... > > Am I doing something wrong or is this some sort of Filezilla restriction? > > If restriction, then can someone enlighten me on how you FTP upload a PAX > file to Unix Sys Svcs or is there a different methodology folks here use that > I am not considering? > > Thanks, > Steve Estle > CDW Senior Systems Programmer > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
