Mainframe Enablers TimeFinder SnapVX and zDP 8.5 Product Guide

Parameters that are specified on the GLOBAL command apply to all commands following it, unless you override them through optional parameters specified with commands.

For example, if you specify REPLACE(YES) on the GLOBAL command, all commands following automatically have REPLACE(YES) as a default value.

All parameters to the GLOBAL command are optional.

Syntax

GLOBAL [optional_parameters]

Where optional_parameters are:

[ACTIVATE_SUBTASK#(nnn)]

[ALLOW_FBA_META({Yes|No})] The default value is No.

[ALLOW_LIGHTNING_DEVICE({Yes|No})] The default value is No.

[AUTOMATIC_ACTivate(Yes|No)] The default value is Yes.

[AUTO_UNLink({Yes|No})] The default value is No.

[BACKGROUNDCOPY({Yes|No|NOCOPYRD|VSE})] The default value is Yes.

[CACHE_FULL_SYM({Yes|No})] The default value is Yes.

[CHECKBCVHoldstatus({Yes|No})] The default value is Yes.

[CHECKONLINEpathstatus({Yes|No|NEVER})] The default value is Yes.

[CHECK_SNAPSHOT_SIZE({Yes|No})] The default value is No.

[COMPACT_query({Yes|No})] The default value is No.

[CONDitionVOLume({ALL|LaBeL|DUMP})] The default value is ALL.

[CONSISTENT({Yes|No})] The default value is No.

[COPYVolid({Yes|No})] The default value is Yes.

[DEBUG({ALL|EXTRA|TRACE|DUMP|ERROR|SDUMP})]

[EMUL_TYPE({ALL|HARDLINK|SNAPVX})] The default value is ALL.

[FREE({Yes|No})] The default value is No.

[GROUP_DATaset_name(’dataset_name’)]

[LIST({[NO]STAtements|[NO]HIStory})]

[MAXRC(return_code_value)]

[MESsages({DISplay|PROmpt|NONE|DETAIL})] The default value is NONE.

[MODE({COPY|NOCOPY|NOCOPYRD})] The default value is COPY.

[MULTI_LINE_query({Yes|No})] The default value is No.

[NAME(snapshot_name[%date[{4|6|8}]%][%time[{4|6}]%])]

[R1_TARGET_POST_WAIT({Yes|No})] The default value is No.

[R1_TARGET_PRE_WAIT({Yes|No})] The default value is No.

[REFVTOC({Yes|No})] The default value is No.

[REPLace({Yes|No})] The default value is No.

[SECure({Yes|No})] The default value is No.

[SECURE_Query({Yes|No})] The default value is No.

[SHOW_Tracks_to_be_defined({Yes|No})] The default value is No.

[SNAPSHOT_LIST(filter1[,filter2,...,filterN])]

[SOFTlink({Yes|No})] The default value is No.

[SOFTRestore({Yes|No})] The default value is No.

[SRDFA_CONSISTENT_RETRY({Yes|No|count})]

[SRDFA_R1_target(Yes|No|INFormational)] The default value is No.

[SRDFS_R1_target(Yes|No|INFormational)] The default value is Yes.

[SRP_PERCENT(srp-percentage,{INFO|WARN|ERROR|SKIP})] The default value is INFO.

[TIMEOUT(nnn)]

[TYPRUN({RUN|NORUN|SCAN})] The default value is RUN.

[UNLINK_After_copy({Yes|No})] The default value is No.

[VARY_OFFline({AUTO|NEVER})] The default value is AUTO.

[VARY_ONline({AUTO|Yes|No})] The default value is AUTO.

[VCLOSE({Yes|No})] The default value is No.

[WAIT_FOR_DEFINITION({Yes|No})] The default value is Yes.

[ZDP({Yes|No})] The default value is No.

Command-specific parameters

SECure({Yes|No})

See SECure. The GLOBAL SECURE parameter and the &SECURE site option affect ACTIVATE processing only. When running a CONFIG command, the GLOBAL SECURE setting and the &SECURE site option are ignored.

The default value is No.

NOTE:Secure snapshots may only be terminated after they expire or by customer-authorized Dell Customer Support. For more information, see Knowledge Base article 498316.