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Describing a Device Array

The following diagram illustrates the syntax to describe a device array.

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>>-onpladm describe device devicename--devicename--------------->
 
>--+-------------------+--+-----------------+------------------><
   '- -F--specfilename-'  '- -S--servername-'
 

Element Purpose Key Considerations
devicename Sets the name of device, such as a file, device array, tape, or pipe None
-F specfilename Sets the specification file Additional Information: The default value is the standard output.
-S servername Sets the onpload database server Additional Information: The default is the value of the INFORMIXSERVER environment variable.

For information about the specification file used to describe a device array, see Creating a Device Array.

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