CP6100 Configuration and Management Manual

Managing CP6100 Using the Subsystem
Control Facility (SCF)
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Overview of the CP6100 Subsystem SCF Interface
Overview of the CP6100 Subsystem SCF
Interface
The CP6100 subsystem SCF interface is provided to configure, control, and display
information about configured objects within the CP6100 subsystem. This subsection
provides information on the following topics:
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SCF Interface to CP6100
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CP6100 Subsystem Objects
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Object States
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SCF Commands and Objects
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Sensitive and Nonsensitive Commands
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Wild-Card Support
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Time Values
SCF Interface to CP6100
SCF provides an operator interface to a process called the Subsystem Control Point
(SCP). SCP in turn provides an interface to the various subsystem processes that
perform data communications operations and services. Figure 8-1 on page 8-3
illustrates this structure. The default SCP process, known to the system as $ZNET,
provides access for application programs (whether local or remote) to monitor and
control the CP6100 communications subsystem. SCF automatically opens and closes
the SCP. For more information on SCP, see the SCF Reference Manual for SCP.
The wide area network (WAN) subsystem is used to add and configure CP6100
processes and lines. (Refer to Section 3, Configuring the CP6100 Subsystem for
information on using the WAN subsystem to configure and start a CP6100 line-handler
process.) The WAN subsystem does not allow you to alter or manage CP6100 lines;
you manage the lines with SCF through the CP6100 subsystem.