SNAX Creator-2 Configuration and Control Manual
Modifying the SNAX Creator2 Subsystem
Startup and Configuration of SNAX Creator-2
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For example, the following command configures the Pathway application named
C-mypath:
ADD APPL $CREA.C-mypath
, METHOD PATHWAY
, PATHMON \node.$pmon
, PROGRAM prog1
, PROCESS $gdsx
, PRINTER $prt1
When a user logs on from a terminal (say from a terminal named $line.#ZR00035)
to an application named mypath, SNAX Creator-2 receives a Program Start Request
with the PLU name mypath and the name of the device to open, and it searches the
configuration database for an APPL object named C-mypath. It then sends a RUN
PROGRAM request to the PATHMON process named \node.$pmon, specifying
program prog1, terminal name $gdsx.#line.ZR00035 and printer $prt1. Note
that $GDSX and $line must be on the same Tandem node.
Configuration Examples Configuration examples are provided in appendices:
Appendix C, “Configuration Examples,” provides examples of how to achieve
specific objectives, such as load-balancing.
Appendix D, “Configuring SNAX Creator-2 with SNAX/APN,” provides
comprehensive examples of both the SNAX/APN and SNAX Creator-2
configurations, indicating correspondences.
Appendix E, “Configuring SNAX Creator-2 with SNAX/XF,” provides
comprehensive examples of both the SNAX/XF and SNAX Creator-2
configurations, indicating correspondences.
This appendix includes directions on how to migrate from the old Creator process
(T6954) to SNAX Creator-2 without changing the SNAX/XF configuration.
Modifying the SNAX
Creator-2 Subsystem
Characteristics of the SNAX Creator-2 subsystem are initially assigned during the
startup of the subsystem by the RUN command run options and PARAM statements.
Some of these characteristics can be modified after startup by the ALTER SUBSYS and
the PRIMARY commands, described in this subsection. The command syntax is
provided in Section 4, “SCF Commands for SNAX Creator-2.”
Altering SNAX Creator-2
Subsystem Characteristics
The ALTER SUBSYS command is used to change the values of some SUBSYS object
attributes that are initially assigned by the SNAX Creator-2 startup parameters. The
attributes that can be altered are as follows:
BCPU attribute, which specifies the backup CPU number
EMS and COLLECTOR attributes, which specify the EMS collector file
LOG and LOGFILE attributes, which specify the name of the file to which output
is routed
The MSG attribute, which specifies the name of the message template file that is
assigned on startup, can also be altered.