The DS command-line interface

The IBM® System Storage™ DS command-line interface (CLI) enables open systems hosts to invoke and manage FlashCopy® and Metro and Global Mirror functions through batch processes and scripts.

The DS CLI provides a full-function set of commands that allows you to check your storage unit configuration and to perform specific application functions, when necessary. Many of the values that are used or reported with the DS CLI commands are hexadecimal. If you are not familiar with hexadecimal values or their decimal equivalents, see Using hexadecimal values for additional information.
Note: Before you can use the DS CLI commands, ensure that you have met the following conditions:
  • Your management console must be equipped with the DS Storage Manager graphical user interface (GUI).
  • The GUI must be installed as a full management console installation management type.
  • Your storage unit must be configured (part of DS Storage Manager postinstallation instructions).
  • You must activate your licensed functions (part of DS Storage Manager postinstallation instructions) before you can use the CLI commands that are associated with Copy Services functions.
  • You must not start more than 100 DS CLI sessions simultaneously. Starting more than 100 DS CLI sessions simultaneously can result in connection problems.
  • You did not install the DS CLI on a Windows 64-bit operating system.

The following list highlights a few of the specific types of functions that you can perform with the DS command-line interface:

Parent topic: DS6000 Interfaces
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