/ACTIVATE command

The /ACTIVATE command is used to activate VTAM® nodes or MSC links with a VTAM "VARY NET, ACTIVE" command.

The /ACTIVATE command can also be used to undo the conditions set by the /IDLE command.

Subsections:

Environment
Syntax
Keywords
Usage notes
Examples

Environment

The following table lists the environments (DB/DC, DBCTL, and DCCTL) in which you can use the command and keywords.

Table 1. Valid environments for the /ACTIVATE command and keywords
Command / Keywords	DB/DC	DCCTL
/ACTIVATE	X	X
LINK	X	X
NODE	X	X

Syntax


                          .----------.      
                          V          |      
>>-+-/ACTIVATE-+--+-NODE----nodename-+--+----------------------><
   '-/ACT------'  |         .-------.   |   
                  |         V       |   |   
                  '-LINK--+---link#-+-+-'   
                          '-ALL-------'

Keywords

The following keywords apply to the /ACTIVATE command:

LINK: Specifies the MSC links to be activated.
NODE: Specifies the VTAM nodes to be activated.

Usage notes

The /ACTIVATE command is used with the IMS™ VTAM I/O Timeout Detection Facility.

This command can be issued to an IMSplex using the Batch SPOC utility.

Examples

The following are examples of the /ACTIVATE command:

Example 1 for /ACTIVATE command

Entry ET:

  /ACTIVATE LINK 1

Response ET:

  DFS058I  ACTIVATE COMMAND COMPLETED

Explanation: Link 1 has been activated.

Example 2 for /ACTIVATE command

Entry ET:

  /ACTIVATE NODE ABC

Response ET:

  DFS058I  ACTIVATE COMMAND COMPLETED

Explanation: Node ABC has been activated.