5
RMS Commands

5.1 Introduction

This chapter describes the RMS commands. RMS includes utilities that enable system
administrators to configure and managethe system, in addition to those that enable
users to run their programs.
RMS includes the following commands intended for use by system administrators:
rcontrol The rcontrol command is used to control the system resources.
rmsbuild The rmsbuild command creates and populates an RMS database for
a given machine.
rmsctl The rmsctl script is used to stop and start the RMS system and to
report its status.
rmsquery The rmsquery command is used to select data from the database and,
in the case of system administrators, to update it.
rmstbladm The table administration rmstbladm program is used to create a
database, to back it up and to restore it.
The following utilities are used internally by RMS and may also be used by system
administrators:
nodestatus The nodestatus command is used to get or set the status or run
level of a node.
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