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SHOW, SYSTEM

 *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

    Displays status information about current processes.

    Format

      SHOW SYSTEM

  1 - Qualifiers

 1.1 - /BATCH

       /BATCH (default)
       /NOBATCH

    Displays all batch jobs for the local system. When used with the
    /CLUSTER qualifier, the /BATCH qualifier displays all batch jobs
    in the OpenVMS Cluster environment. When you use the /NOBATCH
    qualifier, all batch jobs are excluded from the display.

 1.2 - /CLUSTER

    Displays the specified processes on all nodes in an OpenVMS
    Cluster.

 1.3 - /EXACT

    Use with the /PAGE=SAVE and /SEARCH qualifiers to specify a
    search string that must match the search string exactly and must
    be enclosed with quotation marks (" ").

    If you specify the /EXACT qualifier without the /SEARCH
    qualifier, exact search mode is enabled when you set the search
    string with the Find (E1) key.

 1.4 - /FULL

    Displays the user identification code (UIC), the processor type,
    and the process size, in addition to the default information. The
    UIC is displayed below the process name.

 1.5 - /HEADING

       /HEADING
       /NOHEADING

    Displays a heading line above the system output. When you use
    the /NOHEADING qualifier, the heading line is excluded from the
    display.

 1.6 - /HIGHLIGHT

       /HIGHLIGHT[=keyword]

    Use with the /PAGE=SAVE and /SEARCH qualifiers to specify the
    type of highlighting you want when a search string is found. When
    a string is found, the entire line is highlighted. You can use
    the following keywords: BOLD, BLINK, REVERSE, and UNDERLINE. BOLD
    is the default highlighting.

 1.7 - /IDENT

       /IDENT=pid

    Displays all processes on the system that have the specified
    process identification (PID) code number.

 1.8 - /INTERACTIVE

       /INTERACTIVE
       /NOINTERACTIVE

    Displays all interactive processes on the system. When you use
    the /NOINTERACTIVE qualifier, all interactive processes are
    excluded from the display.

 1.9 - /MULTITHREAD

    Displays all multithreaded processes for the local system.
    When used with the /FULL qualifier, the /MULTITHREAD qualifier
    displays information about each kernel thread in a multithreaded
    process.

    For more information on kernel threads, refer to the OpenVMS
    Programming Concepts Manual.

 1.10 - /NETWORK

       /NETWORK
       /NONETWORK

    Displays all network processes on the system. When you use the
    /NONETWORK qualifier, all network processes are excluded from the
    display.

 1.11 - /NODE

       /NODE[=(name,...)]

    Displays all the processes on the specified node or nodes. If
    you enter the /NODE qualifier without a value, the qualifier
    displays all the processes on the local node of an OpenVMS
    Cluster environment.

 1.12 - /OUTPUT

       /OUTPUT[=filespec]
       /NOOUTPUT

    Controls where the output of the command is sent. By default,
    the output of the SHOW SYSTEM command is sent to the current
    SYS$OUTPUT device (usually your terminal). To send the output
    to a file, use the /OUTPUT qualifier followed by a file
    specification.

    The file specification may not include the asterisk (*)  and the
    percent sign (%)  wildcard characters. If you enter a partial
    file specification (for example, specifying only a directory),
    SHOW is the default file name and .LIS is the default file type.

    If you enter the /NOOUTPUT qualifier, output is suppressed.

 1.13 - /OWNER_UIC

       /OWNER_UIC=uic

    Displays all processes on the system that have the specified user
    identification code (UIC) number.

 1.14 - /PAGE

       /PAGE[=keyword]
       /NOPAGE (default)

    Controls the display of system information on the screen.

    You can use the following keywords with the /PAGE qualifier:

    CLEAR_SCREEN   Clears the screen before each page is displayed.

    SCROLL         Displays information one line at a time.

    SAVE[=n]       Enables screen navigation of information, where n
                   is the number of pages to store.

    The /PAGE=SAVE qualifier allows you to navigate through screens
    of information. The /PAGE=SAVE qualifier stores up to 5 screens
    of up to 255 columns of information. When you use the /PAGE=SAVE
    qualifier, you can use the following keys to navigate through the
    information:

    Key Sequence              Description

    Up arrow key, Ctrl/B      Scroll up one line.
    Down arrow key            Scroll down one line.
    Left arrow key            Scroll left one column.
    Right arrow key           Scroll right one column.
    Find (E1)                 Specify a string to find when the
                              information is displayed.
    Insert Here (E2)          Scroll right one half screen.
    Remove (E3)               Scroll left one half screen.
    Select (E4)               Toggle 80/132 column mode.
    Prev Screen (E5)          Get the previous page of information.
    Next Screen (E6),         Get the next page of information.
    Return, Enter, Space
    F10, Ctrl/Z               Exit. (Some utilities define these
                              differently.)
    Help (F15)                Display utility help text.
    Do (F16)                  Toggle the display to oldest/newest
                              page.
    Ctrl/W                    Refresh the display.

    The /PAGE qualifier is not compatible with the /OUTPUT qualifier.

 1.15 - /PROCESS

       /PROCESS[=name] (default)
       /NOPROCESS

    Displays all specified processes on the system. If you do not
    specify a process name with the /PROCESS qualifier, all processes
    are displayed.

    When you use the /NOPROCESS qualifier with the /CLUSTER
    qualifier, only the node or nodes available on the cluster are
    displayed with their respective uptimes and operating system
    version.

    You can include the asterisk (*)  and the percent sign (%)
    wildcard characters in the process name.

 1.16 - /SCHEDULING_CLASS

       /SCHEDULING_CLASS[=class_name]
       /NOSCHEDULING_CLASS

    Displays processes that belong to a specific scheduling class
    (class_name). If the class name is not specified, all class
    scheduled processes are displayed along with the name of their
    scheduling class.

 1.17 - /SEARCH

       /SEARCH="string"

    Use with the /PAGE=SAVE qualifier to specify a string that you
    want to find in the information being displayed. Quotation marks
    are required for the /SEARCH qualifier, if you include spaces in
    the text string.

    You can also dynamically change the search string by pressing the
    Find key (E1) while the information is being displayed. Quotation
    marks are not required for a dynamic search.

 1.18 - /STATE

       /STATE=process-state

    Displays all processes with the specified process state. You
    can include the asterisk (*)  and the percent sign (%) wildcard
    characters in the process-state name. The following process
    states are available:

    CEF        COLPG     COM        COMO
    CUR        FPG       HIB        HIBO
    LEF        LEFO      MUTEX      PFW
    PSXFR      RWAST     RWBRK      RWCAP
    RWCLU      RWCSV     RWIMG      RWLCK
    RWMBX      RWMPB     RWMPE      RWNPG
    RWPAG      RWPFF     RWQUO      RWSCS
    RWSWP      SUSP      SUSPO

 1.19 - /SUBPROCESS

       /SUBPROCESS
       /NOSUBPROCESS

    Displays all subprocesses on the system. When you use the
    /NOSUBPROCESS qualifier, all subprocesses are excluded from the
    output.

 1.20 - /WRAP

       /WRAP
       /NOWRAP (default)

    Use with the /PAGE=SAVE qualifier to limit the number of columns
    to the width of the screen and to wrap lines that extend beyond
    the width of the screen to the next line.

    The /NOWRAP qualifier extends lines beyond the width of the
    screen and can be seen when you use the scrolling (left and
    right) features provided by the /PAGE=SAVE qualifier.

  2 - Examples

    1.$ SHOW SYSTEM
      OpenVMS 7.3 on node KRYPTN 14-DEC-2001 17:45:47:78 Uptime 2 21:53:59
         Pid    Process Name State  Pri    I/O       CPU   Page flts Pages
       27400201 SWAPPER        HIB   16      0  0 00:29:52.05      0    0
       27401E03 DOCBUILD       LEF    4  37530  0 00:05:47.62  96421  601
       27402604 BATCH_789      LEF    4   3106  0 00:00:48.67   4909 2636 B
       27401C05 BATCH_60       LEF    6    248  0 00:00:06.83   1439 1556 B
       27400207 ERRFMT         HIB    8   6332  0 00:00:41.83     89  229
       27400208 CACHE_SERVER   HIB   16   2235  0 00:00:05.85     67  202
       27400209 CLUSTER_SERVER HIB    8   4625  0 00:22:13.28    157  448
       2740020C JOB_CONTROL    HIB   10 270920  0 01:07:47.88   5163 1384
       2740020D CONFIGURE      HIB    9    125  0 00:00:00.53    104  264
        .
        .
        .
       27400E8D Sir Lancelot   LEF    5    226  0 00:00:07.87   4560  697
       2740049A Guenevere      LEF    4    160  0 00:00:02.69    534  477
       27401EA0 BATCH_523      CUR 4  4  17470  0 03:25:49.67   8128 5616 B
       274026AF KING           CUR 6  4  14045  0 00:02:03.24  20032  397
       274016D5 DAVIS          LEF    6    427  0 00:00:09.28   5275 1384
       27401ED6 deGroot        HIB    5    935  0 00:00:10.17   3029 2204 S
       274012D7 BATCH_689      LEF    4  49216  0 00:14:18.36   7021 3470 B
       274032D9 DECW$MAIL      LEF    4   2626  0 00:00:51.19   4328 3087 B
       274018E3 SERVER_0021    LEF    6    519  0 00:00:07.07   1500  389 N
       274016E8 NMAIL_0008     HIB    4  10955  0 00:00:55.73   5652  151
       274034EA DOERING        LEF    4   2132  0 00:00:23.85   5318  452
       274022EB KERR           CUR 6  4    492  0 00:00:12.15   5181  459
       274018EF DUFRESNE       LEF    5 121386  0 00:28:00.97   7233 4094
       27401AF0 EMACS$RTA43    LEF    4  14727  0 00:03:56.54   8411 4224 S
       27400CF4 EAGAN          HIB    5  25104  0 00:06:07.76  37407 1923
       274020F5 TAN            LEF    7  14726  0 00:02:10.74  34262 1669
       27400CF6 KELLEY         LEF    9  40637  0 00:05:15.63  18454  463

      The SHOW SYSTEM command in this example displays all processes
      on the system.

      The information in this example includes the following:

      o  Process identification (PID) code-A 32-bit binary value that
         uniquely identifies a process.

      o  Process name-A 1- to 15-character string used to identify a
         process.

      o  Process state-The activity level of the process, such as COM
         (computing), HIB (hibernation), LEF (local event flag) wait,
         or CUR (if the process is current). If a multiprocessing
         environment exists, the display shows the CPU ID of the
         processor on which any current process is executing.

         Note that the SHOW SYSTEM command examines the processes on
         the system without stopping activity on the system. In this
         example, process information changed during the time that
         the SHOW SYSTEM command collected the data to be displayed.
         As a result, this display includes two processes, named
         GAWAIN and S. Whiplash, with the state CUR on the same CPU,
         CPU ID 6 in the example.

      o  Current priority -The priority level assigned to the process
         (the higher the number, the higher the priority).

      o  Total process I/O count-The number of I/O operations
         involved in executing the process. This consists of both
         the direct I/O count and the buffered I/O count.

      o  Charged CPU time-The amount of CPU time that a process has
         used thus far.

      o  Number of page faults-The number of exceptions generated by
         references to pages that are not in the process's working
         set.

      o  Pages-The number of CPU-specific pages in physical memory
         that the process is currently occupying.

      o  Process indicator-Letter B indicates a batch job; letter
         S indicates a subprocess; letter N indicates a network
         process.

      o  User identification code (UIC)-An 8-digit octal number
         assigned to a process. This number is displayed only if
         the /FULL qualifier is specified.

    2.$ SHOW SYSTEM /CLUSTER
      OpenVMS V7.3 on node ALPES 14-DEC-2001 09:09:58.61  Uptime 2 2:27:11
      Pid       Process Name   State  Pri I/O       CPU     Page flts Pages
      31E00041  SWAPPER        HIB    16    0  0 00:00:02.42       0     0
      31E00047  CACHE_SERVER   HIB    16   58  0 00:00:00.26      80    36
      31E00048  CLUSTER_SERVER CUR     9  156  0 00:00:58.15    1168    90
      31E00049  OPCOM          HIB     7 8007  0 00:00:33.46    5506   305
      31E0004A  AUDIT_SERVER   HIB     9  651  0 00:00:21.17    2267    22
      31E0004B  JOB_CONTROL    HIB    10 1030  0 00:00:11.02     795   202
         .
         .
         .

      The SHOW SYSTEM command in this example was issued from an
      Alpha system and shows all processes on all nodes of the
      cluster.

    3.$ SHOW SYSTEM /NODE=EON
      OpenVMS V7.3 on node EON  14-DEC-2001 09:19:15.33  Uptime  2 02:29:07
      Pid       Process Name   State  Pri I/O       CPU     Page flts Pages
      36200041  SWAPPER        HIB    16    0  0 00:00:12.03       0     0
      36200046  ERRFMT         HIB     8  263  0 00:00:05.89     152    87
      36200047  CACHE_SERVER   CUR    16    9  0 00:00:00.26      80    51
      36200048  CLUSTER_SERVER CUR     8   94  0 00:00:30.07     340    68
      36200049  OPCOM          HIB     6 2188  0 00:02:01.04    1999   177
      3620004A  AUDIT_SERVER   HIB    10  346  0 00:00:10.42    1707    72
         .
         .
         .

      The SHOW SYSTEM command in this example was issued from a VAX
      system and shows all processes on the node EON.

    4.$ SHOW SYSTEM/NOPROCESS/CLUSTER/FULL
      OpenVMS V7.3 on node AAAAAA 12-MAY-2001 10:29 AM Uptime 3 16:37:39
              AlphaServer 8400 5/440

      OpenVMS V7.2 on node BBBBBB 12-MAY-2001 10:29 AM Uptime 3 12:42:56
              VAX 6000-540

      OpenVMS V7.2 on node CCCCCC 12-MAY-2001 10:29 AM Uptime 3 16:26:52
              VAX 7000-760

      OpenVMS V7.1 on node DDDDDD 12-MAY-2001 10:29 AM Uptime 3 16:41:35
              DEC 4000 Model 610

      OpenVMS V7.2 on node EEEEEE 12-MAY-2001 10:29 AM Uptime 3 16:26:10
              VAXstation 3100/GPX

      This example displays only the nodes available on the cluster
      with their respective uptimes and operating system versions
      because the /NOPROCESS qualifier suppresses the display of
      processes. The /FULL qualifier also displays the type of
      hardware on which the system is running.

    5.$ SHOW SYSTEM/PROCESS=S*
      OpenVMS V7.3 on node AAAAAA 12-MAY-2001 10:30 AM  Uptime 3 12:43:55
        Pid    Process Name  State   Pri  I/O      CPU      Page flts Pages
      20C00101 SWAPPER         HIB    16    0  0 00:00:00.05        0     0
      20C0010E SHADOW_SERVER   HIB     6    7  0 00:00:00.03       32     4
      20C0010F SECURITY_SERVER HIB    10   35  0 00:00:02.16      292   323
      20C00110 SMISERVER       HIB     9   67  0 00:00:00.20      152   131
      20C0011A STEFANELLI      CUR 0   4   63  0 00:00:00.29      538    55

      This example displays only the processes on the system that
      begin with the letter S.

    6.$ SHOW SYSTEM/NOHEADING/OUTPUT=SYSPROC.DAT
      20C00101 SWAPPER         HIB    16    0  0 00:00:00.05        0     0
      20C00105 CONFIGURE       HIB    10   24  0 00:02:00.86       41    21
      20C00107 IPCACP          HIB    10    9  0 00:00:00.04       33    43
      20C00108 ERRFMT          HIB     7 3583  0 00:00:04.31       50    61
      20C00109 CACHE_SERVER    HIB    16    3  0 00:00:00.02       27    35
      20C0010A CLUSTER_SERVER  HIB    10   11  0 00:00:00.10       59    75

      This example places the display of system processes into the
      SYSPROC.DAT file without the heading information using the
      /OUTPUT qualifier. In this way, you can create a data file
      for processing because the heading is suppressed using the
      /NOHEADING qualifier.

    7.$ SHOW SYSTEM/IDENT=20C0010D/FULL
      OpenVMS V7.3 on node AAAAAA 12-MAY-2001 10:35 AM  Uptime 3 12:48:19
              DEC 4000 Model 610
        Pid    Process Name State  Pri   I/O      CPU      Page flts  Pages
      20C0010D JOB_CONTROL   HIB    10    41  0 00:00:00.25       51     66
               [SYSTEM]                                               528Kb

      This example displays a system process by PID number.

    8.$ SHOW SYSTEM/OWNER=TIMMER
      OpenVMS V7.3 on node AAAAAA 12-MAY-2001 10:34 AM  Uptime 3 12:47:37
        Pid    Process Name State  Pri   I/O      CPU      Page flts  Pages
      20C00119 DECW$TE_0119  LEF     6   334  0 00:00:01.00      975    657
      20C0011A TIMMER        LEF     8    63  0 00:00:00.29      538     55
      20C0011B _RTA1:        CUR 0   4   554  0 00:00:01.72     1771     70

      This example displays the system processes belonging to user
      BESTON.

    9.$ SHOW SYSTEM/STATE=L*
      OpenVMS V7.3 on node AAAAAA 12-MAY-2001 10:36 AM  Uptime 3 12:49:46
        Pid    Process Name State  Pri   I/O      CPU      Page flts  Pages
      20C00119 DECW$TE_0119  LEF     6   334  0 00:00:01.00      975    657
      20C0011A STADLER       LEF     8    63  0 00:00:00.29      538     55

      This example displays the system processes with process states
      that begin with the letter L.

    10$ SHOW SYSTEM/MULTITHREAD
      OpenVMS V7.3 on node ZIMBER 30-OCT-2001 11:34:11.51 Uptim  8 20:21:31
        Pid    Process Name    State Pri  I/O      CPU    Page flts  Pages
      0000008C SECURITY_SERVER HIB    11  131  0 00:55:25.25   4370   194 M

      $ SHOW SYSTEM/MULTITHREAD/FULL
      OpenVMS V7.3 on node ZIMBER 30-OCT-2001 11:34:13.98 Uptime 8 20:21:34
              AlphaStation 400 4/233
        Pid    Process Name    State Pri  I/O      CPU    Page flts Pages
      0000008C SECURITY_SERVER HIB    11  131  0 00:55:25.26   4370   194 M
      0000010C                 HIB    11
               [SYSTEM]                                              1552Kb

      These examples show the results of the /MULTITHREAD qualifier
      and the combination results of the /MULTITHREAD and /FULL
      qualifiers.
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