TS/MP Release Supplement

Introduction to PDMCOM
HP NonStop TS/MP Release Supplement—546055-006
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Using PDMCOM in Noninteractive Mode
message number 1002 in a TERM status report, you can determine the meaning of
that number by entering:
PDMI 4>> HELP 1002.
In response, PDMCOM displays:
PATHMON STATUS - *1002* ABORTED
Using PDMCOM in Noninteractive Mode
To specify lengthy configurations, create a command file or a TACL routine that
contains your PDMCOM commands. This method permits PDMCOM to read and act
upon the commands very quickly.
You enter your PDMCOM commands into the command file before starting PDMCOM.
When you are ready to start PDMCOM, specify the name of the file you want
PDMCOM to read. A command file can be an IN file or an OBEY file; the difference lies
in how you run the file.
IN Command
You must specify the IN command when you start PDMCOM.
For example, the following command starts PDMCOM and directs PDMCOM to read
commands from a file named
PWCMD and list the command outputs in the output file
named
PDMOUT:
PDMCOM /IN PWCMD, OUT PDMOUT, CPU 1, NOWAIT /
When PDMCOM runs, it reads the commands and runs them in sequence. When it
encounters an end of file or an EXIT command, PDMCOM terminates.
OBEY Command
You must specify the OBEY command from within PDMCOM.
For example, the following command directs PDMCOM to read commands from an
OBEY file named
PWCMD:
PDMI 1>> OBEY PWCMD