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ADDRESS SOF—Manage Devices

The ADDRESS SOF command is issued internally within the Switch Operations Facility (SOF) ISPF Interface. Communication between the ADDRESS SOF host command and the CA SOF server uses the CA CCI interface.

The ADDRESS SOF host environment interfaces with the IBM I/O subsystem to provide advanced management capabilities for devices attached through the ESCON directors and FICON switches.

For detailed interface information, see the IBM manual SA23-0356, titled ESCON Director Programming Interface.

The command has the following format:

“request 'specific keywords' 'common keywords' “