High Availability Monitors Version A.03.02 Release Notes

Introduction to the NOF API
NOF Verbs to Manage Specific SNAplus2 Functions
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use the following verb:
• DELETE_DIRECTORY_ENTRY
Delete only directory entries that were explicitly defined using the verbs
described previously (these entries return an entry type of HOME on the
QUERY_DIRECTORY_ENTRY verb). Do not use this verb to delete
cached entries (entries that have been set up dynamically as a result of
network searches).
Querying the Network Topology
To obtain information about the TGs to adjacent network nodes, use the
following verb:
• QUERY_LOCAL_TOPOLOGY
Checking the Communications Path to a Remote LU
To check that a particular target LU can be accessed (that the node
owning the LU is active and that there is a communications path to the
LU), use the following verb:
• APING
Managing Servers on the SNAplus2 LAN
To obtain a list of servers (nodes) on the SNAplus2 LAN, use the
following verb:
• QUERY_NODE_ALL
To obtain detailed information about a particular node, use the following
verb:
• QUERY_NODE
To find out which servers are acting as the master configuration file
server and backup master servers, use the following verb:
• QUERY_SNA_NET
To add new backup master servers to the list or to remove existing
servers from the list so that they can no longer act as master servers, use
the following verbs: