Using DS CLI commands on i5/OS

Complete this task to use DS CLI commands from the “green screen” interface on i5/OS^®.

Before you can use the DS CLI on i5/OS, ensure that the following conditions have been met:

You have installed the DS CLI code on i5/OS.
The DS CLI is installed on the i5/OS integrated file system (IFS) in the following two places:
- IFS directory IBM/DSCLI, which contains the profiles, executable files, and readme files.
- The library QDSCLI, which contains executable code.
You have added library QDSCLI to the i5/OS library list by performing the following process:
1. Enter WRKSYSVAL QUSRLIBL at the i5/OS command line.
2. Press Enter and select option number 2.
3. Add the QDSCLI library into the lib list.
You have completed the initial configuration from the server from which you did your installation. For example, you have activated your licenses, created your arrays, ranks, extent pools, host attachments, and logical volumes on the DS6000™.
You have configured the DS CLI profile as appropriate. To edit the profile file, perform the following:
1. Enter EDTF '/ibm/dscli/profile/dscli.profile' at the i5/OS command line.
2. Update the following two lines when the profile file displays:
  - HMC IP address field and remove the comment from this command line
  - Dev ID field and remove the comment from this command line
You have performed an IPL to System i™.

Assuming that you have met the previous conditions, perform the following steps using DS CLI on i5/OS to process storage configuration and Copy Services functions on the DS6000:

From the i5/OS main menu, enter DSCLI at the prompt to start DS CLI on i5/OS and press Enter.

MAIN                              OS/400 Main Menu              System: IBMSYSTEM
Select one of the following:
1. User tasks
2. Office tasks
3. General system tasks
4. Files, libraries, and folders
5. Programming
6. Communications
7. Define or change the system
8. Problem handling
9. Display a menu
10. Information Assistant options
11. iSeries Access tasks
90. Sign off
Selection or command
===> dscli
F3=Exit   F4=Prompt  F9=Retrieve    F12=Cancel    F13=Information Assistant
F23=Set initial menu

The DSCLI displays the following screen where you can specify a DS CLI script for DS CLI commands and a DS CLI profile. In this example, a default profile is specified. The profile is not configured so the value of *DEFAULT is used. If you are not using a script, specify *None and press Enter.

After you press Enter, more fields appear in the screen as shown in step 3.

    Run DSCLI Functions (DSCLI)                          
                                                                                
 Type choices, press Enter.                                                     
                                                                                
 Script: *NONE or name  . . . . .    *NONE___                                            
                                                                                
 Profile  . . . . . . . . . . . .   *DEFAULT


F3=Exit    F4=Prompt    F5=Refresh     F12=Cancel    F13=How to use this display
F24=More keys

Specify the values, as appropriate and press Enter.

   Run DSCLI Functions (DSCLI)                         
                                                                               
 Type choices, press Enter.                                                    
                                                                               
 Script: *NONE or name  . . . . . > *NONE                                      
                                                                               
 Profile  . . . . . . . . . . . .   *DEFAULT                                   
                                                                               
 HMC1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   *PROFILE                                   
 HMC2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   *PROFILE                                  
 User . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   admin                                           
 Password . . . . . . . . . . . .                                              
 Install Path . . . . . . . . . .   '/ibm/dscli'                               
 DSCLI CMD  . . . . . . . . . . .   *int                                                 
    

                                                                                 Bottom
 F3=Exit   F4=Prompt   F5=Refresh   F12=Cancel   F13=How to use this display   
 F24=More keys

Consider the following fields and values:

If you are using a DS CLI script for DS CLI commands, enter the name in the Script field. Otherwise, specify *None.
If you use default profile, leave the value *DEFAULT in the field Profile. If you use another file as a profile, specify the name and path of this file in the field Profile.
Enter the hardware management console (also known as the management console) user in the User field. Typically, it is Admin.
Enter the password of the user (typically the administrator's password).
Enter *INT (for interactive session) in the DSCLI CMD field.

The screen shown in step 4 displays.

Specify the DS CLI commands to invoke storage configuration or Copy Services functions.

Date/Time: July 8, 2005 2:55:20 PM MST IBM DSCLI Version: 5.0.4.32 DS:
IBM.1750-13ABVDA







dscli>
===>
F3=Exit     F6=Print    F9=Retrieve    F12=Exit F13=Clear F17=Top F18=Bottom 
F21=CL command entry