List of commands

This is a complete list of the command-line interface commands, alphabetized by command name.

Command Type Description
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.
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