| Where allowed to run: All environments (*ALL) Threadsafe: No |
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The Change Device Description (Optical) (CHGDEVOPT) command changes the device description for an optical device.
Restriction: You must have input/output system configuration (*IOSYSCFG) special authority to use this command.
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| Keyword | Description | Choices | Notes |
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| DEVD | Device description | Name | Required, Key, Positional 1 |
| RSRCNAME | Resource name | Name, *SAME, *NONE | Optional |
| LCLINTNETA | Local internet address | *SAME, *NONE, *SRVLAN | Optional |
| RMTINTNETA | Remote internet address | Character value, *SAME | Optional |
| NETIMGDIR | Network image directory | Path name, *SAME | Optional |
| UID | User ID number | 0-4294967295, *SAME | Optional |
| GID | Group ID number | 0-4294967295, *SAME | Optional |
| ONLINE | Online at IPL | *SAME, *YES, *NO | Optional |
| MSGQ | Message queue | Single values: *SAME, *SYSOPR Other values: Qualified object name |
Optional |
| Qualifier 1: Message queue | Name | ||
| Qualifier 2: Library | Name, *LIBL, *CURLIB | ||
| TEXT | Text 'description' | Character value, *SAME, *BLANK | Optional |
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Specifies the name of the device description.
This is a required parameter.
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Specifies the resource name that identifies the hardware that the description represents.
No resource name is specified. A resource name must be provided before the device can be varied on.
Specify the name that identifies the optical device hardware on the system.
Note: Use the Work with Hardware Resources (WRKHDWRSC) command with TYPE(*STG) specified to determine the resource name.
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Specifies the TCP/IP interface to be used to communicate with the remote system when using virtual image files on a network.
Note: This parameter is not valid if *NONE is specified for the Resource name (RSRCNAME) parameter.
The value does not change.
No internet address is specified. Specifying this value will prevent the use of network virtual image files.
The value that was defined for the service tool server or the operations console (LAN) is specified.
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Specifies the remote internet address of the Network File System (NFS) server where this virtual optical device will look for virtual image files.
Note: A value is required for this parameter if *SRVLAN is specified for the Local internet address (LCLINTNETA) parameter.
The value does not change.
The internet address is specified in the form, nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn, where nnn is a decimal number ranging from 0 through 255. Leading zeros in each part of the dotted decimal internet address are invalid and will be removed. An internet address is not valid if it has a value of all binary ones or zeros for the network identifier (ID) or host portion of the address. If the internet address is entered from the command line, the address must be enclosed in apostrophes.
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Specifies the network path on the Network File System (NFS) server containing the virtual image files that were prepared for use with this device.
Note: A value is required for this parameter if *SRVLAN is specified for the Local internet address (LCLINTNETA) parameter.
The value does not change.
Specify the network path on the NFS server containing the virtual image files. Up to 127 characters may be specified.
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Specifies the ID number of the remote user profile on the Network File System (NFS) server.
Note: This parameter is only valid if *SRVLAN is specified for the Local internet address LCLINTNETA parameter.
The value does not change.
Specify the ID number of the remote user profile on the NFS server.
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Specifies the ID number of the remote group profile on the Network File System (NFS) server.
Note: This parameter is only valid if *SRVLAN is specified for the Local internet address LCLINTNETA parameter.
The value does not change.
Specify the ID number of the remote group profile on the NFS server.
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Specifies whether this object is automatically varied on at initial program load (IPL).
Note: The value for this parameter will be set to *NO if *SRVLAN is specified for the Local internet address LCLINTNETA parameter.
This device is varied on automatically at IPL.
This device is not varied on automatically at IPL.
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Specifies the message queue to which operational messages for this device are sent.
Single values
The value does not change.
Qualifier 1: Message queue
Specify the name of the message queue to which operational messages are sent.
Qualifier 2: Library
All libraries in the job's library list are searched until the first match is found.
The current library for the job is searched. If no library is specified as the current library for the job, the QGPL library is used.
Specify the name of the library to be searched.
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Specifies the text that briefly describes the object.
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CHGDEVOPT DEVD(OPT01) ONLINE(*YES)
This command changes the device description of an optical device that is named OPT01 so that the device is automatically varied on at IPL.
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