CONTENTS Title Page Copyright Page Preface 1 Introduction 1.1 Layers of the Tree Structure 1.2 VAXsimPLUS Block Diagram 1.2.1 A Look at the Status Area 1.2.2 Phantom Blocks 1.3 Line Mode Display List 1.4 Summary Mode Display List 1.5 The Histogram Display (ReGIS Terminals Only) 2 General Usage 2.1 VAXsimPLUS Command Interface 2.2 Getting Started Commands 2.2.1 Command Line Editor (CLE) 2.2.2 Intelligent Command Parser 2.2.3 Autocorrect Facility 2.2.4 VT200 Keypad Commands 2.2.5 Online HELP Facility 2.2.6 Multiple Command Format 2.3 VAXsimPLUS Monitor Startup 2.4 VAXsimPLUS Monitor Shutdown 2.5 Managing Your Display Database 2.5.1 Adding Nodes 2.5.1.1 Default Operation of ADD NODE 2.5.1.2 Using DECnet Proxy Access 2.5.1.3 Adding Nodes in a High Security DECnet Phase IV Environment 2.5.2 Removing Nodes 2.5.3 Adding and Removing Devices 2.5.4 Updating the Database 2.5.5 Dynamic Display Mode 2.6 Examining Your Display Database 2.6.1 Moving Down (DOWN, ZOOM) 2.6.2 Moving Up (UP, TOP) 2.6.3 Moving Sideways (NEXT, BACK) 2.6.4 Viewing Oversized Screen Displays (RIGHT, LEFT) 2.7 Visual Error Status Indicators 2.8 Time Commands (SINCE, BEFORE) 2.8.1 Absolute Time 2.8.2 Delta Time 2.8.3 Notes on OpenVMS and VMS Date/Time Specifications 2.9 Adjusting The Current Evaluation Period 2.9.1 Absolute Start and Absolute End Times 2.9.2 Delta Start and Absolute End Times 2.9.3 Absolute Start and Delta End Times 2.9.4 Delta Start and Delta End Times 2.10 SHOW COMMANDS 2.10.1 SHOW MODE Command 2.10.2 SHOW MESSAGE Command 2.10.3 SHOW PARAMETERS Command 2.10.4 SHOW VERSION Command 2.11 Relationships Among the Display Modes 2.12 SPAWN Command 3 Technical Notes 3.1 VAXsimPLUS System Errors Organization 3.1.1 Device Error Classes 3.1.2 Events 3.2 Error Rate Evaluation 3.3 Clipping Function 3.4 The Margin in Error Evaluation 3.5 Some Errors are not Reported 3.6 VAXsimPLUS Software Components 4 Notification Messages 4.1 CPU Notification Message 4.2 Controller Notification Message 4.3 Tape Notification Messages 4.4 Disk Drive Notification Messages 4.5 External Notification 4.6 VAXsimPLUS Heartbeat 5 Autocopy 5.1 Required Software and Hardware to Use Autocopy 5.2 Candidate and Spare Disk Drives 5.3 Setting up the Autocopy Database 5.4 VAX Volume Shadowing 5.5 Autocopy Operation 5.6 Configuration Requirements for Autocopy 5.6.1 Configuration Example with Two HSC Controllers 5.6.2 Configuration Example with Four HSC Controllers 5.6.3 Configuration Example for Host Based Volume Shadowing 5.7 Using VAXsimPLUS/AUTOCOPY Commands to Configure Your System 5.7.1 Mounting Drives in System Startup Files 5.7.2 Enabling/Disabling Autocopy 5.7.3 Setting Up Candidate and Spare Drives 5.7.4 Manually Initiating a Shadow of a Candidate Drive 5.7.5 Dismounting Candidate Drives for Repair 5.7.6 Removing Drives from the Autocopy Database 5.7.7 Removing Records from the Autocopy Database 5.7.8 Displaying the Autocopy Database 5.7.9 Using the /NOVERIFY Qualifier 6 Fault Manager Commands 6.1 VAXsimPLUS Mailing Lists 6.1.1 Displaying the Mailing Lists 6.1.2 Adding Names to the Mailing Lists 6.1.3 Removing Names From the Mailing Lists 6.2 VAXsimPLUS Fault Manager Parameters 6.2.1 Displaying the Fault Manager Parameters 6.2.2 Changing the Customer Services Phone Number Display 6.2.3 Enabling or Disabling Autocopy 6.2.4 Enabling or Disabling SICL 7 VAXsimPLUS Commands Reference Section 7.1 VAXsimPLUS Directional Commands 7.2 VAXsimPLUS Display Commands 7.3 VAXsimPLUS Special Commands 7.4 VAXsimPLUS Time Commands 7.5 VAXsimPLUS Monitor Command 7.6 VAXsimPLUS/AUTOCOPY Commands 7.7 VAXsimPLUS/FAULT_MANAGER Commands 7.8 VAXsimPLUS Directional Commands Alphabetic Summary BACK DOWN LEFT NEXT RIGHT TOP UP ZOOM 7.9 VAXsimPLUS Display Commands Alphabetic Summary ADD CYCLE DISPLAY REMOVE SHOW MESSAGE SHOW MODE SHOW PARAMETERS SHOW VERSION WATCH 7.10 VAXsimPLUS Special Commands Alphabetic Summary AUTOCORRECT CLIPPING DEPTH EXIT HELP MARGIN PRINT REGIS SPAWN UPDATE 7.11 VAXsimPLUS Time Commands Alphabetic Summary BEFORE SINCE 7.12 VAXsimPLUS Monitor Command SHUTDOWN 7.13 VAXsim/AUTOCOPY Commands Alphabetic Summary VAXsim/AUTOCOPY VAXsim/AUTOCOPY ADD VAXsim/AUTOCOPY ADD CANDIDATE VAXsim/AUTOCOPY ADD SPARE VAXsim/AUTOCOPY ASSIGN DRIVES VAXsim/AUTOCOPY DELETE VAXsim/AUTOCOPY DELETE CANDIDATE VAXsim/AUTOCOPY DELETE SPARE VAXsim/AUTOCOPY DISMOUNT VAXsim/AUTOCOPY DISMOUNT CANDIDATE VAXsim/AUTOCOPY DISMOUNT SPARE FOR VAXsim/AUTOCOPY MOUNT VAXsim/AUTOCOPY MOUNT CANDIDATE VAXsim/AUTOCOPY MOUNT SPARE FOR VAXsim/AUTOCOPY PURGE DRIVES VAXsim/AUTOCOPY REMOVE VAXsim/AUTOCOPY REMOVE CANDIDATE VAXsim/AUTOCOPY REMOVE SPARE VAXsim/AUTOCOPY SHOW VAXsim/AUTOCOPY SHOW CANDIDATES VAXsim/AUTOCOPY SHOW HISTORY VAXsim/AUTOCOPY SHOW SPARES 7.14 VAXsimPLUS/FAULT_MANAGER Commands Alphabetic Summary VAXsim/FAULT_MANAGER VAXsim/FAULT_MANAGER ADD VAXsim/FAULT_MANAGER REMOVE VAXsim/FAULT_MANAGER SET VAXsim/FAULT_MANAGER SET COPY VAXsim/FAULT_MANAGER SET PHONE_NUMBER VAXsim/FAULT_MANAGER SET SICL VAXsim/FAULT_MANAGER SET SYSTEM_INFO VAXsim/FAULT_MANAGER SHOW VAXsim/FAULT_MANAGER SHOW MAILING_LIST VAXsim/FAULT_MANAGER SHOW PARAMETERS A VAXsimPLUS Error Messages A.1 Error Message Format A.2 Error Messages A.2.1 Fatal Messages A.2.2 Error Messages A.2.3 Informational Messages A.2.4 Warning Messages B Terminal and Printer Options B.1 Terminal Options B.1.1 Terminal Without Advanced Video Option B.1.2 VAXsimPLUS Hardcopy Option B.1.3 ReGIS Color Display Option B.2 Graphic Printer Option Glossary