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Mapping Drives

Note

Although ChangeMan ZDD allows you to map a mainframe server to a drive letter, it is recommended that you not use that approach. See ZDD Network Namespace Extension for more information.

You can map a z/OS server to a drive letter for easier access. In most network file systems, drive letters are mapped to a network share folder. ChangeMan ZDD, however, has its own version of the Map Network Drive function, which allows you to map a drive letter to an entire server.

Notes

  • the Map Drive button on the Servers page of the ZDD Network Properties dialog box. See Servers Page.

  • the Map Network Drive button on the ZDD Network Wizards dialog box. See The Wizard Application.

From the Servers tab in the ZDD Network Properties, press the Map Drive button. The ChangeMan ZDD version of the Map Network Drive dialog box displays.

Mapping Drives in a Batch File

When you access the logical drive you have mapped, you will receive a prompt to enter a mainframe user ID and password. If you want to set up a Batch file to execute commands on a PC server by using NET USE commands to map the drive and then reference the drive in a subsequent command, you can supply the user ID and password as illustrated in the following example (where x is the drive letter, server is the server name, password is the password, and userid is the user ID):

NET USE x: \\server password /USER:userid

To log on without mapping to a drive letter, you can reference everything in the batch file using UNC syntax:

NET USE \\server password /USER:userid

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