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UNITSPEC

This parameter is used if there is the possibility of a conflict of units during dynamic allocation of backup media. CA View uses the MVS catalog device types to allocate backup media. If necessary, use this parameter to specify the esoteric names of up to two backup media units (tape, optical, and so on) that have the same device type as other devices in the system.

Syntax:

UNITSPEC=unit1,unit2

There is no default.

For example, if you have a pool of 3480-type tape drives, and a pool of 3480-type optical drives, you can specify:

UNITSPEC=optname

where optname is the esoteric name of the optical drives.