Use to specify the name by which this TCP/IP identifies this device; for example, DEVICE1.
Rules:
The maximum length is 16 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.
Only one virtual link can be defined for a virtual device.
More than one virtual device can be defined for multiple virtual IP addresses on one TCP/IP image in one z/OS system.