Hi Steve, I think that the answer is in the Filezilla log. Enable debugging logs and if you can't figure out the problem, try copying and pasting it here.
On Tue, 27 Jan 2026, 00:50 Mark Charles, <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Steve, > > The trick to using FileZilla to upload to z/OS OMVS is to do this in Site > Manager: on the Advanced TAB set Server Type: UNIX with every thing > else the same as your z/OS connection. > > That works for me. > > > Thank you, > > Mark Charles > eWorld Consultant > > ________________________________ > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> on behalf > of Steve Estle <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2026 09:21 > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Subject: Filezilla - Xfer to ZOS USS filesystem? > > All, > > Trying this for the first time recently. I have been using Filezilla > regularly for nearly a year but up till now it was only to FTP up and down > files from Windows 11 to/from ZOS traditional datasets (Ascii & Bin) and > all works fine there. > > I am now in the midst of installing Semeru Java 17 onto a ZOS 2.5 system > where I need to upload the PAX file into Unix Sys Svcs from my Win 11 > laptop filesystem. I've downloaded files from IBM website. > > My issue is as follows: > > 1. I launch Filezilla and connect via FTP (native FTP) to ZOS 3.1 LPAR > using proper credentials to mainframe. > 2. I then use the right hand side of navigator pane to navigate to Unix > System Svcs target directory - in this case it is '/u/ts0sxe/Java17/. I > set the xfer type to Binary. > 3. I then drag/drop the Java 17 PAX file from left (Windows) navigation > pane to right (ZOS) navigation pane. > 4. The file xfer completes successfully according to Filezilla. > > All is wonderfull - right? Wrong... :-( > > I then login to ZOS 3.1 TSO/ISPF - goto 3.17 and my target directory > ('/u/ts0sxe/Java17/) is empty. (I also tried a small text (ASCII) file as > well- same result)... > > Am I doing something wrong or is this some sort of Filezilla restriction? > > If restriction, then can someone enlighten me on how you FTP upload a PAX > file to Unix Sys Svcs or is there a different methodology folks here use > that I am not considering? > > Thanks, > Steve Estle > CDW Senior Systems Programmer > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
