AUTOPOOL command

The AUTOPOOL command is used to initiate automated solutions for pools, storage groups, subpools, or applications.

The command entry can contain any number of names or mask values, and is limited only by the available space. If a mask is used, any defined pool that matches the mask value is automated. You must specify POOL, GROUP, POLICY, or SUBPOOL to indicate the resources to automate them. You can specify only one of these keywords on the command.

In the command parameters, the POOL, GROUP, SUBPOOL, POLICY, and SOL keywords can include variables. Multiple variables can be used as long as they are separated by a comma.

The pools that are specified on a request are processed in the same iteration of the AUTO function.

These pools, or a subset of these pools, make up the SET result group for the requested solution. Any SORT keywords or other keywords that are specified in the SET statement will occur on the SET result group.

For example, if the SET statement of an RLST solution uses SORT on % full and ACT_COUNT=5 to take action on the five most utilized pools, the action is performed on the most utilized pools in the list that is specified on the AUTOPOOL POOL command. If the list contains five or fewer pools, the action is taken on all of the pools.

Specifying MLA=Y on the AUTOPOOL command initiates multilevel automation, which causes the specified AUTOPOOL solution to reoccur for each pool that is acted upon though job submission.

The following examples show how to use AUTOPOOL keywords:

/-SVOS AUTOPOOL,POOL=(POOL100,POOL202), MLA=Y,SOLUTION=SPACE
 
/-SVOS AUTOPOOL,GROUP=(GRP001),SOLUTION=MYTEST
 
/-SVOS AUTOPOOL,SUBPOOL=(SMSP001),SOLUTION=POOLFRAG

The following table describes valid keywords for the AUTOPOOL command.

AUTOPOOL command keywords

Keyword

Description

POOL=(pool,pool,pool...)

GROUP=(group,group,group...)

SUBPOOL=(subpool,subpool,subpool...)

POLICY=(policy,policy,policy...)

Specifies one of the following categories on which to perform the AUTOPOOL function:

Pools
SMS storage groups
SMS pool names (defined by MainView SRM)
Policy

Mask values and variable names from the SMVARS member can be used in any of these keywords.

MLA=Y | N

Specifies whether multilevel automation should be started for the specified pool, group, SMS pool, or volume list. Specifying MLA=Y causes the automation level field of the pool to be set to AUTOLEV1, indicating the first level. Specifying MLA=N sets the automation level to 0.

SOLUTION=(solution,solution,solution...)

or

SOL=(solution,solution,solution...)

Specifies names of one or more solution separated by commas or one or more variable names defined in the SMVARS member (optional). You can specify as many solution names as will fit on the command line. Any value, up to 8 characters, can be specified. Each volume in the pool is run against each solution in the list, regardless of the outcome of each individual solution. The order of the solutions does not matter.

Note: When MLA=Y is specified on the AUTOPOOL command, only one solution should be specified in the solution list. If more than one solution is specified, the first specified solution is used as the solution to repeat after each level of the multiple-level request.

This value is used in the SOLUTION parameter on the SET statement in the AUTO function RLST member. This value associates the request with a particular SET statement in the AUTOPOOL RLST member.

If this keyword is not specified, each resource in the request is checked against all RLST SET statements and the first match is processed. You cannot edit this command input field. BMC Software recommends specifying a solution value for every request. This solution value should match a value specified in an AUTOPOOL RLST SET statement.

AUTOPOOL command

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