5.2 - Multi-Value Info Options

A multi-value Info option accepts a list of one or more values. Supplying zero values is an error.

Info Option -AN (-ActionName) (Alias: -Action) :

the action name associated with a command in a check record.

Info Option -AV (-ArgumentVector) :

the space-delimited argument string that follows the command, up to 100 characters. Quote individual arguments containing spaces with single quotes.

Info Option -AX (-ArgumenteXtra) :

the space-delimited argument string beyond 100 characters. Non-empty only when the argument vector exceeds 100 characters.

Info Option -CC (-CarbonCopy) :

additional email addresses for Cc’d notification of check status. DECS specialists may be specified by login name; for other domains, use full email addresses.

Info Option -CD (-CheckDate) :

the date a recorded command was first processed.

Info Option -CI (-CheckIndex) :

the indices of check records in GDEXDB. A check record is moved to history once its command finishes.

Info Option -CM (-Command) (Alias: -CommandName) :

the command name in a check record.

Info Option -CT (-CheckTime) :

the time a recorded command was first processed.

Info Option -DB (-Debug) :

enable debug logging. Up to three values may be given:

Info Option -DC (-DoneCount) :

the number of files successfully processed so far.

Info Option -DF (-DownFlags) :

storage system down flags. Valid flags: D-DRDATA, G-GLADE, O-ObjectStore. Up to five flags may be combined.

Info Option -DI (-DaemonIndex) :

daemon control indices. A daemon control record defines how many concurrent processes of a given command a specialist may run on a given host, and at what priority.

Info Option -DS (-Dataset) (Aliases: -Dsid, -DatasetID) :

dataset numbers (also called dataset IDs). Format:

Info Option -ER (-ERrormessage) :

the error message from a failed check command.

Info Option -EV (-Environments) (Alias: -Envs) :

environment variables required to run a command as a batch job, in the form VarName=VarValue, separated by commas. The variables are set in the batch startup script.

Info Option -FC (-FileCount) :

the number of files to be processed by a check command.

Info Option -HN (-HostName) :

host names on which the check can or cannot be processed.

Info Option -IF (-InputFile) :

one or more input file names supplied on the command line. An input file holds options and their values for a dscheck invocation.

Input file format:

  • Lines starting with ‘#’ are comments and are ignored.

  • Option names may appear in short, long, or alias form.

  • Action/Mode markers: OptionName<!> (marker overridable via -AO)

  • Single-value assignments: OptionName<=>OptionValue (one per line; ‘<=>’ overridable via -ES)

  • Multi-value tabular assignments: a title row followed by data rows, columns separated by ‘<:>’ (‘<:>’ overridable via -DV).

  • A tabular block ends at EOF, at the next title line, or at the next single-value assignment.

  • If the last column of a tabular block contains multi-line text, append the column separator to every row, including the title row.

Info Option -MC (-MaxCount) (Aliases: -MaximumCount, -MaxTryCount) :

the maximum number of times a failed check command may be retried.

Info Option -MH (-MatchHost) (Alias: -MatchHostname) :

controls how hostnames are matched. ‘G’ is a general match - it includes empty hostnames and exclusive lists where the current host is not listed. ‘M’ is an exact match against the specified hostname.

Info Option -MO (-Modules) (Alias: -Mods) :

comma-separated module names required to run a command as a batch job. The modules are loaded in the batch startup script.

Info Option -PI (-ParentIndex) (Alias: -ParentCheckIndex) :

the parent check index that the current check must wait for before it can run.

Info Option -PO (-Priority) :

the priority of a host within a daemon control, determining the order in which hosts are tried when starting a check.

Info Option -PL (-ProcessLimit) :

the maximum number of concurrent processes allowed for a given (command, specialist) on a given host. Also used with -SO (-SetOptions) to bound concurrent cron processes.

Info Option -PQ (-PBSQueue) :

the PBS batch queue to which the current check is submitted.

Info Option -QS (-QSubOptions) (Alias: -PBSOptions) :

options passed to qsub when the command runs as a PBS batch job. Quote the value on the command line, e.g. -QS ‘-l walltime=12:00:00’.

Info Option -SN (-Specialist) :

the specialist who originally ran the command. Used with -GC (-GetCheck) and -GD (-GetDaemon) to view records owned by a particular specialist.

Info Option -ST (-Status) :

the check status for a recorded command, including progress percentage for running commands and error messages for failed ones.

Info Option -SZ (-DataSize) (Aliases: -Size, -ProcSize) :

the total number of bytes processed for the check record.

Info Option -TC (-TryCount) :

the number of times the check command has been attempted, up to the limit set by -MC.

Info Option -WD (-WorkDir) (Alias: -WorkDirectory) :

the working directory from which the recorded command is started.