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VMSES/E Facilities

This product is installed and serviced using the VMSES/E component of VM. VMSES/E is described in the IBM VMSES/E Introduction and Reference manual for your release of VM. VMSES/E provides the following:

  • Commands to install Product Materials from an envelope file
  • Commands to receive service, apply service, and build serviced components
  • A software inventory database that stores product status, Program Temporary Fixes (PTFs) which have been applied, and requisite relationships between products and fixes.

VMSES/E Commands

This section provides a brief description of VMSES commands and their purpose:

  • VMFINS EXEC
    Retrieve product resource planning documents.
    Install the product materials from a distribution media.
    Delete previously installed products that are no longer used.
  • VMFVIEW EXEC
    Review stored messages from previously issued commands.
  • VMFREC EXEC
    Receive Program Temporary Fixes from a distribution media.
  • VMFAPPLY EXEC
    Apply PTFs by resolving requisite relationships between fixes.
  • VMFBLD EXEC
    Constructs usable forms from serviced parts.
  • VMFSETUP EXEC
    Establishes a minidisk or Shared File System search order for one product version.
  • VMFSIM EXEC
    Obtain the name(s) and/or status of local modifications you have installed.
  • VMFREM EXEC
    Remove an installed local modification or PTF.