Pathway/XM System Management Manual

Managing a Pathway/XM Environment
Compaq NonStop™ Pathway/XM System Management Manual—426761-001
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Starting TCP, TERM, and SERVER Objects
object is already running when you issue the START command, the PATHMON
process displays an error message and makes no attempt to start the object.
Starting TCPs
Before you start the configured TERM objects, you must start the TCPs associated with
them by using one or more START TCP commands. The START TCP command
causes the specified TCP processes to be created. Until a TCP is running, neither device
operation nor screen program execution can begin.
For example, the following command starts all the TCPs that manage terminals in the
terminal group ABC:
>> START TCP GROUP ABC
The following command starts all TCPs in the Pathway/XM environment:
>> START TCP *
You do not need to start TCPs associated with PROGRAM objects; these will be started
implicitly as needed, when you issue RUN PROGRAM commands.
Starting TERM Objects
When you have started a TCP, you can start the terminal objects under the control of
that TCP. For example, the following command starts all terminals in the terminal
group ABC:
>> START TERM GROUP ABC
The following command starts the TERM object NATHAN:
>> START TERM NATHAN
The following command starts all configured TERM objects in the Pathway/XM
environment:
>> START TERM *
Because the asterisk option slows processing, a more efficient way to start all TERM
objects is to use a PXMCOM command file in which all the TERM objects are named.
For details about starting TCPs and TERM objects, refer to Starting and Stopping Client
and Requester Objects on page 8-1.
Starting Server Classes
You can start the server classes (SERVER objects) before or after you start the TCP and
TERM objects. Server process creation does not depend on the status of the TCP or
TERM objects. You can expect faster initial response time, however, if you start server
classes before you start TCP and TERM objects.
For example, the following command starts all the server classes in the server group
XYZ:
>> START SERVER GROUP XYZ