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QUERY DEVICES LOCAL SYSNAME—Query Starting Local Device

The QUERY DEVICES LOCAL SYSNAME command obtains local system information for a range of devices based on the starting local device number and count of desired devices. Both keywords are required. If device count is not specified, it defaults to 1. Selection of devices within the range of devices requested can be filtered by the 1-8 character device type produced by the z/OS EDTINFO macro and the last known volume serial number. Wildcard filtering is supported using the same wildcard matching characters and rules as the OPSLIKE REXX function.

This command has the following format:

QUERY DEVICES LOCAL SYSNAME(ccisysname) DEVNUM(first local device
  number, count of devices to return)
  [BACKWARD]
  [CUNUM(local CU number)] [FILTERBY(devicetype,volser) ONLINE]

BACKWARD

(Optional) Scans for devices with local device numbers less than or equal to the STARTPOS value.

CUNUM

(Optional) Attaches the selected devices to a particular control unit number.

ONLINE

(Optional) Causes OFFLINE devices to be filtered out.

Created stem variables: Identical to the following request.