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This example shuts down the local node in 2 hours. As long as you set
the environment to the local node, a subprocess of the SMISERVER system
detached process runs shutdown, and remaining logged into the system
during the shutdown is not necessary. If you do not set the environment
to the local node, the shutdown runs via a subprocess of the current
process, requiring that you remain logged in during the shutdown cycle.
SPAWN
Creates a subprocess of the current process. The context of the subprocess is copied from the current process. You can use the SPAWN command to leave SYSMAN temporarily, perform other tasks (such as displaying a directory listing or printing a file), and return to SYSMAN.Note that SPAWN performs actions on the local node only. If you want to execute DCL commands or command procedures throughout your environment, use the DO command.
Requires TMPMBX or PRMMBX user privilege. The SPAWN command does not manage terminal characteristics. You cannot use the SPAWN and ATTACH commands if your terminal has an associated mailbox.
SPAWN [command-string]
command-string
Specifies a command string of fewer than 132 characters that you want executed in the context of the created subprocess. When the command completes execution, the subprocess terminates and control returns to the parent process. If you specify both a command string and the /INPUT qualifier, the command string executes before additional commands are obtained from the /INPUT qualifier.
/INPUT=filespec
Specifies an input file containing one or more DCL command strings that you want executed by the spawned subprocess. If you specify a command string along with an input file, the command string gets processed before the commands in the input file. When processing is complete, the subprocess terminates./LOGICAL_NAMES (default)
/NOLOGICAL_NAMES
Specifies that the logical names of the parent process are copied to the subprocess. When you do not want the subprocess to use the logical names of the parent process, enter the /NOLOGICAL_NAMES qualifier./OUTPUT=filespec
Identifies the output file to which the results of the operation are written. Specify an output other than SYS$OUTPUT whenever you use the /NOWAIT qualifier. This prevents output from being displayed while you are specifying new commands. If you omit the /OUTPUT qualifier, output gets written to the current SYS$OUTPUT device./PROCESS=subprocess-name
Specifies the name of the subprocess that you want to create. The default subprocess name is in the format USERNAME_n./SYMBOLS (default)
/NOSYMBOLS
Determines whether the system passes DCL global and local symbols to the subprocess./WAIT (default)
/NOWAIT
Controls whether the system waits until the subprocess completes before you can specify more commands. The /NOWAIT qualifier enables you to specify new commands while the specified subprocess is running. If you specify the /NOWAIT qualifier, use the /OUTPUT qualifier to direct the output to a file instead of displaying it on the screen. Doing this prevents your terminal from being used by more than one process simultaneously.
The SPAWN command creates a subprocess of your current process with the following attributes copied from the parent process:
- All symbols except $RESTART, $SEVERITY, and $STATUS
- Key definitions
- The current keypad state
- The current prompt string
- All process logical names and logical name tables except those explicitly marked CONFINE or those created in executive or kernel mode
- Default disk and directory
- Current SET MESSAGE settings
- Current process privileges
- Control and verification states
Note that some attributes, such as the process's current command tables, are not copied.
When the subprocess is created, the process-permanent open files and any image or procedure context are not copied from the parent process. The subprocess is set to command level 0 (DCL level with the current prompt).
If you do not specify the /PROCESS qualifier, the name of this subprocess is composed of the same base name as the parent process and a unique number. For example, if the parent process name is SMITH, the subprocess name can be SMITH_1, SMITH_2, and so on.
The LOGIN.COM file of the parent process is not executed for the subprocess because the context is copied separately, allowing quicker initialization of the subprocess. When the /WAIT qualifier is in effect, the parent process remains in hibernation until the subprocess terminates or returns control to the parent by way of the ATTACH command.
More than one process simultaneously attempts to use the same input or output stream when several processes share that stream and you perform one of the following actions:
- Terminate a subprocess to which you are not currently attached.
- Terminate a process that is not spawned from the process to which you are currently attached.
Use the LOGOUT command to terminate the subprocess and return to the parent process. You can also use the ATTACH command (see ATTACH) to transfer control of the terminal to another process in the subprocess tree, including the parent process. (The SHOW PROCESS/SUBPROCESSES command displays the processes in the subprocess tree and points to the current process.)
Note
Because a tree of subprocesses can be established using the SPAWN command, you must be careful when terminating any process in the tree. When a process is terminated, all subprocesses below that point in the tree are automatically terminated.Qualifiers used with the SPAWN command must directly follow the command verb. The command string parameter begins after the last qualifier and continues to the end of the command line.
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SYSMAN> SPAWN DIR SYS$MANAGER:SITE*.*
Directory CLU$COMMON:[SYSMGR]
SITE$STARTUP.COM;5
Total of 1 file.
SYSMAN>
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This command enables you to enter the DIRECTORY command in DCL to see if a site-specific startup file is in the directory. After the DIRECTORY command executes, control returns to the parent process.
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SYSMAN> SPAWN
$ EDIT SITE$STARTUP.COM
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$ LOGOUT
Process SYSTEM_1 logged out at 28-JUN-2002 10:05:17.24
SYSMAN>
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This example shows how you can use the SPAWN command to leave SYSMAN and edit a file. The LOGOUT command returns you to SYSMAN.
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SYSMAN> SPAWN /NOLOGICAL_NAMES SET HOST _Node: NODE21 . . . $ LOGOUT %REM-S-END, control returned to node _NODE22:: SPAWN> |
This example shows how you can use the SPAWN command to create a subprocess in which you can use the SET HOST command. When you want to leave NODE21, enter the LOGOUT command. The /NOLOGICAL_NAMES qualifier prevents the logical names of the parent process from being copied to the subprocess.
Adds a component to the startup database.Requires read (R) and write (W) access to the startup database.
STARTUP ADD FILE filespec
FILE
Adds a component to the startup database. SYSMAN modifies STARTUP$STARTUP_LAYERED by default.filespec
Specifies which file to add to the startup database. Each component of the startup database must have a file type of .COM or .EXE and reside in SYS$STARTUP.
/CONFIRM
/NOCONFIRM (default)
Controls whether SYSMAN displays the file specification of each file before adding it to the startup database and requests you to confirm the addition. If you specify /CONFIRM, you must respond to the prompt with a Y (Yes) or a T (True) and press Return before the file is added. If you enter anything else, such as N or No, the requested file is not added./LOG
/NOLOG (default)
Controls whether the STARTUP ADD command displays the file specification of each file after it has been added./MODE=mode
Specifies the mode of execution for the file. Valid modes include DIRECT, SPAWN, BATCH, or ANY, as described in the HP OpenVMS System Manager's Manual./NODE=(node1,node2,...,noden)
Names the nodes within the cluster that run the file during startup. By default, a startup file executes on all nodes in the cluster./PARAMETER=(P1:arg1,P2:arg2,...,P8:arg8)
Specifies the parameters that are to be passed to the file during startup. Parameters that are omitted receive the default parameters defined by the system parameter STARTUP_Pn. If STARTUP_Pn is blank, "FULL" is used as parameter 1 (P1) and is passed by STARTUP.COM to each startup component file. If you want a blank P1 parameter given to a specific component file, use the command:
SYSMAN> STARTUP MODIFY FILE component.com/PARAM=P1:""/PHASE=phase-name
Indicates the phase within system startup when the file is to be executed. Valid phases include LPBEGIN, LPMAIN, LPBETA, and END. LPMAIN is the default.
The STARTUP ADD command adds a component to the startup database. Startup components are the command procedures or executable files that perform actual startup work. Files from the startup database are used to start the operating system, site-specific programs, and layered products. STARTUP$STARTUP_VMS and STARTUP$STARTUP_LAYERED list the components of the startup database.Because an OpenVMS Cluster typically shares one copy of the startup database, the SYSMAN environment can be defined as clustered or as a single node within the cluster.
SYSMAN> STARTUP ADD FILE /MODE=DIRECT /PHASE=LPMAIN -
_SYSMAN> DECSET$ENVMGR_STARTUP.COM
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This command adds a record to the startup database that starts the DECSET environment manager software.
Prevents a file in the startup database from executing.Requires read (R) and write (W) access to the startup database.
STARTUP DISABLE FILE filespec
FILE
Disables a component of the startup database. SYSMAN modifies STARTUP$STARTUP_LAYERED by default.filespec
Specifies the name of a component in the startup database. The startup file must reside in SYS$STARTUP and have a file type of .COM or .EXE. The asterisk (*) and percent (%) wildcard characters are permitted.
/CONFIRM
/NOCONFIRM (default)
Controls whether the STARTUP DISABLE command displays the file specification of each file before disabling it in the startup database and requests you to confirm that the file be disabled. If you specify /CONFIRM, you must respond to the prompt with a Y (Yes) or a T (True) and press Return before the file is disabled. If you enter anything else, such as N or No, the requested file is not disabled./LOG
/NOLOG (default)
Controls whether the STARTUP DISABLE command displays the file specification of each file after it has been disabled./NODE=(node1,node2,...,noden)
Identifies nodes within the cluster that do not run the file during startup. By default, the startup file is disabled on all nodes in the cluster./PHASE=phase-name
Indicates the phase of system startup in which the specified file normally executes. Valid phases include LPBEGIN, LPMAIN, LPBETA, and END. LPMAIN is the default.
The STARTUP DISABLE command prevents a file in the startup database from executing. The command edits a record in the startup database, temporarily disabling the file.
SYSMAN> STARTUP DISABLE FILE /NODE=NODE21 DECSET$ENVMGR_STARTUP.COM
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This command modifies the startup database so that the DECset environment manager will not be installed on NODE21.
Enables a previously disabled file in the startup database to execute during system startup.Requires read (R) and write (W) access to the startup database.
STARTUP ENABLE FILE filespec
FILE
Enables a component of the startup database. SYSMAN modifies STARTUP$STARTUP_LAYERED by default.filespec
Specifies the name of the startup file that you are enabling. Wildcard characters are accepted.
/CONFIRM
/NOCONFIRM (default)
Controls whether the STARTUP ENABLE command displays the file specification of each file before enabling it in the startup database and requests you to confirm that the file be enabled. If you specify /CONFIRM, you must respond to the prompt with a Y (Yes) or a T (True) and press Return before the file is enabled. If you enter anything else, such as N or No, the requested file is not enabled./LOG
/NOLOG (default)
Controls whether the STARTUP ENABLE command displays the file specification of each file after it has been enabled./NODE=(node1,node2,...,noden)
Names nodes within the cluster where the file will be enabled. By default, the startup file is enabled on all nodes./PHASE=phase-name
Indicates the phase within system startup when the specified file is to be enabled. Valid phases include LPBEGIN, LPMAIN, LPBETA, and END. LPMAIN is the default.
The STARTUP ENABLE command permits a file that was previously disabled to execute during system startup.
SYSMAN> STARTUP ENABLE FILE /NODE=NODE22 DECSET$ENVMGR_STARTUP.COM
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This command modifies the startup database. NODE22 will have the DECSET environment manager installed at startup.
Changes information associated with a startup file in the startup database.Requires read (R) and write (W) access to the startup database.
STARTUP MODIFY FILE filespec
FILE
Modifies a record in the startup database. SYSMAN modifies STARTUP$STARTUP_LAYERED by default.filespec
Selects a startup file for modification. Wildcard characters are accepted.
/CONFIRM
/NOCONFIRM (default)
Controls whether the STARTUP MODIFY command displays the file specification of each file before modifying its startup characteristics in the startup data file and requests you to confirm that the file characteristics be modified. If you specify /CONFIRM, you must respond to the prompt with a Y (Yes) or a T (True) and press Return before the file is modified. If you enter anything else, such as N or No, the requested file is not modified./LOG
NOLOG (default)
Controls whether the STARTUP MODIFY command displays the file specification of each file after its startup characteristics have been modified./MODE=mode
Changes the mode of execution for a startup file. Valid modes include DIRECT, SPAWN, BATCH, or ANY, as described in the HP OpenVMS System Manager's Manual./NAME=filespec
Changes the name of the startup file. The file must reside in SYS$STARTUP./PARAMETER=(P1:arg1,P2:arg2,...,P8:arg8)
Changes the parameters that are to be passed to the file during startup. Parameters that are omitted receive the default parameters defined by the system parameter STARTUP_Pn. If STARTUP_Pn is blank, "FULL" is used as parameter 1 (P1) and is passed by STARTUP.COM to each startup component file. If you want a blank P1 parameter given to a specific component file, use the command:
SYSMAN> STARTUP MODIFY FILE component.com/PARAM=P1:""/PHASE=phase-name
Selects startup files for modification based on the phase in which they run. Valid phases include LPBEGIN, LPMAIN, LPBETA, and END. LPMAIN is the default.
The STARTUP MODIFY command edits startup information associated with components in the startup database. For example, the command can rename a file or change the parameters that are passed to a file during startup. You can select a group of files for modification based on the phase in which they run.
SYSMAN> STARTUP MODIFY FILE DECSET$ENVMGR_STARTUP.COM -
_SYSMAN> /PARAM=(P3:TRUE,P4:FALSE) /CONFIRM
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This command changes two startup parameters for the command procedure DECSET$ENVMGR_STARTUP.COM.
Removes a record in the startup database, so the specified startup file no longer executes during system startup.Requires read (R) and write (W) access to the startup database.
STARTUP REMOVE FILE filespec
FILE
Removes a component from the startup database. SYSMAN modifies STARTUP$STARTUP_LAYERED by default.filespec
Specifies the name of the file to remove from the startup database. Wildcard characters are accepted.
/CONFIRM
/NOCONFIRM (default)
Controls whether the STARTUP REMOVE command displays the file specification of each file before deleting its record in the startup database and requests you to confirm that the file be deleted. If you specify /CONFIRM, you must respond to the prompt with a Y (Yes) or a T (True) and press Return before the file is removed. If you enter anything else, such as N or No, the requested file is not removed./LOG
/NOLOG (default)
Controls whether SYSMAN displays the file specification of each file after it has been removed./PHASE=phase-name
Indicates the phase of system startup from which the file will be removed. Valid phases include LPBEGIN, LPMAIN, LPBETA, and END.
SYSMAN> STARTUP REMOVE FILE DECSET$ENVMGR_STARTUP.COM /LOG
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This command takes the file DECSET$ENVMGR_STARTUP.COM out of the startup database.
Establishes the current startup database.
STARTUP SET DATABASE database
database
Specifies the name of the target database, which is STARTUP$STARTUP_LAYERED by default. The second database, STARTUP$STARTUP_VMS, is available for viewing; however, HP recommends that you do not modify it.
None.
SYSMAN> STARTUP SET DATABASE STARTUP$STARTUP_LAYERED
%SYSMAN-I-NEWCOMPFIL, current component file is now STARTUP$STARTUP_LAYERED
SYSMAN> STARTUP SHOW FILE
%SYSMAN-I-COMPFIL, contents of component database on node LUCERN
Phase Mode File
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LPBEGIN DIRECT VMS$LPBEGIN_070_STARTUP.COM
LPMAIN DIRECT FOR$LPMAIN_070_STARTUP.COM
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The commands in this example establish the layered products database as the default, so it can be displayed.
Controls logging and display of information for one or more nodes in a cluster during startup.Requires READ (R) and WRITE (W) access to the current system parameter file on disk: SYS$SYSTEM:VAXVMSSYS.PAR (for VAX systems), SYS$SYSTEM:ALPHAVMSSYS.PAR (for Alpha systems), and SYS$SYSTEM:IA64VMSSYS.PAR (for I64 systems).
STARTUP SET OPTIONS
None.
/CHECKPOINTING
/NOCHECKPOINTING
Displays informational messages describing the time and status of each startup phase and component procedure.The value of the system parameter STARTUP_P2 that corresponds to /OUTPUT=CHECKPOINTING is "C".
/OUTPUT=FILE,CONSOLE
Sends output generated by using the /VERIFY qualifier to a file or to the system console. If you choose the FILE option, it creates SYS$SPECIFIC:[SYSEXE]STARTUP.LOG.The value of the system parameter STARTUP_P2 that corresponds to /OUTPUT=FILE is "D".
/VERIFY=FULL,PARTIAL
/NOVERIFY
Displays startup procedures as they execute. This qualifier defines the system parameter STARTUP_P2 to have the appropriate value based on the options you choose. (/VERIFY with no value following it is the equivalent of /VERIFY=full.)/VERIFY options are in the following table:
Value Description FULL Displays every line of DCL executed by startup component procedures and by STARTUP.COM. The value of the system parameter STARTUP_P2 that corresponds to this option is "V".
PARTIAL Displays every line of DCL executed by startup component procedures, but does not display DCL executed by STARTUP.COM. The value of the system parameter STARTUP_P2 that corresponds to this option is "P".
Caution
All STARTUP_P2 parameter values modified by the SYSMAN STARTUP OPTIONS will be overridden by the AUTOGEN command procedure. To preserve any parameter modifications made with SYSMAN, edit the SYS$SYSTEM:MODPARAMS.DAT file, as explained in the HP OpenVMS System Manager's Manual.
The STARTUP SET OPTIONS command enables you to control logging and checkpointing during startup. You can control the amount of information logged (full or partial) and where it is displayed (file or console). You can also choose checkpointing, which displays informational messages about the time and status of each phase during startup.The default options are /NOCHECKPOINTING, /OUTPUT=CONSOLE, and /NOVERIFY.
Because SYSMAN enables you to define the target environment, you can perform startup logging on your local node, your own cluster, and a subset of nodes on your cluster. See the SET ENVIRONMENT command for more information.
SYSMAN> STARTUP SET OPTIONS/VERIFY=FULL/OUTPUT=FILE/CHECKPOINTING
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This example requests startup logging with full verification, output to SYS$SPECIFIC:[SYSEXE]STARTUP.LOG, and checkpointing. The corresponding value for system parameter STARTUP_P2 is "VDC".
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