UNC paths not working for system directory and JES catalog in Enterprise Server. When trying to use UNC path name for the system directory and MTO JES catalog, a message 'JES fails to start' is displayed. It runs fine when changing the catalog on the c: drive. The problem occurs only when the path name is changed from C:\\ directory to \\\\server\\share\\path-to-file\\filename (ie, a UNC path).

When using Enterprise Server, file paths for the system directory and JES catalog can be specified by UNC paths to access files on the network when there is appropriate file access.If the UNC path, for example:

share on server on directory: C:\\SUPPORT\\ES60\\JCLTEST\\REPRO
shared as: \\\\rock-x64\\support\\ES60\\JCLTEST\\REPRO

Then, you should specify  \\\\\\rock-x64\\support\\ES60\\JCLTEST\\REPRO instead of \\\\rock-x64\\support\\ES60\\JCLTEST\\REPRO . To make it to work, always precede the UNC pathname with a '\\'. The leading backslash '\\' in front of the pathname serves as the escape character. Please see attached file UNCPATH.doc for details.