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CA VM:Director Messages

While using CA VM:Director, you receive messages that do one of the following:

• Inform you of the status and progress of the function or task
• Prompt you for information about your system
• Indicate whether an error occurred
• Provide instructions for resolving errors

Messages displayed in line mode or in the command execution log have a defined format. This format is described using the following sample message:

VMXCOM1091E COMMAND LENGTH CANNOT EXCEED 256 CHARACTERS

The first token in the message is named the message identifier. Use this identifier to find the cause and required actions for a specific message using the CMS HELP facility or the product Message Reference Guide. The remainder of the message is the message text that provides the appropriate information. The message header components provide additional information. For this message:

VMX

This three letter code Is a unique product identifier for each product.

COM

This three letter code identifies the routine or module that issued the message.

1091

This message number identifies each separate message issued by a product.

E

This severity code is a code to identify the type of message.

You can tell the type of message by the last letter of the identifier, which is its severity code. The severity code can be one of the following:

A

Action message.

You need to perform an action, for example, move the cursor or enter information.

E

Error message.

The function or task can continue normally if you correct the error, but it may end.

I

Informational message.

CA VM:Director initialization has completed or a task that the product is executing has completed. When an informational message appears immediately after a severe error message (severity code S), it tells you how to correct the problem the severe error message identified.

R

Response message.

A request for information has been presented. You need to respond to a CA VM:Director message.

S

Severe error message.

An error preventing the function or task from continuing has occurred. You are returned to CMS and must restart the procedure after correcting the error.

T

Terminal error message.

A serious internal error has occurred, preventing the CA VM:Director service virtual machine from continuing execution.

W

Warning message.

An abnormal condition has occurred. The function or task continues, although the results may be affected by the abnormal condition.

Help with CA VM:Director Messages

Note: For more information or help for a CA VM:Director message you receive, see the Message Reference Guide or use the CMS HELP facility for that message.

The Message Reference Guide lists all messages that CA VM:Director can generate, explains the possible causes of each message, and tells you how to respond to that message.

To get help for a CA VM:Director message, from CMS, enter help, followed by the 3-character product identifier, the message number, and its severity code.

For example, to get help for the message VMXCOM1091E, enter the following from CMS:

help vmx1091e

When you are finished reading the message help, press PF3 to exit the CMS HELP facility.

Note: For more information about using the CMS help facility, see the IBM CMS User’s Guide appropriate for your system.