Logging on and off an Operating System Server Node

This section provides instructions for logging on or off an Entire System Server node.

This document covers the following topics:

Logon Function
Fields: Node Logon
Monitoring the Node Connection Status
Logoff Function

Logon Function

To log on a node

In the object workspace, select a node instance and choose Logon from the context menu, or press CTRL+ALT+L.

Or:
Use the direct command LOGON as described in the Direct Commands documentation.

Or:
From the General node, choose Monitor Status (only applies if the node is not active yet).

A Logon Node dialog similar to the example below opens:

In the input fields, enter the required information. All fields are described in Fields: Node Logon.
Choose OK.

Fields: Node Logon

The Logon Node window contains the following fields:

Field	Description
Short name	Short node name.
Number	Node number.
Node name	Logical (long) node name.
Operating system	Operating system on node.
User ID	Valid user ID. If you logon to a mainframe node, input text is converted to upper case letters. If you logon to a UNIX or Windows node, input text is not converted to upper case letters. Therefore, make sure an exact spelling in mixed case. See also Field Defaults.
Domain	Input field for Windows or UNIX nodes: Enter a Windows domain or UNIX group, respectively. Windows: If this field is left blank, the logon will be carried out without domain. Otherwise, this field must contain a valid domain. The default user ID and domain can be used (see the Administration documentation) for combinations of Entire Operations users and operating system servers (nodes). UNIX: If this field is left blank, the user's default UNIX group (from `/etc/passwd`) is used. Otherwise, this field must contain one of the UNIX groups, which is visible in the output of the UNIX groups command.
Password	Input field for the password of the user specified in the User ID field. If you logon to a BS2000 node, input text is converted to upper case letters. If you logon to a z/OS node, input text is converted to upper case letters depending on the setting of the password mode for the node (see the Administration documentation).

Field Defaults

The default user ID - and perhaps also the group or domain - for logging on to a node can be defined for any combination of Entire Operations users and nodes (see User Definitions and Profile Settings in the Administration documentation). In this case, these values are displayed as defaults during the logon process.

They serve to simplify the logon process. If you want to logon with another user ID and/or group or domain, then these fields may simply be overwritten.

Monitoring the Node Connection Status

You can view a list with the current status of nodes defined in your environment. In addition, you can add a node to the list of nodes to be monitored.

To monitor the node connection status

In the object workspace, select a Node metanode and choose Show Connection Status from the context menu.

Or:
In the Command line, enter the following direct command:
```
STATUS NODES
```
(See also the STATUS command described in the Direct Commands documentation.)

A Connection Status window similar to the example below opens:

The columns and selection options in the window are explained in Columns and Selection Options: Node Connection Status.
Choose Clear Entry to remove the selected node status entry from the list or choose Clear All to remove all node status entries.

To add a node to be monitored

In the object workspace, select a Node instance and open Add to Connection Status from the context menu.

The node is added to the Connection Status window.

Note:
By default, a node connection status is transient and can change when you terminate an Entire Operations session. You can save the status of all node connections for a future session by selecting the Node Connection Status option in the session profile described in the section User Maintenance in the Administration documentation.

For further information, see also the API NOPUST3N described under Inquire Network and Job Status, Symbol Table in the section API Routines.

Columns and Selection Options: Node Connection Status

The columns, selection options and output fields contained in the Connection Status window are described in the following table.

Column/Section	Description
Operating system class	In this section, check or uncheck single or multiple operating systems (BS2000, z/OS, z/VSE, Windows and UNIX) defined for the nodes or select All for all operating systems. Unknown selects all nodes for which no operating system has been defined.
Access mode	In this section, check or uncheck single or multiple access modes used by the nodes (network for mainframe nodes, EntireX Broker for UNIX and Windows nodes and local node) or select All for all access modes.
Status	Node status of last Entire System Server call, for example, active or not active. In this section, check or uncheck single or multiple status values or select All for all status values. Other selects all nodes with a status other than active or not active.
Number	Node number.
Short Name	Short node name.
Node Name	Logical (long) node name of the server.
AM	Access mode.
Op.Sys.	Operating system on node.
OS Release	Operating system release.
Op.Sys Class	Operating system class.
Version	Entire System Server version.
Statistics	The output fields in this section show the numbers of active and inactive nodes and the nodes where errors occurred.

Logoff Function

To log off a node

In the object workspace, select the required node instance and choose Logoff from the context menu.

Or:
Use the direct command LOGOFF as described in the Direct Commands documentation.

The previously selected node is now logged off.