Universal Control 7.2.x Quick Reference Guide
Usage
uctl COMMAND HOST [LOCAL] [USER] [OPTIONS...]
uctl {-help|-version}
Format
There is a long form and, for most options, a short form available for specifying each option on the command line. The long form is not case-sensitive; the short form is case-sensitive.
Options must be prefixed with a dash ( - ) character. If an option value is specified, the option and its value must be separated by at least one space.
COMMAND {-start | -stop | -refresh } [-file | -encryptedfile [-key] ]
Long Form | Short Form | Description |
-start compname | n/a | Name of the component that is to be started. |
-stop compid | -s compid | ID of the component that is to be terminated. |
-refresh [compname] | -R [compname] | Name of the component to be refreshed. If no compname is specified, send a REFRESH command to a Universal Broker to instruct it to re-read its configuration parameters and re-read its component definitions. |
-file file | -f file | Name of a file from which UCTL options are read. |
-encryptedfile file | -x file | Name of an encrypted file from which UCTL options are read. Encrypted UCTL option files are creating using Universal Encrypt. |
-key key | -K key | Key that was passed to Universal Encrypt when the UCTL option file was encrypted. |
HOST -host [-port] [-hostname_retry_count] [-outboundip]
Long Form | Short Form | Description |
-host hostaddress | -i hostaddress | Host network address in dotted form (1.2.3.4) or a host domain name. |
-port port | -p port | Host port number on which Universal Broker is listening. Default is the Universal Broker default. |
-hostname_retry_count count | n/a | Number of attempts to resolve the host name. |
-outboundip host | n/a | Host network address to bind to for all outbound connections. host format is dotted form (1.2.3.4) or a host domain name. |
LOCAL [-bif_directory] [-plf_directory] [-system_id]
Long Form | Short Form | Description |
-bif_directory directory U | n/a | Broker Interface File (BIF) directory where the Universal Broker interface file is located. |
-plf_directory directory U | n/a | Program Lock File (PLF) directory where the program lock files are located. |
-system_id ID Z | n/a | Local Universal Broker with which the UCMD Manager must register before the Manager performs any request. |
U Available for use on UNIX operating systems only. Z Available for use on z/OS operating systems only. |
USER [-userid [-password] ]
Long Form | Short Form | Description |
-userid user | -u user | Remote user ID with which the command runs. |
-pwd password | -w password | Remote user ID's password. |
OPTIONS [ {-help | -version} | [-cmdid] [-crl] [-lang] [-level] [-delay] [-codepage] [-ctl_ssl_cipher_list] [-default_cipher] [-cert -private_key [-private_key_pwd] ] [saf_key_ring [-saf_key_ring_label] ] [-ssl_implementation] [-ca_certs [-verify_host_name] [-verify_serial_number] ]
Long Form | Short Form | Description |
-ca_certs file | n/a | Name of a PEM-formatted file containing the X.509 certificates for trusted Certificate Authorities (CAs). |
-cert file | n/a | Name of a PEM-formatted file containing an X.509 certificate used to identify UCMD to the Broker. |
-cmdid id | -C id | Identity of the started component. |
-codepage <codepage> | -t <codepage> | Code page used to translate text on the local host. |
-crl file / ddname | n/a | File name / ddname of the PEM-formatted file containing the Certificate Revocation List (CRL) issued by the trusted Certificate Authority. |
-ctl_ssl_cipher_list ciphers | n/a | SSL/TLS cipher suites (one or more, in their preferred order) for control SSL/TLS connections. ciphers is a comma-separated list of cipher suite names. Valid values are AES256-GCM-SHA384,AES256-SHA,AES128-GCM-SHA256,AES128-SHA,RC4-SHA,RC4-MD5,DES-CBC3-SHA. |
-delay seconds | -d seconds | Maximum delay for transmitting data that may be expected due to network conditions. |
-help | -h | Write help file. |
-lang language | -L language | Message and text language. |
-level level | -l level | Message level: error, warn, info, audit, or trace. |
-private_key file | n/a | Name of a PEM-formatted file containing the RSA private key corresponding to the X.509 certificate specified by -cert. |
-private_key_pwd password | n/a | Password for the private key file specified by -private_key. |
-saf_key_ring name | n/a | SAF (RACF is a SAF implementation) certificate key ring name that Universal Control should used for its certificate. |
-saf_key_ring_label label | n/a | Label of the certificate in the SAF (RACF is a SAF implementation) certificate key ring that Universal Control should use for its certificate. |
-ssl_implementation option Z | n/a | SSL/TLS implementation to be used for network communications. Valid values for option are:
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-verify_host_name host | n/a | Specification that the Broker's X.509 certificate must identify a host name that matches <host>. |
-verify_serial_number number | n/a | Specification that the Broker's X.509 certificate must have a serial number that matches number. Hexadecimal format is specified with a prefix of 0x or 0X. |
-version | -v | Write program version information and exit. |
Z Available for use on z/OS operating systems only. |