Controlling the plan with conman

Use conman from the command line interface to start and stop processing, alter and display the production plan, and control workstation linking in a network.

The following table lists the conman commands available:
Table 1. Conman commands for controlling the plan
Command Description Type1
altpass Alters a user object definition password. M,F
continue Ignores the next error. M,F,A
display Displays job files. M,F
exit Terminates conman. M,F,A
fence Sets the job fence. M,F,A4
help3 Displays command information. M,F,A
kill Stops a running job. M,F
limit cpu Changes a workstation limit. M,F,A2
limit sched Changes the job limit for a job stream. M,F,A2, 5
link Opens workstation links. M,F,A
listsym Displays a list of Symphony log files. M,F
recall Displays prompts waiting for a response. M,F
redo Edits the previous command. M,F,A
reply Replies to a job prompt. M,F,A
setsym Selects a Symphony log file. M,F
showcpus Displays workstation and link information. M,F,A
showdomain Displays domain information. M,F,A
showfiles Displays information about files. M,F
showjobs Displays information about jobs. M,F
showprompts Displays information about prompts. M,F
showresources Displays information about resources. M,F
showschedules Displays information about job streams. M,F
shutdown Stops all the IBM Workload Scheduler production processes. M,F,A
start Starts IBM Workload Scheduler production processes. M,F,A3
status Displays the IBM Workload Scheduler production status. M,F,A
stop Stops IBM Workload Scheduler production processes. M,F,A3
switchmgr Switches the domain manager. M,F
sys-command Sends a command to the system. M,F,A
tellop Sends a message to the console. M,F,A
unlink Closes workstation links. M,F,A
version Displays the conman program banner. M,F,A
Note:
  1. Workstation types: domain managers (M), fault-tolerant agents (F), standard agents (A).
  2. You can change the limit only of jobs launched on a standard agent workstation.
  3. You cannot run the command on OPCMASTER (the master domain manager).
  4. Not available for jobs running on standard agents managed directly from OPCMASTER.
  5. Not available for jobs running on standard or fault-tolerant agents managed directly from OPCMASTER.

For details about using conman and its commands, see the IBM Workload Scheduler: User's Guide and Reference.