Displaying storage group status using the DISPLAY SMS command

You can use the STOGRP parameter to display the status of storage groups including tape and object storage groups. Figure 1 shows the syntax of the DISPLAY SMS,STORGRP command. See z/OS MVS System Commands for the complete syntax of the DISPLAY SMS command.

Figure 1. DISPLAY SMS,STORGRP Command Syntax

{DISPLAY} SMS{,STORGRP(storgrp)} [LISTVOL|DETAIL] [,L={a}]
{D}          {,SG      (ALL)}                     [   {cc}]
                                                  [   {cca}]
                                                  [   {name}]
                                                  [   {name-a}]

STORGRP({storgrp|ALL}): If STORGRP(storgrp) is specified, the system displays the status of one storage group for each z/OS® system connected to that storage group. If STORGRP(ALL) is specified, the system displays the status of all the storage groups defined in the SMS configuration. You can abbreviate STORGRP as SG.

LISTVOL: Displays the status and volume serial numbers of all the volumes in the storage group. The LISTVOL parameter is ignored for tape, object, and object backup storage groups. This parameter is mutually exclusive with the DETAIL parameter.

DETAIL: Displays detail status and is only valid for tape, object, and object backup storage groups. This parameter is mutually exclusive with the LISTVOL parameter and overrides the LISTVOL parameter if the storage group is tape or object related.

L=a|cc|cca|name|name-a: Specifies where the results of the inquiry are to be displayed: the display area (a), the console (cc), or both (cca). The name parameter is routed to the console referred to by "name" and the name-a parameter is routed to the console referred to by "name" and the screen referred to by "a". The name parameter can be an alphanumeric character string.

To display information about the status of a storage group, issue the following command:

D SMS,STORGRP(storgrp)

For storgrp you specify the name of a single storage group or you specify ALL to display the status of all storage groups. An example of the generated output for the single storage group SG1 appears in Figure 2.

Figure 2. Displaying Storage Group Status Information

15.12.25          d sms,storgrp(slp01)
15.12.25          IGD0021 15:12:25 DISPLAY SMS 900
STORGRP TYPE              SYSTEM= 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
SG1     {DUMMY|POOL|TAPE|VIO}     + . . . . . . .
***************************** LEGEND *****************************
. THE STORAGE GROUP OR VOLUME IS NOT DEFINED TO THE SYSTEM
+ THE STORAGE GROUP OR VOLUME IS ENABLED
- THE STORAGE GROUP OR VOLUME IS DISABLED
* THE STORAGE GROUP OR VOLUME IS QUIESCED
D THE STORAGE GROUP OR VOLUME IS DISABLED FOR NEW ALLOCATIONS ONLY
Q THE STORAGE GROUP OR VOLUME IS QUIESCED FOR NEW ALLOCATIONS ONLY
SYSTEM 1 = sysname1    SYSTEM 2 = sysname2    SYSTEM 3 = sysname3
SYSTEM 4 = sysname4    SYSTEM 5 = sysname5    SYSTEM 6 = sysname6
SYSTEM 7 = sysname7    SYSTEM 8 = sysname8    SYSTEM 9 = sysname9
SYSTEM 10= sysname10   SYSTEM 11= sysname11   SYSTEM 12= sysname12
SYSTEM 13= sysname13   SYSTEM 14= sysname14   SYSTEM 15= sysname15
SYSTEM 16= sysname16   SYSTEM 17= sysname17   SYSTEM 18= sysname18
SYSTEM 19= sysname19   SYSTEM 20= sysname20   SYSTEM 21= sysname21
SYSTEM 22= sysname22   SYSTEM 23= sysname23   SYSTEM 24= sysname24
SYSTEM 25= sysname25   SYSTEM 26= sysname26   SYSTEM 27= sysname27
SYSTEM 28= sysname28   SYSTEM 29= sysname29   SYSTEM 30= sysname31
SYSTEM 31= sysname31   SYSTEM 32= sysname32

If you have more than 16 systems in your SMS complex, a second message follows, and then the legend follows that.