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Workspace IBM i
Categories Work Management and Messaging
Created by Guest
Created on Sep 15, 2018

RELATED IDEAS

Viewing Disk Path information without using DST/SST

To view the current state and number of paths to a disk unit you need to go into SST.

This means you need to give access to a potentially high risk area of the system, in order to gauge simple disk health information.


Use Case:

Firstly to add path details to WRKDSKSTS, on one of the secondary F11 views.

Secondly to create an API and or IBM i Service to make this data available programatically
Business impact:


Idea priority Low
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Nov 16, 2020

    The SYSDISKSTAT view has been updated in 7.3 and 7.4 to include disk path information. Additionally, a new SYSDISKSTAT table function has been provided. It provides an option to reset the baseline for collecting statistical information.
    This new function has been delivered in:
    7.4 TR3 via Db2 for i PTF Group SF99704 Level 10
    7.3 TR9 via Db2 for i PTF Group SF99703 Level 22

    Additional information on these SQL services can be found in the IBM Knowledge Center:
    https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/ssw_ibm_i_74/rzajq/rzajqviewsysdiskstat.htm
    https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/ssw_ibm_i_74/rzajq/rzajqudfsysdiskstat.htm

    There are no plans at this time to add the disk path status to the WRKDSKSTS green screen display.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Apr 23, 2020

    This RFE is similar to 34519 but I am not closing as a duplicate because there are really 2 requests here, which are not covered under the other RFE.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Oct 30, 2019

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Power Systems
    Product - IBM i
    Component - Work Management and Messaging
    Operating system - IBM i
    Source - None

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Power Systems
    Product - IBM i
    Component - Core OS
    Operating system - IBM i
    Source - None

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Sep 17, 2018

    The COMMON Europe Advisory Council (CEAC) has reviewed this requirement and recommends that IBM view this as a “nice to have” low priority feature.

    Background: The CEAC members have a broad range of experience in working with small and medium-sized IBM i customers. CEAC has a crucial role in working with IBM i development to help assess the value and impact of individual RFEs on the broader IBM i community and has therefore reviewed your RFE.

    To find out how CEAC help to shape the future of IBM i, see CEAC @ ibm.biz/BdYSYj and the article "The Five Hottest IBM i RFEs Of The Quarter" at ibm.biz/BdYSZT

    Therese Eaton – CEAC Program Manager, IBM

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Allow "Display Path Status" from command line

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currently the only interface to view the current Disk Path Status is in Service Tools. Would like to be able to see that information from the WRKDSKSTS screens (via a F-11 option view) Use Case: only way to view disk path status is to logon to Ser...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / Work Management and Messaging 1 Delivered

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