Perform Miscellaneous File System Functions (QP0FPTOS) API

The Perform Miscellaneous File System Function (QP0FPTOS) API is used to perform a variety of file system functions. The first parameter defines the type of function that is requested. Other parameters are optional, depending on the selected function. The output from this API varies, based on the selected function. See the function descriptions for more details.

Authorities and Locks

To call this program you must have *SERVICE special authority, or be authorized to the Service Dump function of IBM^® i through System i^® Navigator's Application Administration support. The Change Function Usage (CHGFCNUSG) command or Change Function Usage Information (QSYCHFUI) API, with a function ID of QIBM_SERVICE_DUMP, also can be used to change the list of users allowed to perform dump operations.

Note: Adopted authority is not used.

Required Parameter Group

Required parameters vary according to the selected function. The selected function is identified by the first parameter on the call to the API.

Function Type

INPUT; CHAR(*)

The desired file system function to perform. Valid values follow:

(1) *DUMP

Creates a general file system dump in a spooled file with file name "QSYSPRT" and with "QP0FDUMP" in the User Data field. No other parameters are required or supported when *DUMP is specified.

(2) *DUMPALL

Creates a variety of file system dumps in a single spooled file with file name "QSYSPRT" and with "QP0FDUMP" in the User Data field. The following table describes the optional parameter when *DUMPALL is specified.

Function	Function extension 1	Function extension 2	Description
*DUMPALL	Job number (CHAR 6)	(Not supported)	Specifies the job that is dumped. If a job is not specified, the data is dumped for all jobs. If there are multiple jobs with the same number, the first one encountered will be dumped.

(3) *DUMPLFS

Creates a dump of logical file system data in a spooled file with file name "QSYSPRT" and with "QP0FDUMP" in the User Data field. The following table describes the optional parameter when *DUMPLFS is specified.

Function	Function extension 1	Function extension 2	Description
*DUMPLFS	Job number (CHAR 6)	(Not supported)	Specifies the job that is dumped. If a job is not specified, the data is dumped for all jobs. If there are multiple jobs with the same number, the first one encountered will be dumped.

(4) *NFSFORCE

Sets various values and modes for the network file system. The following table describes the required parameters when *NFSFORCE is specified.

Function	Function extension 1	Function extension 2	Description
*NFSFORCE	V2	ON or OFF	If ON, indicates version 2 mounts only by the client. If QNFSMNTD is started afterwards, then server will permit version 2 mounts only.

(5) *REBUILDDEVNULL

Attempts to create the /dev/null and dev/zero character special files. If an existing dev/null or dev/zero object exists that is not a character special file, then the object is renamed to /dev/null.prv or dev/zero.prv. If /dev/null.prv or /dev/zero.prv exists, then it it renamed to /dev/null.prv.001 or /dev/zero.prv.001, /dev/null.prv.002 or /dev/zero.prv.002, and so on, until a name is found for the object. If 999 is exceeded and the rename cannot be done, the object is not renamed and an informational message is issued and the QP0FPTOS program completes successfully. No other parameters are required or supported when *REBUILDDEVNULL is specified.

(6) *TRACE6ON or *TRACE6OFF

*TRACE6ON starts the logging of trace messages in the user job log for some network file system functions. *TRACE6OFF stops the logging of these messages.

(7) *TRACE8ON or *TRACE8OFF

*TRACE8ON starts the logging of trace messages to the QSYSOPR message queue for some network file system functions. *TRACE8OFF stops the logging of these messages.

(8) *TRACE9ON or *TRACE9OFF

*TRACE9ON starts the collection of some network file system statistics and resets the statistics. *TRACE9OFF stops the collection of these statistics.

(9) *DUMPNFSSTATS

Creates a file system dump of network file system (NFS) statistics (both client and server) in a spooled file with file name "QSYSPRT" and with "QP0FDUMP" in the User Data field. The information dumped comes from a window of time specified with the *TRACE9ON/OFF function. No other parameters are required or supported when *DUMPNFSSTATS is specified.

Function extension 1

INPUT; CHAR(*)

Function extension 1 is optional or required, based on the first parameter. Whenever it is valid, function extension 1 is described above along with a first parameter description. Function extension 1 is valid when the first parameter is listed below:

(1) *DUMPALL

(2) *DUMPLFS

(3) *NFSFORCE

Function extension 2

INPUT; CHAR(*)

Function extension 2 is optional or required, based on the first parameter. Whenever it is valid, function extension 2 is described above along with a first parameter description. Function extension 2 is valid when the first parameter is listed below:

(1) *NFSFORCE

Usage Notes

If this API is called without the first parameter that is required, then message CPFBC53 is issued to the caller. This message specifies a parameter that is not valid. To recover, the caller is pointed to the API documentation.

Error Messages

Examples

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