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Line commands and field descriptions for the VTAM NODES application

Enter any of the following one- or two-character line commands for the node that you want to change:

Line command

BMC AMI Ops Automation action

P

Issues /STOP NODE to stop message queuing for the VTAM node and the sending or receiving of messages over the node

The currently connected terminal is disconnected.

S

Issues /START NODE to accept a LOGON from a VTAM-attached terminal only if the node is disconnected, idle, or stopped

I

Issues the ACF/VTAM command VARY NET,INACT to deactivate a minor node

A

Issues the ACF/VTAM command VARY NET,ACT to make a minor node available to the network

F

Issues the ACF/VTAM command VARY NET,INACT,F to deactivate a minor node

The node is immediately deactivated without the terminal being deallocated.

L

Issues /LOCK LTERM to stop the sending of application program output, which affects the LTERM associated with the physical input terminal

U

Issues /UNLOCK LTERM to free the LTERM previously locked by /LOCK LTERM

O

Issues /OPNDST to connect IMS to the VTAM terminal (open node for IMS VTAM terminal session)

C

Issues /CLSDST to disconnect IMS from VTAM terminal (close node for IMS VTAM terminal session)

R

Issues /RSTART NODE to start the node with the previous conditions it had before it was stopped

PU

Issues /PURGE LTERM to stop input for the LTERM. Messages can still be scheduled


Related topic

Managing-VTAM-nodes

Field descriptions for the VTAM NODES application

The following table contains the field descriptions.

Field name

Description

NODE

Name of the VTAM node (VTAM network addressable unit)

LTERM

First LTERM assigned to the node

DEV TYPE

Type of VTAM terminal

RECD

Number of messages received by the node

SENT

Number of messages sent by the node

QCNT

Number of messages still enqueued for all the LTERMs assigned to the node

STATUS

Current node status, which can be

  • OPERATIONAL: The node is available.
  • WTOR DEVICE: The physical terminal associated with the LTERM is a WTOR device.
  • STOPPED: /STOP NODE or /PURGE LTERM was issued.
  • PSTOPPED: /PSTOP LTERM was issued. All messages sent to or received from a node are stopped. Message queuing continues.
  • LTERM LOCKED FROM /LOCK: /LOCK LTERM was issued.
  • QUEUE I/O ERROR: There is an I/O error. IMS cannot send output messages.
  • PURGING: /STOP NODE, /PSTOP LTERM, or /PURGE LTERM was issued.
  • NOT CONNECTED: The physical terminal is not connected.
  • IN SESSION: The LTERM is allocated to the LU6 session.

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
  • PSTOPPED
  • LTERM LOCKED FROM /LOCK
  • QUEUE I/O ERROR
  • PURGING

 

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