Updating the Installation System
Periodically, the Installation System is updated for:
- Support of new product releases. This is the most common reason the Installation System is updated.
- Corrective maintenance to the Installation System.
Use one of the following procedures to update the Installation System.
Important
The exact procedure varies based on which FTP method is specified in the Site Wide Default Values panel.
To update the Installation System when using standard FTP
On the Installation System Main Menu, select Check for Installation System Update.
BMIPMENU BMC Software Installation System V4.06.00 - Main Menu Command ===> ________________________________________________________________ Select one of the following actions: __ 1. Resume Active Project 2. Manage Projects 3. Apply SMP/E Maintenance 4. Maintain Product Passwords 5. Set Site Wide Default Values 6. Check for Installation System Update 7. Information on new features in this release Active Project: MARYTEST - testing for doc JCL Library: ROHMKC.ROHMKC.V4060.JCL CICS, DB2, IBM, IMS and MVS are trademarks or registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both.Important
If no updates are available, a message displays indicating this.
On the BMC Installation System Update panel, select Generate and submit the update job.
+---------------------------------------------------------------------+ | An update to the BMC Installation System is now available | | | | Select one of the following actions: | | __ 1. Read the What's New file | | 2. Generate and submit the update job * | | 3. Return to the previous menu | | | | * When you exit the generated update job, the Installation System | | will exit. After the update job completes successfully, the updated | | Installation System is ready to be used. | | F1=Help F3=End F12=Backup | +---------------------------------------------------------------------+In the displayed update job, change the job card as needed and submit the job.
File Edit Edit_Settings Menu Utilities Compilers Test Help ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- USER1.DB2B.SPFTEMP1.CNTL Columns 00001 00072 Command ===> ________________________________________________ Scroll ===> CSR ****** ***************************** Top of Data ****************************** 000001 //OZIINSTL JOB (5214),'<acct>',REGION=0M,NOTIFY=&SYSUID, 000002 // MSGLEVEL=(0,0),CLASS=A 000003 /*ROUTE PRINT LOCAL 000004 //* 000005 //*** REGION=0M 000006 /*JOBPARM L=9999 000007 //*MAIN LINES=(9999,W) 000008 //* ------------------------------------------------------------------ 000009 //* Review and update the JOB card as needed and then SUBMIT the job. 000010 //* 000011 //* After you END from this EDIT session, the Installation System will 000012 //* be terminated. After this job completes successfully, the 000013 //* Installation System will be updated and ready to be restarted. 000014 //* ------------------------------------------------------------------ 000015 //* 000016 //* ------------------------------------------------------------------ 000017 //* The image files that this job will download must not already exist 000018 //* at your site. This step will delete all existing image file(s) 000019 //* that the installation system detected.Exit the edit panel.
When you exit the edit panel, you also exit the Installation System.- When the job completes successfully, restart the now updated Installation System.
To update the Installation System when using SFTP or FTPS
On the Installation System Main Menu, select Check for Installation System Update.
BMIPMENU BMC Software Installation System V4.06.00 - Main Menu Command ===> ________________________________________________________________ Select one of the following actions: __ 1. Resume Active Project 2. Manage Projects 3. Apply SMP/E Maintenance 4. Maintain Product Passwords 5. Set Site Wide Default Values 6. Check for Installation System Update 7. Information on new features in this release Active Project: MARYTEST - testing for doc JCL Library: ROHMKC.ROHMKC.V4060.JCL CICS, DB2, IBM, IMS and MVS are trademarks or registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both.In the file list, select the generated download job.
Menu Functions Utilities Help ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EDIT USERID.ISUTEMP Row 0000001 of 0000001 Command ===> Scroll ===> PAGE Name Prompt Size Created Changed ID . FTPS3120 169 2020/03/21 2020/03/21 09:14:19 USERID **End**In the displayed update job, change the job card as needed and submit the job.
File Edit Edit_Settings Menu Utilities Compilers Test Help ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EDIT ROHMKC.ISUTEMP(FTPS3120) - 01.00 Columns 00001 00072 Command ===> Scroll ===> PAGE ****** ***************************** Top of Data ****************************** 000001 //<JOBID> JOB (<ACCOUNT>),'<NAME>', 000002 // CLASS=<CLASS>,MSGCLASS=<MSGCLASS>, 000003 // NOTIFY=&SYSUID 000004 //* 000005 //*** REGION=0M 000006 /*JOBPARM L=9999 000007 //*MAIN LINES=(9999,W) 000008 //* ------------------------------------------------------------------ 000009 //* Review and update the JOB card as needed and then SUBMIT the job. 000010 //* 000011 //* After you END from this EDIT session, the Installation System will 000012 //* be terminated. After this job completes successfully, the 000013 //* Installation System will be updated and ready to be restarted. 000014 //* ------------------------------------------------------------------ 000015 //* 000016 //* ------------------------------------------------------------------ 000017 //* The image files that this job will download must not already exist 000018 //* at your site. This step will delete all existing image file(s) 000019 //* that the installation system detected.Exit the edit panel.
When you exit the edit panel, you also exit the Installation System.- Review the output of the job to see if an update was available, and if so, if the update was successfully processed.
- When the job completes successfully, restart the Installation System.
To update the Installation System when using physical media or distributed FTP
Use the following procedure to manually download the Installation System Update (ISU) files, upload them to your z/OS system, and apply the updates.
Download the ISU files
- Log in to
https://epddownload.bmc.com
by using valid mainframe credentials. For more details, see File server and certificate information. - Navigate to the bmc > esd > ozi > ga directory.
In the search field, enter bmco9 and press Enter. The search returns the following files:
bmco9r-4xxxx-image.bin
bmco9t-4xxxx-whatsnew.txtImportant
These files will only be available if there are updates to the Installation System.
- Download the files to your local machine.
Upload the ISU files to your z/OS system
- On your z/OS system, allocate the mainframe files by using the following specifications:
rec=fb lr=80 blk=6160 cy pri=25 sec=10 - Upload the following files to the required location in the specified format.
- Binary format:
Upload the bmco9r-4xxxx-image.bin file to HLQ.TEMP.O9R.IMAGE ASCII format:
Upload the bmco9t-4xxxx-whatsnew.txt file to HLQ.BMC.O9R.WHATSNEW.TEXT
- Binary format:
Run the update job
On the Installation System Main Menu panel, select Check for Installation System Update.
BMIPMENU BMC Software Installation System V4.06.00 - Main Menu Command ===> ________________________________________________________________ Select one of the following actions: __ 1. Resume Active Project 2. Manage Projects 3. Apply SMP/E Maintenance 4. Maintain Product Passwords 5. Set Site Wide Default Values 6. Check for Installation System Update 7. Information on new features in this release Active Project: MARYTEST - testing for doc JCL Library: ROHMKC.ROHMKC.V4060.JCL CICS, DB2, IBM, IMS and MVS are trademarks or registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both.Important
If no updates are available, a message is displayed indicating this.
On the BMC Installation System Update panel, select Generate and submit the update job.
+---------------------------------------------------------------------+ | An update to the BMC Installation System is now available | | | | Select one of the following actions: | | __ 1. Read the What's New file | | 2. Generate and submit the update job * | | 3. Return to the previous menu | | | | * When you exit the generated update job, the Installation System | | will exit. After the update job completes successfully, the updated | | Installation System is ready to be used. | | F1=Help F3=End F12=Backup | +---------------------------------------------------------------------+In the displayed update job, change the job card as needed and submit the job.
Important
If your downloaded files use different names, change the applicable data set names in the job accordingly.
File Edit Edit_Settings Menu Utilities Compilers Test Help ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- USER1.DB2B.SPFTEMP1.CNTL Columns 00001 00072 Command ===> ________________________________________________ Scroll ===> CSR ****** ***************************** Top of Data ****************************** 000001 //<JOBID> JOB (<ACCOUNT>),'<NAME>', 000002 // CLASS=<CLASS>,MSGCLASS=<MSGCLASS>, 000003 // NOTIFY=&SYSUID 000004 //* 000005 //*** REGION=0M 000006 /*JOBPARM L=9999 000007 //*MAIN LINES=(9999,W) 000008 //* ------------------------------------------------------------------ 000009 //* Review and update the JOB card as needed and then SUBMIT the job. 000010 //* 000011 //* After you END from this EDIT session, the Installation System will 000012 //* be terminated. After this job completes successfully, the 000013 //* Installation System will be updated and ready to be restarted. 000014 //* ------------------------------------------------------------------ 000015 //* 000016 //* ------------------------------------------------------------------ 000017 //* The image files that this job will download must not already exist 000018 //* at your site. This step will delete all existing image file(s) 000019 //* that the installation system detected.- Exit the edit panel.
When you exit the edit panel, you also exit the Installation System. - When the job completes successfully, restart the now updated Installation System.
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Hello, I'm trying to update our installation system from V3.11 to the current release 3.14, but I get "no updates available" when selecting option 6 (check for installation system update). Any idea why ?
Note : I tried to solve this first by opening a case, but I couldn't find "installation system" in the product list.
Hi, Hans. Thank you for your question. We have forwarded it to the writer who is responsible for this content.
Hello Dov,
Thanks for your swift reply. In the mean time I've found product "Common Install - z/OS" under which I opened the case (id = 01013998).
How do i get the latest Installation System, via a web browser?
I sorted that, no need to reply
I downloaded the new image
Me again, how do we get maintenance, as we do NOT have Mainframe FTP
Hi, Andre. Good to hear from you again! I will forward your question to the writer who is responsible for this content.
Hello, in the sction "To update the Installation System when using physical media or distributed FTP" , item no.3, I'm suppose to search for "bmco9" but get "no files found". if that changed please update the documanation as well...
Hello, Noam.
Thank you for your feedback. I have forwarded your query to the development team.
Regards,
Jyoti
Hi, Noam Datner .
I have added a note stating that the files will be available only if there are updates to the Installation System.
Regards,
Jyoti
Thank you Jyoti, WOW what a great SLA, only 175 days since I alert on this...
Hi We are trying to update through the menu - option 6 But we get authorization error, as the system takes our personal user for the FTP, and we are not aware, where/how we should add the password. Would have expected the 'mainframe'-user setup in the menu? Can you clarify how we can fix it? Brgds Randi
Hello, Randi.
Thank you for your question.
We advise that you contact Customer Support to create a new case on this issue. While creating the case, in the Select Product list, type or select the Common Install – z/OS option.
Regards,
Jyoti
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