z/VM: CP Commands and Utilities Reference - z/VM - IBM

Responses
A typical response is:
PATH 1A ONLINE TO DEVICES 0190, 0191, 0193
PATH 1A OFFLINE TO DEVICES 0192
To display the channel path type of path 1A, enter:
query chpid 1a type
A response might be:
Path 1A is an ESCON unswitched channel
To display the physical channel identifier associated with path 1A, enter:
query chpid 1a pchid
A response might be:
Path 1A is associated with physical channel 061A
Response for Path Status:
PATH yy {ONLINE } TO DEVICES xxxx(1)
... xxxx(n)
PATH yy {OFFLINE} TO DEVICES zzzz(1)
... zzzz(n)
indicates that path yy to device xxxx(1) through device xxxx(n) is logically available
(online), and path yy to device zzzz(1) through device zzzz(n) is logically
unavailable (offline).
yy is the logical channel path.
xxxx
zzzz
are the real device numbers.
Response for No Devices on Path:
NO DEVICES ON PATH yy
indicates there are no devices on the specified channel path.
yy is the logical channel path.
Response for Nonexistent CHPID:
INVALID CHPID yy
indicates that a nonexistent channel path ID was specified.
yy is the nonexistent logical channel path.
Response for Quiesced Path:
PATH yy QUIESCED TO DEVICE(S) xxxx(1)... xxxx(n)
QUERY CHPID
indicates the path has been quiesced (locked offline) to the specified devices by an
IBM Service Representative. Once service on this channel path is completed, a
corresponding resume request issued by the Service Representative (SR) will
cause this channel path to be varied online to the device or devices, if they were
online before being quiesced. If for some reason the resume request did not vary
this channel path back online, the FORCE option on the VARY PATH command can
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