Mvs commands to monitor parallel access volumes, Display command, Devserv paths command – HP XP7 Storage User Manual
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c. Run the following command from z/OS to all base devices in the corresponding CU.
V base_device_number1 - base_device_number2,ONLINE
d. Run the following command from z/OS to all channel paths configured on the
corresponding CU. You must run this command for each channel path.
V PATH(base_device_number1-base_device_number2, channel_path),ONLINE
8.
Run the DEVSERV QPAV command.
9.
Check for the alias devices in the returned results.
MVS commands to monitor Parallel Access Volumes
Use MVS commands to monitor the PAV activities on the HP XP7 Storage from z/OS.
For the complete syntax of MVS commands, see the IBM document OS/390® MVS System
Commands, GC28-1781.
DISPLAY command
The MVS DISPLAY command shows path information and alias count for the specified base device.
Run this command using the following syntax:
D M=DEV(device_unit_ID)
The following figure shows a sample output of this command for a PAV base device with five
aliases.
The following figure shows a sample output of this command for a HPAV base device with 16
aliases.
DEVSERV PATHS command
The MVS DEVSERV PATHS command shows the status of the specified base device.
Run this command using the following syntax:
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