Getting Started

Different sets of commands are available from host sessions:

• Automation manager commands
• System operations commands (automation agent commands)
• Processor operations commands

With system operations commands, you can control and maintain all of the resources sysplexwide from a single point of control. They operate in two modes:

• Fullscreen mode: If it is a command to display information and you just enter the command name, a panel is displayed showing all available resources. On this panel, you can specify further actions/commands for a special resource.

  If you enter a command to maintain a resource without further parameters, a fullscreen panel prompts you for more information.

• Line mode: From a command line, you can enter the complete syntax of a command to receive either the desired output directly or to manipulate the resource you wanted in the way you wanted.

All system operations commands (automation agent commands) also operate in fullscreen mode and line mode unless stated in the reference documentation that the OUTMODE parameter is not supported.

The tasks that you can manage with the available commands are described in more detail in the subsequent chapters and sections. If you need the complete syntax of these commands, refer to IBM Z® System Automation Operator's Commands.