Chapter 7

The shw Commands

This chapter discusses the DECevent shw commands.

7.1 Description

The DECevent shw commands allow you to view a specific item, depending on the specific shw command issued. Table 7-1 lists each DECevent shw command.

Table 7-1 The shw Commands

Flag

Action

shw sel

Shows all values associated with selection information for the -i and -x flags.

shw sel [selection]

Shows only the single entry for the selection chosen.

shw set

Shows all possible settings.

shw set [setting]

Shows only the single entry for the setting chosen.

7.2 The shw sel Command

The DECevent shw sel command shows all keywords associated with selection information for the -i and -x flags.

Syntax

The following syntax is used for the shw sel command:

dia shw sel

This command gives a list of selection information similar to the one in Example 7-1.

 

Example 7-1 Selection Information List

Selection Information:

Key

Item-Name

Value

================================================================

bugchecks

ca_EVT_swi_minor_sub_clas

1

cache

ca_EVT_cpu_minor_class

4

configurations

ca_EVT_swi_minor_class

3

control_entries

ca_EVT_swi_minor_sub_clas

3

cpus

ca_EVT_cpu_minor_class

 

dates

ca_hd_gen_x__event_time

 

device_errors

ca_EVT_ios_minor_class

 

device_number

DEF_SEL__unit_number

 

disks

DEF_SEL__disk

 

environmental_entries

ca_EVT_swi_minor_class

1

hosts

ca_hd_gen_t__scs_name

 

informationals

ca_EVT_swi_minor_class

9

ios

ca_EVT_ios_minor_class

 

io_subsystems

ca_EVT_ios_minor_class

 

mchks

ca_EVT_cpu_minor_class

1

machine_checks

ca_EVT_cpu_minor_class

1

memory

ca_EVT_mem_minor_class

 

nodes

ca_hd_gen_t__scs_name

 

os

ca_hd_gen_b__fm_os_id_code

 

operating_systems

ca_hd_gen_b__fm_os_id_code

 

pwr

ca_EVT_swi_minor_class

1

power

ca_EVT_swi_minor_class

1

sequence_numbers

ca_hd_gen_w__errseq

 

swi

ca_EVT_swi_minor_class

 

software_informationals

ca_EVT_swi_minor_class

 

sync_communications

DEF_SEL__sync_comm

 

tapes

DEF_SEL__tape

 

unknown_entries

DEF_SEL__unknown

 

osf_entry

ca_hd_evt_w__entry

 

7.3 The shw sel [selection] Command

When the shw sel command is issued with the [selection] parameter, the command shows only the single entry for the [selection] chosen. The [selection] must be spelled out in full and it must be a valid selection type.

Syntax

The following syntax is used for the shw sel command with a [selection] parameter:

dia shw sel [selection]

The [selection] Parameter

The [selection] parameter must be one of the selection keys shown in Example 7-1. These keys are displayed when the shw sel command has been issued.

Example

The following is an example of the shw sel command with a specific [selection] parameter:

% dia shw sel operating_systems

Abbreviation of the [selection] parameter is not allowed.

This shw sel command gives the message shown in Example 7-2.

Example 7-2 A shw sel environmental_entries Command Example

Selection Information:

 

Key

Item-Name

Value

============================================================

environmental_entries

ca_EVT_swi_minor_class

1

7.4 The shw set Command

The DECevent shw set command shows all possible setting parameters.

Syntax

The following syntax is used for the shw set command:

dia shw set

A partial output from this command is shown in Example 7-3.

 

Example 7-3 Current Settings Information

Current Settings Information:

Name

Value

=========================================================

CTR__RUL_LIB

CTR__DEF_RUL_LIB

CTR__SUM_LIB

CTR__DEF_SUM_LIB

DEF_CTR_RULE

ROOT.HEADER_CA

DEF_ETC_RULE

ROOT.HEADER_EV.OSF_HEADER_EV

ETC__RUL_LIB

ETC__DEF_RUL_LIB

ETC__SEL_LIB

ETC__DEF_SEL_LIB

RPT__RUL_LIB

RPT__DEF_RUL_LIB

HELP_FILE

FMG_HELP_FILE

LOCALE

AMERICAN_ENGLISH

KNL__LIB_PREFIX

FMG_

KNL__LIB_SUFFIX

.KNL

DEFAULT_REPORT

FULL_RE

ANA__FAC_DB

ANA__FAC_STATE_DB

ANA__PRM_DB

ANA__PRM_STATE_DB

ANA__RUL_LIB

ANA__DEF_RUL_LIB

ANA__TMP_DB

ANA__TMP_STATE_DB

NOT__RUL_LIB

NOT__DEF_RUL_LIB

NOT__MAIL_LIB

NOT__DEF_MAIL_LIB

NOT__EXTERNAL_LIB

NOT__DEF_EXTERNAL_LIB

FMG__CUST_PROFILE

/usr/sbin/DIA121/FMGPROFILE

FMG_VERSION

2.1

SICL_STATE

OFF

SICL_PROTOCOL_VERS

1

AUTO_COPY

OFF

ANALYSIS_TRIGGER_AUTOMATIC

AUTOMATIC

ANALYSIS_TRIGGER_MANUAL

MANUAL

NOT__DEF_CSC_PHONE

1-800-354-9000

NOT__MAX_DSNLNK_MSG

59

CMD_TRACE

0

CTR_TRACE

0

ETC_TRACE

0

FMG__DEBUG_STATE

0

FMG__TRACE_STATE

0

RPT_TRACE

0

TRACE_STATE

0

CTR__DMP_RUL

ROOT.DUMP_EVENT_CA

ETC__DMP_RUL

ROOT.DUMP_EVENT_EV

CURRENT_CLI

UNIX

VMS_DEFAULT

/TRANSLATE

UNIX_DEFAULT

-a

CHEROKEE_VMS_DEFAULT

/TRANSLATE

DEF_EVT_LOG

/usr/adm/binary.errlog

PRINT_MESSAGES

7

STREAM_SIZE

20

SYS_ACT_LOG_NAME

ERT_ACTIVITY.LOG

KNL__DEF_ENTRIES

32

KNL__LIB_DIRECTORY

DIA_LIBRARY

VAX_VMS_STACK_SIZE

10

VAX_VMS_GUARD_SIZE

3

RULE_MAX_BYTECNT

100000

ANA_TRACE

0

NOT_TRACE

0

MAIL_DEBUG

0

DEBUG_STATE

1

ALPHA_VMS_STACK_SIZE

70

ALPHA_VMS_GUARD_SIZE

40

7.5 The shw set [setting] Command

When the shw set command is issued with a [setting] parameter, the command shows only the single entry for the setting chosen.

Syntax

The following syntax is used for the shw set command with a single [setting] parameter:

dia shw set [setting]

The [setting] Parameter

The [setting] parameter must be one of the valid setting names displayed when the shw set command was issued and must be entered in upper case.

Example

The following is an example of the shw set [setting] command:

% dia shw set DEFAULT_REPORT

This command displays the message shown in Example 7-4.

Example 7-4 A shw set default_report Command Example

Selection Information:

Name

Value

===================================================

DEFAULT_REPORT

FULL_RE