Mainframe Enablers TimeFinder SnapVX and zDP 8.5 Product Guide

Relates a created and activated snapshot to a target device.

When you define a group of statements using DEFINE GROUP, only the LINK and GLOBAL commands and their options can be used inside the DEFINE GROUP statement. The LINK statements are mandatory. The GLOBAL statements are optional.

Syntax

LINK

(

NAME(snapshot_name)

SOUrce

({

VOLume(volser)|

UNIT({cuu|lowcuu-highcuu|lowcuu:highcuu|cuu(count)})|

SYMDV#({symdv#|lowsymdv#-highsymdv#|lowsymdv#:highsymdv#|symdv#(count)})|

SCFGroup(gnsgrp)

})

TaRGet

({

VOLume(volser)|

UNIT({cuu|lowcuu-highcuu|lowcuu:highcuu|cuu(count)})|

SYMDV#({symdv#|lowsymdv#-highsymdv#|lowsymdv#:highsymdv#|symdv#(count)})|

SCFGroup(gnsgrp)

})

[optional_parameters]

)

Where optional_parameters are:

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

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

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

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

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

[GROUP(grpname[,grpname,...])]

[LOCAL({

UNIT(cuu) [CONTROLLER({[xxxxxxx-]xxxxx|name})]|

VOLUME(volser) [CONTROLLER({[xxxxxxx-]xxxxx|name})]|

DDNAME(ddname) [CONTROLLER({[xxxxxxx-]xxxxx|name})]|

CONTROLLER({[xxxxxxx-]xxxxx|name})

})]

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

[NEWVOLID(volser)]

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

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

[REMOTE (RAGROUP(nn.nn.nn.nn)

{UNIT(cuu) [CONTROLLER({[xxxxxxx-]xxxxx|name})]|

VOLUME (volser) [CONTROLLER({[xxxxxxx-]xxxxx|name})]| DDNAME(ddname) [CONTROLLER({[xxxxxxx-]xxxxx|name})]})]

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

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

[REStore_CREate_NAME(snapshot_name)]

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

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

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

[VCLOSE({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.

Command-specific parameters

GROUP(grpname[,grpname,...])

See GROUP. The GROUP parameter is not allowed in LINK statements that are stored within a group. The GROUP parameter is allowed when the LINK statements occur in regular input, such as after a //QCINPUT DD * JCL statement.

LOCAL({

UNIT(cuu) [CONTROLLER({[xxxxxxx-]xxxxx|name})]|

VOLUME(volser) [CONTROLLER({[xxxxxxx-]xxxxx|name})]|

DDNAME(ddname) [CONTROLLER({[xxxxxxx-]xxxxx|name})]|

CONTROLLER({[xxxxxxx-]xxxxx|name})

})

See LOCAL. Specify the LOCAL parameter only if you use the SYMDV# parameter.

Example

LINK (                          -  
        NAME(TESTSNAPSHOT)        -  
        SOURCE( UNIT(6250) )      -  
        TARGET( UNIT(6251) )      -  
       )