RDF/IMP and IMPX System Management Manual (RDF 1.3+)

Entering RDFCOM Commands
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Output Displayed
Output Displayed
For the RDFCOM commands that display output at your terminal (for example, the
INFO, SHOW, and STATUS series of commands), the elements that appear are
explained under “Output Displayed.”
Examples
Under the heading “Examples,” each command description presents one or more
examples showing how the command is used. For commands that display information,
sample output also appears. Command entries and other user input appear in bold type;
RDFCOM output appears in regular type.
File Names and Process Identifiers
File names and process identifiers sometimes appear as parameters in RDFCOM
commands.
These names typically identify objects such as disk files, log devices, and processes.
Errors can result from improperly specifying these names in RDFCOM commands. In
almost all commands, these names are governed by the common syntax rules described
in the following paragraphs. Where exceptions to these rules occur, they are noted in the
individual command descriptions.
The system does not distinguish between uppercase and lowercase alphabetic characters
in a file name. If all the optional left-hand parts of a file name are present, it is called a
fully qualified file name; if any of the optional left-hand parts are missing, it is called a
partially qualified file name.
For more information about file names and process identifiers and the rules that govern
them, see the Guardian Procedure Calls Reference Manual.
Reserved File Names
Subvolume names and file names that begin with the letter “Z” are reserved. You should
not choose names containing the letters X, Y, or Z when configuring RDF objects.
Note. RDF does not support long network names. In particular, process names can contain
no more than five characters, including the leading dollar sign ($).