Issuing UNIX commands

Using one of several prefixes, you can issue a UNIX® program name as a command. You can also issue UNIX shell commands.

Use any of the following prefixes to issue a Take Action command as a UNIX command. Note that the colon (:) following the prefix is required.

OMVS:, Omvs:, or omvs:
UNIX:, Unix:, or unix:

Thus, for example, D OMVS is issued as a z/OS® command. Alternatively, omvs:ps -ef is issued as a UNIX command. As with z/OS commands, the only result returned is whether or not the command appears to have started successfully.

Important: The user ID of the address space where the IBM® Z OMEGAMON Monitor for z/OS 5.6 product is defined (the Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Server address space) must be defined to z/OS UNIX System Services and have superuser authority in order to collect UNIX data and relay UNIX commands. See Authorizing users to issue UNIX commands and the IBM Tivoli IBM Z OMEGAMON Monitor for z/OS 5.6: Planning and Configuration Guide for more information on defining users to UNIX System Services. In addition, Tivoli Enterprise Portal user IDs must be authorized to issue UNIX commands. .