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Managing Remote PMDBs

CA ControlMinder also offers you a range of selang commands that you can use in the pmd environment. These commands let you manage PMDBs remotely:

backuppmd

Backs up a PMDB.

createpmd

Creates a PMDB.

deletepmd

Deletes a PMDB.

findpmd

Displays the names of all PMDBs on the computer.

listpmd

Lists the following information about a PMDB:

• Subscribers and their status
• PMDB description and its status
• Commands in the update file and their offsets
• Contents of the error log

pmd

A PMDB administration command that lets you:

• Remove a subscriber from the list of unavailable subscribers
• Clear the Policy Model error log
• Start and stop the Policy Model service
• Lock and unlock the Policy Model
• Truncate the update file

restorepmd

Restores a PMDB from its backup files.

subs

A PMDB subscription command that lets you:

• Add an existing subscriber to a parent PMDB
• Add a new subscriber to a parent PMDB
• Assign a parent PMDB to a database (CA ControlMinder or another PMDB)

subspmd

Assigns a parent PMDB to the local database.

unsubs

Removes a subscriber from the PMDB.

Note: For a comprehensive discussion of selang commands you can use in the pmd environment, see the selang Reference Guide.