IPX/SPX Configuration and Management Manual

Managing NonStop™ IPX/SPX With the Subsystem

Control Facility (SCF)

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Entering SCF Commands

You start SCF interactively by issuing the following command at the TACL prompt:

1>SCF

You rarely need to specify SCF RUN parameters because the default values are

appropriate for most situations. For a more detailed description of the TACL RUN

command parameters that apply to SCF, refer to the SCF Reference Manual for G-Series

Releases.

At the beginning of an SCF session, SCF displays its product banner, which includes the

Compaq product name, product number, version number, release date, and copyright

statement.

SCF indicates it is ready to process commands by displaying its prompt (->). You can

change this prompt through the SETPROMPT command, as described in the SCF

Reference Manual for G-Series Releases.

SCF waits for a command followed by a return. After the command has been received

and processed, SCF displays its prompt for the next command.

An SCF command always begins with a keyword identifying the command (such as

ADD, ABORT, or ALTER).

The keyword is followed by the object specifier, consisting of the object type and the

object name:

-> ABORT PROCESS $ZNV0

The object types and object names supported by the NonStop™ IPX/SPX subsystem are

described under Objects on page 3-3. If additional attribute specifiers are required to

define characteristics of the object, follow the object name with a comma and the

attribute name and value:

-> ALTER PROCESS $ZNV0, IPXMAXSOCKETS 500

You can enter multiple SCF commands at a single prompt by using semicolons to

separate the commands, as in the following example:

-> ASSUME PROCESS $ZNV0; ALTER IPXMAXSOCKETS 500

When processing a command line that contains more than one command, SCF executes

the commands one at a time from left to right. If an error occurs, SCF displays the

appropriate error message and ignores the rest of the line.

You also can continue a command that starts on one line onto a second line by

terminating the first line with an ampersand (&). SCF prompts for additional input

before executing the command:

-> ADD PROCESS $ZMGR.$ZNV2,&

-> IOPORTNAME "L018.ipx8023"

Note. You cannot use the SEL and SUM options with the NonStop™ IPX/SPX subsystem.