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Line commands and field descriptions for the ISC LINKS application

Enter any of the following one-character line commands for the link that you want to change.

Line command

Description

P

Issues /QUIESCE NODE P1 SUBPOOL P2 to stop communication through the link

The subpool associated with the VTAM node is shutdown and deallocated.

R

Issues /RSTART NODE P1 SUBPOOL P2 to start link with the conditions it had before it was stopped

S

Issues /START NODE P1 SUBPOOL P2 to start half-session allocated to subpool P2 for node P1

O

Issues /OPNDST NODE P1 SUBPOOL P2 ID P3 to open nodes defined with subpools P2 for node P1. Node must be disconnected, idle, or stopped

C

Issues /CLSDST NODE P1 SUBPOOL P2 to terminate half-sessions of the ISC node allocated to the specified subpool

The subpools are not deallocated from the session.

I

Issues ACF/VTAM command VARY NET,INACT to deactivate link and make it unavailable to the network

A

Issues ACF/VTAM command VARY NET,ACT to make link available to the network


Related topic

Managing-ISC-links

Field descriptions for the ISC LINKS application

The following table contains the field descriptions.

Field name

Description

NODE

Name of the link (VTAM network addressable unit)

SUBPOOL

Name of the LTERM that is allocated to the ISC node

ID

Remote system with which the link is in session

RECD

Number of messages received by the link

SENT

Number of messages sent by the link

QCNT

Number of messages still enqueued to the link

STATUS

Current ISC link status, which can be

  • OPERATIONAL: The link is available.
  • STOPPED: The /QUIESCE NODE P1 SUBPOOL P2 command was issued.
  • LTERM LOCKED FROM /LOCK: The /LOCK LTERM command was issued.
  • NOT CONNECTED: The physical terminal is not connected.
  • IN SESSION: The LTERM is allocated to the LU6 session.
  • SESSION ERROR: The LU6 session is not allocated.

Exceptions off (X OFF) is the default. All nodes are displayed, including those that are an exception to normal operation. If X ON is entered in the primary command line, only the nodes in an exception to normal operation are shown.

The exception status can be

  • STOPPED
  • LTERM LOCKED FROM /LOCK
  • SESSION ERROR

 

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