Mainframe Enablers TimeFinder SnapVX and zDP 8.5 Product Guide

Determines whether softlinking is used (Yes) or not (No, default).

This parameter allows using native SnapVX system calls to create, activate, and link a snapshot from the source device to the target with one traditional TF/Clone SNAP VOLUME command.

When you specify SOFTlink(YES), a snapshot is created on the source volume with the name that is specified in the NAME(snapshot_name) parameter.

You cannot have duplicate snapshot names on a single source device. To prevent duplicate snapshot names, append the snapshot name with the %date% and %time% variables to generate a unique snapshot name.

The SOFTlink parameter can be specified on the GLOBAL command. It has a matching site option, &SOFTLINK.

Syntax

SOFTlink({Yes|No})

Options

Yes

Creates a softlinked snapshot that can be linked and unlinked to multiple target devices.

No

(Default) Creates a hardlinked snapshot on the source and links it to a specific target device.