NS3000/iX Operations and Maintenance Reference Manual (36922-90039)

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Commands
NSCONTROL
NSCONTROL
Initiates, terminates, and controls the Network Services subsystem of
NS 3000/iX.
Syntax
NSCONTROL function[;function]…
Use
Available In Session? YES
In Job? YES
In Break? YES
Programmatically? YES
Breakable? NO
Capabilities? NM
Parameters
function Only one of each type of function is recommended on a
command line. Refer to function descriptions on the
following pages. The functions are:
START[=services] LOG
STOP[=services] SERVER
ABORT STATUS
AUTOLOGON VERSION
LOADKEYS
Discussion
NS 3000/iX Network Services are composed of user services, each of
which performs a specific task. These services are VT, Reverse VT, NFT,
RPM, RFA, RDBA, LOOPBACK and NSSTAT. Refer to Using
NS 3000/iX Network Services for details on Network Services.
To function, Network Services require Network Interprocess
Communication (NetIPC), the user interface included with NS 3000/iX
links. NetIPC is used extensively by the Network Services when
processing service requests and is available for use in customer
applications. It is not a service in the same sense as VT or RFA, since it
consists of a set of intrinsics and associated code in the system SL and
NL. NetIPC intrinsics are described in the NetIPC 3000/XL
Programmer’s Reference Manual.
The NETCONTROL START command must be issued before NSCONTROL
START. This is because the NETCONTROL command controls the
network transport subsystem, which must be initiated before the