Error installing PCSI file - TNF error

[lalo57]

Have you found this kind of error with a .pcsi file? I've downloaded a pcsi file on binary mode but i tried run, this error appeared:

%PCSI-E-READERR, error reading $1$DGA10:[tmp]IBM-AXPVMS-MQCLIENT-V0510--1.PCSI;1
-DDIS-E-TNF, invalid element syntax
%PCSI-E-S_OPFAIL, operation failed
%PCSIUI-E-ABORT, operation terminated due to an unrecoverable error condition

I followed the instructions from the provider (unzip "-V" file.zip) an HP'S Ask the Wizard instructions, but the results is the same.

If you have one idea, pls help me with this. thank you a lot,

Eduardo

[Hoff · Accepted solution]

There is no "-V" needed on an unzip.

That's either a corrupt kit, or you might not have a prerequisite PCSI patch kit installed on the system.

It is quite possible that the folks that created the kit forgot to include the "-V" option; that's where the -V is expected.

Given you have a provider, please ask them for help here.

[lalo57]

Thanks a lot hoff. I've been looking completely the file, even the record characteristics and only one command was the key. I compared this mistake pcsi with others ok and I founded some differeces like record format and attributes. For that reason, I follwed a previous command for setup these attribs given for yours:

>>> set file /attrib=(RFM:FIX,MRS:8192,LRL:8192,RAT:NONE) ERROR.PCSI

On the file ERROR.PCSI:
-- Record format: Fixed lenght 8192 byte records
-- Record attributes: none

I wrote one command for extract an release_notes and it works!

>>>PRODUCT EXTRACT release_notes MQCLIENT /file=notas.txt

The following product has been selected:
XXX XXXX MQCLIENT V5.10 Layered Product
Do you want to continue? [YES] N

So, I wrote the correct sentences with product install with no problems.

>>>PRODUCT INSTALL MQCLIENT /VERSION=5.10 /LOG/TRACE

The following product has been selected:
XXX XXXX MQCLIENT V5.10 Layered Product
Do you want to continue? [YES] YES

%PCSIUI-I-SUCINSTALL, INSTALL operation completed successfully

Thanks for your time and give me more ideas, good luck

Eduardo.

[Hoff]

Which certainly implies that whomever packed that file into a zip archive didn't use zip "-V" to do it.

If you got that from IBM directly, then they have a bug in their kitting, and you'll want to discuss this with MQ support.

If that kit was acquired from a third-party, then all bets are off. That PCSI kit might not even contain MQ, or the version of MQ within that might have been modified to, for instance, steal your data.

[Jur van der Burg]

Old versions of PCSI cannot handle non-fixed 8192 record length files, newer versions can. Install the latest PCSI kit and you're set.

Jur.