ICP226I LINK ADDRESS MUST BE SUPPLIED. CHPID xx IN CSS y ATTACHES TO SWITCH zz

Explanation

A valid link address (LINK keyword) must be supplied for all channel paths that attach to an ESCON or FICON® Director (SWITCH keyword). A valid link address is a hexadecimal number in the range of 01-FE for CVC, CBY, CNC, CTC, and FCV channel paths (TYPE keyword). The range is 0000-FFFF for an FC channel path. A link address of ** or **** is not valid for a channel path that attaches to a director.

System action

IOCP continues to validate and check the syntax of the remaining statements. However, it does not generate an IOCDS and it does not produce configuration reports.

Programmer response

Specify a valid link address for all channel paths in the PATH parameter of the CNTLUNIT statement that attach to a director.