>>-+---------------------------------------+------------------->< '-RNAME--=--+-link_station_name-------+-' '-(--link_station_name--)-'
| statements: | PCCU |
| dependencies: | none |
Must match the label on the PU definition statement that describes this NCP in an adjacent communication controller or host. (That PU definition statement identifies, to the other NCP or host, the link that connects it to this communication controller.) You can specify up to 13 SDLC or channel link station names; each one represents a contact point that a host can use to reach this communication controller. As you specify values for RNAME, keep in mind that VTAM® reads multiple RNAMEs from right to left.
If you do not code RNAME when defining a link-attached communication controller, the VTAM operator should supply it as an operand on the VARY ACT command.
When the VTAM operator issues a VARY ACT command to activate this communication controller, if no link-station or channel-device address contact points are supplied (either with the RNAME and CUADDR operands or the VARY ACT command), a link station adjacent to the communication controller must already be active.
For information about how to code RNAME when the NCP is defined in a channel-attachment major node, see z/OS Communications Server: SNA Network Implementation Guide.