(1) The unique name of a database server. An application uses the location name to access a DB2 database server. See also LU name.
(2) In DFSMSrmm, a name given to a place for removable media that DFSMSrmm manages. A location name can be the name of a system-managed library, a storage location name, or the identifier for the shelf space outside a system-managed library or storage location.