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    My Smp/E Notes: What Is A SYSMOD?

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    SMP/E is a tool used to manage the installation of software on z/OS systems. It tracks software elements called SYSMODs, which combine elements like macros and modules with control information. SMP/E uses consolidated software inventory (CSI) data sets to track distribution libraries containing master elements and target libraries containing executable code. HOLDDATA entries in the global zone can indicate specific SYSMODs should be held from installation until errors are corrected or other actions are taken.

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    SMP/E is a tool used to manage the installation of software on z/OS systems. It tracks software elements called SYSMODs, which combine elements like macros and modules with control information. SMP/E uses consolidated software inventory (CSI) data sets to track distribution libraries containing master elements and target libraries containing executable code. HOLDDATA entries in the global zone can indicate specific SYSMODs should be held from installation until errors are corrected or other actions are taken.

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    SMP/E is a tool used to manage the installation of software on z/OS systems. It tracks software elements called SYSMODs, which combine elements like macros and modules with control information. SMP/E uses consolidated software inventory (CSI) data sets to track distribution libraries containing master elements and target libraries containing executable code. HOLDDATA entries in the global zone can indicate specific SYSMODs should be held from installation until errors are corrected or other actions are taken.

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    MY SMP/E NOTES

    SMP/E is a tool designed to manage the installation of software products on your z/OS system
    and to track the modifications.

    What is a SYSMOD?

    Any software, whether it is a product or service, is formed by a group of elements such as


    macros, modules, source, and other types of data (such as CLISTs or sample procedures). it must
    include control information for the elements. This information describes the elements and any
    relationships that the software has with other products. The combination of elements and control
    information is called a system modification.

    Libraries, zones, and data set allocation

    The consolidated software inventory (CSI), also known as the SMPCSI, data sets contain all
    the information SMP/E needs to track the distribution and target libraries. The CSI contains an
    entry for each element in its libraries and each one of the entries enclose the element name, type,
    history, how the element was introduced into the system, and a pointer to the element in the
    distribution and target libraries.
    Distribution libraries (DLIBs) contain the master copy of each element for a system. They are
    used as input to the system generation process to build target libraries for a new system. They are
    also used by SMP/E for backup when elements in the target libraries have to be replaced or
    updated.

    Target libraries (TLIBs) contain the executable code needed to run your system.
    Exception data (SYSMOD HOLDDATA)

    In SMP/E, when we speak of exception data, we are usually referring to HOLDDATA.


    HOLDDATA is often supplied for a product to indicate a specific SYSMOD should be held
    from installation. Reasons for holding a SYSMOD can be:

     A PTF is in error, normally known as PE, and should not be installed until the error is
    corrected (ERROR HOLD).
     Certain system actions might be required before SYSMOD installation (SYSTEM
    HOLD).
     The user might want to perform some actions before installing the SYSMOD (USER
    HOLD).

    This HOLDDATA is also an entry in the Global Zone, created during the reception. The
    HOLDDATA is deleted when all the conditions for each HOLD are met.

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