Administrator's Guide


Requesting Information about Device Classes

Any administrator can request information about a device class.

To request the predefined device classes provided at installation, enter:

query devclass

Figure 11 shows an example of a standard report for device classes.

Figure 11. Information about Device Classes

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|Device     Device     Storage Device  Est.  Mount  Mount  Mount  Format/        |
|Class      Access        Pool Type    Cap.  Limit  Ret'n  Wait   Density        |
|           Strategy     Count         (MB)         (min)  (min)                 |
|---------- ---------- ------- ------  ----- -----  -----  -----  --------       |
|CARTRIDGE  Sequential      1  Cart.   180.0    2     60     60   Drive          |
|DISK       Random          4                                                    |
|                                                                                |
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To request a detailed report for the device class named 3480XF, enter:

query devclass 3480xf format=detailed

Figure 12 shows an example of the output you receive when you request a detailed device class report from the server.

Figure 12. A Detailed Query Device Class Report

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|                   Device Class: 3480XF                                         |
|         Device Access Strategy: Sequential                                     |
|             Storage Pool Count: 0                                              |
| Last Update by (administrator): REES                                           |
|          Last Update Date/Time: 03/11/1997 18:13:56                            |
|                    Device Type: Cartridge                                      |
|           Maximum Capacity (MB):                                               |
|         Estimated Capacity (MB): 200.0                                         |
|             Dataset Name Prefix: ADSM                                          |
|                     Mount Limit: 2                                             |
|           Mount Retention (min): 60                                            |
|                      Label Type: IBMSL                                         |
|                 Expiration Date: 99365                                         |
|                       Unit Name: 3480                                          |
|                     Compression: Yes                                           |
|                      Protection: Yes                                           |
|                       Retention:                                               |
|                                                                                |
|                                                                                |
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