reference.md

Part IV. Reference

Table of Contents

• dCache Clients

  • The SRM Client Suite
  • The DCCP Utility — Copy a file from or to a dCache server.

• Common Cell Commands

  • pin — Adds a comment to the pinboard.
  • info — Print info about the cell.
  • dump pinboard — Dump the full pinboard of the cell to a file.
  • show pinboard — Print a part of the pinboard of the cell to STDOUT.

• dCache NFS Dot Commands

  • get locality — Returns the media types on which the file is currently stored.
  • get checksum types — Get the recognized checksum types for dCache
  • get checksum(s) — Get checksum types and checksums for a given file.
  • set checksum — Set a checksum value for a file.
  • get pin(s) — Get pins on a given file.
  • pin/stage — Allows users to pin or stage files.
  • get/set tape location uri — Stores, retrieves and modifies the URI string(s) which define an HSM/tape location.

• PnfsManager Commands

  • pnfsidof — Print the pnfs id of a file given by its global path.
  • flags remove — Remove a flag from a file.
  • flags ls — List the flags of a file.
  • flags set — Set a flag for a file.
  • metadataof — Print the meta-data of a file.
  • pathfinder — Print the global or local path of a file from its PNFS id.
  • set meta — Set the meta-data of a file.
  • storageinfoof — Print the storage info of a file.
  • cacheinfoof — Print the cache info of a file.

• Pool Commands

  • rep ls — List the files currently in the repository of the pool.
  • st set max active — Set the maximum number of active store transfers.
  • rh set max active — Set the maximum number of active restore transfers.
  • mover set max active — Set the maximum number of active client transfers.
  • mover set max active -queue=p2p — Set the maximum number of active pool-to-pool server transfers.
  • pp set max active — Set the value used for scaling the performance cost of pool-to-pool client transfers analogous to the other
  • set gap — Set the gap parameter - the size of free space below which it will be assumed that the pool is full within the cost calculations.
  • set breakeven — Set the breakeven parameter - used within the cost calculations.
  • mover ls — List the active and waiting client transfer requests.
  • migration cache — Caches replicas on other pools.
  • migration cancel — Cancels a migration job
  • migration clear — Removes completed migration jobs.
  • migration concurrency — Adjusts the concurrency of a job.
  • migration copy — Copies files to other pools.
  • migration info — Shows detailed information about a migration job.
  • migration ls — Lists all migration jobs.
  • migration move — Moves replicas to other pools.
  • migration suspend — Suspends a migration job.
  • migration resume — Resumes a suspended migration job.

• PoolManager Commands

  • rc ls — List the requests currently handled by the PoolManager.
  • cm ls — List information about the pools in the cost module cache.
  • set pool decision — Set the factors for the calculation of the total costs of the pools.

• dCache Default Port Values

• Glossary