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

Introduction to NonStop TS/MP System
Management
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System Management Tools
For complete information about the PATHCOM commands that configure and control
the PATHMON environment and PATHMON-controlled objects, including syntax, usage
rules, and error messages, see Sections 8 through 16. For a summary of these
commands, see Appendix A, Syntax Summary.
System Management Tools
You can choose one of two ways to configure and control PATHMON-controlled objects
in a PATHMON environment:
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Interactively, by entering PATHCOM commands at a terminal
•
Programmatically, by writing a management application that uses a Pathway
management programming interface
Both of these methods allow you to send commands and instructions to the PATHMON
process, the process that monitors your environment and directs its activities, as
shown in Figure 1-8.
PATHCOM is an interactive, text-based interface; for example, an operator using
PATHCOM can easily start and stop objects or obtain status information about objects.
A management programming interface is command-driven and more toward logical
processes. A management programming interface can simplify the automation of
Note. When using TS/MP 2.3 or later version, it is recommended to use PDMCOM (instead of
PATHCOM) to configure and control PATHMON-controlled objects in a PATHMON environment
and for domain management, because PDMCOM can communicate with multiple PATHMONs
simultaneously. For more information on PDMCOM, see the TS/MP Release Supplement.
Figure 1-8. System Management Interfaces
PATHMON
PATHCOM
Management
Application Proces
s
Pathway Management
Programming Interface
Command
Terminal
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