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Chapter 9. FlashCopy interfaces 73
9.4 Local FlashCopy using the DS CLI
The DS CLI can be downloaded from the IBM Web site and then installed on a workstation. It
communicates with the DS SMC. For detailed information about the DS CLI, refer to IBM
System Storage DS6000: Command-Line Interface User´s Guide, GC26-7922.
9.4.1 Parameters used with local FlashCopy commands
Figure 9-1 Overview of parameters used in DS CLI FlashCopy commands
Work with an existing FlashCopy
Display a list of FlashCopy
relationships
FCQUERY FLASHCPY
QUERY
RELATION
Relocate data set extents on a
DASD volume
DEFRAG
-
Provide information why
DFSMSdss couldn’t use
FlashCopy
DEBUG
-
Terminate FlashCopy
Remove local FlashCopy DUMP with
FCWITHDRAW
parameter
FCWITHDR FLASHCPY
WITHDRAW
Is automatically removed as soon as all data is copied and
FlashCopy pair wasn’t established using the -persist parameter
Options Command with
DFSMSdss
Command with
TSO
Command with
ICKDSF
Parameters
freeze x x
tgtpprc x x x
tgtoffline x x x x
tgtinhibit x x x
tgtonly x
dev xxxxxxxxx
record xx xx
persist x x x x
nocp x
seqnum xxxxxxx x
source:target x x x x
fast x
source x x
cp x x
source LSS x
lx
sx
activecp x
revertible x
wait x
quie
t
x
DS CLI Commands
Target
rmflash
Source
Flashcopy pair
Command
resync
flash
reverse
flash
revert
flash
unfreeze
flash
mkflash lsflash setflash
revertible
commit
flash