Mainframe Enablers TimeFinder SnapVX and zDP 8.5 Product Guide

Identifies a gatekeeper in the local storage system that allows access to devices in a remote storage system. The REMOTE parameter can be specified on the CONFIG, CREATE, FREE, LINK, QUERY FREE, QUERY SNAPSHOT, RENAME, TERMINATE, and UNLINK commands.

The REMOTE parameter only works with full-volume sessions. REMOTE does not work with remote extent sessions.

Syntax

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

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

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

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

Options

CONTROLLER

Specifies a remote storage system.

The purpose of specifying the CONTROLLER subparameter inside the REMOTE parameter is to verify the serial number of the storage system where the action is to take place.

You may specify a five-digit (xxxxx) or a 12-digit (xxxxxxx-xxxxx) serial number. Or, you may specify a logical storage system name if you previously defined that name to ResourcePak Base.

If the logical storage system name is simple in format (single-word string, all upper case, no more than 64 characters), you can specify it without quotation marks.

If the logical storage system name is mixed case or contains spaces, you must enclose it in single quotation marks.

DDNAME(ddname)

Identifies the DD statement for the gatekeeper.

RAGROUP(nn.nn.nn.nn)

Identifies the path through the remote network. The path can consist of up to four SRDF group numbers that are separated with periods.

UNIT(cuu)

Specifies the unit address of the gatekeeper.

NOTE:The z/OS device number cannot be the unit address of a VDEV.

VOLUME(volser)

Specifies the volser of the gatekeeper.