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Administrator's Reference

QUERY SAN (Query the Devices on the SAN)

Use this command to obtain information about devices that can be detected on a storage area network (SAN), so that you can configure Tivoli Storage Manager for LAN-free or server-free data movement.

Privilege Class

Any administrator can issue this command.

Syntax

              .-Type--=--Any---------.
>>-Query SAN--+----------------------+-------------------------->
              '-Type--=--+-Any-----+-'
                         +-DISK----+
                         +-DRive---+
                         +-LIBRary-+
                         '-OTHER---'
 
   .-Format--=--Standard-----.
>--+-------------------------+---------------------------------><
   '-Format--=--+-Standard-+-'
                '-Detailed-'
 
 

Parameters

Type
Specifies the type of device that will be displayed. This parameter is optional. The default value is Any. Possible values are:

Any
Specifies that any device detected on the SAN is displayed.

DISK
Specifies that only disk devices are displayed.

DRive
Specifies that only drive devices are displayed.

LIBRary
Specifies that only library devices are displayed.

OTHER
Specifies that devices that are not disks, drives, or libraries are displayed.

Format
Specifies the type of information that will be displayed. This parameter is optional. The default value is Standard. Possible values are:

Standard
Specifies that the information displayed will be summarized.

Detailed
Specifies that complete information will be displayed.
Note:
The output may not display the serial number of the device. If this happens, look on the back of the device or contact the manufacturer of the device.

Examples

Task

Display summary information for drive devices on a SAN.

Command:
query san type=drive

Output:
 
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Device           Device Type    Vendor      Product     Serial                 |
|-------------     -----------    ---------   ---------   ----------             |
|mt12.0.0.3        TAPE           EXEBYTE     Mammoth2    0062043264             |
|mt10.2.0.3        TAPE           IBM         3570B02                            |
|mt10.4.0.3        TAPE           IBM         3570B02                            |
|                                                                                |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

Task

Display detailed information for all drive devices on a SAN.

Command:
query san type=drive format=detailed

Output:
 
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|                    Device Type:    DRIVE                                       |
|                         Vendor:    IBM                                         |
|                        Product:    03570B02                                    |
|                         Serial:                                                |
|                         Device:    mt10.2.0.3                                  |
|                      DataMover:    No                                          |
|                       Node WWN:    5005076206039E05                            |
|                       Port WWN:    5005076206439E05                            |
|                            Lun:    0                                           |
|                      SCSI Port:    3                                           |
|                       SCSI Bus:    0                                           |
|                    SCSI Target:    10                                          |
|                                                                                |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

where:

Device Type
The type of device that is being displayed.

Vendor
The name of the device's vendor.

Product
The name of the product assigned by the vendor.

Serial
The serial number of the device.

Device
The device special file name.

Data Mover
Whether the device is a data mover.

Node WWN
The world wide name for the device.

Port WWN
The world wide name for the device, which is specific to the port that the device is connected to.

Lun
The Logical Unit Number of the device.

SCSI Port
The port of the Fibre Channel (or SCSI) Host Bus Adapter.

SCSI Bus
The bus of the Host Bus Adapter card.

SCSI Target
The target number of the device.

Related Commands

Table 209. Commands Related to QUERY SAN

Command Description
DEFINE DATAMOVER Defines a data mover to the Tivoli Storage Manager server.
DEFINE DISK Defines a disk.
DEFINE DRIVE Assigns a drive to a library.
DEFINE LIBRARY Defines an automated or manual library.


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