Step 2. Extract the z/OS Installation Files to a Windows System
Step 2. Extract the z/OS Installation Files to a Windows System
PowerExchange for z/OS is shipped as a self-extracting executable. Extract the files to a temporary directory on your Windows system.
From a Windows command prompt, make a temporary directory to extract the installation files into. For example, run the following command to make a temporary directory named pwx_mvs:
mkdir pwx_mvs
Find and run the following product installation executable for z/OS:
pwx
vrm
_zos.exe
The
vrm
variable is the PowerExchange
version
.
release
.
modification
number. For example, pwx961_zos.exe is the name of the executable for the PowerExchange 9.6.1 for z/OS installation.
The WinZip Self-Extractor prompts you for a directory to unzip the files into.
In the
WinZip Self-Extractor
dialog box, click
Browse
.
In the
Browse for Folder
dialog box, browse to the temporary directory that you created, and then click
OK
.
In the
WinZip Self-Extractor
dialog box, click
Unzip
.
The WinZip Self-Extractor places several files in the root directory and creates the binary and runlib subdirectories, which also contain files. The WinZip Self-Extractor then displays a message box to indicate that the files were successfully unzipped.