Overview of operator commands

Many commands use the MVS operator MODIFY command. Throughout this topic, the command syntax is:

F OAM,…

The command F is the abbreviation of the MVS MODIFY command.

The OAM address space can be defined in one of the following ways:

As the name of the cataloged procedure in SYS1.PROCLIB that you use to start the OAM address space:
```
F OAM,START OAM,…
```
As the task ID assigned in the address space START command:
```
F OAM,START procname.OAM,…
```

Tip: If your system programmer chooses to use a name other than OAM, use that name in the place of OAM.

Two SMS operator commands are related to the OAM address space:

DISPLAY SMS—for determining the status of OAM, OSMC, storage groups, optical volumes, optical disk drives, and optical libraries. See Displaying status for specific information on the DISPLAY command.
VARY SMS—for varying optical disk drives or optical libraries online or offline. See Varying optical drives and libraries for specific information on the VARY command.

The following operator commands for the OAM address space are based on the MVS MODIFY command:

AUDIT—for auditing library resident volumes. See Auditing a volume for specific information on the AUDIT command.
DISPLAY—for displaying the current SETDISK, SETOAM, SETOPT, and SETOSMC settings. See Displaying SETDISK, SETOAM, SETOPT, SETOSMC, and SETTLIB parameters for specific information on the DISPLAY command.
DUMP—for capturing data used for diagnostic purposes. See Scheduling an SVC dump for the OAM address space for specific information on the DUMP command.
LABEL—for labeling the two volumes of an optical disk on an operator-accessible optical drive. For specific information on the LABEL command, see the following topic:
- Labeling an optical disk on a 3995 operator-accessible drive
QUERY—for displaying summary, detail, or both types of information regarding active and pending tape and optical requests. See Querying summary and detail information for pending and active requests for specific information on the QUERY command.
RELABEL—for changing the volume serial number for an existing optical disk volume. See Relabeling a 3995 optical disk volume for specific information on the RELABEL command.
REMAP—for initiating a REMAP on a 3995 optical library. See Remapping an optical library for specific information on the REMAP command.
RESTART—for restarting the OAM address space without issuing a STOP and START command. See Restarting the OAM address space for specific information on the RESTART command.
START—for starting an OSMC storage management cycle, an OSMC library space management cycle, an OSMC DASD space management cycle, an OSMC Volume Recovery utility, an OSMC Single Object Recovery utility, an OSMC Move Volume utility, an OSMC Tape Recycle command, or the automatic access to backup function. For specific information on the START command, see the following topics:
STOP—for stopping OAM, all OSMC processing, OSMC processing for an individual storage group, an OSMC Move Volume utility, an OSMC Volume Recovery Utility, an OSMC Tape Recycle command process, or the Automatic Access to Backup recovery function. See Stopping OAM functions for specific information on the STOP command.
UPDATE—for updating fields in the DB2 Volume Table and the Tape Volume Table with the F OAM command. This command also dynamically updates the SETOAM, SETOPT, SETOSMC, and OAMXCF settings. For specific information on the UPDATE command, see the following topics:

The following operator commands for the OAM address space are based on the MVS LIBRARY command:

EJECT—for removing an optical disk from an optical library. See Ejecting an optical disk for specific information on the EJECT command.
RESET—for re-enabling the CBRUXSAE user authorization installation exit after it has been disabled or bypassed.

Two MVS operator commands are related to the OTIS address space:

START—for starting or restarting OTIS. See Starting OTIS for specific information on this use of the START command.
STOP—for stopping OTIS. You must use the MVS MODIFY command when stopping OTIS. See Stopping OTIS for specific information on this use of the STOP command.