Availability Guide for Change Management

Tools for Online Change
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NonStop TS/MP Management Interfaces
The NonStop TS/MP product provides a central control process, PATHMON, and
interfaces to this process that manage both the NonStop TS/MP core service and the
optional Pathway/TS software for terminal requesters. Together, these products are
referred to as the Pathway environment.
NonStop TS/MP Management Interfaces
Tandem provides two ways to make changes to a Pathway environment:
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Interactively using the PATHCOM command-line user interface.
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Programmatically, by writing a management application program that uses a set of
macros to communicate directly with the PATHMON process.
These management interfaces are provided with the NonStop TS/MP product.
PATHCOM
PATHCOM consists of a set of commands that operate on objects controlled by
PATHMON. An object controlled by PATHMON is an entity that can be referred to and
controlled independently. Each object type performs a specific function within the
system. Some examples of objects controlled by PATHMON include servers, terminals,
and SCREEN COBOL requester programs. PATHCOM allows you to enter commands
interactively through a terminal or from a command file or TACL script.
NonStop TS/MP and Pathway/TS Management Programming
Interface
The NonStop TS/MP and Pathway/TS management programming interface is a token-
oriented interface based on SPI. SPI is part of the DSM product line.
How the NonStop TS/MP Management Interfaces Work
PATHCOM and the NonStop TS/MP and Pathway/TS management programming
interface both allow you to send commands and instructions to PATHMON, the process
that monitors the Pathway environment and directs its activities. PATHCOM provides
an interactive interface to PATHMON. The NonStop TS/MP and Pathway/TS
management programming interface acts as the interface between a management
application process—a SPI requester that you write—and PATHMON, which acts as the
server for management purposes.