HP P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Software Mainframe Agent Installation and Configuration Guide

HOSTNAME('host-identification-name') ~ <1 to 50 alphanumeric characters> <<value
specified for the &SYSNAME system symbol>>
Specify this parameter when Device Manager or Replication Manager software needs to identify
the P9000 mainframe agent. When the P9000 mainframe agent is running on more than one
host, and a HOSTNAME (host identification name) value is duplicated in these hosts, Device
Manager or Replication Manager software cannot identify the host on which the target P9000
mainframe agent is running. To ensure that Device Manager or Replication Manager software
can identify the host on which the P9000 mainframe agent is running, specify a unique HOSTNAME
value for each host.
When this parameter is omitted, the value of the &SYSNAME system symbol is assumed. For details
about the &SYSNAME system symbol, refer to the MVS Initialization and Tuning Reference.
When the P9000 mainframe agent runs on more than one host and an &SYSNAME system symbol
value is duplicated in these hosts, Device Manager or Replication Manager software cannot dis-
tinguish between the hosts. When the &SYSNAME system symbol value is duplicated, make sure
that HOSTNAME values are unique among the hosts.
Notes about Specifying the HOSTNAME Parameter:
When you specify the host name for reporting to Device Manager, do not specify the name of a
host that is already being managed by Device Manager (including external connection ports that
are being managed by Device Manager as hosts). To ensure that you do not specify such a host
name, use one of the following methods:
• Ensure that DNS can resolve the host name you specify.
• If a host name that DNS can resolve is identical to a host name already managed by Device
Manager, set the host identification name of the mainframe host for the HOSTNAME parameter,
and then set the same host identification name in Device Manager.
• If neither of the above methods allows you to set a unique host name, change the host name
of the host managed by Device Manager.
• If none of the above three methods allows you to set a unique host name, you can specify
any host name.
PREFIX('prefix','local-site's-DAD-ID')
To collect P9000 mainframe agent information from Replication Manager software, specify the
prefix of the configuration file created by the YKP2A command. For details about the YKP2A
command, see “YKP2A command” on page 57.
You can specify multiple PREFIX parameters. Specify multiple PREFIX parameters when the
storage information to be acquired is information registered in multiple configuration files that
have different prefixes, in an environment where Replication Manager software and the P9000
mainframe agent are one-to-one.
prefix ~ <PREFIX string consisting of 1 to 16 characters>
Specifies the file name prefix of the P9000 mainframe agent configuration files that are used by
Replication Manager software. The disk configuration definition file with the prefix specified here,
the volume information defined in the copy group definition file, and the copy group are provided
to Replication Manager software.
local-site's-DAD-ID ~ <DAD string consisting of 1 to 28 characters>
Specify the device address domain ID of the primary site specified for the DAD parameter of the
YKP2A command.
Notes about Specifying the PREFIX Parameter
• Do not specify a nonexistent prefix or device address domain ID in the PREFIX parameter.
Even though specifying a nonexistent prefix or device address domain ID does not result in
an error during P9000 mainframe agent startup, an error will occur during a Replication
Manager software request.
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