QUERY SERVER (Query a server)

Use this command to display information about a server definition.

Privilege class

Any administrator can issue this command.

Syntax

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                 .-*-----------.  .-Format--=--Standard-----.   
>>-Query SERver--+-------------+--+-------------------------+--><
                 '-server_name-'  '-Format--=--+-Standard-+-'   
                                               '-Detailed-'     

Parameters

server_name
Specifies the name of the server to be queried. You can use wildcard characters to specify this name. This parameter is optional. The default is all server names.
Format
Specifies how the information is displayed. The parameter is optional. The default is STANDARD.
Standard
Specifies that partial information is displayed.
Detailed
Specifies that complete information is displayed.

Example: List all servers

Display information in standard format about all servers. See Field descriptions for field descriptions.
query server *
Server  Comm.   High-level  Low-level Days  Server   Virtual  Allow   
Name    Method  Address     Address   Since Password Volume   Replace-
                                      Last  Set      Password ment    
                                      Access         Set              
-------- ------ ----------- --------  ------ ------- -------- --------
SERVER_A TCPIP  9.115.35.6  1501         11  Yes      No       No     
SERVER_B TCPIP  9.115.45.24 1500         <1  Yes      No       No  
ASTRO    TCPIP  9.115.32.21 1500         24  Yes      No       No 

Example: Display detailed information about a specific server

From a managed server, display detailed information about SERVER_A. See Field descriptions for field descriptions.
query server server_a format=detailed
                               
                                  Server Name: SERVER_A
                                 Comm. Method: TCPIP
                              Transfer Method: TCPIP
                           High-level Address: 9.115.4.15
                            Low-level Address: 1500
                                  Description:
                            Allow Replacement: No
                                    Node Name:
                        Last Access Date/Time: 07/09/2013 09:00:00
                       Days Since Last Access: <1
                                  Compression: Client's choice
                      Archive Delete Allowed?: No
                                          URL:
                       Registration Date/Time: 07/08/2013 09:15:09
                    Registering Administrator: $$CONFIG_MANAGER$$
                  Bytes Received Last Session: 362
                      Bytes Sent Last Session: 507
                     Duration of Last Session: 0.00
                  Pct. Idle Wait Last Session: 0.00
                 Pct. Comm. Wait Last Session: 0.00
                 Pct. Media Wait Last Session: 0.00
                        Grace Deletion Period: 5
                             Managing profile:
                          Server Password Set: Yes
                Server Password Set Date/Time: 07/08/2013 09:15:09
               Days Since Server Password Set: 1
             Invalid Sign-on Count for Server: 0
                  Virtual Volume Password Set: No
        Virtual Volume Password Set Date/Time: (?)
       Days Since Virtual Volume Password Set: (?)
Invalid Sign-on Count for Virtual Volume Node: 0
                            Validate Protocol: No
                                      Version: 7
                                      Release: 1                                
                                        Level: 0.0
                                      Role(s): Replication
                                          SSL: No

Field descriptions

Server Name
The name of the server.
Comm. Method
The communication method that is used to connect to the server.
Transfer Method
The method that is used for server-to-server data transfer.
High-level Address
The IP address (in dotted decimal format) of the server.
Low-level Address
The port number of the server.
Description
The server description.
Allow Replacement
Specifies whether a server definition on a managed server can be replaced with a definition from a configuration manager.
Node Name
The name of the client node.
Last Access Date/Time
The last date and time that the client node accessed the server.
Days Since Last Access
The number of days since the client node accessed the server.
Compression
The type of compression that is completed by IBM Spectrum Protect™ on client files.
Archive Delete Allowed?
Specifies whether the client node can delete its own archive files. A value of (?) denotes that this field is not set and does not apply to this definition.
URL
The URL used to access this server from a web browser-based interface.
Registration Date/Time
The date and time that the client node was registered.
Registering Administrator
The name of the administrator that registered the client node.
Bytes Received Last Session
The number of bytes received by the server during the last client node session.
Bytes Sent Last Session
The number of bytes sent to the client node.
Duration of Last Session
The length of the last client node session, in seconds.
Pct. Idle Wait Last Session
The percentage of the total session time during which the client did not complete any functions.
Pct. Comm. Wait Last Session
The percentage of the total session time that the client waited for a response from the server.
Pct. Media Wait Last Session
The percentage of the total session time that the client waited for a removable volume to be mounted.
Grace Deletion Period
The number of days an object remains on the target server after it is marked for deletion.
Managing Profile
The profile from which the managed server got the definition of this server.
Server Password Set
Specifies whether the password for the server is set.
Server Password Set Date/Time
Specifies when the password for the server is set.
Days since Server Password Set
The number of days since the server password was set.
Invalid Sign-on count for Server
The maximum number of invalid sign-on attempts that the server can accept.
Virtual Volume Password Set
Specifies whether the password used to log on to the target server is set.
Virtual Volume Password Set Date/Time
Specifies when the password for virtual volume support is set.
Days Since Virtual Volume Password Set
The number of days since the password for virtual volume support was set.
Invalid Sign-on Count for Virtual Volume Node
The maximum number of invalid sign-on attempts that are accepted on the target server.
Validate Protocol
Specifies whether the storage agent has the data validation function enabled.
Version
The software version of the IBM Spectrum Protect server.
Release
The software release of the IBM Spectrum Protect server.
Level
The software level of the IBM Spectrum Protect server.
Role(s)
The role of the server. For example, one of the roles that the server is used for is replication.
SSL
Specifies whether Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) communication is used.

Related commands

Table 1. Commands related to QUERY SERVER
Command Description
DEFINE DEVCLASS Defines a device class.
DEFINE SERVER Defines a server for server-to-server communications.
DELETE DEVCLASS Deletes a device class.
DELETE FILESPACE Deletes data associated with client file spaces. If a file space is part of a collocation group and you remove the file space from a node, the file space is removed from the collocation group.
DELETE SERVER Deletes the definition of a server.
AIX operating systemsLinux operating systemsWindows operating systemsPROTECT STGPOOL AIX operating systemsLinux operating systemsWindows operating systemsProtects a directory-container storage pool.
QUERY NODE Displays partial or complete information about one or more clients.
RECONCILE VOLUMES Reconciles source server virtual volume definitions and target server archive objects.
REGISTER NODE Defines a client node to the server and sets options for that user.
REMOVE NODE Removes a client from the list of registered nodes for a specific policy domain.
REPLICATE NODE Replicates data in file spaces that belong to a client node.
SET REPLSERVER Specifies a target replication server.
UPDATE DEVCLASS Changes the attributes of a device class.
UPDATE NODE Changes the attributes that are associated with a client node.
UPDATE SERVER Updates information about a server.