tcpcmdmode command

This command displays and changes the timeout of the TCP command-mode sessions that are used by IBM Systems Director software for out-of-band communication with the management module. This command is also used to enable or disable the TCP command-mode sessions.

Table 1. tcpcmdmode command
Function	What it does	Command	Valid targets
Display TCP command-mode session status and timeout	Displays the secure and non-secure TCP command-mode session status (maximum number of sessions) and timeout.	`tcpcmdmode`	`-T system:mm[x]` where x is the primary management-module bay number.
Set TCP command-mode session timeout	Sets the secure and non-secure TCP command-mode session timeout value.	`tcpcmdmode -t` timeout where timeout is from 0 seconds (no timeout) to 4294967295 seconds, inclusive. If you enter a value outside this range, an error will be displayed. This command can only be run by users who have one or more of the following command authorities: Supervisor Chassis configuration See Commands and user authority for additional information.	`-T system:mm[x]` where x is the primary management-module bay number.
Disable TCP command-mode sessions	Disables TCP command-mode sessions that are used by IBM Systems Director software for out-of-band communication with the management module. This applies to both read and write operations.	`tcpcmdmode -status 0` This command can only be run by users who have one or more of the following command authorities: Supervisor Chassis configuration See Commands and user authority for additional information.	`-T system:mm[x]` where x is the primary management-module bay number.
Enable and set number of TCP command-mode sessions	Enables TCP command-mode and sets the maximum number of sessions that can be used by IBM Systems Director software for out-of-band communication with the management module. For read operations, all of the values from 1 to 20, inclusive, mean enabled. Note: The advanced management module supports a combined total of up to 20 secure and non-secure TCP command-mode sessions.	`tcpcmdmode -status` number_sessions where number_sessions is from 1 to 20, inclusive. (A value of 0 disables TCP command-mode sessions.) If you enter a value outside this range, an error will be displayed. This command can only be run by users who have one or more of the following command authorities: Supervisor Chassis configuration See Commands and user authority for additional information.	`-T system:mm[x]` where x is the primary management-module bay number.
Disable secure TCP command-mode sessions	Disables secure TCP command-mode sessions that are used by IBM Systems Director software for out-of-band communication with the management module. This applies to both read and write operations.	`tcpcmdmode -sstatus 0` This command can only be run by users who have one or more of the following command authorities: Supervisor Chassis configuration See Commands and user authority for additional information.	`-T system:mm[x]` where x is the primary management-module bay number.
Enable and set number of secure TCP command-mode sessions	Enables secure TCP command-mode and sets the maximum number of sessions that can be used by IBM Systems Director software for out-of-band communication with the management module. For read operations, all of the values from 1 to 20, inclusive, mean enabled. Note: The advanced management module supports a combined total of up to 20 secure and non-secure TCP command-mode sessions.	`tcpcmdmode -sstatus` number_sessions where number_sessions is from 1 to 20, inclusive. (A value of 0 disables secure TCP command-mode sessions.) If you enter a value outside this range, an error will be displayed. This command can only be run by users who have one or more of the following command authorities: Supervisor Chassis configuration See Commands and user authority for additional information.	`-T system:mm[x]` where x is the primary management-module bay number.

Example: To enable a maximum of three TCP command-mode sessions for the primary management module, while management module 1 is set as the persistent command environment, at the system:mm[1]> prompt, type

                  tcpcmdmode -status 3

To enable a maximum of five secure TCP command-mode sessions for the primary management module, while management module 1 is set as the persistent command environment, at the system:mm[1]> prompt, type

                  tcpcmdmode -sstatus 5

To set the TCP command-mode session timeout for the primary management module to 6 minutes, while management module 1 is set as the persistent command environment, at the system:mm[1]> prompt, type

                  tcpcmdmode -t 360

To display the TCP command-mode session status and timeout for the primary management module, while management module 1 is set as the persistent command environment, at the system:mm[1]> prompt, type

                  tcpcmdmode

The following example shows the information that is returned from these commands:

               system:mm[1]> tcpcmdmode -status 3
OK
system:mm[1]> tcpcmdmode -sstatus 5
OK
system:mm[1]> tcpcmdmode -t 360
OK
system:mm[1]> tcpcmdmode
-status 3 connections
-sstatus 5 connections
-t 360 seconds
system:mm[1]>