Command and RU type descriptions

The following commands or RU types might appear in VTAM® messages.

Command
or RU type

Function

ABCONN Abandon Connection
ABCONNOUT Abandon Connect Out
ACTCDRM Activate CDRM
ACTCONNIN Activate Connect In
ACTIVATE Activate
ACTLINK Activate Link
ACTLU Activate LU
ACTPU Activate PU
ACTTRACE Activate Trace
ACTVR Activate Virtual Route
ADDNR Add Network Resource
AM ADDLINK Add Link
AM ADDLSTA Add Link Station
AM ADRQCMP Address Request Complete
AM ALLORSC Allocate Resource
AM CLEANUP Cleanup
AM CLSACB Close ACB
AM CONNECT Connect
AM CONDLOD Request Conditional Load
AM CS Configuration Services
AM DEACTXF Deactivate Transforms
AM DELETNR Delete Network Resource
AM DISCNCT Disconnect
AM FLUSH Flush Virtual Route
AM FREERSC Free Resource
AM GAINGWN Gained Gateway Node
AM GBIND Generic BIND
AM GENTERM Generic Terminate
AM GUNBIND Generic UNBIND
AM INIT_PU Initialize PU
AM LOSTGWN Lost Gateway Node
AM NFY SLT Notify (Schedule LOSTERM Exit)
AM NOTIFY Notify
AM OPNACB Open ACB
AM OSA Override Session Address
AM PCE Purge Chain Element
AM PWQ Purge Wait Queue
AM RDTADD Resource Definition Add
AM REALLOC Reallocate
AM REQ ERA Request Explicit Route Activate
AM REQ VRD Request Virtual Route Deactivate
AM REQDUMP Request Dump
AM REQLOAD Resource Load
AM RESETRT Reset Routable State
AM RESUME Resume; used to redrive session setup processing.
AM RNAA Request Network Address Assignment
AM SC AMRU Switched Connection AMRU
AM SC EXIT Switched Connection Exit
AM SETRT Set Routable State
AM SSA Set Session Address
AM SSADISC Set Session Address and Disconnect
AM UNCDLOD Request Unconditional Load
AM VR INOP Virtual Route Inoperative
AM VR STAT Virtual Route Status
ANA Assign Network Address
ANS Auto Network Shutdown Started
ANSC Auto Network Shutdown Complete
API CHEF API CHANGE(ENDAFFNF)
API CHGEAF CHANGE(ENDAFFIN) macro
API CLSPAS CLSDST(PASS) macro
API CLSRLS CLSDST(RELEASE) macro
API INQAPS INQUIRE(APPSTAT) macro
API INQCID INQUIRE(CIDXLATE) macro
API INQCNT INQUIRE(COUNTS) macro
API INQDPY INQUIRE(DISPLAY) macro
API INQDVC INQUIRE(DEVCHAR) macro
API INQLOG INQUIRE(LOGONMSG) macro
API INQNQN INQUIRE(NQN) macro
API INQPER INQUIRE(PERSESS) macro
API INQSKY INQUIRE(SESSKEY) macro
API INQSNM INQUIRE(SESSNAME) macro
API INQSPM INQUIRE(SESSPARMS) macro
API INQSTA INQUIRE(STATUS)macro
API INQTOP INQUIRE(TOPLOGON) macro
API INQTRM INQUIRE(TERMS) macro
API INTERP INTRPRET macro
API OPNACC OPNDST(ACCEPT) macro
API OPNACQ OPNDST(ACQUIRE) macro
API OPNRES OPNDST(RESTORE) macro
API OPNSEC OPNSEC macro
API RCVCMD RCVCMD macro
API RECEIV RECEIVE macro
API REQSES REQSESS macro
API RSETSR RESETSR macro
API SEND SEND macro
API SESONC SESSIONC macro
API SETGNA SETLOGON(GNAMEADD) macro
API SETGND SETLOGON(GNAMEDEL) macro
API SETLQS SETLOGON(QUIESCE) macro
API SETLSP SETLOGON(STOP) macro
API SETLST SETLOGON(START) macro
API SETNPE SETLOGON(NPERSIST) macro
API SETPER SETLOGON(PERSIST) macro
API SIMLOG SIMLOGON macro
API SNDCMD SENDCMD macro
API TRMSES TERMSESS macro
BFCINIT Boundary Function Control Initiate
BFCLEANUP Boundary Function Cleanup
BFINIT Boundary Function Initiate
BFTERM Boundary Function Terminate
BFSESSEND Boundary Function Session End
BFSESSINFO Boundary Function Session Information
BFSESSST Boundary Function Session Start
BID Bid
BIND Bind Session
BIND FAIL Bind Failure
BIS Bracket Initiation Stopped
CANCEL Cancel
CD NOTIFY Cross-Domain Notify
CDCINIT Cross-Domain Control Initiate
CDINIT OTH Cross-Domain Initiate (Other)
CDRM CLEAR Clear CDRM-CDRM Session
CDRM ERP CDRM ERP Internal Clear
CDSESSEND Cross-Domain Session Ended
CDSESSST Cross-Domain Session Started
CDSSF Cross-Domain Session Setup Failure
CDSTF Cross-Domain Session Takedown Failure
CDTAKEDOWN Cross-Domain Takedown
CDTD COMP Cross-Domain Takedown Complete
CDTERM Cross-Domain Terminate
CHAR CODED Unformatted Request Unit
CHASE Chase
CHG NRSPOL Change Negative Response to Poll Limit
CHG POLLIM Change Poll Limit
CHG SESSLM Change Session Limit
CHG TLIMIT Change Transmission Limit
CHKPT Checkpoint Resource Status Function
CINIT Control Initiate
CKPTN Checkpoint Node Status Function
CLEANUP Cleanup
CLEAR Clear Session
CNM Communications Network Management Request
CONNOUT Connect Out
CONTACT Contact
CONTACTED Contacted
CPCRYPT Cryptography Management Function
CPMSG Internal WTOR Function
CRV Cryptography Verify
CTERM Control Terminate
D ADJCP DISPLAY ADJACENT CONTROL POINT command
D ADJCLUST DISPLAY ADJACENT CLUSTER TABLE command
D BNCOSMAP DISPLAY BORDER NODE CLASS-OF-SERVICE MAPPING command
D CNOS DISPLAY CHANGE NUMBER OF SESSIONS command
D CONVID DISPLAY CONVERSATION ID command
D DLURS DISPLAY DLURS command
D DIRECTRY DISPLAY DIRECTORY command
D DISK DISPLAY DISK command
D LMTBL DISPLAY LU-MODE TABLE command
D NCPSTOR DISPLAY NCP STORAGE command
D NETSRVR DISPLAY NETWORK NODE SERVER LIST command
D PATHTAB DISPLAY PATH TABLE command
D SAMAP DISPLAY SAMAP command
D STORUSE DISPLAY STORAGE USAGE command
D TGPS DISPLAY TRANSMISSION GROUP PROFILES command
D TOPO DISPLAY TOPOLOGY command
D TRACES DISPLAY TRACES command
D VTAMOPTS DISPLAY VTAM START OPTIONS command
DACTCDRM Deactivate Cross-Domain Resource Manager
DACTCONNIN Deactivate Connect In
DACTLINK Deactivate Link
DACTLU Deactivate LU
DACTPU Deactivate PU
DACTTRACE Deactivate Trace
DACTVR Deactivate Virtual Route
DDDLU RU Dynamic definition of dependent LUs
DELETE Delete
DELETENR Delete Network Resource
DELIVER Deliver Request
DIAL START Dial Start Request
DISCONTACT Discontact RU
DISP STOR Display Storage
DISPLAY Display Command
DLR PURGE Dump/Load/Restart Purge
DSRLST Cross-Domain Direct Search List
DUMP FINAL Dump Final
DUMP INIT Dump Initial
DUMP TEXT Dump Text
DWACT Dial when active
ECHO TEST ECHO Test
ENT SLOWDN Enter Slowdown
ER ACT Explicit Route Activate
ER ACT RPY Explicit Route Activate Reply
ER INOP Explicit Route Inoperative
ER OP Explicit Route Operative
ER TEST Explicit Route Test
ER TESTED Explicit Route Tested
ER TST RPY Explicit Route Test Reply
EXT SLOWDN Exit Slowdown
F ACT GPT MODIFY TRACE,TYPE=GPT command
F ACT NCTR MODIFY TRACE,TYPE=NETCTLR command
F ACT SIT MODIFY TRACE,TYPE=SIT command
F ACT TG MODIFY TRACE,TYPE=TG
F ALSLIST MODIFY ALSLIST command
F ALTRACE MODIFY TRACE,TYPE=LINE
F CDRM MODIFY CROSS DOMAIN RESOURCE MANAGER command
F CHKPT MODIFY CHECKPOINT command
F CHANGE MODIFY NEGPOLL, or POLL, or SESSLIM
F CNOS MODIFY CHANGE NUMBER OF SESSIONS command
F COMPRESS MODIFY COMPRESS command
F DACT GPT MODIFY NOTRACE,TYPE=GPT command
F DACT SIT MODIFY NOTRACE,TYPE=SIT command
F DACT TG MODIFY NOTRACE,TYPE=TG command
F DACTNCTR MODIFY NOTRACE,TYPE=NETCTLR command
F DEFAULTS MODIFY DEFAULTS command
F DEFINE MODIFY DEFINE command
F DIR DEL MODIFY DIRECTRY,FUNCTION=DELETE command
F DIR UPD MODIFY DIRECTRY,FUNCTION=UPDATE command
F DIRECTRY MODIFY DIRECTORY command
F DLTRACE MODIFY NOTRACE,TYPE=LINE command
F DR DEL MODIFY DR,TYPE=DELETE
F DR MOVE MODIFY DR,TYPE=MOVE
F DUMP MODIFY DUMP command
F DUMP CSP MODIFY DUMP,TYPE=CSP command
F DUMP DYN MODIFY DUMP,TYPE=NCP,OPTION=DYNA command
F DUMP MOS MODIFY DUMP,TYPE=MOSS command
F DUMP PGC MODIFY DUMP,ACTION=PURGE,TYPE=CSP
F DUMP PGM MODIFY DUMP,ACTION=PURGE,TYPE=MOSS
F DUMP PGN MODIFY DUMP,ACTION=PURGE,TYPE=NCP
F DUMP STO MODIFY DUMP, ACTION=STORE
F DUMP TRC MODIFY DUMP,ACTION=TRANSFER,TYPE=CSP
F DUMP TRH MODIFY DUMP,ACTION=TRANSFER,TYPE=NCP (header)
F DUMP TRM MODIFY DUMP,ACTION=TRANSFER,TYPE=NCP (main storage)
F DUMP TRN MODIFY DUMP,ACTION=TRANSFER,TYPE=NCP
F ENCR MODIFY ENCR command
F EXIT MODIFY EXIT command
F IMR MODIFY IMR command
F LINEDEF MODIFY LINEDEF command
F LL2 MODIFY LL2 command
F LOAD ADD MODIFY LOAD ADD command
F LOAD CAN MODIFY LOAD CANCEL command
F LOAD PRG MODIFY LOAD PURGE command
F LOAD REN MODIFY LOAD RENAME command
F LOAD REP MODIFY LOAD REPLACE command
F LOAD SET MODIFY LOAD SET command
F NOTNSTAT MODIFY NO TUNING STATISTICS command
F PROFILES MODIFY PROFILES command
F QUERY MODIFY QUERY command
F RESOURCE MODIFY RESOURCE command
F RTP MODIFY RTP command
F TABLE MODIFY TABLE command
F TGP MODIFY TRANSMISSION GROUP PROFILE command
F TNSTAT MODIFY TUNING STATISTICS command
F TOPO MODIFY TOPOLOGY command
F TOPO ID MODIFY TOPO,ID= command
F USERVAR MODIFY USERVAR command
F VTAMOPTS MODIFY VTAM START OPTIONS command
FNA Free Network Address
FORCE DEAC Force Deactivate
FORCE REAC Force Reactivate
FORWARD Forward Request
GDS CDINIT Cross domain initiate generalized data stream (GDS) variable
GDS CP_CAP Control point capabilities generalized data stream (GDS) variable
GDS DELETE Delete generalized data stream (GDS) variable
GDS FIND Find generalized data stream (GDS) variable
GDS FOUND Found generalized data stream (GDS) variable
GDS IOCD Initiate other cross domain generalized data stream (GDS) variable
GDS LOCATE Locate generalized data stream (GDS) variable
GDS NOTIFY Notify generalized data stream (GDS) variable
GDS REGSTR Register generalized data stream (GDS) variable
GDS TDU Topology database update generalized data stream (GDS) variable
HALT CDLNK Process Cross-Domain Links During HALT
HARD INOP Hard INOP
INACT GVBK VARY INACT,TYPE=GIVEBACK command
INACT SON Deactivate (session outage notification)
INIT LOAD Network Services Initialize Load
INIT OTHER Initiate-Other RU
INIT SELF Initiate-Self RU Format 0
INIT SELF Initiate-Self RU Format 1
INOP Inoperative
INT SYNCH TPPOST macro
IP DLP DLUR PATH SWITCH COMP in ISTCPKCB
IPL ABORT Network Services IPL Abort
IPL FINAL IPL Final Request
IPL FINAL Network Control IPL Final
IPL FINAL Network Services IPL Final
IPL INIT IPL Initial Request
IPL INIT Network Control IPL Initial
IPL INIT Network Services IPL Initial
IPL TEXT IPL Text Request
IPL TEXT Network Control IPL Text
IPL TEXT Network Services IPL Text
IPS ACC Adjacent control point contacted interprocess signal (IPS)
IPS ACL Process adjacent cluster interprocess signal (IPS)
IPS ACR Cross-Domain Response AMRU
IPS ACU Adjacent control point updated interprocess signal (IPS)
IPS BNP Border node session reply interprocess signal (IPS)
IPS BNQ Border node session request interprocess signal (IPS)
IPS BRI Broadcast interprocess signal (IPS)
IPS CBN Cache border node information interprocess signal (IPS)
IPS CDY Cross-Domain Resource display
IPS CMA Process COS mapping interprocess signal (IPS)
IPS COS Define Class of Service interprocess signal (IPS)
IPS CPS CP status interprocess signal (IPS)
IPS CRQ CRR request
IPS CSH Cache search interprocess signal (IPS)
IPS CSR Cache search reply interprocess signal (IPS)
IPS DIA Display Adjacent Cluster
IPS DLR DLUR status
IPS DQE Dequeue interprocess signal (IPS)
IPS DRV Data recovered
IPS DSI DISPLAY SRCHINFO interprocess signal (IPS)
IPS DSN Directory server notify
IPS ERP RTP_EXPREC_PURGE
IPS FST Rapid transport protocol (RTP) free storage
IPS GCR Generic cache search reply interprocess signal (IPS)
IPS GCS Generic cache search request interprocess signal (IPS)
IPS GUS Generic cache search update request interprocess signal (IPS)
IPS INO Initiate other interprocess signal (IPS)
IPS IOC Initiate other complete interprocess signal (IPS)
IPS MPI Multinode persistent session HPR connection information
IPS MSI Multinode persistent session information
IPS NVP Nonverify Reply
IPS NVR Nonverify Request
IPS OTC Orderly sessions terminate complete interprocess signal (IPS)
IPS OTD Output topology database update interprocess signal (IPS)
IPS OTR Orderly sessions terminate request interprocess signal (IPS)
IPS PCQ PCID query
IPS PCR PCID query response
IPS PLT Purge locate timer
IPS PND Pending session characteristics interprocess signal (IPS)
IPS PNL Process network node server list interprocess signal (IPS)
IPS PRC Proceed interprocess signal (IPS)
IPS PRV Provide session characteristics interprocess signal (IPS)
IPS QED Queued interprocess signal (IPS)
IPS RAC Resource available complete interprocess signal (IPS)
IPS RAL Rapid transport protocol (RTP) allocation
IPS RAT Rapid transport protocol (RTP) attach
IPS RAV Resource available interprocess signal (IPS)
IPS RCS Rapid transport protocol (RTP) connection setup
IPS RDL Rapid transport protocol (RTP) deallocation
IPS RDT Rapid transport protocol (RTP) deattach
IPS RIN Rapid transport protocol (RTP) inactivation
IPS RIO Rapid transport protocol (RTP) inoperative
IPS RMR Request multiple routes interprocess signal (IPS)
IPS RQR Request route interprocess signal (IPS)
IPS RRC Release request complete interprocess signal (IPS)
IPS RRQ Release request interprocess signal (IPS)
IPS RSR Rapid transport protocol (RTP) route setup request
IPS RST RTP route setup interprocess signal (IPS)
IPS RSU Rapid transport protocol (RTP) route setup
IPS RTI Rapid transport protocol (RTP) TG inoperative
IPS SAC Subarea cleanup interprocess signal (IPS)
IPS SCR Search request
IPS SDY Display sessions
IPS SHR Request single hop route
IPS SIR Session initiate information request
IPS SRC Session request complete interprocess signal (IPS)
IPS SRO CPSVRMGR session outage
IPS SRP Protocol violation detected
IPS SRQ Session request interprocess signal (IPS)
IPS SRT TDU error detected from the DLUR
IPS STP Start TP
IPS STR Start TP reply
IPS TGU TG update
IPS TPE TP ended
IPS UPD Update directory
IPS UMR Update modes interprocess signal (IPS)
LCL GAINFO GetAddrInfo request for local IP address
LINKLVL2 Enter Test Mode (LL2)
LL2 MODIFY LL2 command
LOAD REQRD Network Services Load Required
LOAD STAT Network Services Load Status
LOST CTLPT Lost Control Point
LOST PATH Lost Path
LUSTAT LU Status
MODIFY MODIFY Command
MODIFY NOTNSTAT MODIFY NO TUNING STATISTICS command
MODIFY TNSTAT MODIFY TUNING STATISTICS command
MS SCV Maintenance Services Set Control Vector
NTNMON RPY NCPMON reply RU
NCLSA Network Control Lost Subarea
NMVT Network Management Vector Transport
NSLSA Network Services Lost Subarea
NSPE Network Services Procedure Error
NTFY NS(C) Notify Session End
NTFY NS(S) Notify
QC Quiesce Complete
QEC Quiesce at End of Chain
RDELETENR Request Delete Network Resource
REC TEST Record Test Data
REC TRACE Record Line Trace Data
RECFMS Record Formatted Maintenance Statistics
RECMD Record Measurement Data
RECMS Record Maintenance Statistics
RECSTOR Record Storage
RECTR Record Test Results
REL IMMED VARY REL, TYPE=IMMED command
REL GVBK VARY REL, TYPE=GIVEBACK command
RELEASE VARY REL command
RELQ Release Quiesce
REQ ECHO Request Echo Test
REQ RTTEST Request Route Test
REQACTCDRM Request ACTCDRM
REQACTPU Request Activate PU
REQC Request Contact
REQCONT Request Contact
REQDACTPU Request Deactivate PU
REQDISCONT Request Discontact
REQDMP CSP Request CSP Dump
REQDMP MOS Request MOSS Dump
REQDUMP Request Dump
REQDUMP DY Request Dynamic Dump
REQLOAD Request Load
REQMS Request Maintenance Statistics
RESET LU Reset LU
RMPO Remote Power Off
RMT GAINFO GetAddrInfo request for remote IP address
RNAA Request Network Address Assignment
ROUTE_INOP Network Services Route Inoperative
RQR Request Recovery
RSHUTD Request Shutdown
RTR Ready to Receive
SBI Stop Bracket Initiation
SCV Set Control Vector
SDT Start Data Traffic
SELECT VR Virtual Route Select
SESS ENDED Session Ended
SESS START Session Started
SETCV Set Control Vector
SETCV(NAU) Set Control Vector Network Addressable Unit
SETCV(SAR) Set Control Vector Subarea Routing
SETCV(SSS) Set Control Vector SDLC Secondary Station ID
SETCV(STD) Set Control Vector Set Time And Date
SETCV(DPU) Set Control Vector Dynamic Path Update
SETCV(FRS) Set Control Vector Frame Relay Switching
SETTIM CAN Scheduled Cancel
SETUP Generic Session Initiation
SHUTC Shutdown Complete
SHUTDOWN Shutdown
SIGNAL Signal
SOFT INOP Soft INOP
SSCP TKOVR SSCP Takeover
STSN Set and Test Sequence Number
SW TO EP Switch Line to EP Mode
SW TO NCP Switch Line to NCP Mode
SYNTAX CHK VARY ACT,SCOPE=SYNTAX
TERM OTHER Terminate-Other RU
TERM SELF Terminate-Self Format 0
TIMER REQ Set Timer Request
TR_INQUIRY Translate Inquiry
TR_REPLY Translate Reply
UBIND FAIL Unbind Failure
UNBIND Unbind RU
VARY VARY command
VARY ACQ VARY ACQ or VARY ACT, ACQ command
VARY ACT VARY ACT command
VARY ANS VARY ANS command
VARY AUTOLOG VARY AUTOLOG command
VARY DIAL VARY DIAL command
VARY DRDS VARY DRDS command
VARY HGUP VARY HANGUP command
VARY INACT VARY INACT or VARY INACT,TYPE=IMMED command
VARY INOP VARY INOP command
VARY LOGON VARY LOGON command
VARY NOLOG VARY NOLOGON command
VARY PATH VARY PATH command
VARY REL VARY REL command
V NOLOGON VARY NOLOGON command
XID Exchange ID
XID3 Exchange ID 3