Step 1: Prepare to install service

Carry out preliminary steps prior to receiving service.

Electronic Service (envelope file)

If you have received the service electronically or on CD-ROM, follow the appropriate instructions to retrieve and decompress the envelope files to your A-disk. The decompression is currently done by using the DETERSE MODULE (shipped with VMSES/E).

The documentation envelope and the service envelope files must have a file type of SERVLINK. Make note of the file names that you are using as you will need to enter them in place of the variable envfilename in the VMFREC commands that follow.

Create a backup copy of the current HLASM Toolkit Feature before applying the service tape. Save this copy of HLASM Toolkit Feature until you have completed installing the service and you are confident that the service runs correctly.
Log on to the HLASM Toolkit Feature service user ID: P696234K.
Establish read-write (R/W) access to the software inventory disk.
Command Explanation
link MAINT 51d 51d mr access 51d d
Commands to access the software inventory disk.
Mount the HLASM Toolkit Feature corrective service tape and verify that it is attached to user ID P696234K. Use an address of 181. (If you have a SERVLINK file make sure that it is available on the A-disk.)

Establish the correct minidisk access order.

The VMFSETUP command accesses all the required disks or SFS directories to establish the needed file modes.

Command Explanation

vmfsetup P696234K {HLASM|HLASMSFS}

P696234K is the PPF that is shipped with HLASM Toolkit Feature. If you have your own PPF override, substitute your PPF name for P696234K. Use HLASM if HLASM Toolkit Feature is installed on minidisk. Use HLASMSFS if HLASM Toolkit Feature is installed in SFS.

Receive Documentation. VMFREC with the INFO option loads the documentation and displays a list of all the products on the tape.

If receiving the service from tape
Command Explanation
vmfrec info The info option loads the documentation (including the product service memo) to the 191 disk and displays a list of products on the tape.

If receiving the service from an envelope file

Command

Explanation

vmfrec info (env envfilename

The info option loads the documentation (including the product service memo) to the 191 disk and displays a list of products. envfilename is the file name of the documentation envelope (SERVLINK) file.

Check the receive message log ($VMFREC $MSGLOG) for attention and error messages.
Command Explanation
vmfview receive
View the receive message log
Make a note of which products and components have service on the tape. Press PF5 key to show all the status messages that identify the products on the tape.