Hot fix M4B002 addresses the issue(s) in Base SAS 9.4_M8 on z/OS 64-bit as documented
in the Issue(s) Addressed section of the hot fix download page:
https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/L8X.html#M4B002
M4B002 is a "container" hot fix that contains the following "member" hot fixes which will update the software components
as needed.
L8Y007 updates SAS Threaded Kernel Core Routines 9.4_M8
M4A002 updates SAS/SECURE 9.41_M5
L9M003 updates Threaded Kernel IOM 9.4_M8
See What is a container hot fix? in the Hot Fix FAQ for more information about container hot fixes.
Before applying this hot fix, follow the instructions in SAS Note 35968 to generate
a SAS Deployment Registry report, then verify that the appropriate product releases are installed on your system.
The release number information in the Registry report should match the 'member' release number information provided above
for the software components installed on each machine in your deployment.
Do NOT extract the contents of M4B002z6.zip. The hot fix installation process will extract the contents
as needed.
IMPORTANT NOTES
1. All currently active SAS sessions, daemons, spawners and servers must
be terminated before applying this hot fix.
2. 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.
3. 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 M4B002z6.zip to a UNIX file system directory on z/OS 64-bit. This can be
done in one of three ways:
Option 1) Download hot fix M4B002z6.zip to your PC. When downloading a
SAS 9.4 hot fix, you must choose to "save" the hot fix. After
downloading the file to the PC, FTP the M4B002z6.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 M4B002z6.zip /<your_uss_directory>/M4B002z6.zip
quit
Option 2) From z/OS 64-bit, 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/M/M4B/M4B002/xx/z64
Issue the following commands to place the ZIP file in your working
directory in USS:
binary
get M4B002z6.zip /<your_uss_directory>/M4B002z6.zip
quit
Option 3) From z/OS 64-bit, 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/M/M4B/M4B002/xx/z64
get M4B002z6.zip /<your_uss_directory>/M4B002z6.zip (repl
quit
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
The M4B002 hot fix for Base SAS 9.4_M8 will be installed using the SAS Deployment
Manager. By default, the SAS Deployment Manager 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 M4B002z6.zip, follow the instructions for applying hot fixes in the
SAS Deployment Wizard and SAS Deployment Manager 9.4: User's Guide.
POST-INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
NONE
This completes the installation of hot fix M4B002 on z/OS 64-bit.
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