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ISM Commands

ISM Commands

In addition to using the ISM panel interface, you can perform many of the ISM functions using ISM commands. This appendix lists the ISM commands that you can issue. This appendix also provides a syntax description (if applicable) and notes on using each command.

To get help for an ISM command, issue the following where command is the ISM command for which you want to view help:

command ?

Note ISM supports many of the commands from the NSP Release 2.0 program, but with the ISM prefix instead of the NSP prefix. The commands in this appendix are listed in alphabetical order.

ism

Use the ism command to display the ISM Release 3.0 main menu. You can also select and execute the ISM operations from the ISM main menu.

ism [fpm | mgr | cmd | idis | dspu | cmcc | sna | user | setup | log | help ]
Syntax Description

fpm Focal Point Management application. Corresponds to the * FPM main menu option, which displays the status of remote NetView domain resources.
mgr Primary Router Management application. Corresponds to the * MGR main menu option, which displays the status of the routers being managed by ISM.
cmd Router command interface from which you can connect to and issue commands directly to a router and receive responses. Corresponds to the * CMD main menu option.
idis Cisco Router Interface Status List application from which you can display the status of a type of interface enabled in the routers on your network. Corresponds to the * IDIS main menu option.
dspu DSPU Monitoring Operation application. Corresponds to the * DSPU main menu option.
cmcc Cisco Mainframe Channel Connections Monitoring Operation application. Corresponds to the * CMCC main menu option.
sna SNA Session Monitoring application. Corresponds to the * SNA main menu option.
user User Profile application. Corresponds to the * USER main menu option to create or modify an operator profile.
setup ISM Router Management Setup application. Corresponds to the * SETUP main menu option to define or modify the ISM management environment.
log ISM Event Log. Corresponds to the * LOG main menu option.
help ISM Command Help. Corresponds to the * HELP main menu option to obtain a description of the ISM commands that you can issue to Cisco routers.
Security Level

Any ISM user can issue this command.

Usage Guidelines

Before initializing ISM (ISMMGR task) for the first time, issue the ism command from a NetView command line to access the ISM main menu. Once on the ISM main menu, select the * SETUP option. This starts the ISM setup facility from which you configure the ISM management environment. Configuring the ISM management environment includes selecting the ISM applications that you want to use, specifying monitoring intervals and threshold setting, and select the types of interfaces that you want to monitor.

Once you have configured the ISM management environment and have initialized ISM, issue the ism command from a NetView command line to display the ISM main menu.

Help is available for the commands that are listed on the ISM main menu by either positioning the cursor on a command line and pressing F1, or by entering the command followed by a space and question mark from the action prompt.

Example

The following command displays the ISM main menu panel:

ism

ismaid

Use the ismaid command to enable or disable the trace facilities provided by ISM. The three trace facilities and their functions provided by ISM are Debug, Ctrace, and Trflow.

ismaid {debug {on | off} | ctrace {all | all_nnn | err | cmd} | trflow {on | off} | off}
Syntax Description
debug {on | off} Traces internal data flow.
ctrace {all | all_nnn | err | cmd} Traces internal commands. The following traces can be performed:

  • all--Traces all executions for all CLISTs.

  • all_nnn--Traces only the executions for CLIST nnn where nnn is the name of the CLIST you want to trace.

  • err--Traces only CLIST errors.

  • cmd--Traces all commands issued from a CLIST.

trflow {on | off}

Traces routine entries and exits issued by an operator.
off Turns off all tracing that has been turned on.
Security Level

Any ISM user can issue this command.

Usage Guidelines

The traces initiated by this command affect only the operator under which the ismaid command is issued. With the ismaid command you can enable or disable an internal trace function. Use the ismaid debug on command to trace the data flow in routines that process data from RUNCMDs. Use the ismaid trflow on command to trace the entry and exit of the routines that you are issuing.

Issuing ismaid displays the help panel for the NSPAID facility.

Example

Issuing the ismaid debug on command yields the following message:

NSP1129I NSPAID DEBUG set to >YES < NSPAID

ismcmd

Use the ismcmd command to connect to a router and issue commands in a full-screen interactive mode.

ismcmd [SPname]
Syntax Description
SPname Service point name (1 to 8 characters) of the router.
Security Level

Any ISM user can issue this command.

Usage Guidelines

The panel interface equivalent of issuing the ismcmd command is to select a router on the Router Status panel, press F10, and select Option 1 from the popup menu.

When you issue the ismcmd command and specify the service point name of a router, the connection to the router is established and the Router Command Interface panel is displayed. If you issue the ismcmd command without specifying a router's service point name, you must type the service point name in the Service Point Name field on the Router Command Interface panel and press Enter to establish the connection with the router. The service point name of the router last connected to is displayed. Once the connection has been established, you can issue any commands to the router you specified that you would normally issue in a Telnet session. If you are an enabled ISM user, you can use the ismcmd command to access a specific router, edit the router configuration, and view router command syntax.

Example

The following command establishes a connection with a router with the service point name coloma:

ismcmd coloma

ismhelp

Use the ismhelp command to view the contents of the Cisco ISM Commands for NetView panel and the list of other help panels you can access by entering the number associated with that panel.

ismhelp
Syntax Description

This command has no keywords or arguments.

Security Level

All ISM users can issue this command.

Usage Guidelines

The Cisco ISM Commands for NetView panel lists the help panels that are available for ISM. To access a specific help panel, type the number representing the panel at the Action prompt and press Enter.

You can also get help for a command by typing the command, a space, and then a question mark and pressing Enter.

Example

The following command requests help for the ismcmd command:

ismcmd ?

ismhmsg

Use the ismhmsg command to display detailed message text and to find information about recommended actions.

ismhmsg msg_id
Syntax Description
msg_id Message identification number.
Security Level

All ISM users can issue this command.

Usage Guidelines

You can specify the full message identification number, or just the numeric portion of the message with the ismhmsg command to obtain help about a particular ISM message.

You can also position the cursor on a message and press F1 to obtain help about that error message.

Example

You can use either of the following commands to request help for the ISM1001I message:

ismhmsg ism1001I ismhmsg 1001

ismidis

Use the ismidis command to display a list of interfaces, by type, for the entire network or for a specific router.

ismidis interface_type [SPname]
Syntax Description
interface_type Type of interface for which you want to display a list. Valid values are A (Async), M (ATM), C (Channel), E (Ethernet), D (FastEthernet), F (FDDI), H (HSSI), B (ISDN), L (Loopback), S (Serial), T (Token Ring), and U (Tunnel).
SPname (Optional) Service point name (1 to 8 characters) of the router for which you want to view a list of configured interfaces by type.
Security Level

All ISM users can issue this command.

Usage Guidelines

If you issue the ismidis command without specifying a service point name, all interfaces configured in the routers on your network that match the interface type you specify are displayed.

Issuing the ismidis command and specifying a service point name displays all the interfaces configured in a router that match the type you specify.

Example

The following command displays a list of Token Ring interfaces configured in a router with the service point name atlanta:

ismidis t atlanta

ismiinit

Use the ismiinit command to initialize a specific group of interfaces.

ismiinit interface_type [init | reset]
Syntax Description
interface_type Type of interfaces that you want to reinitialize.Valid values are A (Async), M (ATM), C (Channel), E (Ethernet), D (FastEthernet), F (FDDI), H (HSSI), B (ISDN), L (Loopback), S (Serial), T (Token Ring), and U (Tunnel).
init Clears all ISM interface data from storage for that interface and reinitializes that interface type.
reset Clears all ISM interface data from storage and terminates the interface monitoring of that interface type.
Security Level

All ISM users can issue this command.

Usage Guidelines

Normally, ISM automatically executes the ismiinit command upon startup. However, you can manually issue the command at anytime to reinitialize a group of interfaces. When you issue the ismiinit command, ISM reads the VSAM records for the specific group type and builds a table in storage that contains all of the interfaces.

If you have already issued the ismiinit command, and issue the ismiinit command again without specifying init or reset, an error message is displayed requesting that you specify an interface type.

Example

The following command clears all ISM Ethernet interface data and restarts ISM:

ismiinit e init

ismistat

Use the ismistat command to collect all information about the interfaces configured in a router

ismistat SPname [only]
Syntax Description
SPname Service point name (1 to 8 characters) of the router.
only Interface status to be updated.
Security Level

All ISM users can issue this command.

Usage Guidelines

The ismistat command is normally issued by the NSPRMON3 and NSPIMON3 routines. To update the statuses of the interfaces configured in a router, issue the ismistat command with the only keyword specified. To collect and update interface statistics, issue the ismistat command without the only keyword specified.

Example

The following command updates the status of the interfaces configured in router with the service point name atlanta:

ismistat atlanta only

ismmgr

Use the ismmgr command to display the Router Status panel from which you can view a list of routers that are being monitored by ISM and their status.

ismmgr
Syntax Description

This command has no keywords or arguments.

Security Level

All ISM users can issue this command.

Usage Guidelines

The ismmgr command displays the current status of routers if at least one of the following conditions is true:

The color in which the service point name of a router displays on the Router Status panel indicates the status of that router. You can clear all the ISM variables displayed on the Router Status panel by issuing the ismmgr command and specifying reset.

Example

The following command displays the Router Status panel:

ismmgr

ismopera

Use the ismopera command to release and reset a session between a router and an enabled operator or an operator that is busy with a router.

ismopera SPname op_id
Syntax Description
SPname Service point name (1 to 8 characters) of the router.
op_id Operator ID of the operator associated with the router.
Security Level

Only ISM users that have an enabled authority level can issue this command.

Usage Guidelines

The panel interface equivalent of issuing the ismopera command is to select the operator's ID on the Router Status Extended panel and press F9.

Use the ismopera command in the following situations:

Example

The following command resets a session between a router with the service point name atlanta and an operator with the ID CE6:

ismopera atlanta ce6

ismreset

Use the ismreset command to clear commands you issued previously that were saved for your recall.

ismreset
Syntax Description

This command has no keywords or arguments.

Security Level

All ISM users can issue this command.

Usage Guidelines

You cannot issue the ismreset command from an ISM command line. In NetView, you can enter this command from any Network Communications Control Facility (NCCF) panel command line.

The commands you enter in a router configuration are retained until you log out from NetView or until you issue the ismreset command.The primary purpose of the ismreset command is to clear these router commands that have been saved for your recall.

Example

The following example clears commands that you previously issued:

ismreset

ismsetup

Use the ismsetup command to define or change the setup parameters for ISM.

ismsetup
Syntax Description

This command has no keywords or arguments.

Security Level

All ISM users can issue this command, but only ISM users defined as administrators can change the setup options.

Usage Guidelines

The panel interface equivalent of issuing the ismsetup command is to select the * SETUP option on the ISM main menu panel.

Only ISM users defined as ISM administrators can modify the ISM setup parameters.

If you are authorized to make changes to the ISM setup, press F4 on the ISM Router Management Setup panel.

Example

To display the ISM Router Management Setup panel, type the following command:

ismsetup

ismuser

Use the ismuser command to create an operator profile, define viewing filters, or to define the security level for an ISM operator.

ismuser [op_id | all]
Syntax Description
op_id Operator ID of the operator whose profile you want to access. Omit if you are creating or modifying your own profile.
all Shows all of the operator profiles defined to ISM, and allows you to modify the profile settings in an interactive full-screen mode.
Security Level

All ISM users can issue this command, but only ISM users defined as administrators can define authority levels or delete a profile.

Usage Guidelines

The panel interface equivalent to issuing the ismuser command is to select the * USER option on the ISM main menu.

Only ISM administrators can perform the following tasks:

You can issue the ismusers command to show all of the operator profiles in the same full-screen panel that is displayed using the ismuser all command.

Example

The following command is what an ISM administrator would issue to create a ISM profile for an operator whose ID is CE6:

ismuser ce6

ismusers

Use the ismusers command to show all operator profiles defined to ISM, and to define viewing filters, or to define the security level for an ISM operator in an interactive full-screen mode.

ismusers
Syntax Description

This command has no keywords or arguments.

Security Level

All ISM users can issue this command, but only ISM users defined as administrators can define authority levels or delete a profile.

Usage Guidelines

Only ISM administrators can perform the following tasks:

If you are authorized to make changes to the ISM operator profiles, press F4 on the ISM Authorized Users panel.

Example

To display all of the operator profiles that are defined to ISM and update profile options on the ISM Authorized Users panel, type the following command:

ismusers

ismvars

Use the ismvars command to display the values of the common globals of the ISM management environment.

ismvars
Syntax Description

This command has no keywords or arguments.

Security Level

All ISM users can issue this command.

Usage Guidelines

The ismvars command displays values of common globals used by ISM. It does not show the common globals used for each router or interface.

The ismvars command also displays a description of each variable.

Example

The following example displays the common globals of the ISM management environment:

ismvars

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