How can we allocate the CA ASM2 IPC and JNL files within CA ASM2 jobs or CA RSVP jobs?

Products

• ASM2- STORAGE MANAGEMENT
• ASM2 Backup and Restore

Issue/Introduction

How can we allocate the CA ASM2 IPC and JNL files within CA ASM2 jobs or CA RSVP jobs? Can you provide a sample?

 

  

Environment

Release: ASM2..00200-4.2-ASM2-Backup and Restore
Component:

Resolution

CA ASM2 will dynamically allocate the CA ASM2 IPC and JNL files during processing based on the $OPTIONS $VPREFIX definitions originally created during the install and setup process. 

Example:

ASM2.PARMLIB($OPTIONS)

$VPREFIX EQU  *                    DEFAULT PREFIX, USER MODABLE 
         DC   C'prefix.ASM242'

You can also allocate the JNL and IPC files in JCL for CA RSVP and other CA ASM2 jobs. This can be used for special activities, running reports, and sometimes during recovery jobs when required.

The ASM2IPC and ASM2JNL can be allocated by using DDNAMES in the JCL of the CA-ASM2/RSVP batch jobs.

Example:

//ASM2JNL  DD  DISP=SHR,DSN=prefix.ASM2JNL
//ASM2IPC  DD  DISP=SHR,DSN=prefix.ASM2IPC          

**Note** The suffix ASM2JNL and ASM2IPC are mandatory names and is documented in the CA ASM2 Planning and Installation Guide.