Display ASP Status (DSPASPSTS)

The Display ASP Status (DSPASPSTS) command shows the vary progress status of an ASP device when bringing the device online or taking it offline.

If the ASP device is in the process of being configured, the configuration progress will be displayed instead of the vary progress.

Restrictions:

Parameters

Keyword Description Choices Notes
ASPDEV ASP device Name Required, Positional 1
OUTPUT Output *, *PRINT Optional
ENTRIES Vary history *CURRENT, *ALL, *ON, *OFF Optional

ASP device (ASPDEV)

Specify the name of the auxiliary storage pool (ASP) device whose vary progress is to be displayed. When working with an entire ASP group, the ASP device specified should be that of the primary. Specifying the name of a secondary will only provide the vary status detail when the secondary is being varied to join an already online ASP group.

This is a required parameter.

name
Specify the name of the ASP whose vary status you want to show. When varying an ASP group, specify the name of the primary ASP in the ASP group.

Output (OUTPUT)

Specifies whether the output from the command is shown at the requesting workstation or printed with the job's spooled output.

*
Output requested by an interactive job is shown on the display. Output requested by a batch job is printed with the job's spooled output.
*PRINT
The output is printed with the job's spooled output.

Output (ENTRIES)

Specifies the varies for which entries are to be displayed.

*
If a vary is in-progress when this option is selected, that vary is dispayed. Otherwise results from the most recently completed vary is displayed.
*ALL
Results of all vary requests are displayed beginning with the most recent and proceeding backwards in time.
*ON
Results of all vary-on requests are displayed beginning with the most recent and proceeding backwards in time.
*OFF
Results of all vary-off requests are displayed beginning with the most recent and proceeding backwards in time.

Examples

Example 1: Display ASP Device Vary Status

DSPASPSTS  ASPDEV(WAREHOUSE)

This command displays the vary progress of an ASP device named WAREHOUSE.

Example 2: Print ASP Device Vary Status

DSPASPSTS  ASPDEV(WAREHOUSE) OUTPUT(*PRINT)

This command prints the vary progress of an ASP device named WAREHOUSE.

Error messages

*ESCAPE Messages

CPF9814
Device &1 not found.
CPF9825
Not authorized to device &1.
CPFB8ED
Device description &1 not correct for operation.
CPF9871
Error occurred while processing.
CPF9899
Error occurred during processing of command.