Distributed Systems Network Management (DSNM) Subsystem Interface Development Guide

Object Specification
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Object Specification
An object specification gives information that DSNM uses to identify objects against
which a command is issued. If there is more than one object specification, each must be
separated from the other by a comma.
An object specification must include the name of at least one object. It can also include
optional qualifiers (which help identify the objects you are specifying) and a hierarchy
modifier (which determines—based on the subsystem object hierarchy—the objects to
be included).
The syntax of the object specification is shown in the following box:
subsys
is a qualifier that identifies the name of the subsystem that controls the objects you
are specifying. If you do not specify a subsystem, DSNM attempts to determine the
objects’ subsystems from the operating system, Distributed Name Service (DNS),
and the rest of the object specification.
type
is a qualifier that identifies the type of the object you are specifying. The object
type must be valid in the specified subsystem. If you do not specify an object type,
DSNM attempts to determine the object types from the operating system, DNS, and
the rest of the object specification.
[\node.]name
is one of the following:
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A subsystem object name.
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An alias for a subsystem object name defined in the DNS database.
•
A group name defined in the DNS database.
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A composite name defined in the DNS database.
•
A wild-card (*) specification, if permitted by the subsystem. (The wild card is
combined with the qualifiers to specify all objects that belong to the same
subsystem, object type, node, and—if applicable—subsystem manager.)
[subsys] [type] [\node.]name [[\node.]name] ...
[UNDER [\node.]$manager] [hierarchy-modifier]