CA VM:Operator can make critical messages issued by another CA VM product more noticeable to the system operator by causing the operator's terminal alarm to sound when the message is issued, then highlighting the message and holding it on the screen until the operator takes corrective action and removes it.
For example, to make the CA VM:Secure message VMXRPW0957W more noticeable to the system operator, add this record to the SYSTEM routing table or SYSTABLE on the 191 minidisk of the user ID running CA VM:Operator:
HOLD ALARM MSG VMSECURE *1 1 VMXRPW0957W
- HOLD
Indicates the message is held on the operator's screen. - ALARM
Indicates the message is accompanied by a beep. - VMSECURE
Indicates the message to be detected will be sent by user ID VMSECURE. - *1
Indicates the message to be detected will be sent using the CP MSG or MSGNOH command. - 1
Indicates the message should be searched for a match starting in column 1. - VMXRPW0957W
Indicates the message prefix to be detected.
After adding this record, reload the routing table by either using the TABLE command or by ending and reinitializing CA VM:Operator.
When CA VM:Operator detects a type *1 message (a MSG or MSGNOH message) from CA VM:Secure, it searches for the string VMXRPW0957W in column 1. If CA VM:Operator finds a match, it highlights the message, sounds the terminal alarm, and holds the message on the screen.