I've installed VM 5.4. I am trying to install DFSMS. I want to install the whole product DFSMSVM. If I do this, I have to create a PPF override, which deletes the BASE5 file (LE).
My first attempt was to name my override file the same as the PPF file shipped by IBM. That name would be VSM221B . My override file would reside on my A disk, IBM's file will reside on MAINT's 51D disk. I issue the VMFPPF command and it goes down in flames. Obviously, I am not supposed to use the same name that IBM uses. So, I rename my $PPF file to SRG221B $PPF, run VMFPPF again, and it completes with a return code of 0 (zero). I now have a SRG221B PPF file on my A disk. The changes are in it, i.e. BASE5 has been deleted, but the number of records fall way short of the IBM VSM221B PPF, 195 vs. 591. What am I supposed to do with this SRG221B PPF file I created? Do I use it during the VMFINS INSTALL process instead of IBM's default? Does VMFINS or something auto-magically munge the two files together? Do I "trust the force" that everything will work ok? I thought that the VMFPPF would update IBM's VSM221B, but it doesn't. Reading the VMSES/E Intro and Ref. manual doesn't shed much light on what to do. Then I found out about the Make Override Panel(s), thinking that I could make my changes with it. However, I can't figure out how to start up the panels. TIA Steve
