RDF System Management Manual for H-Series RVUs (RDF 1.8)

system
specifies the name of the system on which the device resides. A system name consists of a
backslash (\) followed by one to seven alphanumeric characters; the first alphanumeric
character must be a letter.
device-name
specifies the name of a device. A device name consists of a dollar sign ($) followed by one to
seven alphanumeric characters; the first alphanumeric character must be a letter.
qualifier
is an optional qualifier. It consists of a pound sign (#) followed by one to seven alphanumeric
characters; the first alphanumeric character must be a letter.
ldev-number
specifies a logical device number. A logical device number is represented by a dollar sign ($)
followed by a maximum of five digits. The logical device number 0 (represented “$0”) is
reserved for the Event Management Service (EMS) collector process.
The following are examples of file names that identify nondisk devices:
\ny.$s.#titan3s
$s.#lp
$tape4
$10
Process File Names
RDFCOM commands can refer to (and display information about) named processes. In these
commands, process names can include no more than five characters: a dollar sign followed by
one letter followed by one to three alphanumeric characters.
The following are examples of file names that identify named processes:
$zb
$zsv
$app2
RDFCOM Commands
Most RDFCOM commands operate on configuration parameters that govern the behavior of
either the overall RDF subsystem or individual RDF processes.
The RDF configuration parameter settings are first specified in the configuration memory table,
a buffer that serves as a temporary repository for these values. You define the parameter settings
in this table through the SET command, display them with the SHOW command, and reset them
to their default values with the RESET command. RDF assigns default values for any parameter
settings that you do not specify.
The parameter settings in the configuration memory table are reset to their default values at the
start of your RDFCOM session. Thus, when you start a new session, the defaults prevail until
you change them by entering new SET commands.
When the configuration memory table contains the parameter settings you need, you can apply
them to the permanent configuration file with the ADD command. After you issue the ADD
command, the SET command values remain in memory until altered by subsequent SET or RESET
commands. You can alter the settings in this file with the ALTER command, display them with
the INFO command, remove an entire configuration record with the DELETE command, or clear
the entire table with the INITIALIZE RDF command.
In the configuration file, unlike the configuration memory table, the parameter settings remain
unchanged until you explicitly alter them. The settings in the file are not affected by the end of
a session—when you start a new session, the values that existed at the end of the last session
survive into the new session.
Descriptions of all RDFCOM commands follow in alphabetical order.
178 Entering RDFCOM Commands