TMF Reference Manual (G06.24+)

Introduction to TMF
HP NonStop TMF Reference Manual—522418-002
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TMFCOM Command Interpreter
TMFCOM Command Interpreter
As a system manager or operator, you operate on TMF objects by issuing commands
through the TMFCOM command interpreter. Within TMF, the commands are received
by the TMFSERVE server process, which either operates on the objects itself or
passes necessary requests to other peer processes through a programmatic
messaging system.
TMFCOM and TMFSERVE interact in a common client-server relationship. Through
TMFCOM, you enter the commands and receive responses to them at your
workstation or terminal. You submit the commands in the standard “command+object”
form. You access TMFCOM as directed in Section 2, Using TMFCOM.
TMFCOM provides commands for TMF operations generally required by system
managers and operators, and all are described in detail in Section 3, TMFCOM
Commands. For convenience, the commands and their syntax descriptions are also
summarized in Appendix B, TMFCOM Command Reference Summary.
Programmers can issue the same commands from within an application process.
Programmatic access to TMFSERVE is furnished through SPI, which permits
construction of system management programs that monitor and control the TMF
environment. For information about using SPI, see the TMF Management
Programming Manual.
Additional TMF operations are available through the SNOOP utility. For safe and
effective use, however, several SNOOP commands require a high level of TMF
background and, perhaps, the assistance of the Global Customer Support Center
(GCSC) or your service provider. The SNOOP utility is provided with the TMF product,
and is documented in the file named $SYSTEM.SYSnn.SNOOPDOC.
Note. TMFCOM communicates with TMFSERVE through a buffer provided by the Subsystem
Programmatic Interface (SPI). For more information about this buffer, its size, and its effect on
command processing, see Entering TMFCOM Commands
on page 2-6.