NET/MASTER Management Services (MS) Operator's Guide

About This Manual
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This manual describes the user interface to the NonStop NET/MASTER Management
Services (MS) product.
NonStop NET/MASTER MS belongs to the set of Tandem management products
known collectively as Distributed Systems Management (DSM). It is a menu-driven,
customizable application that allows you to monitor and manage a single Tandem
system or a heterogeneous network from a single terminal.
Who Should Read
This Manual
This manual is written for those who use NonStop NET/MASTER MS to monitor and
manage the day-to-day operation of a system or network.
How This Manual Is
Organized
The NonStop NET/MASTER MS Operator’s Guide is a task-oriented manual that
provides the information you need to get started with NonStop NET/MASTER MS. It
describes the NonStop NET/MASTER MS facilities you can use every day to perform
system and network management tasks.
Section 1, “Getting Started With NonStop NET/MASTER MS,” introduces
NonStop NET/MASTER MS and familiarizes you with the NonStop
NET/MASTER MS operations environment.
It describes the options you can choose from the NonStop NET/MASTER MS
Primary Menu, with a map of how the rest of the manual is organized in relation
to the Primary Menu options. It presents a hierarchy of all the subordinate menus,
shows you how to navigate through the menu hierarchy, and describes the
NonStop NET/MASTER MS help facility.
Section 2, “User ID Management Services (UMS),” describes how to perform basic
tasks using UMS, such as changing your password and updating your name,
location, and telephone number.
Section 3, “Issuing NonStop NET/MASTER MS Commands,” introduces the
NonStop NET/MASTER MS command set. It discusses command authority
levels, command syntax rules, timer commands, customized commands, and
submitting commands to be executed in the background. Additionally, it gives an
overview of some of the commonly used NonStop NET/MASTER MS system
management commands.
Section 4, “Operator Control Services (OCS),” discusses the OCS event monitoring
and command entry facilities.
Section 5, “System Support Services,” describes the Command Entry and
Display/Update SYSPARMS facilities available from System Support Services.
Section 6, “Examining the Activity Log,” describes the NonStop NET/MASTER
MS activity log, where events about network activity are recorded, and shows how
to examine this log by using the Activity Log Browse facility.