Mainframe Enablers TimeFinder SnapVX and zDP 8.5 Product Guide

The MODIFY VDG ADD|REMOVE command adds devices to or removes devices from the specified VDG. You can specify multiple MODIFY statements for the same VDG.

A device change does not affect an active VDG. The VDG must be stopped and restarted to recognize the changed configuration.

Message EIP0172I shows the counts of devices that were processed for the command.

Syntax

MODIFY VDG vdg_name,ADD|REMOVE

{

{,CCUU(gk,start_ccuu[-end_ccuu][,start_ccuu[-end_ccuu]...])|

,SYMDEV(gk,start_symdv#[-end_symdv#][,start_symdv#[-end_symdv#]...])|

,RDFGroup(gk,srdfgrp)|

,SCFG(gnsgrp)} [,RMT(srdfgrp)]

|

SYMCTL(symmserial,start_symdv#[-end_symdv#][,start_symdv#[-end_symdv#]...])

}

[,COPY_ONCE]

Command-specific parameters

ADD|REMOVE

Specifies whether to add or remove devices.

NOTE:BCV devices cannot be configured in a VDG.

Examples

MODIFY VDG EMCVDGR,ADD,           
       SYMDEV(3008,000170-00019F), 
      REMOTE(70)                 

MODIFY VDG EMCVDG1,ADD,           
       CCUU(3008,3230-326F)

MODIFY VDG EMCVDG1,ADD,  
      SCFG(EMCGNS1)               

MODIFY VDG EMCVDG1,REMOVE,  
      CCUU(3008,(3240-324F)) 

MODIFY VDG EMCVDG2,REMOVE,  
      SYMDEV(3408,(0250-025F)) 

MODIFY VDG EMCVDGR1,REMOVE,           
       SYMDEV(3408,000180-000187), 
      REMOTE(70.E0) 

MODIFY VDG EMCVDGR1,REMOVE,           
       SYMCTL(000197600338,000168-000169) 

Following is an example of a remotely controlled VDG (SRDF group CA):

DEFINE VDG MYVDG,                   
     CONS(YES),                       
     CYCLE_TIME(10,0),                
     CYCLE_OVERFLOW(IMMED),           
     TIMEOUT(10,CONT)                 
  MODIFY VDG MYVDG,ADD,               
     SYMDEV(AA00,                     
            0000F0-0000F7),           
        RMT(CA)