Accessing PlexManager and its views

One way you can access PlexManager is by selecting option 1 from the CICSPlex® SM entry panel. (For a detailed description of the CICSPlex SM entry panel and its options, see the CICSPlex System Manager User Interface Guide). After you press Enter, the PLEXOVER view is displayed.

You can also access PlexManager from any CICSPlex SM window and display a specific PlexManager view. To do this, you would perform one of the following:

Figure 12. The SET input panel as displayed from a CICSPlex SM window
----------- SET WINDOW CONTEXT, PRODUCT, SERVER, SCOPE AND VIEW ----------------
COMMAND ===>
 
  Window Parameters:
 
  Context     ===> EYUPLX01
  Product     ===> CPSM
  Server      ===> *
  Scope       ===> EYUPLX01
  View        ===> MENU
 
 
  Type End to Set Window Parameters
       Cancel to quit without setting
 

Change the information in the input panel to provide the following information, as appropriate:

Context
Specify either asterisk (*), meaning the system you are currently using, or the name of any system in which PlexManager is available.
Product
Specify PLEXMGR.
Server
Specify asterisk (*).
Scope
Specify asterisk (*).
View
Specify the name of a PlexManager view.

For example, you might complete the input panel as shown in Figure 13.

Figure 13. Using SET to display a PlexManager view
------------SET WINDOW CONTEXT, PRODUCT, SERVER, SCOPE AND VIEW ----------------
COMMAND ===>                                                            ==> PAGE
 
  Window Parameters:
 
  Context     ===> *
  Product     ===> PLEXMGR
  Server      ===> *
  Scope       ===> *
  View        ===> CASACT
 
 
  Type End to Set Window Parameters
       Cancel to quit without setting
 

To display any PlexManager view from within PlexManager, you can:

You can use the following PlexManager views to manage your CAS environment:

CASACT
Manage the activity of your VTAM® cross-system communication links.
CASDEF
Create and maintain CAS cross-system communication definitions.
CASDEFD
Display information about a specific CAS definition.
PLEX
Display a list of the available combinations of product and context (or service points) in one or more systems known to the CAS to which you are currently connected.
PLEXOVER
Display a list, by context, of the available service points known to the CAS to which you are currently connected.
SCREENS
Display a list of user-created screen configurations.

These views are described in the remainder of this section.

In addition, you can use these PlexManager views to obtain diagnostic information:

DIAGMSG
For information about the PlexManager message options. (This command should be used only at the request of customer support personnel.)
DIAGSESS
For information about the communication sessions that are currently active between systems.
DIAGSYS
For information about the VTAM connections between the CASs defined to CICSPlex SM.

For complete descriptions of these commands, see the CICSPlex System Manager Problem Determination manual.

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