Summary of CLI commands for BMC Impact Publishing Server

The following table lists all of the available BMC Impact Publishing Server CLI commands and provides a brief description of the purpose for each command.

You can invoke BMC Impact Publishing Server CLI commands from a command prompt on Windows, from a UNIX operating system prompt, or from a script, either locally on the BMC TrueSight Infrastructure Management Server computer or remotely on another computer.

To use the BMC Impact Publishing Server CLI commands remotely, you must copy the CLI installation to the remote host and configure the CLI for remote access. For more information, see Configuring Publishing Server CLI commands.

Publishing Server CLI command descriptions

Command	Description	Page
`pclassinfo`	Compares the service model class definitions on a cell or cells with the class definitions in the BMC Atrium CMDB and lists the differences You can also use this command to export service model class definitions from the BMC Atrium CMDB.	pclassinfo
`penv`	Enables you to set up advanced environments and staging scenarios	penv
`pinit`	Initializes or reinitializes cells with service model impact data	pinit
`plog`	Obtains the XML log for a specific service model publishing request and routes it to standard output Use this command with the plogdisplay command.	plog
`plogdisplay`	Displays the XML log for a specific service model publishing in text format to standard output	plogdisplay
`pposter`	Sends SIM elements, such as component instances, relationships, and management data to cells by using the BMC Impact Publishing Server	pposter
`pscontrol`	Sends a specific command (automated, manual, stop) to the BMC Impact Publishing Server	pscontrol
`pserver`	Starts the BMC Impact Publishing Server service or daemon The major differences between pserver and the other BMC Impact Publishing Server CLI commands are as follows: The exit codes are different. pserver is the BMC Impact Publishing Server itself, while the others are CLI commands that communicate with the server. The configuration files and tracing files are different. Although possible, the process for copying pserver to another computer is different, and performance considerations must be taken into account.	pserver
`pshowlog`	Obtains the XML log for a specific service model publishing request plus the prior publishing request and routes it in readable format to standard output	pshowlog
`psstat`	Returns the status (starting, started, or stopping) and mode (automated or manual) of the BMC Impact Publishing Server	psstat
`publish`	Publishes service model or displays (-w) the service model objects to be published	publish

Summary of CLI commands for BMC Impact Publishing Server

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