HP XP7 Business Copy for Mainframe Systems User Guide (TK913-96001)

CESTPAIR parameters and examples
The following table describes the CESTPAIR PPRC command parameters used to create pairs.
DescriptionValueParameter
NADevice numberDEVN
You must use these parameters to successfully run
the command.
Primary volume: SSID, serial number, channel
connection address, and CU number.
PRIM
To request the Add and Split, set MSF00
instead of a serial number.
Note: This parameter is valid for MODE(COPY)
or MODE(NOCOPY) only.
To assign a pair to a CG, set MAnn0 instead
of a serial number.
Note: nn is a CTG ID.
NASecondary volume: SSID, serial number,
channel connection address, and CU number.
SEC
The XP7 storage system recognizes only COPY for
the MODE parameter, even if NOCOPY is
specified.
COPYMODE
NOCOPY
2
Copy speed is medium, regardless what you specify
for the PACE parameter.
Any numberPACE
Not used by BC Z.Not applicableCRIT
MSGREQ function is applicable.YES
2
MSGREQ
Note: You cannot use the MSGREQ function when
an Add and Split is required. If you specify YES
for this parameter when an Add and Split is
required, the command is rejected and ends
abnormally (reporting CC = 8).
MSGREQ function is not applicable.NO
The pair is created whether the S-VOL is online or
not.
YESONLINSEC
1
If the S-VOL is online, the pair is not created.NO
1. Not specifying and specifying NO for this parameter have the same affect.
2. If you specify NOCOPY as the MODE parameter and YES as the MSGREQ parameter, the CESTPAIR PPRC
command ends before the copy operation is completed.
The following image shows an example of the CESTPAIR PPRC command:
PPRCOPY ESTPAIR parameters and examples
The following table describes the PPRCOPY ESTPAIR PPRCOPY command parameters.
DescriptionValueParameters
Only one of the three parameters should be
specified. The italic term is the arbitrary name.
DDNAME = dname = JCL statement identifying
the volume.
DDNAME,
SYSNAME, or
UNITADDRESS For example, dname is the arbitrary unique
SYSNAME = sysxxx = SYSNAME in the ASSGN
system control statement.
Creating pairs with CESTPAIR and PPRCOPY ESTPAIR 93