mkesconpprcpath

Parameters

-dev storage_image_ID

(Optional). Specifies the source storage image ID, which consists of manufacturer, type, and serial number. This parameter is required if you do not fully qualify the source LSS ID.

Example: IBM.2105-75FA120

-remotedev storage_image_ID

(Optional). Specifies the remote storage image ID, which consists of manufacturer, type, and serial number. This parameter is required if you do not fully qualify the target LSS ID.

Example: IBM.2105-75FA150

-srclss Source_LSS_ID

(Required). Specifies the source logical subsystem (LSS) ID. Accepts a fully qualified LSS ID, which includes the storage image ID or a shortened version without the storage image ID, if the -dev parameter is used. The fully qualified LSS ID format is storage_image_ID/xx, where 'xx' is a hexadecimal number in the range '00 - FE'.

-srcss ss_ID

(Optional). Specifies the subsystem ID of the primary logical subsystem in the format '0x0001 - 0xFFFF'.

This value is required for the IBM Enterprise Storage Server versions 2.4.0 and 2.4.1.

Example: 0010

-tgtlss Target_LSS_ID

(Required). Specifies the target logical subsystem (LSS) ID. Accepts a fully qualified LSS ID, which includes the storage image ID, or a shortened version without the storage image ID, if the -remotedev parameter is used. The fully qualified LSS ID format is storage_image_ID/xx, where 'xx' is a hexadecimal number in the range '00 - FE'.

 -remotewwnn WWNN

(Optional). Specifies the worldwide node name. The format is a 16-hexadecimal ID.

Note: If you use this parameter, the format is checked even though there might be times that the value is not used.

Example: 12341234000A000F

-tgtss ss_ID

(Optional). Specifies the subsystem ID of the secondary logical subsystem in the format '0x0001 - 0xFFFF'.

This value is required for the IBM Enterprise Storage Server versions 2.4.0 and 2.4.1.

Example: 0010

-consistgrp

(Optional). Creates a consistency group for the remote mirror and copy volume pairs that are associated with the PPRC paths that are established by this command. A remote mirror and copy consistency group is a set of remote mirror and copy volume pairs that have the same source and target LSS.

Normally, when an error occurs in a member of a remote mirror and copy volume pair, the volume is put in a suspended state. However, if the volume is participating in a consistency group, it is placed in a long busy state.

-force

(Optional). Creates a new remote mirror and copy path even if the specified remote mirror and copy path already exists.

Source_Port_ID:Target_Port_ID . . . | -

(Required). Establishes a remote mirror and copy path between the source and target ports for the specified source and target logical subsystems. The source port must be an ESCON I/O port that is configured for point-to-point or switch topology. The source port is enabled automatically for remote mirror and copy primary I/O operations. The target port must be a switch I/O port that is configured for point-to-point or switch topology. The target port is enabled automatically for remote mirror and copy primary I/O operations.

Note: Do not specify a target port ID when you specify an ESCON direct connection. Instead, specify only the source port ID.

This parameter accepts only nonfully qualified port IDs, which does not include the storage image ID. A remote mirror and copy path port pair ID consists of two port IDs. The first is designated as the source port and the second as the target port for the remote mirror and copy path. You must separate the two port IDs with a colon and no spaces. A direct ESCON I/O port ID is four hexadecimal characters in the format EEAP, where EE is a port enclosure number '00 - 3F', A is the adapter number '0 - F', and P is the port number '0 - F'. This number is prefixed with the letter I. A switch ESCON I/O port ID is two hexadecimal characters in the range '00 - FF'. This number is prefixed with the letter I.

This parameter accepts up to eight remote mirror and copy path port pair IDs. You must separate multiple port pair IDs with spaces.

If you specify the dash (-), this parameter information is automatically supplied.

Example pair: I1A10:I20

Example of a source ESCON port and target switch port pair: I1A10:I20

Example of multiple pairs: I1A10:I20 I1A11:I21 I1A12 (the last object identifies an ESCON connection)