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

3 Issuing NonStop NET/MASTER
MS Commands
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What Is in This Section NonStop NET/MASTER Management Services (MS) provides a comprehensive set of
commands with which you can control, display information about, and customize
your NonStop NET/MASTER MS operations environment. You can use NonStop
NET/MASTER MS commands to communicate with local and remote systems, the
operating system, Tandem subsystems such as SNAX/XF and Pathway, and remote
IBM systems running the SOLVE management services.
This section introduces the NonStop NET/MASTER MS command set and discusses:
Command authority levels
Command syntax
Issuing timer commands
Submitting commands to be executed in the background
You can issue NonStop NET/MASTER MS commands from:
The OCS command input line (discussed in Section 4, “Operator Control Services
(OCS))
The Command Entry facility command input line (discussed in Section 5, “System
Support Services”)
The Activity Log Browse facility command input line (discussed in Section 6,
“Examining the Activity Log”)
Network Control Language (NCL) procedures (discussed in Section 10,
“Automating Operations Tasks With NCL Procedures”)
See Section 1, “Getting Started With NonStop NET/MASTER MS,” for information on
getting help for commands.
Differences pertaining to command entry and response display from within the
various facilities are discussed in the appropriate sections.
Command Authority
Levels
NonStop NET/MASTER MS uses command authority levels to restrict access to
NonStop NET/MASTER MS commands by users. Each NonStop NET/MASTER MS
command has an authority level assigned to it. In addition, each operand of a
command has an authority level. Authority levels are in the range 0 (zero) through
255, with 0 representing the lowest authority level and 255 representing the highest.
An operand may have an authority level that is higher than that of its corresponding
command. For instance, the default authority level of the PURGE command is 0, but
its TIMER=ALL operand has an authority level of 2.
When you enter a command, the authority level associated with your user ID must be
equal to or higher than the authority level of the command and any operands you use;
otherwise, the command is rejected. For example, if you want to use the TIMER=ALL
operand of the PURGE command, you must have an authority level of at least 2 for
your user ID.