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IBM VM/PC User Manual

IBM VM/PC User Manual (421 pages)

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Brand: IBM | Category: Software | Size: 12.29 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
4
Chapter 1. Introduction to VM/PC

14
- What You Need
  15
- How to Use this Book
  16
- The VM/PC System
  20
- Using Local VM/PC Services
  21
- Using Remote VM Services
  22
Chapter 2. Installing VM/PC

24
- About this Chapter
  24
- Before You Begin
  25
- Copying VM/PC to Backup Diskettes
  27
- Copying VM/PC to Your System
  28
- How Much Disk Space Is Required
  37
  - At Installation Time
    37
  - After Installation
    37
- What about Existing Files
  40
- If Something Goes Wrong
  42
- Repeating the Installation Process
  46
Chapter 3. Configuring Your VM/PC System

48
- The Configuration File
  48
- The Configurator Program
  50
  - Starting the Configurator Program
    50
  - Using the Configurator
    50
    
    Configurator Screens
    51
    
    Function Key Usage
    51
    
    Keyboard Usage
    52
    
    The Password Screen
    53
    
    Function Menu Screen
    53
    
    Quitting the Configurator
    54
    
    Normal Exit from the Configurator
    54
  - System Configuration Screen
    55
  - Configurator Password Screen
    57
  - System Options Screen
    57
  - User Selection Screen
    58
    
    User Function Selection Screen
    59
    
    Update Environment for User Screen
    59
    
    Minidisk List Screen
    60
    
    Link List Screen
    63
    
    Update Link Screen
    64
  - Disk Allocation and Checking
    65
  - Limitations
    66
Chapter 4. Getting Started

68
- Invoking VM/PC
  68
- Keyboard Usage
  69
- Session Selection
  72
  - Local 3277 Session
    73
  - Remote 3277 Session
    73
  - Remote 3101 Session
    74
    
    Prerequisites
    75
    
    Using the Remote 3101 Session
    75
  - 370 Processor Control
    78
- Screen Format
  82
  - Screen Scroll
    82
  - Status Notices
    83
  - The 25Th Line
    85
- What to Do if Something Goes Wrong
  88
  - System Failures
    88
    
    Startup Failures
    89
    
    Processing Failures
    90
  - System Error Conditions
    90
    
    Error Messages
    90
    
    System Unavailable
    90
Chapter 5. Using VM/PC Commands to Do Work

92
- Using Commands to Do Work
  92
- Creating, Changing and Managing Files
  93
  - Creating Files
    93
    
    What Is a File
    93
    
    Creating a File
    95
    
    Entering Data
    98
    
    Capital and Lowercase Letters
    99
    
    Splitting and Joining Lines
    100
    
    Setting Tabs
    101
    
    Displaying PF Key Settings
    101
    
    Inserting Words in a Line
    102
    
    Power Typing
    102
    
    Creating an XEDIT Profile
    103
  - Changing Files
    104
    
    Displaying a File on Your Screen
    104
    
    Adding Lines
    104
    
    Moving through a File
    105
    
    Deleting Lines
    106
    
    Duplicating Lines
    108
    
    Copying Lines
    108
    
    Moving Lines
    110
    
    Cancelling a Prefix Command - RESET Command
    110
    
    LOCATE and CHANGE Commands
    110
    
    Repeating a Command - the = (Equal) Command
    112
    
    Combining Files
    112
    
    Cancelling Changes to a File
    113
    
    Numbering Lines of a File
    114
    
    Sorting a File
    114
  - Protecting Files
    117
    
    SAVE Command
    117
    
    SET AUTOSAVE Command
    118
  - Managing Files
    118
    
    Getting a List of Your Files
    119
    
    Using the FILELIST Command
    119
    
    Using the LISTFILE Command
    126
- Printing Files
  129
  - PRINT Command
    129
  - Remote Printing
    129
  - Writing Execs
    131
  - An EXEC to Print a File
    131
- Setting up Your System to Meet Your Needs
  135
  - Finding out Basic Information
    135
  - How Much Disk Space Have I Used
    135
  - How Does CMS Choose Programs and Files
    136
  - Modifying the ACCESS List
    136
  - An Easy Way to Set up a Concurrent Session
    138
  - Establishing Automatic Links and Accesses
    139
  - Sharing Data and Programs with Other Users
    139
  - A Sample PROFILE EXEC
    141
  - PF Keys Make Work Simpler
    141
  - Reviewing What You Have Done
    142
    
    Scrolling Screen Contents
    142
    
    Retrieving Commands
    143
  - Using Synonyms in Your Work
    144
  - Controlling Your Display
    145
    
    Highlighting Your Input
    145
    
    Scrolling a Half Screen
    145
    
    Displaying Long Lines
    145
- Transferring Personal Computer DOS and VM/PC
  146
- Files
  146
Chapter 6. Remote Services

150
- Remote Upload/Download
  150
- VM/PC Remote Services Program
  152
  - Installing VMPCSERV
    152
  - What to Do if Something Goes Wrong
    155
  - VMPCSERV Program
    157
- Remote Minidisks
  158
- Remote Files
  161
- File Upload/Download
  162
- Remote Spooling
  163
- What to Do if Something Goes Wrong
  164
- How VMPCSERV Works
  165
  - Collecting Names of Files Downloaded to
    167
Chapter 7. VM/PC Commands

174
- Entering Commands
  174
  - The Command Name
    174
  - The Command Operands
    174
  - The Command Options
    175
  - Comments in CMS Command Lines
    175
- Notational Conventions
  175
- CP Commands
  180
  - Format of CP Commands
    180
  - Summary of CP Commands
    180
  - CP Commands and Options
    183
    
    Attn
    184
    
    Begin
    185
    
    Change
    185
    
    Close
    187
    
    Define
    189
    
    Detach
    191
    
    Display
    192
    
    Dump
    196
    
    External
    199
    
    Ipl
    199
    
    Link
    200
    
    Logoff
    203
    
    Order
    203
    
    Purge
    204
    
    Query
    205
    
    Request
    210
    
    Set
    211
    
    Spool
    214
    
    Store
    217
    
    Tag
    219
    
    Terminal
    221
    
    Trace
    224
- Character Set Usage
  229
- CMS Command Search Order
  229
- Summary of CMS Commands
  232
- CMS Commands and Options
  234
  - Access
    235
  - Cmdcall
    239
  - Compare
    239
  - Conwait
    239
  - Copyfile
    240
  - Debug
    241
  - Defaults
    242
  - Desbuf
    244
  - Dropbuf
    244
  - Erase
    245
  - Estate/Estatew
    245
  - Exec
    247
  - Execio
    247
  - Filedef
    251
  - Filelist
    251
  - Finis
    252
  - Format
    253
  - Gendirt
    257
  - Genmod
    257
  - Global
    262
  - Globalv
    263
  - Identify
    266
  - Import
    267
  - Include
    270
  - Listfile
    271
  - Load
    272
  - Loadmod
    272
  - Maclib
    273
  - Makebuf
    274
  - Modmap
    275
  - Nucxdrop
    275
  - Nucxload
    275
  - Nucxmap
    277
    
    Print
    277
    
    Query
    278
    
    Release
    287
    
    Rename
    287
    
    Sentries
    287
    
    Sort
    291
    
    Start
    292
    
    State/Statew
    292
    
    Synonym
    292
    
    Txtlib
    299
    
    Type
    299
    
    Update
    299
    
    Xedit
    300
    
    Immediate Commands
    301
Chapter 8. VM/PC Messages

304
- How to Use this Chapter
  304
- Identifying Issuing Component
  304
- Reading a Sample Message Explanation
  305
- Message Explanations
  306
- List of All VM/PC CMS Messages
  329
Appendix A. CP /CMS Interface

340
- Privileged Operation Simulation
  340
  - Set Storage Key - SSK
    340
  - Insert Storage Key - ISK
    340
  - Test I/O - TIO
    341
  - Set Clock - SCK
    341
- DIAGNOSE Code X'OO' -- Store
  344
- Extended-Identification Code
  344
- DIAGNOSE Code X'08' -- Virtual Console Function
  346
- DIAGNOSE Code X'OC' -- Pseudo Timer
  349
- DIAGNOSE Code X'18' -- Standard DASD I/O
  351
- DIAGNOSE Code X'24' -- Device Type and Features
  355

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