Dell PowerVault ME4 Series Storage System CLI Guide

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show tasks


Description	Shows information about tasks.
Minimum role	monitor
Syntax	show tasks [detail] [`task-name`] 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 VerifyVolume CreateName CreateSnap VerifySnap InspectRetention FindOldestSnap UnmapSnap ResetSnap RenameSnap 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 deleted. 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 TakeSnapshot 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 VerifySnap UnmapSnap ResetSnap 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. VolumeCopy task, detail Task Name The name of the task. Task Type VolumeCopy 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 VerifyVolume CreateName ObtainMap UnmapVolume CreateVolume RemapVolume VerifyCreatedVolume 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 volume to be copied. Source Volume Serial The serial number of the volume to be copied. Destination Pool The name of the pool in which the new volume will be created. Destination Pool Serial The serial number of the destination pool. Prefix The label that identifies copies created by this task. Modified Data modified: The copy includes modified snapshot data. preserved: The copy excludes modified snapshot data Last Created The name of the last volume created by the task. Blank if the task has not created a volume. 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: Idle Replicate VerifyRunning Error Message If an error occurred while processing the task, the error message. Blank if no error has occurred. 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 schedule set task show schedules