TS/MP 2.5 System Management Manual

IN Command

You specify the IN command when you start PATHCOM. For example, this command starts

PATHCOM and directs PATHCOM to read commands from a file named PWCMD and list them

on the device $S.#LP:

11> PATHCOM /IN PWCMD, OUT $S.#LP, CPU 1, NOWAIT/ $PMX

When PATHCOM runs, it reads the commands and runs them in sequence. When it encounters

an end of file or an EXIT command, PATHCOM terminates.

OBEY Command

You specify the OBEY command from within PATHCOM. For example, this command directs

PATHCOM to read commands from a command file named PWCMD:

8> PATHCOM $PMX

$X364: PATHCOM - T0845H01 - (01AUG08)

= OBEY PWCMD

TACL Routines

The TACL INLINE facility allows you to incorporate PATHCOM commands into a TACL routine to

manage your PATHMON environment. This example shows a few lines from a TACL routine that

starts server objects in the PATHMON configuration file:

pathcom/inline,cpu 1,pri 190 / %1% == assume local pmon

+ errors 999

[#loop |do|

#set count [#compute [count] + 1 ]

+ start server srvr-S[count]

|until| [count] >= 50

]

For more information about TACL and using TACL routines, see the TACL Reference Manual and

the TACL Programming Guide.

Using DEFINEs

You can use DEFINEs to specify names for the files that PATHCOM uses directly as command files.

For example:

12> ADD DEFINE =CMD-FILE, CLASS MAP, FILE $DATA.PW.CONFIG

13> ADD DEFINE =OUT-FILE, CLASS SPOOL,LOC $S, REPORT “CONFIG”

14> PATHCOM/IN =CMD-FILE, OUT =OUT-FILE/ $PMX

In the preceding example, PATHCOM reads commands from the command file specified by the

DEFINE =CMD-FILE ($DATA.PW.CONFIG) and lists them on the device specified by the DEFINE

=OUT-FILE ($S).

For detailed information about DEFINEs, see the TACL Reference Manual and the Guardian User’s

Guide.

Configuring Global Parameters

After you have named your PATHMON process and opened communication with PATHCOM, you

are ready to configure global parameters using the SET PATHWAY command.

The SET PATHWAY command allows you to define the limits for your overall configuration and to

specify node-independent, owner, and security attributes. These tasks are briefly described in this

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