To define a device class, first complete the following fields and then click Finish, or click Cancel to end the task.
Enter the name of the device class to be defined. The maximum length of the device class name is 30 characters.
Enter the maximum number of file volumes that can be simultaneously mounted for the device class.
Enter the high-level qualifier of the data set name that is used to allocate scratch volume data sets. For all scratch file volumes created in this device
class, the server uses this prefix to create the data set name. This field is optional. The default is
ADSM.
Enter the maximum capacity for the volumes categorized by this device class. The default is 1M.
The value must be an integer followed by one of these units:
K | Kilobyte |
M | Megabyte |
G | Gigabyte |
Enter the unit name that indicates on which device (or devices) to place File volumes. You can specify any unit name that is known to your MVS installation. The maximum length of the unit name is 8 characters. The default is a null string using single quotes (''). This parameter is optional.
Enter the volume serial number of a hard disk drive on which to place File volumes. The volser can be any volume serial number known to your MVS installation. The maximum length of the volser is 6 characters. The default is a null string using single quotes (''). This parameter is optional.