Distributed Systems Network Management (DSNM) Subsystem Interface Development Guide

DSNM Command Requirements

Distributed Systems Network Management (DSNM) Subsystem Interface Development

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Command Requirements

The DSNM commands are often needed in daily operations and can be applied to widely

diverse objects. For the most part, subsystems support commands equivalent to the

DSNM commands for their objects. There are two categories of DSNM commands:

informational commands and state-change commands:

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Informational commands (AGGREGATE, INFO, INQUIRE, STATISTICS, and

STATUS) require that the output list contain a formatted object for each object on

the input list.

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State-change commands (ABORT, START, STOP, and UPDATE) require only

exception output.

The remainder of this section details the valid command modifiers and response

requirements for DSNM commands, except for the INQUIRE and UPDATE commands:

the I processes and the frame are not involved in these command operations.