Product Download Instructions


The VPARS and VTAPE install and update files are available for download from our VM
FTP site. The install files for each release of z/VM are packed into a single VMARC file.
All VSSI customers have been assigned a userid and password for access to this facility.
You can request your userid and password by sending a request to support@vsoftsys.com.
You will receive email supplying you with your_VSSI_userid and password required to
complete the download procedure.

Download the product files from VSSI:
  FTP to:    ftp.vsoftsys.com 
  USER:     your_VSSI_userid
  PASSWORD: your_VSSI_password
  BINARY
  LS
  GET ZVMver.ppppvvnn   (get VSSI product package)
        Where   ver             specifies the applicable z/VM package release
                        (e.g., ZVM620 is applicable to z/VM 6.2.0)
               pppp     is VPVT for VPARS/VTAPE, or VT for VTAPE-only
               vv               is the product version (e.g., 55 for Version 55)
               nn               is the product build level (even for VPARS, odd for VTAPE – get the latest)
  CD your_userid.192            (license file disk)
  GET cnnnn.vmarc               (get VSSI license file)
        Where   c         specifies P for VPARS/VTAPE licensees, T for VTAPE-only licensees
                nnnn    is the same as digits 3-6 of your VSSI user ID
				    (e.g., if your user ID is VP109801, nnnn = 1098)
  QUIT
        
Once you have the VMARC file on your VM system, enter the following command to make
sure VMARC can unpack it:

    PIPE < fn ft fm | fblock 80 00 | > fn ft fm f 80

If you do not have VMARC available on your system, it can be downloaded from the VSSI
FTP site.  See the instructions at the bottom of this page.

To install your newly downloaded VMARC file, please use any "VPARS and VTAPE Installation Guide" dated on or after 12/01/2011.  See VSSI Documentation.

Download VMARC:
There are 2 files associated with VMARC on the VSSI FTP site.  These files are in CMS
packed format.  To download these files do the following steps:

  FTP to    ftp.vsoftsys.com
  USER:     your_VSSI_userid
  PASSWORD: your_VSSI_password
  BINARY
  GET VMARC.MODULEP
  GET VMARC.HELPCMSP

To reformat the files for CMS use:

  PIPE < VMARC MODULEP fmi | fblock 1024 00 | unpack | > VMARC MODULE fmo
  PIPE < VMARC HELPCMSP fmi | fblock 1024 00 | unpack | > VMARC HELPCMS fmo
where fmi represents the input filemode and fmo is your target output filemode.


NOTE: VMARC is a public domain utility to store files in a compressed format.
      You may use it at your site for other purposes as long as it meets the
      copyright notice found in the module.