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Using OpenVMS System Management Utilities and Tools
2.1 Understanding OpenVMS System Management Tools
Table 2–2 System Management Utilities and Tools
Utility Purpose
Accounting utility (ACCOUNTING) To produce reports of resource use.
ACL editor (access control list editor) To create and maintain ACLs.
Analyze/Disk_Structure utility
(ANALYZE/DISK_STRUCTURE)
To check the validity of Files–11 Structure Levels 1, 2, and 5 disk
volumes, and to report errors and inconsistencies. Also used to
repair these inconsistencies.
Audit Analysis utility
(ANALYZE/AUDIT)
To produce reports and summaries of security events from the
system security audit log file. Use this utility to interpret the
large amounts of auditing information that the system might
generate.
Authorize utility (AUTHORIZE) To add and modify records in the existing user authorization and
network authorization files, or to create new files. Also used to
add and modify records in the rights database.
Backup utility (BACKUP) To copy or save files and disk volumes. Also used to restore saved
files and volumes.
Bad Block Locator utility (BAD) To analyze block-addressable devices and record the location of
blocks that cannot reliably store data.
†Crash Logg Utility Extractor (CLUE) On VAX systems, to obtain information about crash dumps.
‡On Alpha systems, some commands in the System Dump
Analyzer facility (SDA) contain CLUE functionality.
DECevent Event Management utility To produce ASCII reports derived from entries in system event
log files.
Error Log utility (ERROR LOG) To report the contents of a system error log file.
Exchange utility (EXCHANGE) To transfer data to and from mass storage volumes that are
written in formats other than standard formats recognized by the
operating system.
Help Message utility (MSGHLP) To quickly access information about system messages returned
by DCL commands.
Install utility (INSTALL) To improve performance or enhance privileges of images.
LAT Control Program utility (LATCP) To set up and control the LAT software on OpenVMS host
systems. LAT software allows you to connect terminals and
printers to multiple remote systems.
†Local Area Disk Control Program
utility (LADCP)
On VAX systems, to set up and control the local area disk (LAD)
software on OpenVMS host systems. Use LAD software with
InfoServer systems.
Log Manager Control Program utility
(LMCP)
To create and manage the transaction logs used by DECdtm
services.
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
utility (MIME)
To read and compose MIME-encoded mail messages on OpenVMS
system.
Monitor utility (MONITOR) To monitor systemwide performance.
Mount utility (MOUNT) To make a disk or magnetic tape volume available for processing.
Network Control Program (NCP) To set up, control, monitor, and test a DECnet network.
Network Control Language (NCL) To set up, control, monitor, and test a DECnet-Plus network.
Operator Communication Manager
(OPCOM) tool
To communicate with system users.
†VAX specific
‡Alpha specific
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