chhost
Use the chhost command to change the connection information for host systems that are connected to the copy services management server.
For z/OS® host systems, this command is applicable only if the copy services management server is connected to the host system by using an IP address or host name.
Syntax
Parameters
- -help | -h | -?
- Lists help for the command. If you specify additional parameters and arguments, those parameters and arguments are ignored.
- -quiet
- Suppresses the confirmation prompt for this command. This flag answers yes to all confirmation prompts.
- -oldport port
- Specifies the old port number for the host system connection to be modified.
- -newip IP_Address
- Specifies the new IP address or host name of the host system connection to be modified.
- -newport port
- Specifies the new port number for the host system connection to be modified.
- -newusername user_name
- Specifies the new user name for the IBM® z/OS host system connection to be modified.
- -newpassword password
- Specifies the new password for the z/OS host system connection to be modified.
- IP_Address | -
- Specifies the IP address or host name of the host system connection
to be modified.
Alternatively, use the dash (-) to specify that input for this parameter comes from an input stream (stdin). The dash is supported only in single-shot mode.
Example: Changing an AIX host system credentials
The following command changes the IP
address and port number for an AIX® host
system connection.
csmcli> chhost -oldport 9930 -newip 192.0.2.2 -newport 9931 192.0.2.0 Example: Changing a z/OS host system credentials
The following command changes the user
name for a z/OS host system
connection.
csmcli> chhost -oldport 5858 -newusername xyzuser 192.0.2.1 Are you sure you want to change the host 192.0.2.1? [y/n]:y Please enter a password for the host userid of xyzuser: IWNR7005I Update to connection 192.0.2.1:5858 successful.