13 Display Command Reference
In this chapter you will learn how to use the display command.
If you think in terms of SQL and look at the options, you will realize the power and flexibility in the display command. The display command is a powerful tool for reporting information from the ACSLS database. Like a SQL SELECT statement, display allows you to specify:
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the database table (ACSLS object) you want to display.
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wildcards.
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conditions that objects must meet to be selected.
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fields to report and the order in which they will be reported.
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the sort order in which output will be displayed.
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that only the count of the number of objects meeting the selection criteria be displayed.
The result is a query facility that lets you customize what you want displayed and how it should be presented. Much more information is available through the display command than is possible through ACSLS query commands. For example, display volume gives access to volume information that was only available through a custom volrpt. display lsm and display drive provide LSM and tape drive serial numbers.
The display commands are:
- display cap
Displays specific CAP information based on the options selected.
- display cell
Displays specific cell information based on the options selected.
- display drive
Displays specific drive information based on the options selected.
- display lock
Displays specific lock information based on user ID.
- display lsm
Displays specific LSM information based on the options selected.
- display panel
Displays specific library panel information based on the options selected.
- display pool
Displays specific scratch pool information based on the options selected.
- display port
Displays specific port information based on the options selected.
- display volume
Displays specific volume information based on the options selected.