Defining a location

You can use the LOCATION operand of the DUMP-DISK and DUMP-PUBSET statements to specify the set of devices, from which tape devices for SCRATCH requests are to be selected.

You can also use the MODIFY-FDDRL-PARAMETERS statement to set a default value for this operand.

When doing so, you should note the following:

• If the Maren administrator has used a MAREN exit to assign the user tapes from a different location, this specification will be ignored.

• If the Maren administrator has used the MAREN location manager to assign the user tapes from a different location, the system specific MAREN parameter OVERRULE-LOC decides how to proceed further:

  • OVERRULE-LOC=REJECT: the location specified by the user will be used (differing locations lead to a rejected reservation)

  • OVERRULE-LOC=YES: the location specified in the MARENLM will be used