ADSM-L

Re: Select Column Descriptions

2002-09-13 11:07:07
Subject: Re: Select Column Descriptions
From: "Williams, Tim P {PBSG}" <Tim.Williams AT PBSG DOT COM>
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2002 10:04:23 -0500
This is as good as it gets:
tsm: ADSM>select * from syscat.columns where tabname='SUMMARY'

   TABSCHEMA: ADSM
     TABNAME: SUMMARY
     COLNAME: START_TIME
       COLNO: 1
INDEX_KEYSEQ: 1
 INDEX_ORDER: A
    TYPENAME: TIMESTAMP
      LENGTH: 0
       SCALE: 0
       NULLS: FALSE
     REMARKS: Start time

   TABSCHEMA: ADSM
     TABNAME: SUMMARY
     COLNAME: END_TIME
       COLNO: 2
INDEX_KEYSEQ:
 INDEX_ORDER:
    TYPENAME: TIMESTAMP
      LENGTH: 0
       SCALE: 0
       NULLS: TRUE
     REMARKS: End Time

   TABSCHEMA: ADSM
     TABNAME: SUMMARY
     COLNAME: ACTIVITY
       COLNO: 3
more...   (<ENTER> to continue, 'C' to cancel)

INDEX_KEYSEQ:
 INDEX_ORDER:
    TYPENAME: VARCHAR
      LENGTH: 64
       SCALE: 0
       NULLS: FALSE
     REMARKS: Process or Session Activity Name

   TABSCHEMA: ADSM
     TABNAME: SUMMARY
     COLNAME: NUMBER
       COLNO: 4
INDEX_KEYSEQ:
 INDEX_ORDER:
    TYPENAME: INTEGER
      LENGTH: 0
       SCALE: 0
       NULLS: TRUE
     REMARKS: Process or Session Number

   TABSCHEMA: ADSM
     TABNAME: SUMMARY
     COLNAME: ENTITY
       COLNO: 5
INDEX_KEYSEQ:
 INDEX_ORDER:
    TYPENAME: VARCHAR
      LENGTH: 64
       SCALE: 0
more...   (<ENTER> to continue, 'C' to cancel)

       NULLS: TRUE
     REMARKS: Associated user or storage pool(s) associated with the
activity

   TABSCHEMA: ADSM
     TABNAME: SUMMARY
     COLNAME: COMMMETH
       COLNO: 6
INDEX_KEYSEQ:
 INDEX_ORDER:
    TYPENAME: VARCHAR
      LENGTH: 8
       SCALE: 0
       NULLS: TRUE
     REMARKS: Communications Method Used

   TABSCHEMA: ADSM
     TABNAME: SUMMARY
     COLNAME: ADDRESS
       COLNO: 7
INDEX_KEYSEQ:
 INDEX_ORDER:
    TYPENAME: VARCHAR
      LENGTH: 64
       SCALE: 0
       NULLS: TRUE
     REMARKS: Communications Address

   TABSCHEMA: ADSM
     TABNAME: SUMMARY
more...   (<ENTER> to continue, 'C' to cancel)

     COLNAME: SCHEDULE_NAME
       COLNO: 8
INDEX_KEYSEQ:
 INDEX_ORDER:
    TYPENAME: VARCHAR
      LENGTH: 30
       SCALE: 0
       NULLS: TRUE
     REMARKS: Schedule Name

   TABSCHEMA: ADSM
     TABNAME: SUMMARY
     COLNAME: EXAMINED
       COLNO: 9
INDEX_KEYSEQ:
 INDEX_ORDER:
    TYPENAME: DECIMAL
      LENGTH: 18
       SCALE: 0
       NULLS: TRUE
     REMARKS: Number of objects (files and/or directories) examined by the
process/session

   TABSCHEMA: ADSM
     TABNAME: SUMMARY
     COLNAME: AFFECTED
       COLNO: 10
INDEX_KEYSEQ:
 INDEX_ORDER:
    TYPENAME: DECIMAL
more...   (<ENTER> to continue, 'C' to cancel)

      LENGTH: 18
       SCALE: 0
       NULLS: TRUE
     REMARKS: Number of objects affected (moved, copied or deleted) by the
process/session

   TABSCHEMA: ADSM
     TABNAME: SUMMARY
     COLNAME: FAILED
       COLNO: 11
INDEX_KEYSEQ:
 INDEX_ORDER:
    TYPENAME: DECIMAL
      LENGTH: 18
       SCALE: 0
       NULLS: TRUE
     REMARKS: Number of objects that failed in the process/session

   TABSCHEMA: ADSM
     TABNAME: SUMMARY
     COLNAME: BYTES
       COLNO: 12
INDEX_KEYSEQ:
 INDEX_ORDER:
    TYPENAME: DECIMAL
      LENGTH: 18
       SCALE: 0
       NULLS: TRUE
     REMARKS: Bytes processed

more...   (<ENTER> to continue, 'C' to cancel)

   TABSCHEMA: ADSM
     TABNAME: SUMMARY
     COLNAME: IDLE
       COLNO: 13
INDEX_KEYSEQ:
 INDEX_ORDER:
    TYPENAME: INTEGER
      LENGTH: 0
       SCALE: 0
       NULLS: TRUE
     REMARKS: Seconds that the session/process was idle

   TABSCHEMA: ADSM
     TABNAME: SUMMARY
     COLNAME: MEDIAW
       COLNO: 14
INDEX_KEYSEQ:
 INDEX_ORDER:
    TYPENAME: INTEGER
      LENGTH: 0
       SCALE: 0
       NULLS: TRUE
     REMARKS: Seconds that the session/process was waiting for access to
media (volume mounts)

   TABSCHEMA: ADSM
     TABNAME: SUMMARY
     COLNAME: PROCESSES
       COLNO: 15
INDEX_KEYSEQ:
more...   (<ENTER> to continue, 'C' to cancel)

 INDEX_ORDER:
    TYPENAME: INTEGER
      LENGTH: 0
       SCALE: 0
       NULLS: TRUE
     REMARKS: Number of processes used for process

   TABSCHEMA: ADSM
     TABNAME: SUMMARY
     COLNAME: SUCCESSFUL
       COLNO: 16
INDEX_KEYSEQ:
 INDEX_ORDER:
    TYPENAME: ENUMERATED(YESNO_TYPE)
      LENGTH: 3
       SCALE: 0
       NULLS: TRUE
     REMARKS: Successful ?

   TABSCHEMA: ADSM
     TABNAME: SUMMARY
     COLNAME: VOLUME_NAME
       COLNO: 17
INDEX_KEYSEQ:
 INDEX_ORDER:
    TYPENAME: VARCHAR
      LENGTH: 64
       SCALE: 0
       NULLS: TRUE
more...   (<ENTER> to continue, 'C' to cancel)

     REMARKS: Volume Name

   TABSCHEMA: ADSM
     TABNAME: SUMMARY
     COLNAME: DRIVE_NAME
       COLNO: 18
INDEX_KEYSEQ:
 INDEX_ORDER:
    TYPENAME: VARCHAR
      LENGTH: 64
       SCALE: 0
       NULLS: TRUE
     REMARKS: Drive Name

   TABSCHEMA: ADSM
     TABNAME: SUMMARY
     COLNAME: LIBRARY_NAME
       COLNO: 19
INDEX_KEYSEQ:
 INDEX_ORDER:
    TYPENAME: VARCHAR
      LENGTH: 64
       SCALE: 0
       NULLS: TRUE
     REMARKS: Library Name

   TABSCHEMA: ADSM
     TABNAME: SUMMARY
     COLNAME: LAST_USE
more...   (<ENTER> to continue, 'C' to cancel)

       COLNO: 20
INDEX_KEYSEQ:
 INDEX_ORDER:
    TYPENAME: VARCHAR
      LENGTH: 64
       SCALE: 0
       NULLS: TRUE
     REMARKS: Last Use


tsm: ADSM>

-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Moore [mailto:Michael_Moore AT VFC DOT COM]
Sent: Friday, September 13, 2002 9:57 AM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Select Column Descriptions


Is there anywhere that describes what a column in a select command result
is telling you?  For example:

I issue the following select command:
select * from summary where date(start_time) = current date - 1 day and
entity='ITGCURS6'

I get the following:

   START_TIME: 2002-09-12 00:01:59.000000
     END_TIME: 2002-09-12 00:03:47.000000
     ACTIVITY: BACKUP
       NUMBER: 787
       ENTITY: ITGCURS6
     COMMMETH: Tcp/Ip
      ADDRESS: 167.64.22.242:33443
SCHEDULE_NAME:
     EXAMINED: 1
     AFFECTED: 1
       FAILED: 0
        BYTES: 2826251
         IDLE: 0
       MEDIAW: 62
    PROCESSES: 1
   SUCCESSFUL: YES
  VOLUME_NAME:
   DRIVE_NAME:
 LIBRARY_NAME:
     LAST_USE:


What are the following telling me

AFFECTED - Is this backed up? or expired?
MEDIAW - is this in seconds (I HOPE!!)  is this total time, or just the
max?

Is there somewhere in the documentation that describes each column?  If
there is, I can't find it!

I have been asked to start tracking the amount of data being backed up on a
daily basis, and I am looking for the most straight forward way.  I really
don't want to run several queries, just to get this information.
Management wants it in one neat spreadsheet.

Thanks!

Michael Moore
VF Services Inc.
121 Smith Street
Greensboro,  NC  27420-1488

Voice: 336-332-4423
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