Hi

I planed to work as VMS operator. but i am new to this operating system. and i couldnt find any operator commends for VMS. can anyone will help me? i need some commends like how to do backups, restores, print jobs, see log file, read, change a file, dir, stop a process, and check queues etc.

or where can i find out this info.?
thanks

The OpenVMS System Manager's Manual is at :
http://www.openvms.compaq.com:8000/73final/6017/6017pro.html

Other manuals are at :
http://www.openvms.compaq.com:8000/

are you going to crack(that means hack to lots of people) a VMS or OpenVMS server???if not,then i am sorry to ask you this question

Are the 2 responses to the first question in this thread typical to this forum? I find the first one fairly helpful and the second one mean spirited and stereotypical techno-nerd speak.

I find myself, perhaps, in a situation similar to the person in the first post, I have someone who needs an 8 month replacement for their Open VMS system admin. Therefore I am in the process of trying to get a handle on the command line syntax before I have to go in for the interview.

Here is what I have discovered about Open VMS so far:
Once you are logged in, you can communicate with the VMS system by entering commands from the DIGITAL Command Language (DCL).
There seems to be no way to emulate the interface on a Windows 9x PC the way Cygwin does for Unix and finding an Alpha server at a garage sale for a few bucks seems unlikely.

A google search for "DCL digital command language" has turned up 5,960 sites, starting with http://cc.usu.edu/~bob/vmsdcl/dcl.html. Lots of info here.

If I am traveling down a blind alley here, I would hope that one of you good people could steer me in the right direction.

Ther are various Windows based applications to help manage an OpenVMS based system e.g. OpenVMS Management Station and products like Availability Manager to monitor these systems. There are also Web Agents to allow certain tasks via a web browser.
Compaq Insight Manager can also be used.
These tools are available via the Compaq web sites.

You can get an introductory course at
http://www.openvms.compaq.com/wbt/netscape/welcome.htm

A PC/Linux utility with a (small) subset of VMS commands is free DCL-Lite :
http://www.accelr8.com/download.html

The best place to start to look for information is the OpenVMS FAQ at
http://www.openvms.compaq.com/wizard/openvms_faq.html

And getting an old VAX or first generation Alpha with a hobbyist license can't be that difficult.

--
ME

You can find some good information at the following links.

http://seqaxp.bio.caltech.edu/www/vms_beginners_faq.html

http://www.utexas.edu/cc/rack/vms.html

anyone wishing a dcl manual,
write to me...
i will email a .pdf version

same goes for basic and cobol reference manuals.

schiffkey@cfl.rr.com

http://home.cfl.rr.com/schiffkey/schiffkey.html

Please send me a dcl manual in pdf version.

Thanks.

A good book on commands and writing scripts is "Vax/VMS Writing real programs in DCL". DCL is the scripting language of VMS/Open VMS. It may still be in print.
Author Paul C. Anagnostopoulos
ISBN 1-55558-023-8
DIGITAL PRESS 12 CROSBY DRIVE
BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS 01730

Dear Schiffkey,

Kindly arrange to mail me a dcl manual of .pdf format.

Regards.

Niranjan.

Another good place for information is on the VMS system itself. Simply type in HELP at the prompt, and then HINTS. There are separate sections for BACKUP, COMMAND FILES, PRINTING, Lexicals, Time and Date usage, etc.

Back in the early 80's, this is how I learned to run a VMS system!