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Compaq ACMS for OpenVMS
Knowledge Modules
August 2001
This document provides an introduction to the Compaq ACMS for OpenVMS knowledge
modules, which display information useful for managing an ACMS system.
Revision/Update Information:
This is a revised document.
Operating System:
Compaq OpenVMS Alpha
Version 6.2, 7.2-1, 7.3
Compaq OpenVMS VAX
Version 6.2, 7.2, 7.3
Software Version:
Compaq ACMS Version 4.4 for OpenVMS
Compaq Computer Corporation
Houston, Texas
© 2001 Compaq Computer Corporation
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ZK6623
The OpenVMS documentation set is available on CD-ROM.
This document was prepared using VAX DOCUMENT, Version V3.2n.
Preface
Intended Audience
This document describes the ACMS knowledge modules, which display
information about the performance of an ACMS system.
This document is intended for anyone responsible for managing an ACMS
system. This document assumes that the reader is familiar with ACMS
remote systems management features. This document also assumes that the
reader is familiar with the PATROL® product. Refer to the PATROL
documentation for information about using PATROL consoles, loading
knowledge modules, and connecting to PATROL agents (also known as
hosts).
Document Structure
This document is organized as follows:
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Chapter 1
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Provides an overview of ACMS knowledge modules.
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Chapter 2
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Lists the knowledge modules that are included in Compaq ACMS for OpenVMS briefly
describes their functions, and describes how to install the knowledge
modules.
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Chapter 3
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Describes the stages of knowledge module operation.
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Chapter 4
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Describes the conventions used to identify the icons, collectors, and
parameters of the ACMS knowledge modules.
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Chapter 5
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Describes briefly how the ACMS knowledge modules operate.
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Chapter 6
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Contains tables that list all ACMS knowledge module commands.
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Chapter 7
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Provides guidelines for modifying ACMS knowledge modules.
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Chapter 8
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Lists common problems and typical solutions.
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Knowledge Module Documentation
The following table lists the formats and locations in which the latest
version of this document can be found:
| Format |
Location |
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PDF
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http://h71000.www7.hp.com/doc/#acms
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HTML
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http://h71000.www7.hp.com/doc/#acms
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After you install ACMS on your PC, you can access the HTML and PDF
versions of this document by clicking ACMS PATROL KMs
on the Start menu.
ACMS Help
ACMS and its components provide extensive online help.
Note
Online Help for the ACMS knowledge modules is not available from within
PATROL. Please refer to this document, which is available in
PostScript, HTML, and PDF formats (see Knowledge Module Documentation).
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- DCL level help
Enter HELP ACMS at the DCL prompt for complete
help about the ACMS command and qualifiers, and for other elements of
ACMS for which independent help systems do not exist. DCL level help
also provides brief help messages for elements of ACMS that contain
independent help systems (such as the ACMS utilities) and for related
products used by ACMS (such as DECforms or Oracle CDD/Repository).
- ACMS utilities help
Each of the following ACMS utilities has an
online help system:
- ACMS Debugger
- ACMSGEN Utility
- ACMS Queue Manager (ACMSQUEMGR)
- Application Definition Utility (ADU)
- Application Authorization Utility (AAU)
- Device Definition Utility (DDU)
- User Definition Utility (UDU)
- Audit Trail Report Utility (ATR)
- Software Event Log Utility Program (SWLUP)
The two ways to get utility-specific help are:
- Run the utility and type HELP at the utility prompt.
- Use the DCL HELP command. At the "Topic?" prompt, type @
followed by the name of the utility. Use the ACMS prefix, even if the
utility does not have an ACMS prefix (except for SWLUP). For example:
Topic? @ACMSQUEMGR
Topic? @ACMSADU
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However, do not use the ACMS prefix with SWLUP:
Note that if you run the ACMS Debugger Utility and then type HELP,
you must specify a file. If you ask for help from the DCL level with @,
you do not need to specify a file.
- ACMSPARAM.COM and ACMEXCPAR.COM help
Help for the command
procedures that set parameters and quotas is a subset of the DCL level
help. You have access to this help from the DCL prompt, or from within
the command procedures.
- LSE help
ACMS provides ACMS-specific help within the LSE
templates that assist in the creation of applications, tasks, task
groups, and menus. The ACMS-specific LSE help is a subset of the ADU
help system. Within the LSE templates, this help is context-sensitive.
Type HELP/IND (PF1-PF2) at any placeholder for which you want help.
- Error help
ACMS and each of its utilities provide error
message help. Use HELP ACMS ERRORS from the DCL prompt for ACMS error
message help. Use HELP ERRORS from the individual utility prompts for
error message help for that utility.
- Terminal user help
At each menu within an ACMS application,
ACMS provides help about terminal user commands, special key mappings,
and general information about menus and how to select tasks from menus.
- Forms help
For complete help for Compaq DECforms or Compaq
TDMS, use the help systems for these products.
Related Documents
The following table lists the books in the Compaq ACMS for OpenVMS documentation
set.
| ACMS Information |
Description |
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Compaq ACMS for OpenVMS Version 4.4 Release Notes+
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Information about the latest release of the software
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Compaq ACMS for OpenVMS Version 4.4 Installation Guide
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Description of installation requirements, the installation procedure,
and postinstallation tasks.
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Compaq ACMS for OpenVMS Getting Started
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Overview of ACMS software and documentation.
Tutorial for developing a simple ACMS application.
Description of the AVERTZ sample application.
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Compaq ACMS for OpenVMS Concepts and Design Guidelines
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Description of how to design an ACMS application.
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Compaq ACMS for OpenVMS Writing Applications
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Description of how to write task, task group, application, and menu
definitions using the Application Definition Utility.
Description of how to write and migrate ACMS applications on an
OpenVMS Alpha system.
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Compaq ACMS for OpenVMS Writing Server Procedures
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Description of how to write programs to use with tasks and how to debug
tasks and programs. Description of how ACMS works with the APPC/LU6.2
programming interface to communicate with IBM CICS applications.
Description of how ACMS works with third-party database managers, with
Oracle used as an example.
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Compaq ACMS for OpenVMS Systems Interface Programming
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Description of using Systems Interface (SI) Services to submit tasks to
an ACMS system.
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Compaq ACMS for OpenVMS ADU Reference Manual
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Reference information about the ADU commands, phrases, and clauses.
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Compaq ACMS for OpenVMS Quick Reference
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List of ACMS syntax with brief descriptions.
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Compaq ACMS for OpenVMS Managing Applications
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Description of authorizing, running, and managing ACMS applications,
and controlling the ACMS system.
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Compaq ACMS for OpenVMS Remote Systems Management Guide
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Description of the features of the Remote Manager for managing ACMS
systems, how to use the features, and how to manage the Remote Manager.
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Online help+
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Online help about ACMS and its utilities.
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+Available on line only.
For additional information on the compatibility of other software
products with this version of ACMS, refer to the Compaq ACMS for
OpenVMS Software Product Description (SPD 25.50.xx).
For additional information about the Open Systems Software Group (OSSG)
products and services, access the following OpenVMS World Wide Web
address:
http://h18000.www1.hp.com/openvms
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Reader's Comments
Compaq welcomes your comments on this manual.
Print or edit the online form SYS$HELP:OPENVMSDOC_COMMENTS.TXT and send
us your comments by:
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Internet
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openvmsdoc@compaq.com
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Fax
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603 884-0120, Attention: OSSG Documentation, ZKO3-4/U08
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Mail
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Compaq Computer Corporation
OSSG Documentation Group, ZKO3-4/U08
110 Spit Brook Rd.
Nashua, NH 03062-2698
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How To Order Additional Documentation
Use the following World Wide Web address for information about how to
order additional documentation:
http://h18000.www1.hp.com/openvms
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To reach the OpenVMS documentation website, click the Documentation
link.
If you need help deciding which documentation best meets your needs,
call 1--800--ATCOMPA.
Conventions
The following conventions are used in this manual:
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Ctrl/
x
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A sequence such as Ctrl/
x indicates that you must press and hold the key labeled Ctrl
while you press another key or a pointing device button.
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PF1
x
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A sequence such as PF1
x indicates that you must first press and release the key
labeled PF1 and then press and release another key or a pointing device
button.
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[Return]
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In examples, a key name enclosed in a box indicates that you press a
key on the keyboard. (In text, a key name is not enclosed in a box.)
In the HTML version of this document, this convention appears as
brackets rather than a box.
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...
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A horizontal ellipsis in examples indicates one of the following
possibilities:
- Additional optional arguments in a statement have been omitted.
- The preceding item or items can be repeated one or more times.
- Additional parameters, values, or other information can be entered.
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A vertical ellipsis indicates the omission of items from a code example
or command format; the items are omitted because they are not important
to the topic being discussed.
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Monospace text
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Monospace type indicates code examples and interactive screen displays.
In the C programming language, monospace type in text identifies the
following elements: keywords, the names of independently compiled
external functions and files, syntax summaries, and references to
variables or identifiers introduced in an example.
In the HMTL version of this document, this text style may appear as
italics.
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-
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A hyphen at the end of a command format description, command line, or
code line indicates that the command or statement continues on the
following line.
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numbers
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All numbers in text are assumed to be decimal unless otherwise noted.
Nondecimal radixes---binary, octal, or hexadecimal---are explicitly
indicated.
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bold text
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Bold text represents the introduction of a new term or the name of an
argument, an attribute, or a reason.
In the HMTL version of this document, this text style may appear as
italics.
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italic text
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Italic text indicates important information, complete titles of
manuals, or variables. Variables include information that varies in
system output (Internal error
number), in command lines (/PRODUCER=
name), and in command parameters in text (where
dd represents the predefined code for the device type).
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UPPERCASE
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Uppercase text indicates the name of a routine, the name of a file, the
name of a file protection code, or the abbreviation for a system
privilege.
In command format descriptions, uppercase text is an optional
keyword.
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UPPERCASE
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In command format descriptions, uppercase text that is underlined is
required. You must include it in the statement if the clause is used.
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lowercase
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In command format descriptions, a lowercase word indicates a required
element.
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<lowercase>
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In command format descriptions, lowercase text in angle brackets
indicates a required clause or phrase.
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( )
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In command format descriptions, parentheses indicate that you must
enclose the options in parentheses if you choose more than one.
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[| |]
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In command format descriptions, vertical bars within square brackets
indicate that you can choose any combination of the enclosed options,
but you can choose each option only once.
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{| |}
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In command format descriptions, vertical bars within braces indicate
that you must choose one of the options listed, but you can use each
option only once.
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References to Products
The ACMS documentation set to which this manual belongs often refers to
certain products by abbreviated names:
| Abbreviation |
Product |
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ACMS
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Compaq ACMS for OpenVMS Alpha, and Compaq ACMS for OpenVMS VAX
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Ada
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DEC Ada for OpenVMS Alpha Systems, and DEC Ada for OpenVMS VAX Systems
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BASIC
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DEC BASIC for OpenVMS, and VAX BASIC
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C
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DEC C for OpenVMS Alpha Systems, and DEC C for OpenVMS VAX Systems
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CDD
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Oracle CDD/Administrator, and Oracle CDD/Repository
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COBOL
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DEC COBOL for OpenVMS Alpha Systems, and VAX COBOL for OpenVMS VAX
Systems
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DATATRIEVE
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DEC DATATRIEVE for OpenVMS Alpha, and DEC DATATRIEVE for OpenVMS VAX
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DBMS
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Oracle CODASYL DBMS
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DECforms
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Compaq DECforms
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FORTRAN
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DEC Fortran for OpenVMS Alpha Systems, and DEC Fortran for OpenVMS VAX
Systems
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OpenVMS
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The Compaq OpenVMS Alpha operating system, and the Compaq OpenVMS VAX
operating system
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Pascal
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DEC Pascal, and VAX Pascal
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PL/I
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PL/I for VAX VMS
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Rdb
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Oracle Rdb
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SQL
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The SQL interface to Oracle Rdb
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TDMS
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Compaq TDMS
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