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Command Definitions L-O
LMOUNT
LMOUNT
Requests a logical reservation of a volume set. This informs the system that the volume set
is to be reserved system-wide. The equivalent native mode command is VSRESERVESYS.
(Native Mode)
Syntax
LMOUNT[{ * volumesetname }][.groupname[.acctname] ] [ ;GEN=[ genindex]]
NOTE For the MOUNT, DISMOUNT, LDISMOUNT, and LMOUNT commands a volume set
name such as V.G.A can have no more than eight characters in any part of
the name. If the length of V, G, or A exceeds eight characters, an error is
reported.
Parameters
* or <blank> Specifies the home volume set for the group and account specified, or for
the logon group and account if groupname or groupname.acctname is not
specified.
volume- setname An artificial component of a volume set name used to maintain backward
compatibility with MPE V/E.
groupname Used only for compatibility with MPE V/E.
acctname Used only for compatibility with MPE V/E.
genindex A value from -1 to 32,767 specifying which generation of the home volume
set is to be reserved. A value of -1 indicates that any generation is
permitted. If omitted, the system ignores the generation when attempting
to satisfy the MOUNT request.
Operation Notes
When the console operator executes the LMOUNT command, all disk drives containing
members of the specified volume set become RESERVED. Each volume set is logically
attached to the drive until an LDISMOUNT command is executed, at which time the disk
drive is no longer reserved on a system-wide basis. A VSCLOSE may then be issued to
remove the volume set. (Refer to the VSCLOSE command in this chapter.)
Executing an LMOUNT command does not prevent users from issuing a MOUNT command for
the volume set in question. Users may issue a DISMOUNT command for the specified
volume set, but doing so has no effect; the LMOUNT command takes priority over a general
user command.
System users issue mount requests implicitly through their programs, or explicitly with a
MOUNT command.
