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Commands

The region supports line commands, primary commands, and system commands. You can issue commands to perform various actions, depending on your authority level.

Line Commands

A line command acts on a specific item in a list. For example, if you are using the status monitor and want to display the status of an SNA group named ATM, you enter D (for Display) next to ATM. The region issues the appropriate command to retrieve the status of the ATM group and displays this information on your screen.

To find out which line commands are available, enter a question mark (?).

The following example shows the response to the ? command.

 SOLVPROD------- Automation Services : Command Definition List -----------------
 Command ===>                                                   Scroll ===> PAGE
                                          Use ’S’ to select the required Command
     Command       Description                                                  
     BLD           Rebuild an SNA Group                                         
     D             Display an SNA Group                                         
     Z             Zoom in on a SNA Group                                       
     ZS            Zoom in on a SNA Group (Sorted)                              
     A             Activate a Resource                                          
     ASA           Set Actual State to Active                                   
     ASD           Set Actual State to Degraded                                 
     ASF           Set Actual State to Failed                                   
     ASI           Set Actual State to Inactive                                 
     ASU           Set Actual State to Unknown                                  
     B             Browse Resource Status and Modes                             
     CFG           Invoke external Configuration appl                           
     CHK           Request a Check of The Resource                              
     CMD           Command Entry - Local or Remote System                       
     DB            Database Administration for a Resource                       
     DEL           Delete a Resource                                            
     DSA           Set Desired State Override to Active                         
  F1=Help      F2=Split     F3=Exit      F4=Return    F5=Find      F6=Refresh
  F7=Backward  F8=Forward   F9=Swap     F10=Left     F11=Right

Select a line command from the list to issue the command.

Primary Command

A primary command affects general processing. You enter a primary command at the command prompt on a panel. For example, you can enter =X to exit from the region.

From the status and graphical monitors, authorized users can issue primary commands that enable processing in a region. For example, you may want to shut down the automated resources in a system image. To do this, enter SHUTSYS at the command prompt on your monitor and select the required system image.

To find out which commands are available, enter a question mark (?).

System Commands

You can issue system commands from the Operator Console Services (OCS) window or the Command Entry facility. To access the Command Entry facility, enter CMD at a prompt, or press F5 from OCS.

Use the SYSCMD command to issue system commands. Other commands are also supported. To find out about those commands, type a question mark (?) and press F1.