Installation instructions for tech preview TPCRA01 for IBM Rational Developer for System z v75 (FMID HHOP750)

The tech preview is shipped as file IBM.HHOP750.TPCRA01

Overview of the installation steps

Steps required to install the tech preview:

  1. Allocate host data sets for the tech preview.
  2. Upload the tech preview from your workstation to z/OS.
  3. SMP/E hold information for the tech preview.
  4. Perform SMP/E RECEIVE and APPLY for the tech preview.

Allocate host data sets for the tech preview

A sequential data set must be allocated on the z/OS system to receive the tech preview that you will upload from your workstation. You can do this by submitting the job below. Add a job card and modify the parameters to meet your site's requirements before submitting.

//ALLOC    EXEC PGM=IEFBR14
//*
//TPCRA01  DD DSN=hlq.IBM.HHOP750.TPCRA01,
//            DISP=(NEW,CATLG,DELETE),
//            DSORG=PS,
//            RECFM=FB,
//            LRECL=80,
//            UNIT=SYSALLDA,
//*            VOL=SER=volser,
//*            BLKSIZE=6160,
//            SPACE=(TRK,(8,5))
//*

Upload the tech preview from your workstation to z/OS

Upload the file in binary format from your workstation to the z/OS data set. On a Windows system, you can use FTP from a command prompt to upload the file. In the sample dialog shown below, commands or other information entered by the user are in bold, and the following values are assumed:

User enters: Values
mvsaddr TC P/IP address of the z/OS system
tsouid Your TSO user ID
tsopw Your TSO password
d: Your drive containing the tech preview files
hlq High-level qualifier that you used for the data set that you allocated in the job above
C:\>ftp mvsaddr
Connected to mvsaddr.
220-FTPD1 IBM FTP CS %version% at mvsaddr, %time% on %date%.
220 Connection will close if idle for more than 60 minutes.

User (mvsaddr:(none)): tsouid
331 Send password please.

Password: tsopw
230 tsouid is logged on.  Working directory is "tsouid.".

ftp> cd ..
250 "" is the working directory name prefix.

ftp> cd hlq
250 "hlq." is the working directory name prefix.

ftp> binary
200 Representation type is Image

ftp> put d:\IBM.HHOP750.TPCRA01
200 Port request OK.
125 Storing data set hlq.IBM.HHOP750.TPCRA01
250 Transfer completed successfully
439760 bytes sent in 0.16Seconds

ftp> quit
221 Quit command received. Goodbye.

SMP/E hold information for the tech preview

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Perform SMP/E RECEIVE and APPLY for the tech preview

SMP/E RECEIVE and APPLY the tech preview.