Tivoli Storage Manager for HP-UX Administrator's Reference

HELP (Get Help on Commands and Error Messages)

Use this command to display administrative commands and error messages. You can issue the command from an administrative command line client.

Privilege Class

Any administrator can issue this command.

Syntax

>>-Help----+-----------------------------------+---------------><
           +-help_menu_number------------------+
           +-command_name-+------------------+-+
           |              '-subcommand_name--' |
           '-message_number--------------------'
 

Parameters

help_menu_number
Specifies the number of your selection from the help menu. This parameter is optional.

command_name
Specifies the name of the administrative command you want to display. This parameter is optional.

subcommand_name
Specifies the subcommand name associated with the name of the administrative command you want to display. This parameter is optional.

message_number
Specifies the number of the message for which you want to display information. This parameter is optional. You can get help information on server messages (prefixed by ANR) and client messages (prefixed by ANE or ANS). Do not include the prefix and severity code when specifying an error message number.

Examples

Task 1

Display the help menu for the command-line interface.

Command:
help

Output:
 
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|The following help sections are available:                                      |
| 1 - Using Syntax Diagrams                                                      |
| 2 - Entering Administrative Commands                                           |
| 3 - Using the Command-Line Interface                                           |
| 4 - Using the Server Console                                                   |
| 5 - Using the Administrative Client                                            |
| 6 - Using Console Mode                                                         |
| 7 - Using Mount Mode                                                           |
| 8 - Using Batch Mode                                                           |
| 9 - Using Interactive Mode                                                     |
|10 - Using Administrative Client Options                                        |
|11 - Using Continuation Characters                                              |
|11 - Using Commands Based on Privilege Classes                                  |
|12 - Redirecting Command Output                                                 |
|12 - Commands Requiring System Privilege                                        |
|12 - Commands Requiring Policy Privilege                                        |
|13 - Commands Requiring Storage Privilege                                       |
|14 - Commands Requiring Operator Privilege                                      |
|15 - Commands Requiring Analyst Privilege                                       |
|16 - Commands Any Administrator Can Issue                                       |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

Task 2

Display help information using the help menu in Example 1.

Command:
help 19

Output:

Display information on commands that can be issued by any administrator.

Task 3

Display help information on the REMOVE commands.

Command:
help remove

Output:
 
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|REMOVE                                                                          |
|______                                                                          |
|                                                                                |
|Use the REMOVE commands to remove an object from Tivoli Storage Manager.        |
|                                                                                |
|The following is a list of REMOVE commands for Tivoli Stroage Manager:          |
|                                                                                |
|     "REMOVE ADMIN (Delete an Administrator)"                                   |
|                                                                                |
|     "REMOVE NODE (Delete a Client Node)"                                       |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

Task 4

Display help information on the error message ANR7800I.

Command:
help 7800

+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|ANR7800I  DSMSERV GENERATED AT time ON date.                                    |
|EXPLANATION:  The Tivoli Storage Manger server module was generated at the indic|
|date and time.                                                                  |
|SYSTEM ACTION:  Server operation continues.                                     |
|USER RESPONSE:  None.                                                           |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

Related Commands

None.


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