HP Guardian User manual

Guardian User’s Guide
Abstract
This guide provides basic information about the programs and utilities that are used most often
in the Guardian environment by general system or application users. It also provides more
detailed procedures for system operations, management, and maintenance tasks useful to both
beginning and experienced Compaq NonStop™ Kernel operating system users.
Product Version
N.A.
Supported Releases
This manual supports G06.05 and all subsequent G-series releases, and D48.00 and all
subsequent D-series releases, until otherwise indicated in a new edition.
Part Number Published
425266-001 August 2000

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Document History
Part Number Product Version Published
425266-001 N.A. August 2000
421957-001 N.A. June 1999
142477 N.A. December 1998
117897 N.A. July 1995
089808 N.A. January 1993

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Guardian User’s Guide
Glossary Index Figures Tables
What’s New in This Guide xvii
Manual Information xvii
New and Changed Information xvii
About This Guide xix
What’s in This Guide? xix
Who Should Use This Guide? xx
Where Else Can You Find Information? xxi
Your Comments Invited xxi
1. Introduction to Guardian System Operations
Common Guardian Operations Tasks 1-2
Working With a Daily Check List 1-3
Your System Might Be Protected 1-3
Automating Routine Monitoring Tasks 1-4
Example Check List 1-4
Part I. Using the Compaq Tandem Advanced
Command Language (TACL)
2. Getting Started With TACL
Using TACL as a Command Interpreter 2-2
Entering TACL Commands 2-2
Logging On With TACL 2-3
Blind Password Logon 2-4
Full Logon 2-4
Logon Mistakes 2-4
A Successful Logon 2-5

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2. Getting Started With TACL (continued)
2. Getting Started With TACL (continued)
Logging Off With TACL 2-6
Accessing Other Systems 2-6
Establishing Remote Passwords 2-7
Starting and Quitting a Remote TACL Process 2-7
Changing Your Password 2-8
Logging On With Safeguard 2-9
The Safeguard Logon Prompt 2-9
The TIME Command 2-9
The Safeguard LOGON Command 2-9
Blind Password Logon 2-10
Changing an Unexpired Password 2-10
Changing an Expired Password 2-11
Logging On to a Remote System 2-11
Getting TACL Help 2-12
Displaying User Information 2-13
Displaying Your Information 2-13
Displaying Information About Other Users 2-14
Using Your Command History 2-15
Listing Your Previous Commands 2-15
Redisplaying a Selected Previous Command 2-16
Reexecuting a Previous Command 2-16
Changing or Correcting a Previous Command 2-17
3. Managing Files With TACL
Introduction to Files in Guardian 3-2
Types of Disk Files 3-2
Disk File Names 3-3
Listing Files and Their Information 3-5
Listing Subvolume Contents (FILES Command) 3-5
Searching For Files With Related Names (FILENAMES Command) 3-6
Getting File Information (FILEINFO Command) 3-6
Renaming Files 3-8

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3. Managing Files With TACL (continued)
3. Managing Files With TACL (continued)
Deleting Files 3-8
Purging Files Using Individual File Names 3-8
Purging Files Using File-Name Templates 3-9
Changing Your Default Values 3-10
File-Name Expansion 3-10
Changing Your Current Default System, Volume, or Subvolume (VOLUME
Command) 3-10
Changing Your Current Default Node (SYSTEM Command) 3-11
Changing Your TACL Prompt (SETPROMPT Command) 3-12
Changing Your Saved Defaults (DEFAULT Program) 3-13
4. Starting and Controlling Processes With TACL
Getting Information About Processes 4-2
Displaying Process Information (STATUS Command) 4-2
Displaying Named Process Information (PPD Command) 4-3
Starting and Controlling a Process 4-5
Running a Process at a High PIN 4-6
Your Default Process 4-6
Interrupting a Process 4-6
Pausing a Process 4-7
Stopping a Process 4-7
Using a Command (OBEY) File 4-8
Restarting a TACL Process 4-9
Running Compaq NonStop™ Kernel Utilities 4-10
Solving Common System Process Problems 4-11
5. Defining Function Keys and Writing Macros
Defining and Using Your Function Keys 5-2
Creating a Library File for Your Function Keys 5-2
Loading Your Function Key Definitions 5-6
Displaying Your Function Key Definitions 5-6
Using Your Function Keys 5-6

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5. Defining Function Keys and Writing
Macros (continued)
5. Defining Function Keys and Writing Macros (continued)
Writing TACL Macros 5-9
Using a Library File 5-9
Using a File Starting With a ?TACL Directive 5-11
Customizing Your TACL Environment 5-12
6. Creating and Using DEFINEs
Using a DEFINE 6-2
DEFINE Names 6-2
DEFINE Templates 6-3
DEFINE Classes 6-3
Enabling and Disabling DEFINEs 6-6
DEFINE Attributes 6-7
Initial Attribute Settings 6-7
Working Attribute Set 6-8
Attribute Consistency Checks 6-8
TACL DEFINE Commands 6-9
Example of Creating and Using a DEFINE 6-9
Task 1: Ensure DEFINEs are Enabled 6-9
Task 2: Create the DEFINE 6-9
Task 3: Use the Created DEFINE 6-10
Part II. Managing Files Using the File Utility
Program (FUP)
7. Using FUP for Basic File Management
Who Uses FUP? 7-1
Entering FUP Commands 7-2
Entering FUP Commands Through TACL 7-2
Entering FUP Commands Interactively Through FUP 7-2
Entering FUP Commands From a Command File 7-3
Using DEFINEs in FUP Commands 7-5
Getting Help From FUP 7-7
Using the Break Key 7-7

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7. Using FUP for Basic File
Management (continued)
7. Using FUP for Basic File Management (continued)
Changing System and Volume Defaults 7-8
Getting Information About Subvolumes and Files 7-9
Getting Information About Single Files 7-10
Getting Information About File Sets 7-11
Performing Common File Operations 7-13
Duplicating Files 7-13
Renaming Files 7-15
Changing File Security 7-16
Deleting Files 7-17
Using Your FUP Command History 7-21
Solving Common File Problems 7-22
8. Using FUP for Advanced File Management
Creating Files 8-1
Creating Files Using DDL 8-4
Using the SET, SHOW, and CREATE Commands 8-4
Restoring Default File-Creation Parameters 8-5
File-Creation Examples 8-6
Maintaining Your Disk Files 8-15
Loading Data Into Files 8-15
Purging Data From Files 8-16
Renaming and Moving Files With Alternate Keys 8-16
Copying Files to a Backup Volume 8-17
Adding Alternate Keys to Files 8-18
Modifying Partitioned Files 8-19
Reorganizing Key-Sequenced Files 8-22
Part III. Managing Disk and Tape Processes
9. Performing Routine Disk Operations
Using the Subsystem Control Facility (SCF) 9-1
Checking Disk Status 9-5

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9. Performing Routine Disk Operations (continued)
9. Performing Routine Disk Operations (continued)
Bringing Up a Disk or Path 9-6
Bringing Up a Disk From STOPPED 9-6
Bringing Up a Path From STOPPED 9-6
Bringing Up a Disk or Path From a STOPPED State, Substate HARDDOWN 9-6
Taking Down a Disk or Path 9-7
Taking Down a Disk 9-7
Taking Down a Path To a Mirrored Disk 9-8
Altering the Current Path to a Dual-Ported Disk 9-9
Removing Half of a Mirrored Disk 9-9
Bringing Up the Down Half of a Mirrored Disk 9-11
Finding and Sparing Bad Tracks and Sectors 9-12
Managing Disk Space Usage 9-14
Analyzing Disk Space Usage With the Subsystem Control Facility (SCF) 9-14
Analyzing Disk Space Usage With the Disk Space Analysis Program (DSAP) 9-15
Listing and Purging Old Disk Files 9-20
Monitoring and Altering Swap Files 9-23
How Kernel-Managed Swap Space Works 9-23
How Kernel-Managed Swap Files Affect You 9-24
Using NSKCOM to Monitor and Alter Swap Files 9-25
Solving Common Disk Problems 9-28
10. Using Labeled Tapes
How Labeled-Tape Processing Works 10-2
The MEDIACOM Interface 10-2
Tape Processing Modes 10-5
Using Labeled Tapes in LP Mode 10-6
Using Unlabeled Tapes in NL Mode 10-7
Bypassing Label Protection in BLP Mode 10-8
TAPE DEFINE Attributes 10-9
Common Labeled Tape Activities 10-10
Checking the Status of Tape Drives 10-10
Setting a Default Tape Drive 10-12
Taking Down and Bringing Up a Tape Drive 10-13

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10. Using Labeled Tapes (continued)
10. Using Labeled Tapes (continued)
Handling Labeled Tape Messages and Requests 10-14
Monitoring Labeled-Tape Messages 10-14
Responding to Messages and Requests 10-15
Creating and Modifying Labeled Tapes 10-22
Labeling Tapes 10-22
Displaying Tape Label Information 10-24
Relabeling a Tape and Removing a Tape Label 10-25
Setting Whether Tapes Are Unloaded After Labeling 10-26
Premounting and Scratching Labeled Tapes 10-28
Premounting Labeled Tapes 10-28
Scratching a Labeled Tape 10-29
Compressing a Tape Dump File 10-30
Solving Common Tape Subsystem Problems 10-31
11. Backing Up and Restoring Disk Information
Why Use Backup and Restore? 11-2
Supported Modes of Operation 11-2
Backing Up Your Files 11-3
Specifying a File-Set List for Backup 11-4
Using a Qualified File-Set List 11-5
Using Run Options in a Backup Command 11-6
Restoring Your Files 11-12
Using Run Options in a Restore Command 11-13
Using Labeled Tapes With Backup and Restore 11-19
Using a TAPE DEFINE With Backup 11-20
Using a TAPE DEFINE With Restore 11-22
Duplicating Backup Tapes With Backcopy 11-23
Running Backcopy 11-23
Backcopy Examples 11-25

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12. Introduction to the Spooler
Part IV. Using the Spooler and Its Utilities
12. Introduction to the Spooler
Why Use the Spooler? 12-2
Spooler Components 12-2
Spooler Jobs and Job Attributes 12-4
Printer Attributes 12-6
Form Name 12-6
Header Message 12-6
State 12-6
Selection Algorithm 12-6
Routing Structure 12-8
Broadcast and Nonbroadcast Groups 12-8
Default Routing 12-8
Implicit Route Creation 12-9
Printing To the Spooler 12-10
Sending Output to a Spooler Location 12-10
Sending Output to a SPOOL DEFINE 12-11
13. Managing Your Spooler Jobs Using Peruse
Running Peruse 13-2
Spooler Jobs 13-2
Entering Peruse Commands 13-3
Declaring the Current Job 13-4
Displaying a Job 13-5
Using the Break Key 13-5
Peruse Commands 13-6
Using Peruse With TFORM 13-7
Generating Your Spooler Job 13-7
Finding a Key Phrase in Your Spooler Job 13-7
Altering Job Attributes 13-8
Printing Part of a Job 13-8
Using Peruse With TAL 13-9
Compiling Your Job 13-9

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13. Managing Your Spooler Jobs Using
Peruse (continued)
13. Managing Your Spooler Jobs Using Peruse (continued)
Monitoring the Job Status 13-9
Finding TAL Errors 13-10
Using Peruse With Files 13-12
Copying a Spooler Job to a Spooler Job File 13-12
Copying a Spooler Job to an EDIT File 13-13
Copying a Spooler Job File to the Spooler 13-14
14. Performing Routine Spooler Operations Using Spoolcom
Entering Spoolcom Commands 14-2
Entering Individual Spoolcom Commands at the TACL Prompt 14-2
Starting a Spoolcom Process and Entering Commands Interactively 14-2
Entering Commands From a Command File 14-3
Spoolcom Commands 14-3
Spoolcom Command Summary 14-4
Listing Printers and Checking Their Status 14-6
Restarting a Printer 14-7
Displaying the Status of Spooler Components 14-8
Monitoring Spooler Processes 14-9
Monitoring the Spool Supervisor 14-9
Monitoring Spooler Collector Processes 14-9
Monitoring Spooler Print Processes 14-10
Draining the Spooler 14-11
How Does Draining Work? 14-11
Starting a Drained Spooler 14-12
Warmstarting a Drained Spooler 14-12
Coldstarting a Drained Spooler 14-13
Guidelines 14-16
Stopping the Spooler 14-17
Controlling Print Devices 14-19
Controlling Jobs 14-20
Job States 14-23
Controlling Locations 14-24

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14. Performing Routine Spooler Operations Using
Spoolcom (continued)
14. Performing Routine Spooler Operations Using
Spoolcom (continued)
Solving Common Spooler Problems 14-26
Freeing a Hung Spooler: Cannot Get Jobs In or Out 14-26
Freeing a Hung Spooler: Jobs Do Not Print 14-28
Clearing a Print Process Error State 14-29
Clearing a Nonprintable Job 14-30
Clearing a Paper Jam 14-33
Recovering From an Invalid (Job -1) State 14-34
Diagnosing Unusual Problems 14-35
Problem-Solving Summary 14-36
15. Managing the Spooler Using Spoolcom
Naming Spooler Components and Files 15-2
Managing Collector Processes 15-3
Adding a Collector to Your Spooler Subsystem 15-3
Displaying Collector Attributes 15-4
Modifying Collector Attributes 15-5
Deleting a Collector 15-5
Managing Print Processes 15-6
Adding a Print Process 15-6
Displaying the Current Attributes of a Print Process 15-7
Modifying Print Process Attributes 15-8
Deleting a Print Process From the Spooler 15-9
Print Process Attributes 15-10
Managing Print Devices 15-11
Adding a Print Device To Your Spooler Subsystem 15-11
Displaying Current Print Device Attributes 15-12
Modifying Print Device Attributes 15-13
Deleting a Print Device 15-14
Deleting a Device From a Running Spooler 15-14
Print Device Attributes 15-15
Managing Locations 15-17
Adding a Location and Connecting It to a Device 15-17

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15. Managing the Spooler Using
Spoolcom (continued)
15. Managing the Spooler Using Spoolcom (continued)
Displaying a Location’s Current Attributes 15-17
Modifying Location Attributes 15-18
Deleting a Location 15-19
Rebuilding the Spooler Control Files 15-19
Part V. Security Features and Other Guardian
Utilities
16. Managing Users and Security
Your Responsibility to System Users 16-2
Keeping Current 16-2
Monitoring the System Frequently 16-2
Adding Users to the System 16-2
Changing Logon Defaults 16-4
Deleting Users From the System 16-5
Task 1: Delete the User Account 16-5
Task 2: Clean Up the User’s Disk Space 16-5
Determining Group and User Name and Number 16-7
Interfaces for the Security Features 16-8
System Users 16-10
Identifying System Users 16-10
Capabilities of System Users 16-11
Adding New Users 16-12
Disk-File Security 16-13
Setting File Security 16-13
Accessing Disk Files 16-14
Process Security 16-15
Process and Creator Access IDs 16-15
Adopting the Owner ID of a Program File 16-16
Controlled Access With Program File ID Adoption 16-17
Licensing Programs 16-18

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16. Managing Users and Security (continued)
16. Managing Users and Security (continued)
Network Security 16-19
Accessing a File on a Remote System 16-19
Accessing Processes on a Remote System 16-21
Using a Remote TACL Process to Gain Local Access 16-21
Establishing a Global Remote Password 16-22
Establishing Subnetworks 16-23
Capabilities of a Remote Super ID User 16-23
Solving System Access Problems 16-24
Task 1: Check the Status of the User’s TACL Process 16-26
Task 2: Check for Hardware Problems 16-27
Task 3: Stop the User’s TACL Process 16-27
Task 4: Stop Other User Processes 16-28
Task 5: Start a New TACL Process 16-29
Task 6: Check, Stop, and Restart Terminal Communication Lines 16-30
Common Terminal and Workstation Problems 16-32
17. Monitoring Event Messages
Understanding Operator Messages 17-2
Operator Message Monitoring Tools 17-3
Operator Message Types 17-3
Operator Messages Format 17-3
How Operator Messages Are Created 17-4
Displaying Error Messages With Error 17-6
Running Error 17-6
Error Examples 17-6
Displaying Operator Messages With a Printing Distributor 17-7
Starting a Printing Distributor 17-7
Stopping a Printing Distributor 17-7
Interpreting Operator Messages 17-8
Directing Messages to a Disk File 17-10
Printing Operator Messages 17-11

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17. Monitoring Event Messages (continued)
17. Monitoring Event Messages (continued)
Monitoring Messages With the TSM EMS Event Viewer 17-12
Starting the TSM EMS Event Viewer Application 17-12
Using the Event Viewer 17-13
18. Displaying Version and System Information
Displaying File Version Information 18-1
Task 1: Find Product Files 18-1
Task 2: Select Files for VPROC Processing 18-2
Task 3: Run VPROC 18-3
Task 4: Interpret VPROC Output 18-7
Displaying System Information 18-9
Task 1: Run SYSINFO 18-9
Task 2: Interpret SYSINFO Output 18-9
19. Monitoring Hardware Components
Tools for Monitoring System Status 19-2
Other Useful Tools 19-3
Listing the Devices on Your System 19-4
Example 19-5
Determining Device States 19-5
Checking the Status of Peripherals 19-8
Checking Disk Status 19-8
Checking Tape Drive Status 19-11
Checking Printer and Collector Status 19-12
Checking the Status of Processors 19-14
Checking the Status of Network Components 19-15
Checking the Status of Systems in a Network 19-15
Checking ServerNet LAN Subsystem Status 19-16
Checking ATP6100 Line Status 19-19
Checking Line Handler Status 19-20
Checking NonStop™ TM/MP Status 19-21
Checking the Status of Pathway 19-25

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19. Monitoring Hardware Components (continued)
19. Monitoring Hardware Components (continued)
PATHMON States 19-25
Examples 19-26
Checking the Size of Database Files 19-27
Automating System Monitoring 19-28
A. Problem Solving Techniques
Learning the Cause of a Problem: A Systematic Approach A-1
Tools for Identifying Problems A-1
A Problem-Solving Process A-2
Task 1: Get the Facts and Log the Problem A-3
Task 2: Find and Eliminate the Cause of the Problem A-4
Task 3: Escalate the Problem A-5
Task 4: Focus on Prevention A-6
Glossary
Index
Figures
Figure 8-1. Steps for Creating a File With FUP 8-2
Figure 8-2. Structure of an Entry-Sequenced File 8-8
Figure 8-3. Structure of a Relative File 8-9
Figure 8-4. Key-Sequenced File Format 8-10
Figure 8-5. Structure of a Key-Sequenced File 8-11
Figure 8-6. Possible Record Format: Key-Sequenced File With Alternate
Keys 8-11
Figure 8-7. Structure of a Partitioned File 8-13
Figure 12-1. How Spooler Components Interact 12-3
Figure 12-2. Life Cycle of a Spooler Job 12-5
Figure 12-3. Sample Header Page 12-7
Figure 12-4. Spooler Routing Structure 12-9
Figure 16-1. Passing of Access IDs 16-16
Figure 16-2. Effect of Adopting the Owner ID of a Program File 16-17
Figure 16-3. Employee Record Format 16-17

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Figures (continued)
Figures (continued)
Figure 16-4. Controlled Access to a Data File 16-18
Figure 16-5. Flow Chart: Access Problem Troubleshooting Procedure 16-25
Figure 17-1. Operator Messages and the EMS Environment 17-5
Figure 19-1. Example: Simple System Configuration Diagram 19-2
Tables
Table 1-1. Daily Tasks Check List 1-3
Table 2-1. Sample Remote Passwords 2-6
Table 4-1. Common System Process Problems 4-11
Table 6-1. TACL DEFINE Commands 6-9
Table 7-1. Levels of File Security 7-16
Table 7-2. Common File Problems 7-22
Table 8-1. Parameters of the FUP SET Command 8-3
Table 9-1. SCF Command Summary 9-1
Table 9-2. Common Disk Problems 9-28
Table 10-1. MEDIACOM Commands 10-3
Table 10-2. TAPE DEFINE Attributes 10-9
Table 10-3. Common Tape Subsystem Problems 10-31
Table 11-1. File-Set List Qualifiers 11-6
Table 11-2. Backup Command Options 11-7
Table 11-3. Restore Command Options 11-14
Table 11-4. TAPE DEFINE Attributes for Backup and Restore 11-19
Table 11-5. Backcopy Command Options 11-24
Table 12-1. SPOOL DEFINE Attributes 12-11
Table 13-1. Peruse Commands 13-6
Table 14-1. Spoolcom Commands (Super-Group Users Only) 14-4
Table 14-2. Printer Device States 14-6
Table 14-3. Common Device Errors 14-7
Table 14-4. Spoolcom Commands for Displaying Spooler Component Status 14-8
Table 14-5. Collector Process States 14-10
Table 14-6. Print Process States 14-10
Table 14-7. Common Printer and Spooler Problems 14-36
Table 15-1. Spooler Naming Conventions 15-2

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Tables (continued)
Tables (continued)
Table 15-2. Collector Attributes 15-4
Table 15-3. Compaq-Provided Print Processes 15-6
Table 15-4. Print Process Attributes and PRINT Subcommands 15-10
Table 15-5. Print Device Attributes and DEV Subcommands 15-15
Table 15-6. Location Attributes 15-18
Table 16-1. TACL System Security Features 16-8
Table 16-2. FUP Disk-File Security Features 16-9
Table 16-3. Types of File Access 16-13
Table 16-4. Levels of Disk-File Security 16-13
Table 16-5. Allowed Disk-File Access 16-14
Table 16-6. Common Terminal and Workstation Problems 16-32
Table 17-1. Distributor Processes and Message Destinations 17-4
Table 19-1. Tools to Use for System Monitoring 19-2
Table 19-2. SCF Object States 19-6
Table 19-3. TMF States 19-22
Table A-1. Problem Solving Worksheet A-2

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What’s New in This Guide
Manual Information
Guardian User’s Guide
Abstract
This guide provides basic information about the programs and utilities that are used
most often in the Guardian environment by general system or application users. It also
provides more detailed procedures for system operations, management, and maintenance
tasks useful to both beginning and experienced Compaq NonStop™ Kernel operating
system users.
Product Version
N.A.
Supported Releases
This manual supports G06.05 and all subsequent G-series releases, and D48.00 and all
subsequent D-series releases, until otherwise indicated in a new edition.
Document History
New and Changed Information
The G06.09 edition of this guide contains these changes:
•The new Backup and Restore command options NOSQLDATA, REMOTEIOSIZE,
and SQLTAPEPARTARRAY were added in Section 11, Backing Up and Restoring
Disk Information.
•File and process access information was updated for several procedures and
examples in Section 16, Managing Users and Security.
Part Number Published
425266-001 August 2000
Part Number Product Version Published
425266-001 N.A. August 2000
421957-001 N.A. June 1999
142477 N.A. December 1998
117897 N.A. July 1995
089808 N.A. January 1993

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New and Changed Information
The G06.05 edition of this guide (previously known as the Guardian 90 Operating
System User’s Guide) contained these changes:
•Information was added from the former Guardian System Operations Guide, adding
several new sections to this guide and expanding on existing sections.
•Updated display information was added for the Getting File Information (FILEINFO
Command) on page 3-6.
•New parameters for the FUP SET command were added to Table 8-1, Parameters of
the FUP SET Command, on page 8-3.
•Y2K-compliant examples were added and information field descriptions were
updated for VPROC to Section 18, Displaying Version and System Information.
•A description of using SYSINFO for displaying basic information about local and
remote systems was added to Section 18, Displaying Version and System
Information.
•The section about the Disk Space Analysis Program (DSAP) was incorporated into
Section 9, Performing Routine Disk Operations.
•Updated the Subsystem Control Facility (SCF) commands and descriptions in
Table 9-1, SCF Command Summary, on page 9-1.
•C-series references were removed where appropriate.