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HP Integrity NonStop H-Series User Manual

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STOP Command

DSNM Commands

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error-modifier

determines how much information is reported when the command is correct but
the objects against which the command is being executed produce errors. The
error modifier does not affect the command response for errors that result when a
command is entered incorrectly or when a name cannot be resolved.

ERROR-BRIEF

returns a one-line response for each object producing an
error; the response identifies the object and briefly describes
the error.

ERROR-DETAIL

returns the same information as ERROR-BRIEF, along with
additional details about the errors. If additional information
is not available, ERROR-BRIEF and ERROR-DETAIL result
in the same response.

ERROR-SUPPRESS

suppresses any response from objects that produce errors.
This option is normally used when it is known in advance
that objects will produce errors and the response is not
desired.

If you do not specify a value for the error modifier, it defaults to ERROR-BRIEF.

state-modifier

restricts the scope of the command to a subset of the specified objects, depending
on their states:

UP

restricts the command to the specified objects that are up.

NOT-UP

restricts the command to the specified objects that are either
down or pending.

DOWN

restricts the command to the specified objects that are down.

NOT-DOWN

restricts the command to the specified objects that are either
up or pending.

If you do not specify a value for the state modifier, DSNM applies the command to
all objects that match your object specification, regardless of their states. For
detailed information on the state modifier, see Section 4, “Modifiers.”

Considerations

An object that is engaged in a lengthy operation can take a long time to stop.
Therefore, the subsystem commands issued by DSNM to stop the objects, and thus the
DSNM STOP command itself, can be complete before the objects actually stop.
Consequently, some of the objects can still be stopping for some time after the STOP
command is issued, during which time the objects can be reported by DSNM as in
either the DOWN or the PENDING state. For more information, see “About This
Manual” for a list of documentation on the individual subsystems.

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