Start procedure

The sample start procedure for the FTP server is EZAFTPAP (alias FTPD) in the SEZAINST data set. Changes might be necessary to customize the start procedure for your MVS™ host system.

Keep in mind the following for the FTP server start procedure:
  • The library containing FTPD and FTPDNS must be APF authorized and must be either in the MVS link list or included on the STEPLIB DD statement.
  • The C runtime libraries are needed for FTPD and FTPDNS. They must be APF authorized. If the C runtime library is not in the MVS link list, it must be included on the STEPLIB DD statement.
  • If the FTP server is used for SQL queries, the DB2® DSNLOAD library must be APF authorized and must be either in the MVS link list or included on the STEPLIB DD statement.
  • Several start options are available for the FTP server. If specified in the start procedure, these values override the default values for the FTP server and any values specified in the FTP.DATA data set.

For more information about the FTP server start procedure, see z/OS Communications Server: IP Configuration Reference.

Parent topic: Definitions and setup