| statements: | PCCU |
| dependencies: | none |
Specifies an adjacent link station, channel- or link-attached, that is used to perform dump operations. If you do not use DUMPSTA on either the PCCU definition statement or the VTAM® VARY ACT command, VTAM chooses a default link station whenever a dump is necessary. See z/OS Communications Server: SNA Network Implementation Guide for information about how VTAM chooses a default link station.
For a channel-attached communication controller, if the link station name is not defined (in the channel attached major node), VTAM assigns a link station name by taking the device number and adding "-S". If the device number is 3-digits, a leading zero is added to the name. For example, the device number 0C2 has the link station name of 00C2-S.
You can designate the same link station for both dumping and loading.
For more information on link stations and use of the VTAM VARY ACT command, see z/OS Communications Server: SNA Operation.