Primary and line commands for the DASD STATUS Control application


Enter primary commands on the COMMAND line, including the following commands for the DASD STATUS/Control application:

Primary command

Description

ALLOC

Display only allocated devices.

GO

Start auto-refresh of the DASD application.

F(ind) cua

Find the listed device that has this Control Unit Address. If the address is not complete, find the first CUA in the list that starts with this string (one or more characters).

OFFLINE

Display only offline devices.

ONLINE

Display only online devices.

O(only)P(age)

Display only current paging volumes.

PRIVATE

Display only devices with PRIVATE attributes.

PUBLIC

Display only devices with PUBLIC attributes.

S(how)V(ol) mask

Display all VOLSERs that fit a pattern mask of one to six characters that includes generic (*) or wildcard (+) characters. An asterix (*) represents any number of consecutive characters (STR* shows all VOLSERs starting with STR). A + represents one character (+++010 shows VOLSERs ending in 010).

STORAGE

Display only devices with STORAGE attributes.

V(olume) volser

Locate the listed volume that has this VOLSER. If the VOLSER is not complete, locate the first VOLSER that starts with this string (one to six characters).

Line commands for the DASD STATUS Control application

Enter the following line commands in the column labeled LC:

Line command

Description

OF

Issues the command VARY cua,OFFLINE to place the device in OFFLINE status

ON

Issues the command VARY cua,ONLINE to place the device in ONLINE status

MPR

Mounts a device PRIVATE for an online device only

MPU

Mounts a device PUBLIC for an online device only

MST

Mounts a device STORAGE for an online device only

UNL

Issues the command UNLOAD cua to remove the current volume from the device

 

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