VERIFYVOL

The VERIFYVOL command verifies that the data on a disk pack can be read. All disk states can be verified.




	CAUTION: This command should be used only when there is no system activity, because it is a disruptive command and takes the volume offline for about 15 minutes while it verifies the media.

Task

Verifies that the data on a volume can be read.

Capability

CV, create mountable volume set

Syntax

   VERIFYVOL [VOL=]{ldev

                   [sname:]vname}

Parameters

ldev: A number from 1 to 100 specifying the logical device number of the volume being verified. Required.
sname: The volume set containing the volume whose information is verified. If omitted, the current default volume set is assumed. Optional.
vname: The volume to be verified. Required.

Example

This example shows how to verify the media on a disk pack using the VERIFYVOL command.

Use the DSTAT ALL command to display all mounted volumes.
Use the VERIFYVOL command to verify that the information on LDEV 21 can be read.

   volutil: :DSTAT ALL



   LDEV-TYPE  STATUS  VOLUME (VOLUME SET - GEN)

   ---------  ------- ---------------------------

   1-079350  MASTER  MEMBER1 (MPEXL_SYSTEM_VOLUME_SET-0)

   2-079350  MEMBER  MEMBER2 (MPEXL_SYSTEM_VOLUME_SET-0)

   21-079330  MASTER  BVOL1   (BSET-0)

   22-079350  MEMBER  BVOL2   (BSET-0)

   23-079350  MEMBER  BVOL6   (BSET-0)



   volutil: VERIFYVOL VOL=BSET:BVOL1



   Verify: Verify media on ldev 21 [Y/N] ? Y

   Note: Media on ldev 21 passed verification.

VERIFYVOL

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