CONTENTS Title Page Copyright Page Preface Part I Using the BASEstar Classic Command Line Interface 1 Introduction 1.1 BASEstar Classic CLI Functional Overview 1.1.1 BASEstar Classic General Commands 1.1.2 BASEstar Classic System Commands 1.2 Accessing the BASEstar Classic CLI 1.3 Command Format 1.4 CLI Features 1.5 Creating Command Procedures 2 Using BASEstar Classic CLI General Commands 2.1 Working with the BASEstar Classic CLI 2.2 Configuring the BASEstar Classic Environment 2.2.1 Configuring User Definitions 2.2.1.1 Defining User Definitions 2.2.1.2 Customizing User Menus 2.2.2 Starting Applications 2.2.3 Configuring Groups 2.2.3.1 Defining Groups 2.2.3.2 Defining Group Members 2.2.4 Logging Events 2.3 Sharing Data Within the BASEstar Classic Environment 2.3.1 Defining Logical Points 2.3.1.1 Defining Structured Logical Points 2.3.2 Exporting BASEstar Classic Data 2.3.2.1 Configuring External Maps 2.4 Communicating with Plant Equipment 2.4.1 Configuring BASEstar Classic Devices 2.4.1.1 Defining Device Types 2.4.1.2 Defining Device Paths 2.4.1.3 Defining Devices 2.4.2 Collecting Data from Plant Devices 2.4.2.1 Creating Physical Points 2.4.2.2 Connecting Physical Points to Logical Points 2.4.2.3 Defining Pollsets to Poll Plant Equipment 2.4.2.4 Reading and Writing Values 2.4.3 Controlling and Monitoring Device Operation 2.4.3.1 Starting and Stopping BASEstar Classic Devices 2.4.3.2 Managing Device and OpenVMS Files 2.4.3.3 Obtaining Device Status 3 Using BASEstar Classic CLI System Commands 3.1 Displaying BASEstar Classic System Information 3.2 Dumping BASEstar Classic System Memory 3.2.1 BASEstar Classic DUMP Fields 3.2.2 Areas of BASEstar Classic Global Sections 3.2.2.1 Header Areas 3.2.2.2 Identification Areas 3.2.2.3 Structure Areas 3.2.2.4 Data Areas 3.2.3 BASEstar Classic Component Global Sections 3.2.3.1 Messaging Global Section 3.2.3.2 Data Management Global Sections 3.2.3.2.1 Configuration Global Section 3.2.3.2.2 Data Global Section 3.2.3.2.3 External Data Server Global Section 3.2.3.3 Name Services Global Sections 3.2.3.3.1 Name Cache 3.2.3.3.2 Name File 3.2.3.3.3 Name Server 3.2.3.4 Device Connection Management Global Sections 3.2.3.4.1 Configuration Global Section 3.2.3.4.2 Data Global Section 3.2.3.4.3 Device Access Software Support Global Section 3.3 Setting the BASEstar Classic System Status 3.4 Configuring BASEstar Classic Security 3.4.1 Defining Access Control Lists for BASEstar Classic Objects 3.4.2 Defining Additional Security 3.4.3 Defining Secure Nodes 3.5 Configuring BASEstar Classic Parameters 3.6 Replicating the BASEstar Classic System 3.6.1 Re-creating BASEstar Classic on a Single-Node Domain 3.6.2 Re-creating BASEstar Classic on a Multiple-Node Domain 3.7 Adding Global Name Servers 3.8 Altering the Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Store 3.9 Testing Device Connection Part II BASEstar Classic Command Line Interface General Commands 4 BASEstar Classic CLI Command Reference ADD ELEMENT ADD FIELD ADD MEMBER CREATE COMMAND CREATE EXTERNAL_MAP CREATE GROUP CREATE MENU CREATE POINT CREATE SERVER_PORT CREATE STRUCTURE CREATE USER DCM DELETE COMMAND DELETE EXTERNAL_MAP DELETE GROUP DELETE MENU DELETE POINT DELETE SERVER_PORT DELETE STRUCTURE DELETE USER EXIT EXPORT DATA HELP INSERT MENU MODIFY COMMAND MODIFY EXTERNAL_MAP MODIFY GROUP MODIFY MENU MODIFY POINT MODIFY SERVER_PORT MODIFY STRUCTURE MODIFY USER RECALL REMOVE ELEMENT REMOVE FIELD REMOVE MEMBER REMOVE MENU SET POINT SHOW COMMAND SHOW ELEMENT SHOW EXTERNAL_MAP SHOW FIELD SHOW GROUP SHOW HISTORY SHOW MEMBER SHOW MENU SHOW POINT SHOW SERVER_PORT SHOW STRUCTURE SHOW USER SPAWN WAIT WRITE HISTORY 5 BASEstar Classic CLI Device Connection Management Command Reference BSTAR CONNECT CREATE DEVICE CREATE PATH CREATE PHYPOINT CREATE POLLSET CREATE TYPE DELETE DEVICE DELETE PATH DELETE PHYPOINT DELETE POLLSET DELETE TYPE DEVICE_HELP DIRECTORY DISCONNECT DOWNLOAD EXIT HELP MODIFY DEVICE MODIFY PATH MODIFY PHYPOINT MODIFY POLLSET MODIFY TYPE READ DATA READ PHYPOINT READ STATUS RECALL SELECT SHOW CONNECTION SHOW DEVICE SHOW PATH SHOW PHYPOINT SHOW POLLSET SHOW TYPE SHOW VAXPORT SPAWN START STOP TRIGGER POLLSET UPLOAD WRITE DATA WRITE PHYPOINT Part III BASEstar Classic Command Line Interface System Commands 6 BASEstar Classic CLI System Command Reference CREATE PARAMETER DELETE PARAMETER DUMP DM_DATA_SECTION DUMP DM_SECTION DUMP EXTMAPSEC DUMP MSGSEC DUMP NAMCACHE DUMP NAMFILE DUMP NAMSERVER DUMP POINT EXTRACT COMMAND EXTRACT EXTERNAL_MAP EXTRACT FALLBACK EXTRACT GROUP EXTRACT MENU EXTRACT PARAMETER EXTRACT POINT EXTRACT STRUCTURE EXTRACT USER MODIFY FALLBACK MODIFY SYSTEM REMOVE RPC_STORE SET GBLSERVER SET NODE SET PARAMETER SHOW DATAMANAGEMENT SHOW FALLBACK SHOW MESSAGE_SECTION SHOW NODE SHOW PARAMETER SHOW PORT SHOW RPC_STORE SHOW SYSTEM START SYSTEM STOP SYSTEM 7 BASEstar Classic CLI Device Connection Management System Command Reference DUMP DATASEC DUMP ILANSEC DUMP SPTSEC EXTRACT CONNECT EXTRACT DEVICE EXTRACT PATH EXTRACT PHYPOINT EXTRACT POLLSET EXTRACT TYPE LOOP MODIFY FALLBACK SHOW FALLBACK A BASEstar Classic Logical Point Data Formats B BASEstar Classic Physical Point Formats C Compatibility of BASEstar Classic Data Formats D Conversions of Connected Logical Points E History File Event Specifications