GDSX Management Programming Manual

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GDSX Management
Programming Manual
Index Figures Tables
What’s New in This Manual v
Manual Information v
New and Changed Information v
About This Manual vii
Purpose of This Manual vii
Who Should Use This Manual vii
Related Reading vii
Prerequisite Reading viii
What Is Included in This Manual viii
Notation Conventions ix
1. Introduction
Overview of GDSX and Its Interfaces 1-1
Management Programming for GDSX 1-1
How Applications Fit Into the GDSX Architecture 1-2
Commands an Application Can Issue 1-3
Event Messages 1-4
Objects Managed by GDSX 1-4
GDSX Management Functions
1-5
Programmatic Commands Versus Interactive Commands
1-6
2. Communicating With GDSX
Understanding Tokens 2-1
Definition Files 2-1
Naming Rules and Guidelines for Applications 2-2
Common Syntax Elements for the GDS subsystem 2-2
Commands and Command Numbers 2-3
Object Types 2-3
Object Names 2-3
Event Numbers 2-4
Subjects for Event Messages 2-4
Other Tokens 2-4