Starting a TSO session

To start a TSO session

1. Execute the BMC AMI Ops CLIST in one of the following ways:
   • Select the appropriate ISPF menu or panel option.
   • On the COMMAND line, enter:  TSO EX ' hlq.UBBSAMP(BMCAMIOP)'.
   • Start a VTAM or EXCP Alternate Access terminal session that executes the BMC AMI Ops CLIST. (For more information, see Using-Alternate-Access.)

2. If the Connection panel is displayed next, use it to choose a connection or to set a default connection. This panel lists the available connection points on the system image under which your TSO session is running. The target PAS that you select must be at the same release and maintenance level as the code running in the BMC AMI Ops CLIST.

    
   

   Your Connection for full screen mode (BBI-SS PAS) on this system is not
   defined or your default is not available. Choose a connection from the  
   list below.                                                             
                                                                          
   Note: Setting the default connection will cause this display to be      
         skipped at startup. Use BMC AMI Ops option 0 to reset.               
                                                                          
   Line Commands:  S  - Select a connection for this session only           
                   SD - Set Default connection path                         
   
   Sel    Type  AAO   Target   Alias   Description   SSID
    ---   .... .... ........ ...... ............ .....
          CICS  Y    AAOCS4TB         CICS TARGET   TB62
          CICS  Y    AAOCT12B         CICS TARGET   AOQA
          CICS  Y    AAOCT12J         CICS TARGET   AOQA

   Success

   Tip

   If you set a default connection now and want to change it later, you can do so from the BMC AMI Ops Selection Menu: select option 0.2 and then Connection.

3. On the BMC AMI Ops Selection Menu, select a product area or option by typing the appropriate value in the OPTION field.
   For more information about each option on the BMC AMI Ops Selection Menu, see the online Help.

   Warning

   Important

   If you select a product that is not installed at your site, an INVALID OPTION message is displayed.

   After you select a product area, the menu for that product or products is displayed. For example, if you select option N (Network Management), the Network Management Solutions menu is displayed, as shown in the following figure:

                      --------------------- Network Management Solutions -------------------------
   OPTION  ===>                                              DATE   -- dd/mm/yy
                                                             TIME   -- hh:mm
     Management                                              USERID -- tsoid
        1  MVIP          BMC AMI Ops Monitor for IP        MODE   -- ISPF v.r
        2  MVVTAM        Monitor for VTAM
   
     Operations
        E  ALERTS        Alert Management
   
     General Services
        M  MESSAGES      Messages and Codes
        P  PARMS         Parameters and Options

   All  product areas have a menu similar to this one. From a product area menu, you can typically access:

   • One or more BMC AMI Ops products
   • The Alert Management component of Alarm Management
   • The Messages and Codes online display
   • The BMC AMI Ops Parameter Editors menu

   Some product area menus have additional, product-specific options.