Use to specify the name by which this TCP/IP identifies this device; for example, DEVICE1.
Rules:
The maximum length is 8 characters.
Each character must be a non-blank printable character; ,;.= (comma, semicolon, period, or equal sign) are not allowed.
The first character must be one of $@# or an alphanumeric; if it is numeric, the name must not be a hexadecimal number.
The device name must be the OSA name known to MPC and OSA/SF, which may further restrict the set of valid names.
This name, the OSA name, must match the name specified on the transport resource list element (TRLE).
For more information on the TRLE, see the z/OS IBM Communications Server: SNA Resource Definition Reference.