TS/MP System Management Manual (H06.05+, J06.03+)

HP NonStop TS/MP System Management Manual—541819-007

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8 Overview of PATHCOM

This section contains overview information to help you get started using PATHCOM to

manage your PATHMON environment. For more detailed information on how

PATHCOM works and how to manage your Pathway environment, see Introduction to

NonStop TS/MP System Management through Section 7, Tuning Your System by

Using Statistics.

Commands and Object States

The function of a PATHCOM command depends on the state of the object at the time

you issue the command. For example, if an object such as a server class is not

configured, the START command for that object has no effect because that object

cannot be started until it is configured using the SET and ADD commands. Figure 8-1

illustrates the relationship between the state of an object and the function of the

PATHCOM commands.

Note. This manual provides information specific to commands dealing with objects managed

through the NonStop TS/MP product. PATHCOM commands dealing with SCREEN COBOL

requesters, such as those operating on TCP, TERM, and PROGRAM objects, which are

controlled though the Pathway/iTS product, are described in Pathway/iTS System

Management Manual.

Note. When using TS/MP 2.3 or later version, it is recommended to use PDMCOM instead of

PATHCOM because it can communicate with multiple PATHMONs simultaneously. For more

information on PDMCOM, see the TS/MP Release Supplement.

Figure 8-1. PATHCOM Commands and Object States

Object Unconfigured

bject Configured/Stopped

Object Running

SHOW ADD RESET SET

START ALTER

INFO STATUS DELETE

CONTROL SWITCH PRIMARYSTOP

STATUSINFO REFERENCE CODE STATS

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