Displays patch recovery data sets in chronological order,
starting with the set created most recently and ending with the
oldest one. Each recovery data set identifies one or more patches
that can be uninstalled.
Format
PRODUCT SHOW RECOVERY_DATA [/qualifiers]
1 – Parameters
None.
2 – Qualifiers
2.1 /BEFORE
/BEFORE=time
Selects recovery data sets created before the specified date and
time. You can specify time as an absolute time, as a combination
of absolute and delta times, or as one of the following keywords:
TODAY (default)
TOMORROW
YESTERDAY
For information about specifying time values, see the OpenVMS
User's Manual.
2.2 /FULL
/FULL
/NOFULL (default)
Displays information in 132-column format. The /NOFULL qualifier
displays a subset of available information in 80-column format.
2.3 /LOG
/LOG
/NOLOG (default)
Displays the file specifications of recovery data set files as
they are accessed.
2.4 /NEWEST
/NEWEST=count
Displays the most recently created patch recovery data sets. For
example, if you specify /NEWEST=2, the SHOW RECOVERY_DATA command
displays the two newest recovery data sets. If you do not specify
a number with this qualifier, the default value is 1.
2.5 /OLDEST
/OLDEST=count
Displays the oldest recovery data sets. For example, if you
specify /OLDEST=2, the SHOW RECOVERY_DATA command displays the
two oldest recovery data sets. If you do not specify a number
with this qualifier, the default value is 1.
2.6 /REMOTE
/REMOTE
/NOREMOTE (default)
Selects recovery data sets located on a privately mounted system
disk. By default, PCSI searches the currently booted system disk
for recovery data sets.
When you use /REMOTE, the following logical names must be
defined:
o PCSI$SYSDEVICE must specify the physical disk name of the
target system disk. This disk must be mounted and allocated to
the process executing the PRODUCT command.
o PCSI$SPECIFIC must point to a system root on PCSI$SYSDEVICE.
It must be defined in the following form, where x is a valid
system root:
PCSI$SYSDEVICE:[SYSx.]
2.7 /SINCE
/SINCE=time
Selects recovery data sets that were created on or after the
specified date and time. You can specify time as an absolute
time, as a combination of absolute and delta times, or as one of
the following keywords:
TODAY (default)
YESTERDAY
For information about specifying time values, see the OpenVMS
User's Manual.
3 – Example
$ PRODUCT SHOW RECOVERY_DATA /SINCE=10-DEC-2002
The command in this example displays the recovery data sets
created on or after December 10, 2002, starting with the one
created most recently.