Assisted VTAM Commands

VTAM commands may be submitted to diagnose network problems for resources. You may execute Display (D Net), Vary Active (V Net,Act), Vary Inactive (V Net,Inact), or Modify (F Net) commands. The Display command is available to all users. The other commands require security authorization. Only authorized commands will appear.

The following VTAM command types are available using the assisted mode:

D NET ...

Display status of a resource in VTAM. A display with the extended attribute is shown.

V NET,INACT ...

Inactivate a resource in VTAM.

V NET,ACT ...

Activate a resource in VTAM.

F NET ...

Modify a resource in VTAM.

To use the assisted VTAM commands, perform the following steps:

1.      Click on the Commands tab. The Commands main page appears.

2.      Select a command from VTAM Command menu, for example, D NET - Display resource.

3.      Enter the nodename of the device to be displayed in the Nodename field.

4.      If you are doing a Modify command (F NET) and there are additional parameters to be entered, enter them in the field provided. The additional parameters are appended to the end of the command. For example, given the command "F NET,myNodename,myParms", myNodename is entered in the Nodename field and ",myParms" is entered in the additional parameters field.

5.      Click Submit. The response to the command appears on the next screen.

6.      Use your Web browser's commands to:

·        find a particular string in the output,

·        obtain hardcopy of the output, or

·        return to the main menu by clicking the Back arrow.

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