Open System Services Management and Operations Guide (G06.27+, H06.04+)

Managing OSS Files
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Using COPYOSS
Using COPYOSS
COPYOSS can be used to load the contents of a single pax archive file into the OSS
file system or to load the contents of all the pax archive files in a subvolume. When
COPYOSS is used on the entire contents of a subvolume, it processes all files in the
subvolume with file codes of 0 or 180 unless the files have file identifiers beginning
with ZFB or ZPG; files with file identifiers beginning with ZFB or ZPG are assumed to
be old files renamed by DSM/SCM and are ignored.
COPYOSS is used when:
•
A system is initially set up manually
•
The OSSSETUP utility invokes it
•
You do not use DSM/SCM to install and maintain your OSS product files but a
major upgrade requires you to load multiple new or revised pax archives into the
OSS file system
For example:
•
To load all the OSS product files using the COPYOSS macro, enter these
commands from a TACL prompt:
VOLUME $tsvvol.ZOSSUTL
RUN COPYOSS ZOSSUTL
tsvvol
is the disk volume where DSM/SCM puts your TSVs.
Can have multiple
versions of the same
file in different
directories (for
example, installing
/bin/ver4/file
to replace
/bin/ver3/file
does not remove
/bin/ver3/file)
No; obsolete
files are
removed
automatically
Yes; has no
effect on older
files other than
the ones in a
directory
specified in a
pax archive
Yes Yes; unless the
option to
remove the
older files is
used
Can use on pax
archives that are not
DSM/SCM enabled
No Yes Yes Not applicable
Directories emptied
of obsolete files are
retained unless
manually deleted
No Yes; has no
effect on
obsolete files
or directories
Yes; has no
effect on
obsolete files
or directories
Yes
Table 6-1. Comparing the Installation Tools (page 2 of 2)
Consideration DSM/SCM COPYOSS PINSTALL Pcleanup