Specifying a partner name

When TapeSHARE is initialized, it checks to see if this parameter specifies any partnerships. If TapeSHARE finds that you have not specified partnerships, TapeSHARE assumes that any BBI node (defined in the BBINOD00 member) with TapeSHARE installed is a partner within the PLEX. If TapeSHARE finds that you have specified partnerships with this parameter, it does not check the BBINOD00 member.

To specify a partner, perform the following steps:

1. On the TapeSHARE Parameters panel, enter a question mark next to the PARTNER field and press Enter.

   Figure 1. TapeSHARE parameters panel: adding a partner name

   BMC Software --------------- TapeSHARE Parameters --------------- AutoOPERATOR
   COMMAND ===>                                                 TGT  --- DSHD
                                                                 DATE --- YY/MM/DD
                                                                 TIME --- 16:27:51
                     Member     Current
   
   PARTNER    ===>        ?                    * LIST * (Enter ? for a partner list)
   
   TIMEOUT    ===>      120         120          Subsystem response timeout value
   RETRYCNT   ===>        2           2          Times to retry a take request
   RETRYINT   ===>       30          30          Interval between take retries
   ACTION     ===>  DEFAULT     DEFAULT          Allocation failure action
   
   NOGIVE     ===>                               (Enter ? for a device list)
   NOTAKE     ===>                               (Enter ? for a device list)
   
   PREF       ===>  NO          NO               Enable / Force preferencing
   PREFDEV    ===>                               (Enter ? for a device list)
   
   FREE       ===>  DEALLOC     DEALLOC          Deallocation procedure name
   TRACE      ===>  NO          NO               Start / Stop TapeSHARE tracing
   
   Press END to save changes, CANCEL to cancel changes

   The Update TapeSHARE Partners panel is displayed.

   Figure 2. List of defined partners

   BMC Software -------------- Update TapeSHARE Partners ---------- AutoOPERATOR
   COMMAND ===>                                                 TGT  --- DSHD
    Primary command:  Add                                        DATE --- YY/MM/DD
   
   
    LC CMDS --- (D)elete
   
   
   
         **************************** END OF ENTRIES ******************************
2. Enter a list of partners with the primary command ADD and a one- to four-character BBI subsystem name.

   • To add a partner with a BBISS PAS name of SYSA, enter ADD SYSA on the COMMAND line:

     BMC Software -------------- Update TapeSHARE Partners ---------- AutoOPERATOR
     COMMAND ===> ADD SYSA                                         TGT  --- DSHD

   • You can also enter (separated by a comma) the device address or a range of device addresses that cannot be allocated to that partner. In the following example, the device number 0123 will not be eligible to be allocated to partner SYSA:

     BMC Software -------------- Update TapeSHARE Partners ---------- AutoOPERATOR
     COMMAND ===> ADD SYSA,0123                                    TGT  --- DSHD

   • To enter a range of addresses, such as a range of devices that fall between 0123 and 1300 that are not be eligible to be GIVEN to partner SYSA, enter

     BMC Software -------------- Update TapeSHARE Partners ---------- AutoOPERATOR
     COMMAND ===> ADD SYSA,0123-0130                               TGT  --- DSHD

   • To enter multiple ranges of devices, enter

     BMC Software -------------- Update TapeSHARE Partners ---------- AutoOPERATOR
     COMMAND ===> ADD SYSA,0123-0130,0E01-0E05                    TGT  --- DSHD
3. Press PF3 when you have finished entering all the partners. The TapeSHARE Parameters panel is re-displayed.
4. Repeat this process for every TapeSHARE within the PLEX for which you want to customize this parameter.