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.

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 V4.08.00 - 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.V4080.JCL

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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.
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           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 V4.08.00 - 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.V4080.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.
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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.
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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.txt
Important
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

Run the update job

On the Installation System Main Menu panel, select Check for Installation System Update.
BMIPMENU     BMC Software Installation System V4.08.00 - 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.V4080.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
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           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.