Installation directory (z/OS)

A Hierarchical File System (HFS) acts as the interface between the installation and customization phases.

On z/OS, the SMP/E installation places all the product data into a directory of an HFS under UNIX System Services (USS). This is the interface between the installation and customization phases. Data is copied to the component directory when a component is created.

The installation directory is also referred to as <INSTPATH>.

Related concepts
z/OS customization
Component directory