Displaying information about relationships: FLASHCPY QUERY

Compatible FlashCopy User Guide for VSP One Block 85

Version
10.5.x
Audience
anonymous
Part Number
MK-26VSP1B031-02
ft:lastEdition
2026-05-04
To display information about a Compatible FlashCopy® V2 relationship, execute the ICKDSF FLASHCPY QUERY command.

An example of the ICKDSF FLASHCPY QUERY command follows:

FLASHCPY QUERY UNIT(X'7000')

An example of the FLASHCPY QUERY command follows:

FLASHCOPY VOLUME CAPABILITY INFORMATION TABLE
              MAXIMUM      MAXIMUM
 EXISTING     ALLOWED      RELATIONS
 RELATIONS    RELATIONS    EXCEEDED     CAPABILITY
 ---------    ---------    ---------    ----------
     1          65534         NO         SRC CAP
                                         TGT CAP
 CAPABILITY LEGEND
   ASY PVOL = ASYNCHRONOUS PPRC REMOTE COPY PRIMARY
   CC SRC   = CONCURRENT COPY SOURCE
   FORCE CG = GLOBAL MIRROR CONSISTENCY GROUP BEING FORCED
   INACCESS = VOLUME INACCESSIBLE, DATA NOT OBTAINABLE
   INHIBIT  = FLASHCOPY INHIBITED ON THIS-VOLUME
   MAX EXCD = MAXIMUM RELATIONS EXCEEDED AT-VOLUME OR ESS LEVEL
   NEITHER  = VOLUME NEITHER FC SOURCE NOR FC TARGET CAPABLE
   PPRC PRI = PPRC PRIMARY
   PPRC SEC = PPRC SECONDARY
   PHASE 1  = PHASE 1 (VERSION 1) RELATIONSHIP EXISTS ON VOLUME
   SGC SRC  = SAFEGUARDED COPY SOURCE
   SGC RTE  = SAFEGUARDED COPY RECOVERY TARGET RELATIONS EXIST
   SGC ARE  = SAFEGUARDED COPY ACTIVE RESERVATION EXIST
   SRC CAP  = FLASHCOPY SOURCE CAPABLE
   TGT CAP  = FLASHCOPY TARGET CAPABLE
   XRC SRC  = XRC SOURCE

The following table shows the information displayed after executing the FLASHCPY QUERY command.

Table. FLASHCPY QUERY command output

Item

Value

Description

EXISTING RELATIONS

Number of relationships

Displays the number of relationships in the specified volumes.

MAXIMUM ALLOWED RELATIONS

Number of relationships

Displays the maximum number of relationships that can be created in the specified volumes.

MAXIMUM RELATIONS EXCEEDED

NO

Specifies that the number of relationships in the specified volume does not reach the maximum number of relationships that can be created in the specified volume.

YES(VOL)

Specifies that the maximum number of relationships that can be created in the specified volume has already been created.

YES(ESS)

Specifies that the maximum number of the relationships that can be created in the storage system has already been created.

CAPABILITY

SRC CAP

The specified volume can be used as an S-VOL for Compatible FlashCopy® V2.

TGT CAP

The specified volume can be used as a T-VOL for Compatible FlashCopy® V2.

XRC SRC The specified volume is a P-VOL of the XRC pair.

NEITHER

The specified volume cannot be used as an S-VOL or T-VOL for Compatible FlashCopy® V2.

PPRCOPY PRI

The specified volume is a copy source volume used by TrueCopy for Mainframe.

PPRCOPY SEC

The specified volume is a copy target volume used by TrueCopy for Mainframe.

CC SRC

The specified volume is a copy source volume used by Concurrent Copy.

INHIBIT

The specified volume cannot be used by Compatible FlashCopy® V2.

MAX EXCD

Specifies that the maximum number of relationships that can be created in the specified volume has already been created.

PHASE 1

Specifies that a Version 1 relationship exists in the specified volume.

FlashCopy® V1 is not supported.

INACCESS

Specifies that you cannot access the specified volume.

ASY PVOL The specified volume is a primary volume of Asynchronous PPRC remote copy. Compatible FlashCopy® V2 does not support this function. For details, see the IBM® documentation.
FORCE CG The Global Mirror consistency group is being forced for the specified volume. Compatible FlashCopy® V2 does not support this function. For details, see the IBM® documentation.
SGC SRC The specified volume is the source volume in a Safeguarded Copy relationship. Compatible FlashCopy® V2 does not support this function. For details, see the IBM® documentation.
SGC RTE The specified volume is a recovery target in a Safeguarded Copy relationship. Compatible FlashCopy® V2 does not support this function. For details, see the IBM® documentation.
SGC ARE

The specified volume has an Active Reservation in the Safeguarded Copy relationship.Compatible FlashCopy® V2 does not support this function. For details, see the IBM® documentation.