QUERY CONVERSION (Query conversion status of a storage pool)

Use this command to display information about a conversion operation. You can convert a primary storage pool that uses a FILE type device class or a virtual tape library (VTL) to a directory-container storage pool.

Privilege class

To issue this command, you must have restricted storage privilege.

Syntax

Parameters

pool_name

Specifies the source storage pool to query. This parameter is optional. If you do not specify a value for this parameter, information is displayed for all storage pools.

Format

Specifies how the information is displayed. This parameter is optional. The default value is STANDARD. Specify one of the following values:

Standard: Specifies that partial information is displayed.
Detailed: Specifies that complete information is displayed.

Example: Display conversion information for all storage pools

Display conversion information for all storage pools. See Field descriptions for field descriptions.

query conversion


Source Storage  Target Storage  Starting   Total       Last 
    Pool              Pool      Amount     Converted   Converted
-------------  ---------------  ---------  ----------  ----------
FILEPOOL         CTR             3 GB       3 GB         3 GB
FPOOL            CTR             333 MB     333 MB       267 MB

Example: Display detailed about storage pool conversion

Display detailed information about storage pool conversion. See Field descriptions for field descriptions.

query conversion format=detailed

    Source Storage Pool: FILEPOOL
    Target Storage Pool: CTR
      Maximum Processes: 4
               Duration: 60 minutes
        Starting Amount: 333 MB
        Total Converted: 333 MB
         Last Converted: 333 MB
        Start Date/Time: 03/24/2016 13:22:32

Field descriptions

Source Storage Pool: The name of the storage pool that is being converted.
Target Storage Pool: The name of the destination storage pool, where the converted data will be stored.
Maximum Processes: Specifies the maximum number of conversion processes.
Duration: Specifies the length of time, in minutes, for conversion.
Starting Amount: The starting amount of data to convert, in megabytes (MB), gigabytes (GB), or terabytes (TB).
Total Converted: The total amount of data that is converted, in megabytes (MB), gigabytes (GB), or terabytes (TB).
Last Converted: The amount of data, in megabytes (MB), gigabytes (GB), or terabytes (TB), that is converted during this conversion process.
Start Date/Time: The time and date that the CONVERT STGPOOL command was first issued for the storage pool.

Related commands

Table 1. Commands related to QUERY CONVERSION
Command	Description
CONVERT STGPOOL	Convert a storage pool to a directory-container storage pool.
QUERY CLEANUP	Query the cleanup status of a source storage pool.