A.1 List of Zosadmin Commands

The following table includes a list of zosadmin commands in order of common usage, and a description for each command.

Table A-1 Available Zosadmin Commands and Their Descriptions

Command

Description

auditclean

Clean the audit database by removing old data

auditcount

Count the number of jobs in the audit database

auditreport

Generate an audit report

cancelalljobs

Cancel all running jobs

create

Create a new server instance

deploy

Deploy a new component onto a server

dump

Dump contents of the namespace (advanced diagnostics)

get

Retrieve an attribute

help

Displays help for any of the commands in this list

init

Restore a server configuration to initial state

invoke

Invoke an mbean method (advanced diagnostics)

list

List the running servers

login

Log in to the server

logout

Log out of the server

nodes

Retrieve the list of active or inactive nodes

password

Change admin password

redeploy

Redeploy a component on a server

rotatelogs

Back up and rotate the log files

sessions

Display session information

set

Set an attribute

start

Start a local server

status

Collect the status of a server

stop

Shut down the server

undeploy

Undeploy a component from the server

upgrade

Upgrade old server snapshot to current version

users

Retrieve the list of active or inactive users

verify

Verify a component for syntax