Invokes the Show Cluster utility to monitor and display cluster
activity and performance.
For more information about the Show Cluster utility, see the VSI
OpenVMS System Management Utilities Reference Manual.
Format
SHOW CLUSTER
If you specify the command without any qualifiers, SHOW CLUSTER
displays a single cluster report and then returns control to the
DCL level.
To invoke a continuous SHOW CLUSTER display, enter the following
command:
$ SHOW CLUSTER/CONTINUOUS
SHOW CLUSTER requires no special privileges because it is
installed with the CMKRNL privilege.
In a continuous display, you can control report output with SHOW
CLUSTER commands. For information about SHOW CLUSTER commands,
invoke a continuous SHOW CLUSTER display, enter Return to get to
the Command> prompt, and then enter HELP.
1 – Qualifiers
1.1 /BEGINNING
/BEGINNING=time
Specifies the time that the SHOW CLUSTER session is to begin. You
can specify absolute time, a delta time, or a combination of the
two. Observe the syntax rules for time values described in the
OpenVMS User's Manual or the online help topic Date.
If you specify a future time, your process is placed in a state
of hibernation until the specified time. Use this qualifier with
the /OUTPUT and /ENDING qualifiers to run SHOW CLUSTER without
direct user intervention.
You can specify time as absolute time expressed as
[dd-mmm-yyyy[:]] [hh:mm:ss.cc], or a delta time expressed as
[dddd-][hh:mm:ss.cc], or a combination of the two. Observe the
syntax rules for time values described in the OpenVMS User's
Manual or the online help topic Date.
1.2 /CONTINUOUS
Specifies a continuously updating display. If you omit the
qualifier, SHOW CLUSTER produces a single display and returns
control to the DCL command level.
Running SHOW CLUSTER in the continuous mode allows you to use
SHOW CLUSTER commands to control the display. In a continuous
display, you can control report output with SHOW CLUSTER
commands. For information about the SHOW CLUSTER commands, invoke
a continuous SHOW CLUSTER display and type HELP at the Command>
prompt.
SHOW CLUSTER has commands that allow you to customize the
display. You can add and remove fields and classes, rearrange
the position of windows, scroll their contents, or create
an initialization or command procedure that can recreate a
particular window setup.
To exit from a continuous display and return to the DCL level,
type the EXIT command or press Ctrl/Z.
To exit from SHOW CLUSTER without erasing the screen, press
Ctrl/C.
To interrupt SHOW CLUSTER, press Ctrl/Y.
For a complete description of the Show Cluster utility and
commands, see the VSI OpenVMS System Manager's Manual for overview
information and the VSI OpenVMS System Management Utilities
Reference Manual for reference information.
1.3 /ENDING
/ENDING=time
Specifies the time that the SHOW CLUSTER session is to end. You
can specify an absolute time, a delta time, or a combination of
the two. Observe the syntax rules for time values described in
the OpenVMS User's Manual or the online help topic Date.
Use this qualifier with the /BEGINNING and /OUTPUT qualifiers to
run SHOW CLUSTER without direct user intervention.
You can specify time as absolute time expressed as [dd-mmm-
yyyy[:]][hh:mm:ss.cc], or a delta time expressed as [dddd-
][hh:mm:s.cc], or a combination of the two. Observe the syntax
rules for time values described in the OpenVMS User's Manual or
the online help topic Date.
1.4 /INTERVAL
/INTERVAL=seconds
Specifies the number of seconds that display information remains
on the screen before it is updated. By default, the interval time
is 15 seconds.
If you use an initialization file in noncontinuous mode and the
initialization file contains a SET SCREEN command that changes
the screen size, SHOW CLUSTER sets the screen to the specified
size for one update interval and then sets the screen to the
original size.
1.5 /OUTPUT
/OUTPUT=filespec
Directs the output from SHOW CLUSTER to the specified file
instead of the current SYS$OUTPUT device.
SHOW CLUSTER output is always in printable file format,
regardless of the file or device type specified. Output can be
up to 132 columns wide and can be sent to any file, terminal, or
print device.
You can also direct output to a file with the WRITE command.
The filespec is the name of the file or device to which SHOW
CLUSTER output is directed. The default file name is SHOW_
CLUSTER.LIS.
You can direct output to a device other than SYS$OUTPUT, by
specifying a valid device name.