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:
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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
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cd /techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/F/F98/F98012/xx/mvs
get F98012os.zip /uss_directory/F98012os.zip (repl
quit
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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.