| applykey |
application key and version |
The applykey command
applies the licensed machine code (LMC) activation keys for a storage server.
You can enter the LMC keys manually, or you can import the keys from an XML
file. The file that contains the LMC keys must be downloaded from an IBM Web
site. |
| chckdvol |
storage configuration |
The chckdvol command
changes the name of a count key data (CKD) base volume. |
| chextpool |
storage configuration |
The chextpool command
modifies an extent pool. |
| chfbvol |
storage configuration |
The chfbvol command
changes the name or data type of a fixed block volume. |
| chhostconnect |
I/O port and host connect configuration |
The chhostconnect command
modifies a SCSI host port configuration. |
| chlcu |
storage configuration |
The chlcu command
modifies a logical control unit. |
| chlss |
storage configuration |
The chlss command
modifies a logical subsystem. |
| chpass |
user account and security |
The chpass command
changes the password expiration time and the number of login attempts for
a storage complex. |
| chrank |
storage configuration |
The chrank command
assigns an unassigned rank to an extent pool, or removes an assigned rank
from a extent pool. This command can also be used to change an assigned rank
to an unassigned rank. |
| chsession |
Copy Services |
The chsession command
allows you to modify a Global Mirror session. |
| chsi |
storage image configuration |
The chsi command modifies
a storage image. You can use it to set characteristics such as online or offline
state, name, and description. |
| chsu |
storage unit configuration |
The chsu command
modifies a storage unit. |
| chuser |
user account and security |
The chuser command
is used to modify and lock or unlock a DS CLI or
a DS Storage Manager user
account. A CLI user with administrative authority uses this command to update
a user account password, modify user group authority, or to lock or unlock
a user account. Users that do not have administrator authority, use this command
to change an expired password and create a password that is not known to the
administrator who created their account. |
| chvolgrp |
storage configuration |
The chvolgrp command
modifies a volume group name and volume members. |
| clearvol |
storage configuration |
The clearvol command
clears Copy Services relationships for a base logical volume. |
| closeproblem |
DS6000 close problem |
The closeproblem command
modifies the status of a problem in the problem log file to closed. |
| commitflash |
Copy Services |
The commitflash command is used
as part of the recovery from a disaster scenario to complete a partially formed
Global Mirror consistency group. |
| commitremoteflash |
Copy Services |
The commitremoteflash command
sends data to a target volume to form a consistency between the remote source
and target FlashCopy pair. |
| diagsi |
storage image configuration |
The diagsi command
is an administrative command that is provided to a DS6000 (1750) user who
has administrator or service authority. This command is used to enable a warm
start. |
| dscli |
framework |
The dscli command starts DS CLI.
Use this command to run DS CLI commands in the interactive, single-shot, or
script mode. |
| failbackpprc |
Copy Services |
The failbackpprc command
copies the required data from the source volume to the target volume in order
to resume mirroring. This command is used in the disaster recovery processes
that are associated with sites using Metro Mirror, Global Mirror, or Metro/Global
Mirror processing. |
| failoverpprc |
Copy Services |
The failoverpprc command
is used only with disaster recovery processing. This command is used in the
disaster recovery processes associated with sites using Metro Mirror, Global
Mirror, or Metro/Global Mirror processing. The failoverpprc command
succeeds even if the paths are down and the volume at the production site
is unavailable or nonexistent. |
| freezepprc |
Copy Services |
The freezepprc command
creates a new remote mirror and copy consistency group. It places the source
logical subsystem (LSS) in the long busy state so that no I/Os
can be directed to it. It also removes remote mirror and copy paths between
the source LSS and target LSS and sets the queue full condition
for the primary volume. This causes the host to queue writes to the primary
volume until the queue full condition is reset. During the queue
full condition, the primary volume reports long busy status. |
| lsaddressgrp |
storage configuration |
The lsaddressgrp command
displays a list of address groups for a storage image and the status information
for each address group in the list. |
| lsarray |
storage configuration |
The lsarray command
displays a list of arrays in a storage image and status information for each
array in the list. |
| lsarraysite |
storage configuration |
The lsarraysite command
displays a list of array sites and status information for each array site
in the list. |
| lsavailpprcport |
Copy Services |
The lsavailpprcport command
displays a list of ESCON or fibre-channel I/O ports that can be defined as
remote mirror and copy (formerly PPRC) paths. The DS6000™ supports
only fibre-channel ports. The Enterprise Storage Server (2105 machine
type) supports ESCON ports. |
| lsckdvol |
storage configuration |
The lsckdvol command
displays a list of count key data (CKD) base and alias volumes in a storage
image and status information for each volume in the list. |
| lsddm |
physical resource information |
The lsddm command
displays a list of disk drive modules (DDMs) and status information for each
DDM in the list. |
| lsextpool |
storage configuration |
The lsextpool command
displays a list of extent pools in a storage unit and status information on
each extent pool in the list. |
| lsfbvol |
storage configuration |
The lsfbvol command
displays a list of fixed block volumes in a storage image and status information
for each volume in the list. |
| lsflash |
Copy Services |
The lsflash command
displays a list of FlashCopy relationships and status information for each
FlashCopy relationship in the list. |
| lshostconnect |
I/O port and host connect configuration |
The lshostconnect command
displays a list of host connections for a storage image and the status information
for each host connection in the list. You can also use this command to obtain
a list of worldwide port numbers (WWPNs) from a system-detected-unknown host
port. You can use these WWPNs to create a new host connection using the mkhostconnect command. |
| lshosttype |
I/O port and host connect configuration |
The lshosttype command
displays a list of known hosts, their associated port profiles, address discovery,
and logical block size values. Use this command to get the available host
types for the mkhostconnect command. |
| lshostvol |
I/O port and host connect configuration |
The lshostvol command
displays the mapping of host device names or volume names to machine type
2105, 2107, and 1750 volume IDs. (This command is not supported on the i5/OS.) |
| lsioport |
I/O port and host connect configuration |
The lsioport command
displays a list of I/O ports on a specified storage image and optionally provides
performance metrics for each I/O port that is listed. |
| lskey |
application key and version |
The lskey command displays
the type of licensed machine code (LMC) activation keys that are installed
and available for use by the storage unit. |
| lslcu |
storage configuration |
The lslcu command displays
a list of logical control units (LCUs) for a storage image and status information
for each logical control unit in the list. |
| lslss |
storage configuration |
The lslss command displays
a list of logical subsystems (LSSs) for a storage image and status information
for each logical subsystem in the list. |
| lspe |
DS6000 PE Package |
The lspe command is
used by a DS6000 user to find previously created PE package files that are
ready to send to IBM. These files were created with the mkpe command
and must be sent to IBM because there was an error during the original FTP
of the PE package file. |
| lsportprof |
I/O port and host connect configuration |
The lsportprof command
displays a list of port profiles that are supported on a storage unit and
their recommended address discovery and logical block size values. |
| lspprc |
Copy Services |
The lspprc command
displays a list of remote mirror and copy (formerly PPRC) volume relationships
for a storage image, and status information for each remote mirror and copy
volume relationship in the list. |
| lspprcpath |
Copy Services |
The lspprcpath command
displays a list of existing remote mirror and copy path definitions. |
| lsproblem |
DS6000 problem log |
The lsproblem command
lists problem logs. This command is exclusive to the DS6000. |
| lsrank |
storage configuration |
The lsrank command
displays a list of defined ranks in a storage image and status information
for each rank. |
| lsremoteflash |
Copy Services |
The lsremoteflash command
displays a list of FlashCopy relationships and status information for each
FlashCopy relationship in the list. |
| lsserver |
storage image configuration |
The lsserver command
displays all servers in a storage complex or a list of specified servers and
it also displays the status information for each server in the list. |
| lssession |
Copy Services |
The lssession command
displays a list of Global Mirror sessions for a logical subsystem (LSS) and
information regarding the volumes of each session in the list. |
| lssi |
storage image configuration |
The lssi command displays
a list of storage images in a storage complex. You can use this command to
look at the status of each storage image in the list. The storage image worldwide
node name (WWNN) is displayed when this command is used. You must use the
storage image WWNN with the lsavailpprcport and mkpprcpath commands. |
| lsss |
DS6000 PE Package |
The lsss command is
used by a DS6000 user to find previously created offloaded statesave files
that are ready to send to IBM. These files were created with the offloadss command
and must be sent to IBM because there was an error during the original FTP
transfer of the statesave file. |
| lsstgencl |
physical enclosure information |
The lsstgencl command
displays a list of storage enclosures and status information for each enclosure
in the list. |
| lssu |
storage unit configuration |
The lssu command displays
a list of storage units in a storage complex. You can use this command to
look at the status and other properties of each storage unit in the list. |
| lsuser |
user account and security |
The lsuser command
returns a list of storage image user account names and access authority levels. |
| lsvolgrp |
storage configuration |
The lsvolgrp command
displays a list of volume groups in a storage image and status information
for each volume group in the list. |
| managehostconnect |
I/O port and host connect configuration |
The managehostconnect command
modifies the volume group assignment for a SCSI host port. |
| managepwfile |
user account and security |
The managepwfile command
creates a password file for an existing ESS or DS user account. This command
processes the password requirements for 2105, 2107, and 1750 systems. |
| mkaliasvol |
storage configuration |
The mkaliasvol command
creates zSeries CKD alias volumes (generally referred to as parallel access
volumes or PAVs) in a storage image. |
| mkarray |
storage configuration |
The mkarray command
creates one array per command. |
| mkckdvol |
storage configuration |
The mkckdvol command
creates zSeries count key data (CKD) base or CKD alias volumes in a storage
image. |
| mkesconpprcpath |
Copy Services |
The mkesconpprcpath command
creates a remote mirror and copy (formerly PPRC) path between source and target
logical subsystems over an ESCON connection. The command allows you to specify
ESCON direct and ESCON switch connections. Use this command only with IBM System Storage™ Enterprise
Storage Servers (2105, Model 800 and Model 750). |
| mkextpool |
storage configuration |
The mkextpool command
creates a fixed block or count key data (CKD) storage type extent pool. |
| mkfbvol |
storage configuration |
The mkfbvol command
creates open systems fixed block (FB) volumes in a storage image. |
| mkflash |
Copy Services |
The mkflash command
initiates a point-in-time copy from source volumes to target volumes. |
| mkgmir |
Copy Services |
The mkgmir command
starts Global Mirror for a specified session. |
| mkhostconnect |
I/O port and host connect configuration |
The mkhostconnect command
configures open systems hosts port attachments to fibre-channel ports that
are configured for FC-AL or SCSI-FCP topology. Open systems hosts port attachments
to fibre-channel ports are configured for identified access mode and SCSI
protocol. |
| mklcu |
storage configuration |
The mklcu command creates
a logical control unit (LCU) in a storage image. |
| mkpe |
DS6000 PE package |
The mkpe command creates
and copies PE packages from DS6000 nodes to the destination directory on a
management node. The mkpe command is also used to create a PE package
from the log and configuration files contained on the storage management console,
and the package does not contain any files that are copied from the DS6000
nodes. |
| mkpprc |
Copy Services |
The mkpprc command
establishes a remote mirror and copy (formerly PPRC) relationship for a volume
pair. |
| mkpprcpath |
Copy Services |
The mkpprcpath command
establishes or replaces a remote mirror and copy (formerly PPRC) path between
source and target logical subsystems (LSSs) over a fibre-channel connection.
This is the only supported connectivity for machine types 2107 and 1750. Paths
can be established between the following machine types: 2105:2105, 2107:2107,
2107:1750, 2107:2105, 1750:1750, 1750:2105. |
| mkrank |
storage configuration |
The mkrank command
creates one fixed block or count key data (CKD) rank from one array. |
| mkremoteflash |
Copy Services |
The mkremoteflash command
initiates a remote point-in-time copy from source volumes to target volumes
through a Remote Mirror and Copy relationship. |
| mksession |
Copy Services |
The mksession command
opens a Global Mirror session. |
| mkuser |
user account and security |
The mkuser command
creates a DS CLI or
a DS Storage Manager user
account. A CLI user with administrative authority uses this command to create
a user account with a password and user group authority. |
| mkvolgrp |
storage configuration |
The mkvolgrp command
creates a volume group in a storage image. |
| offloadauditlog |
audit commands |
The offloadauditlog command
provides an activity report for a console (identified as smc1 or smc2). The
report includes basic information, such as, a list of who logged in, when
they logged in, and what they did during their session. |
| offloadss |
DS6000 PE package |
The offloadss DS6000
command copies state information from nodes to the destination directory on
a management node. |
| pausegmir |
Copy Services |
The pausegmir command
pauses Global Mirror for the specified session. |
| pausepprc |
Copy Services |
The pausepprc command
pauses an existing remote mirror and copy volume pair relationship. Or, this
command can be used to pause a single volume ID. To use with a single volume
you must specify either the -at src parameter
option or the -at tgt parameter
option. If neither of these options are specified in the command, single volumes
are not valid. |
| resumegmir |
Copy Services |
The resumegmir command
resumes Global Mirror processing for a specified session. |
| resumepprc |
Copy Services |
The resumepprc command
resumes a remote mirror and copy (formerly PPRC) relationship for a volume
pair. |
| resyncflash |
Copy Services |
The resyncflash command is a point
in time copy of an existing FlashCopy pair established with the -record and -persist parameters.
The resyncflash command only copies the parts of the volume that have
changed since the last point in time copy. When a pair is established with
the -record and -persist parameters, the pair initially synchronizes
and then a record of all host write operations to the source is maintained
in the source volumes. When the resyncflash command is issued on the
pair, the new data that is written to the source is copied to the target.
The parameters specified in this command replace the parameters in the existing
relationship. In order to keep the initial -record and -persist parameters,
the -record and -persist parameters must be specified in the resyncflash command. |
| resyncremoteflash |
Copy Services |
The resyncremoteflash command
(formerly called the incremoteflash command and associated with the incremental
FlashCopy process) increments an existing remote FlashCopy pair that has been
established with the -record and -persist parameters. |
| reverseflash |
Copy Services |
The reverseflash command
reverses the FlashCopy relationship. |
| revertflash |
Copy Services |
The revertflash command
is used as part of the recovery from a disaster scenario to rollback a Global
Mirror consistency group that is in the process of forming. The former Global
Mirror consistency group is restored. |
| revertremoteflash |
Copy Services |
The revertremoteflash command
is used to restore data on the source volume to its most recent consistency
formation. All new write operations to the source since the most recent consistency
formation are overwritten with the previous consistency. |
| rmarray |
storage configuration |
The rmarray command
deletes arrays. |
| rmckdvol |
storage configuration |
The rmckdvol command
deletes count key data (CKD) base or alias volumes from a storage image. |
| rmextpool |
storage configuration |
The rmextpool command
deletes extent pools from a storage image. |
| rmfbvol |
storage configuration |
The rmfbvol command
deletes fixed block volumes from a storage image. |
| rmflash |
Copy Services |
The rmflash command
removes a relationship between FlashCopy volume pairs. |
| rmgmir |
Copy Services |
The rmgmir command
ends Global Mirror processing for the specified session. |
| rmhostconnect |
I/O port and host connect configuration |
The rmhostconnect command
removes a SCSI host port connection from a storage image. |
| rmlcu |
storage configuration |
The rmlcu command deletes
existing logical control units. |
| rmpprc |
Copy Services |
The rmpprc command
removes a Remote Mirror and Copy volume pair relationship. Or, this command
can be used to remove a single volume ID (which might be useful when a disaster
occurs and you want to specify only the available volume and not both the
primary and secondary). To use with a single volume, you must specify either
the -at src parameter option or
the -at tgt parameter option. If
neither of these options are specified in the command, single volumes are
not valid. The -unconditional parameter must be specified
when you designate a single volume; otherwise an error occurs and the command
process fails. |
| rmpprcpath |
Copy Services |
The rmpprcpath deletes
a Remote Mirror and Copy path. |
| rmrank |
storage configuration |
The rmrank command
deletes ranks from a storage image. |
| rmremoteflash |
Copy Services |
The rmremoteflash command
removes a relationship between remote FlashCopy volume pairs. |
| rmsession |
Copy Services |
The rmsession command
closes an existing Global Mirror session. |
| rmuser |
user account and security |
The rmuser command
removes a storage image user account. CLI users with administrative authority
use this command to delete a user account file. Administrators use their passwords
in the required field. |
| rmvolgrp |
storage configuration |
The rmvolgrp command
deletes existing volume groups from a storage image. |
| sendpe |
DS6000 PE Package |
The sendpe command
is used by a DS6000 user with administrator authority to send a previously
created PE package to IBM. This might be necessary because there was an error
during the original FTP transfer of the package. |
| sendss |
DS6000 PE Package |
The sendss command
is used by a DS6000 user with administrator authority to send previously created
offloaded statesave files to IBM. This might be necessary if there was an
error during the original FTP of the statesave file. |
| setcontactinfo |
DS6000 remote support and notification |
The setcontactinfo DS6000
command provides contact information for your storage system administrator.
When you use any of the remote support features, this information is sent
to IBM so that an IBM service representative can contact you. |
| setdialhome |
DS6000 remote support and notification |
The setdialhome command
activates the Call Home feature. |
| setflashrevertible |
Copy Services |
The setflashrevertible command
modifies a FlashCopy volume pair that is part of a Global Mirror relationship
to revertible. The revertible feature allows data to be committed
to the target to form a new consistency, or reverted back to the last consistency.
This command must be run before the FlashCopy pair can be committed or reverted. |
| setioport |
I/O port and host connect configuration |
The setioport command
configures one or more I/O ports for open systems or zSeries host system connections.
This command cannot be used for ESCON ports. |
| setplex |
DS6000 remote support and notification |
The setplex command
allows you to modify the 1750 storage complex settings. You can associate
a unique name with the 1750 which allows you to open a secure shell connection
to a storage unit for remote support. |
| setremoteflashrevertible |
Copy Services |
The setremoteflashrevertible command
modifies a remote FlashCopy volume pair that is part of a Global Mirror relationship
to revertible. This command must be run before the FlashCopy
pair can be committed or reverted. When a pair is revertible, the data can
be committed to the target to form a new consistency group, or it can be reverted
back to the last consistency group. |
| setsim |
DS6000 remote support and notification |
On zSeries hosts, data storage and data retrieval
errors are recorded and can be offloaded. A service information message (SIM)
provides the error information. The setsim command
activates the SIM notification feature. |
| setsmtp |
DS6000 remote support and notification |
The setsmtp DS6000
command modifies the storage image Simple Mail Transport Protocol (SMTP) and
activates the e-mail notification settings. |
| setsnmp |
DS6000 remote support and notification |
The setsnmp command
activates the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) trap notification
feature, which sends notifications using SNMP when a problem occurs on a storage
unit. Use the command to set the SNMP addresses for the notifications. |
| showarray |
storage configuration |
The showarray command
displays detailed properties of a specific array. |
| showarraysite |
storage configuration |
The showarraysite command
displays detailed properties of a specific storage image array site. |
| showckdvol |
storage configuration |
The showckdvol command
displays detailed properties of an individual count key data volume. This
command can also be used to display the performance metrics for an individual
volume ID. |
showcontactinfo
|
DS6000 remote support and notification |
The showcontactinfo command
displays customer contact information for the storage image. |
| showextpool |
storage configuration |
The showextpool command
displays detailed properties or performance metrics of an extent pool. |
| showfbvol |
storage configuration |
The showfbvol command
displays detailed properties for an individual volume. This command can also
be used to display the performance metrics of a fixed block volume. |
| showgmir |
Copy Services |
The showgmir command
displays properties and performance metrics for a Global Mirror logical subsystem
ID. You can issue this command on either the master storage unit or on any
of the subordinate storage units. The report that is generated by this command
varies significantly depending on which storage unit that you issue the command
and the parameters that you specify. |
| showgmircg |
Copy Services |
The showgmircg command
displays consistency group status for the specified Global Mirror session. |
| showgmiroos |
Copy Services |
The showgmiroos command
displays the number of unsynchronized (out of sync) tracks for the specified
Global Mirror session. |
| showhostconnect |
I/O port and host connect configuration |
The showhostconnect command
displays detailed properties of a storage image host connection. |
| showioport |
I/O port and host connect configuration |
The showioport command
displays properties of an I/O port. It optionally displays the performance
metrics for a specific I/O port. |
| showlcu |
storage configuration |
The showlcu command
displays the detailed properties of an individual logical control unit (LCU). |
| showlss |
storage configuration |
The showlss command
displays detailed properties of a logical subsystem (LSS). |
| showpass |
user account and security |
The showpass command
lists the properties of passwords. |
showplex
|
DS6000 remote support and notification |
The showplex DS6000
command displays detailed properties of a 1750 storage complex. Detailed properties
include your names, descriptions, and notification settings for the storage
complex. |
| showrank |
storage configuration |
The showrank command
displays detailed properties or performance metrics of a rank. |
| showsi |
storage image configuration |
The showsi command
displays detailed properties of a storage image. The storage image worldwide
node name (WWNN) is displayed when this command is used. You must use the
storage image WWNN with the lsavailpprcport and mkpprcpath commands. |
| showsu |
storage unit configuration |
The showsu command
displays detailed properties of an individual storage unit. |
| showuser |
user account and security |
The showuser command
displays storage image user account details. A CLI user with administrative
authority uses this command to display the properties (group assignment, user
account status and number of failed log ins) that is associated with a current
user account name. |
| showvolgrp |
storage configuration |
The showvolgrp command
displays detailed properties of a volume group. |
| testcallhome |
DS6000 remote support and notification |
The testcallhome DS6000
command initiates a call home test by creating a test problem
record. |
| unfreezeflash |
Copy Services |
The unfreezeflash command
resets a FlashCopy consistency group that was previously established with
the -freeze parameter when the mkflash or resyncflash commands
were issued. |
| unfreezepprc |
Copy Services |
The unfreezepprc command
resumes I/O activity on a storage unit where the freezepprc command
has been issued. The unfreezepprc command resets
the queue full condition for the primary volume. All queued
writes to the source volume are written. |
| ver |
application key and version |
The ver command
displays the versions of the command-line interface, Storage Manager, and
licensed machine code. |