If you do not have access to the Device Allocation Manager, you can use the commands below to administer allocatable devices. The commands use the device databases: device_allocate(4), device_deallocate(4), and device_maps(4) . Note that the commands are not intended for non-administrative users.
add_allocatable(1M)--adds devices to the allocation databases.
allocate(1M)--manages the ownership of devices through its allocation mechanism. It ensures that each device is used by only one qualified user at a time.
deallocate(1M)--deallocates a device allocated to the evoking user.
list_devices(1M)--lists the allocatable devices in the system according to specified qualifications.
dminfo(1M)--displays information about device entries in the device maps file.