DISCUTIL Commands

DISCUTIL is a standalone utility used to configure devices and to save files to tape from disks that have failed, systems that have failed or directories that have become corrupted. The commands in Table 5-4 “DISCUTIL Commands” are available from DISCUTIL. All of the DISCUTIL commands are described in this section.

Table 5-4 DISCUTIL Commands

Command	Task

`CONFIGURE`	Configures additional devices.
`DISMOUNT`	Dismounts a disk volume making it inaccessible to DISCUTIL.
`DO`	Reexecutes a command from the command history stack.
`DSTAT`	Displays information about each mounted volume.
`EXIT`	Terminates DISCUTIL.
`HELP`	Lists available commands.
`LISTREDO`	Displays the command history stack.
`MOUNT`	Mounts a disk volume making it accessible to DISCUTIL.
`PDEV`	Lists the disks that are currently configured and mounted.
`REDO`	Edits and reexecutes a command from the command history stack.
`SAVE`	Saves user specified files from disks to tape.
`SHOWDEV`	Displays information about each configured device.
`TAPE`	Displays and selects the current tape LDEV.
`UNCONFG`	Unconfigures a device.

DISCUTIL Commands

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