TS/MP 2.5 Management Programming Manual

subsystem and directs activities. Figure 4 (page 21) illustrates these two interfaces and their
relationship to a PATHMON process.
Figure 4 TS/MP Management Interfaces
PATHCOM Interface
PATHCOM is a command language interpreter and an interactive command interface to the
PATHMON process, the central control process for your Pathway subsystem. By using PATHCOM,
which consists of sets of object-related commands, you can interactively define and manage all
PATHMON-controlled objects.
For more information on PATHCOM, see the TS/MP 2.5 System Management Manual.
You can reduce the number of PATHCOM commands you have to enter to perform various
management activities by creating either OBEY command files or TACL scripts. The command files
or TACL scripts contain command sequences that are automatically executed by PATHCOM.
System Programming Interface (SPI) Interface
You can also manage TS/MP by using the Management Programming interface. This interface
supports management applications that automate configuration and control tasks, preventing you
from entering many PATHCOM commands at a terminal.
The Management Programming interface is a token-oriented interface based on:
• Subsystem Programmatic Interface (SPI) commands and definition files
• Event Management Service (EMS) error and event messages
Figure 5 (page 22) shows the Management Programming environment:
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