TS/MP System Management Manual (G06.24+, H06.03+)

Introduction to NonStop TS/MP System
Management
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System Management Tools
For complete information about the PATHCOM commands that configure and control
the PATHMON environment and PATHMON-controlled objects, including syntax,
usage rules, and error messages, see Sections 8 through 16. For a summary of these
commands, see Appendix A, Syntax Summary.
System Management Tools
You can choose one of two ways to configure and control PATHMON-controlled
objects in a PATHMON environment:
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Interactively, by entering PATHCOM commands at a terminal
•
Programmatically, by writing a management application that uses a Pathway
management programming interface
Both of these methods allow you to send commands and instructions to the PATHMON
process, the process that monitors your environment and directs its activities, as
shown in Figure 1-8.
PATHCOM is an interactive, text-based interface; for example, an operator using
PATHCOM can easily start and stop objects or obtain status information about objects.
A management programming interface is command-driven and more toward logical
processes. A management programming interface can simplify the automation of
tasks associated with starting, maintaining, and stopping an environment or
maintaining a state.
Whether you use the PATHCOM interactive interface or the management
programming interface to manage your PATHMON environment may depend on the
complexity and frequency of your system management tasks. The more complex or
Figure 1-8. System Management Interfaces
PATHMON
PATHCOM
Management
Application Process
Pathway Management
Programming Interface
Command
Terminal
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