VMTAPE CONFIG File Record Reference › SYSNAME Record (CMS TMCs Only)

SYSNAME Record (CMS TMCs Only)

Use the SYSNAME Record to indicate that multiple CA VM:Tape systems are using the Shared Disk facility to concurrently share common TMC and Audit files residing on CMS minidisks without the use of hardware RESERVE/RELEASE commands. This Record enables the disk sharing logic to identify the logical name of this CA VM:Tape system. Include one SYSNAME Record in the configuration files of each participating CA VM:Tape system. For more information about the Shared Disk facility, see Shared Disk Facility (CMS TMCs Only).

Important! Each CA VM:Tape system accessing the shared TMC and Audit disks must have a unique system name assigned in its configuration file. Failure to assign each system a unique name or failure to assign any name at all can result in the destruction of the files on the shared disks.