GDSX Management Programming Manual

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About This Manual
This preface describes the purpose and contents of the GDSX Management
Programming Manual and lists other manuals that are closely related to it. The GDSX
Management Programming Manual provides subsystem specific information about the
management programming interfaces to GDSX using the Subsystem Programmatic
Interface (SPI) and the Event Management Service (EMS).
Purpose of This Manual
This manual serves both as a reference manual as well as a user’s guide to enable the
development of management applications that use the GDS subsystem.
Who Should Use This Manual
This manual is meant for programmers with experience in systems and application
programming. Specifically, it is meant for, programmers that belong to either of these
categories:
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TAL programmers, and COBOL85 programmers using ENTER TAL, who are
writing management applications that communicate with the GDS subsystem
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TACL users who are writing macros to perform system and network management
functions using GDSX
Related Reading
In addition to this manual, information about the GDSX product can be found in the
following manuals:
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Extended General Device Support (GDSX) Manual
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SCF Reference Manual for GDSX
This manual assumes that you are familiar with HP NonStop system architecture, have
a working knowledge of the Data Definition Language (DDL), and have a working
knowledge of both the GDS subsystem and the language in which you are
programming—TAL, COBOL85, or TACL. Before using this manual, therefore, you
should be familiar with the material covered in the following HP NonStop manuals:
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Data Definition Language (DDL) Reference Manual (only a reading familiarity with
DDL is required)
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Extended General Device Support (GDSX) Manual
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The manuals describing the programming languages being used
The following manuals are referenced at various places in this manual:
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EnvoyACP/XF Reference Manual