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

Entering RDFCOM Commands

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Process File Names

RDFCOM commands can refer to (and display information about) named processes. In

these commands, process names can include no more than five characters: a dollar sign

followed by one letter followed by one to three alphanumeric characters.

The following are examples of file names that identify named processes:

$zb

$zsv

$app2

Command Overview

Most RDFCOM commands operate on configuration parameters that govern the

behavior of either the overall RDF subsystem or individual RDF processes.

The RDF configuration parameter settings are first specified in the configuration

memory table, a buffer that serves as a temporary repository for these values. You

define the parameter settings in this table through the SET command, display them with

the SHOW command, and reset them to their default values with the RESET command.

RDF assigns default values for any parameter settings that you do not specify.

The parameter settings in the configuration memory table are reset to their default values

at the start of your RDFCOM session. Thus, when you start a new session, the defaults

prevail until you change them by entering new SET commands.

When the configuration memory table contains the parameter settings you need, you can

apply them to the permanent configuration file with the ADD command. After you

issue the ADD command, the SET command values remain in memory until altered by

subsequent SET or RESET commands. You can alter the settings in this file with the

ALTER command, display them with the INFO command, remove an entire

configuration record with the DELETE command, or clear the entire table with the

INITIALIZE RDF command.

In the configuration file, unlike the configuration memory table, the parameter settings

remain unchanged until you explicitly alter them. The settings in the file are not

affected by the end of a session—when you start a new session, the values that existed at

the end of the last session survive into the new session.

Descriptions of all RDFCOM commands follow in alphabetical order.