VARY TCPIP command

Use the VARY TCPIP command from the MVS™ operator console to display help for a supported command or to control some functions of the address space that corresponds to the started procedure name that was specified on the command. The abbreviated version of the command is the letter V.

This is the general format of the VARY command:

Read syntax diagramSkip visual syntax diagram Vary  TCPIP , procname , parameter
procname
The name of the member in a procedure library that was used to start the server or address space. You can omit the procname parameter when you direct the command to a TCP/IP stack address space and only one TCP/IP stack is currently active.
parameter
Any of the parameters that are valid for the server.

The following servers or address spaces support the MVS VARY TCPIP command. Not all servers support the same parameters. For further descriptions of the supported parameters, see Table 1.

Table 1. Servers or address spaces that support the MVS VARY TCPIP command
Server or address space Main parameters Additional information
TCP/IP address space DATTRACE, DROP, EXPORTPROF, OBEYFILE, OSAENTA, PKTTRACE, PURGECACHE, SMCAT, START, STOP, SYNTAXCHECK, SYSPLEX See VARY command: TCP/IP address space
TN3270E Telnet server address space HELP, OBEYFILE, TELNET, LUNS See VARY command: TN3270E Telnet server address space