Using the DISPLAY SMS command

The syntax for the DISPLAY SMS command is shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1. DISPLAY SMS command

DISPLAY SMS,SMSVSAM[,ALL]
                    ,CFCACHE(CF_cache_structure_name|*)
                    ,CFLS
                    ,CFVOL(volume_serial_number)
                    ,MONDS(specification_mask|*)
                    ,QUIESCE
                    ,SEP
                    ,SHCDS

The following list describes the various forms of the DISPLAY SMS command and what information is displayed:

DISPLAY SMS,SMSVSAM
displays the status of lock structures connected to the system from which the command is entered.
DISPLAY SMS,SMSVSAM,ALL
displays the status of all lock structures in the sysplex. If the lock structure is duplexed, composite state information is also displayed.

Specify ALL to see the status of all SMSVSAM servers.
DISPLAY SMS,CFCACHE(CF_cache_structure_name|*)
displays information about CF cache structures. Specify CFCACHE(*) to request information for all CF cache structures. Specify a specific cache structure name to display information about only that cache structure.
DISPLAY SMS,CFLS
displays information about the CF lock structure. This information includes the lock rate, lock contention rate, false contention rate, average number of requests waiting for locks, the lock structure size, and primary structure information. If the lock structure is in duplex mode, secondary structure information will also be displayed.
DISPLAY SMS,CFVOL(volser)
displays a list of CF cache structures containing data for the volume specified. Also displays the CF_VOLUME status.
DISPLAY SMS,MONDS(specification_mask|*)
Specify MONDS(*) to view all the data set specifications eligible for CF statistics monitoring. Use a specification mask to view only a subset of those specifications. You can specify a full or partial data set name, and you must specify at least one high level qualifier. A wild card in the data set name cannot be followed by additional qualifiers.
DISPLAY SMS,SMSVSAM, QUIESCE
displays active QUIESCEs on the system on which it is issued.
DISPLAY SMS,SEP
displays the name of the data set separation profile, if one is specified.
DISPLAY SMS,SHCDS
displays information about SHCDSs. This information includes SHCDS names, sizes and the amount of free space for all the active SHCDSs and their status. It also includes the names of all the spare SHCDSs.