Dell PowerVault ME5 Series Storage System CLI Reference Guide

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show tasks


Description	Shows information about tasks.
Minimum role	monitor
Syntax	show tasks [detail] [<task-name>]
Parameters	detail Optional. Shows additional detail about each task. <task-name> Optional. Shows information about the specified task only. If this parameter is omitted, information is shown for all tasks.
Output	Any task type, no detail Name The name of the task. Type The task type. Status The task status. Status values for each task type are listed in the following sections. State The current step of the task. State values for each task type are listed in the following sections. Error Message If an error occurred while processing the task, the error message. Blank if no error has occurred. TakeSnapshot task, detail Task Name The name of the task. Task Type TakeSnapshot Status Uninitialized: The task is not yet ready to run. Ready: The task is ready to run. Active: The task is running. Error: The task has an error. Complete: For a TakeSnapshot task only, the task is complete but not yet ready to run again. Deleted: The task is expired but this state is not yet synchronized to the partner controller. Task State The current step of the task: Start: Start process. Goes immediately to VerifyVolume. VerifyVolume: Ensure the volume exists and is a type of volume that can have a snapshot. CreateName: Build a unique name for the new snapshot using prefix and sequence number. PlanCreateSnap: Take the snapshot. VerifySnap: Ensure the new snapshot exists. InspectRetention: Check whether the snapshot retention count is exceeded. FindOldestSnap: Determine which is the oldest retained snapshot. UnmapSnap: Unmap the oldest snapshot so it can be reset. ResetSnap: Reset the oldest snapshot so it can be reused. RenameSnap: Rename the oldest snapshot to the new snapshot name. Error Message If an error occurred while processing the task, the error message. Blank if no error has occurred. Source Volume The name of the source volume. Source Volume Serial The serial number of the source volume. Prefix The label that identifies snapshots created by this task. Retention Count The number of snapshots to retain with this prefix. When a new snapshot exceeds this limit, the oldest snapshot with the same prefix is reset and renamed. Last Created The name of the last snapshot created by the task. Blank if the task has not taken a snapshot. Snapshot Name The name of each snapshot taken. Blank if the task has not taken a snapshot. Snapshot Serial The serial number of each snapshot taken. Blank if the task has not taken a snapshot. ResetSnapshot task, detail Task Name The name of the task. Task Type ResetSnapshot Status Uninitialized: The task is not yet ready to run. Ready: The task is ready to run. Active: The task is running. Error: The task has an error. Deleted: The task is expired but this state is not yet synchronized to the partner controller. Task State The current step of the task: Start: Start process. Goes immediately to VerifySnap. VerifySnap: Ensure the snapshot exists. ResetSnap: Reset the specified snapshot. Error Message If an error occurred while processing the task, the error message. Blank if no error has occurred. Snapshot Name The name of the snapshot to reset. Snapshot Serial Number The serial number of the snapshot to reset. Replicate task, detail Task Name The name of the task. Task Type Replicate Status Uninitialized: The task is not yet ready to run. Ready: The task is ready to run. Active: The task is running. Error: The task has an error. Deleted: The task is expired but this state is not yet synchronized to the partner controller. Task State The current step of the task: Start: Start process. Goes immediately to VerifySnap. PlanCreateRep: Flush the replication set. Replicate : Replicate the volumes in the replication set. VerifyRunning: Ensure the new replication has started. Error Message If an error occurred while processing the task, the error message. Blank if no error has occurred. Replication Set Name The name of the replication set. Replication Set Serial Number The serial number of the replication set. Replicate Last Snapshot If True, the task is set to replicate the most recent snapshot of the primary volume. EnableDSD task, detail Task Name The name of the task. Task Type EnableDSD Status Uninitialized: The task is not yet ready to run. Ready: The task is ready to run. Active: The task is running. Error: The task has an error. Deleted: The task is expired but this state is not yet synchronized to the partner controller. Task State The current step of the task, which is always Start. Error Message If an error occurred while processing the task, the error message. Blank if no error has occurred. DisableDSD task, detail Task Name The name of the task. Task Type DisableDSD Status Uninitialized: The task is not yet ready to run. Ready: The task is ready to run. Active: The task is running. Error: The task has an error. Deleted: The task is expired but this state is not yet synchronized to the partner controller. Task State The current step of the task, which is always Start. Error Message If an error occurred while processing the task, the error message. Blank if no error has occurred.
Examples	Show information about all tasks. # show tasks Show information about task Task1. # show tasks Task1
Basetypes	tasks status
See also	create schedule create task delete task set task show schedules