SCF Reference Manual for G-Series RVUs (G06.24+)

SCF Commands
SCF Reference Manual for G-Series RVUs—520413-004
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SCF Objects
SCF Objects
Objects are the entities that can be configured, controlled, and inquired about by using
SCF. Each subsystem has its own set of object types relevant to the subsystem’s
configuration and implementation. Some examples of objects are LINE, DEVICE,
DISK, and PROCESS.
SCF recognizes configured and nonconfigured objects.
SCF Configured Objects
A configured object is one that exists at the time a subsystem finishes its initialization
process or that is brought into existence by a command issued through the subsystem
management interface.
The following objects are configured objects:
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An object defined as part of the system image during system generation and
created during system load, for example the system disk.
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An object defined and created during system load, when subsystem reads
configuration information from a file or extracts configuration information from
parameters supplied within the RUN command that initiated the subsystem.
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An object created with an SCF ADD command after the system is up and running.
SCF Nonconfigured Objects
A nonconfigured object is one that comes into existence after a subsystem is running,
and was created in response to activity outside the SCF environment. An example is a
SNAX/APN SESSION object, as described in the SNAX/XF and SNAX/APN
Configuration and Management Manual. The object name is listed in a STATUS
command display, but its state is shown as UNKNOWN.
SCF Object Lists
The SCF objects for each subsystem, and the SCF commands applicable to each
object, are subsystem-specific. This section discusses the general methods for
referring to objects in SCF commands: object types, object names, and assumed
objects.
The variable object-spec is used throughout the command descriptions to
represent all variations of object references. The syntax of object-spec is shown
below.
[ object-type ] [ object-name ]
[ ( object-name [ , object-name ]… ) ]