-a AdapterName
Specifies the adapter name for which the program must search (for example,
ssa1). The adapter must be known to the searching machine.
-n AdapterUID
Specifies the adapter UID for which the program must search. The adapter
need not be known to the searching machine.
-s SlotNumber
Specifies the slot that contains the disk drive, as shown in the List Output.
Optional Flags for Copy Mode
Youcan choose either or both of these flags:
-h Prevents the output of progress messages from the program.
-x Prevents the actions of the compress command and of the tar command. The
program copies the dump directly to the specified output point (-o).
Note: Youmust ensure that the specified output point has enough free space
to hold the dump.
Output The ssa_getdump command sends all error messages to stderr,and the following to
stdout.
vHeader messages
vList mode output
vCopy progress messages
The command generates these return codes:
0The command has completed successfully.
1Some parameters are not correct.
2The disk name is not valid, or the pdisk is not present.
3The name of the SSAadapter is not correct or not valid.
4The UID or slot number of the SSAadapter is not correct.
5Cannot open the file or directory in the temporary file /tmp.
6Not enough disk space is available, or an error occurred during a write
operation to the temporary file.
7Not enough memory is available.
Note: When in Copy mode, the command reads data from the disk in blocks
of approximately 256 KB.
8An internal or object data manager (ODM) error has occurred.
9An error occurred during a read operation in Copy mode.
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