Installation Instructions for Hot Fix F98012

z/OS


Hot fix F98012 addresses the issue(s) in Base SAS 9.3_M1 on z/OS as documented
in the Issue(s) Addressed section of the hot fix download page:

	http://ftp.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/F98.html#F98012



IMPORTANT NOTES

     1. You must have Base SAS 9.3_M1 installed on your system before
        applying this hot fix. Refer to Usage Note 35968 for instructions
        on how to determine which product releases you have installed.
     2. All currently active SAS sessions, daemons, spawners and servers must
        be terminated before applying this hot fix.
     3. The hot fix installer has a graphical user interface that requires
        the use of an X11 server. If an X11 server is not available at
        your site, the silent installation process described below may
        be used.
     4. SAS Hot Fixes are installed into new datasets after which they can be
        promoted to your production libraries. Several new datasets will be
        created in this process.



DOWNLOAD INSTRUCTIONS

FTP F98012os.zip to a UNIX file system directory on z/OS.  This can be
done in one of three ways:

Option 1) Download hot fix F98012os.zip to your PC. When downloading a
          SAS 9.3 hot fix, you must choose to "save" the hot fix.  After
          downloading the file to the PC, FTP the F98012os.zip file to
          your working directory in USS by issuing the following commands:

          NOTE: It is recommended to FTP the file(s) to the default USS
          directory  <SASHOME>/InstallMisc/HotFixes/New.  If this
          USS directory does not exist on your system, you should create
          it before beginning the FTP process.

          binary
          put F98012os.zip /uss_directory/F98012os.zip
          quit

Option 2) From z/OS, FTP to ftp.sas.com using userid=anonymous and
          password=your.email&address

          Once you are logged on, "cd" to the following directory:
          /techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/F/F98/F98012/xx/mvs

          Issue the following commands to place the ZIP file in your working
          directory in USS:

          binary
          get F98012os.zip /uss_directory/F98012os.zip
          quit

Option 3) From z/OS, submit a batch job to FTP to ftp.sas.com using using
          userid=anonymous and password=your.email&address

          See sample JCL:

			 //FTPFIX     EXEC PGM=FTP
			 //SYSPRINT     DD SYSOUT=D
			 //FTPOUT     DD SYSOUT=D
			 //SYSIN     DD *
			 ftp.sas.com (exit
			 anonymous your.email&address
			 binary
			 cd /techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/F/F98/F98012/xx/mvs
			 get F98012os.zip /uss_directory/F98012os.zip (repl
			 quit
			 /*



INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

The F98012 hot fix for Base SAS 9.3_M1 will be installed using the SAS Deployment
Manager (SDM). By default, the SDM will search in the <SASHOME>/InstallMisc/HotFixes/New
directory for hot fixes to be applied, but will also prompt for a location if you have
downloaded hot fixes to a different directory.

After downloading F98012os.zip, follow the instructions provided in the
SAS Deployment Wizard/SAS Deployment Manager 9.3: User’s Guide; see the Applying
Hot Fixes for z/OS section in Chapter 5 -- SAS Deployment Manager Tasks to
complete the installation of the hot fix.



This completes the installation of hot fix F98012 on z/OS.