Hot fix L8X071 addresses the issue(s) in Base SAS 9.4_M8 on z/OS as documented
in the Issue(s) Addressed section of the hot fix download page:
https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/L8X.html#L8X071
IMPORTANT NOTES
1. You must have Base SAS 9.4_M8 installed on your system before
applying this hot fix. Refer to SAS KB0036131 for instructions
on how to determine which product releases you have installed.
2. All currently active SAS sessions, daemons, spawners and servers must
be terminated before applying this hot fix.
3. The hot fix installer has a graphical user interface that requires
the use of an X11 server. If an X11 server is not available at
your site, the silent installation process described below may
be used.
4. SAS Hot Fixes are installed into new datasets after which they can be
promoted to your production libraries. Several new datasets will be
created in this process.
DOWNLOAD INSTRUCTIONS
FTP L8X071os.zip to a UNIX file system directory on z/OS. This can be
done in one of three ways:
Option 1) Download hot fix L8X071os.zip to your PC. When downloading a
SAS 9.4 hot fix, you must choose to "save" the hot fix. After
downloading the file to the PC, FTP the L8X071os.zip file to
your working directory in USS by issuing the following commands:
NOTE: It is recommended to FTP the file(s) to the default USS
directory <SASHOME>/InstallMisc/HotFixes/New. If this
USS directory does not exist on your system, you should create
it before beginning the FTP process.
binary
put L8X071os.zip /<your_uss_directory>/L8X071os.zip
quit
Option 2) From z/OS, FTP to ftp.sas.com using userid=anonymous and
password=your.email&address
Once you are logged on, "cd" to the following directory:
/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/L/L8X/L8X071/xx/mvs
Issue the following commands to place the ZIP file in your working
directory in USS:
binary
get L8X071os.zip /<your_uss_directory>/L8X071os.zip
quit
Option 3) From z/OS, submit a batch job to FTP to ftp.sas.com using using
userid=anonymous and password=your.email&address
See sample JCL:
//FTPFIX EXEC PGM=FTP
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=D
//FTPOUT DD SYSOUT=D
//SYSIN DD *
ftp.sas.com (exit
anonymous your.email&address
binary
cd /techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/L/L8X/L8X071/xx/mvs
get L8X071os.zip /<your_uss_directory>/L8X071os.zip (repl
quit
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
The L8X071 hot fix for Base SAS 9.4_M8 will be installed using the SAS Deployment
Manager . By default, the SAS Deployment Manager will search in the <SASHOME>/InstallMisc/HotFixes/New
directory for hot fixes to be applied, but will also prompt for a location if you have
downloaded hot fixes to a different directory.
After downloading L8X071os.zip, follow the instructions for applying hot fixes in the
SAS Deployment Wizard and SAS Deployment Manager 9.4: User's Guide.
This completes the installation of hot fix L8X071 on z/OS.