Use to specify the name by which this TCP/IP identifies this device; for example, DEVICE1. For HPFT MPC connections to an IBM 2216 Multiaccess Connector Model 400, an IBM RS/6000, or another z/OS host, the device name must be the TRLE name of an HPDT connection. The TRLE is defined in a VTAM TRL major node and must be active to start the device. For details on defining a TRLE, see the z/OS IBM Communications Server: SNA Resource Definition Reference.
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 reserved TRLE name IUTSAMEH can be used to bring up an MPCPTP connection between two TCP/IP stacks on the same system without the need for a physical device connection between the two stacks. The reserved TRLE name IUTSAMEH can also be used to define an Enterprise Extender connection to the VTAM instance running on this host. If you are defining an Enterprise Extender connection, the device name must be IUTSAMEH.
VTAM automatically activates the IUTSAMEH TRLE.
For XCF connections, the device name must be the cpname of the target VTAM on the other side of the XCF connection, which may further restrict the set of allowed names. The VTAM ISTLSXCF major node must be active in both nodes to start the device. If connectivity is to a pre-OS/390 V2R8 node, the XCF TRLE must also be active.