OSI/AS Configuration and Management Manual

Management Environment

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DSM Management Components

The following paragraphs describe the role of SCF, SCP, EMS, and PTrace in the

OSI/AS management environment:

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SCF

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SPI

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SCP

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EMS

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Trace Facility and PTrace

SCF

SCF (Subsystem Control Facility) is a DSM product that provides a common,

interactive management interface for a variety of Compaq data communications

products, including OSI/AS. You use SCF commands to configure and control OSI/AS

objects and to obtain status information from the OSI/AS subsystem.

SCF communicates with the OSI/AS subsystem through a management process called

the Subsystem Control Point (SCP). SCP passes the commands on to the OSI manager

process, or applies the commands directly to the protocol processes, depending on the

command.

SCF Command Interface

on page 2-6 gives an overview of the SCF commands and

objects that apply to OSI/AS. The Subsystem Control Facility (SCF) Reference Manual

(for D-series releases) or the SCF Reference Manual for G-Series Releases describes the

general features, syntax, and semantics of SCF. The OSI/AS SCF Reference Manual

provides the subsystem-specific syntax and semantics.

SPI

SPI (Subsystem Programmatic Interface) is a DSM product that provides a common,

programmatic management interface for a variety of Compaq data communications

products, including OSI/AS. Your management application uses SPI commands and

responses to configure and control OSI/AS objects and to obtain status information from

the OSI/AS subsystem. SPI, like SCF, communicates with the OSI/AS subsystem

through SCP. For more information on the programmatic management interface, see the

OSI/AS Management Programming Manual.

SCP

SCP (Subsystem Control Point) is an intermediate process between SCF or SPI and the

OSI/AS subsystem. It provides security by restricting access to certain commands and

provides tracing support for OSI/AS. SCP is opened automatically by SCF and SPI.

For more details about SCP, see the SCF Reference Manual for SCP and the Subsystem

Control Facility (SCF) Reference Manual (for D-series releases) or the SCF Reference

Manual for G-Series Releases.