SCF Reference Manual for the Storage Subsystem (G06.24+, H06.03+)
Configuring and Managing Virtual Disks
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Displaying Current Status Information
Displaying Current Status Information 
The STATUS DISK Command (page 14-139) displays the current status of a virtual 
disk. 
Example of a STATUS DISK Report for Virtual Disks 
-> STATUS $DATA1 
Example of a Detailed STATUS DISK Report for Virtual Disks 
-> STATUS $DATA1, DETAIL 
Program shows the object file name of the virtual disk process.
StartState shows whether the virtual disk process is enabled (STARTED 
state) or disabled (STOPPED state) when the system is loaded.
Configuration 
State
shows the state of the configuration for the virtual disk.  For a 
description of possible states, see Example of a Missing Data 
Report on page 10-4. 
STORAGE - Status VIRTUAL DISK \COMM.$DATA1
LDev  State  Primary  Backup Type Subtype
   PID  PID
 386  STARTED 4,105  5,93  3  36  
STORAGE - Detailed Status VIRTUAL DISK \COMM.$DATA1
Virtual Disk Process Information:
 LDev State Primary Backup Type Subtype
   PID  PID
 386 STARTED  4,105  5,93 3  36  
Virtual Disk I/O Process Information:
 Library File....... 
 Program File....... $SYSTEM.SYS01.OVDP
Explanation of Fields
LDev the logical device number for the disk volume, arbitrarily assigned 
to a device when you configure the device and every time the 
system is loaded. 
State the current state of the disk.
Primary PID
Backup PID
are the processor number and PIN of the primary and backup 
disk processes.
Type the device type is always type 3.
Subtype the device subtype is always type 36.










