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HP 3000 Series 9X8LX Computer Systems Getting Started

Managing Sessions 

When you log on to the MPE/iX system, you begin a session.  This is your
means of communicating with the computer.  A session begins when you log
on (HELLO) and ends when you log off (BYE).

The menus at the top of the Session Management screen contain all of the
tasks necessary for managing your sessions, including the following:

   *   deleting sessions

   *   sending messages to other users

   *   limiting the number of sessions on the system

   *   displaying a set of sessions

   *   sorting a list of sessions

To access Session Management 

   1.  Move the cursor to Session Management on the Main menu.

   2.  Press either F3, Return, or Spacebar.

The Session Management screen provides information about all the sessions
that are logged on to the computer, including:

   *   name of the session

   *   user name and account of the session

   *   name of the program that the session is running (if there is one)

   *   date and time when the session was started

   *   which session is your session

The following figure illustrates the Session Management screen.


          Figure 7-1.  Session Management 

To delete (abort) a session 

Before performing routine maintenance on the system, for example, a
backup, you may want to delete any active sessions (log other users off
the system).  This ensures that any files currently locked by an
application are available for backup.

   1.  Select one or more sessions from the Session Management screen.

   2.  Press F2 A to open the Actions menu.

   3.  Press D for Delete.

       A dialog box prompts you to confirm deletion.

   4.  Press F5  YES to delete sessions.


CAUTION  If a user is working in an application, this task aborts the
         program, and data may be lost.  For this reason, be sure to send
         a warning message prompting users to log off before you delete
         sessions.  See the following procedure about how to send
         messages to users.


To send messages to users 

You can send messages to one or more users on the system.  For example,
you can send a message asking users to log off before you shut down the
system.

   1.  Select one or more sessions from the Session Management screen.

   2.  Press F2 A to open the Actions menu.

   3.  Press S for Send Message.

   4.  Type the message to be sent to other users.

       Your message can be up to 80 characters in length.  The field
       shifts to the left as you type, providing more space.

       If you want a user to reply to your message, be sure to include
       your session name so that the user knows which session to answer.
       The session name and user are not automatically displayed with the
       message.

   5.  Press F5  OK to send the message.

To limit the number of sessions on the system 

If you are the system administrator, you can limit the number of users
allowed to log on to the system at one time.

   1.  Press F2 A to open the Actions menu.

   2.  Press L for Limit No. of Sessions.

       A dialog box prompts you to type the session limit.


            

   3.  Type the number of sessions allowed to run concurrently.

   4.  Press F5  OK to set the session limit.

To display a set of sessions 

When you log on to HP Easytime/iX and go to Session Management, you see
all of the sessions currently logged on to the system.  You can use the
View menu to restrict your view to a particular set of sessions, for
example, those in a specific account.

   1.  Press F2 V to open the View menu.

   2.  Press V for Set View.

       A dialog box prompts you to type a set of sessions.  The following
       example displays all sessions for all users, in the account
       FINANCE.


            

   3.  Type the set of sessions that you would like to view.

       You can use wildcard characters to define the set.

   4.  Press F5  OK to display the new view.

       Only those sessions that you specified are now displayed on your
       screen.  This new view will last until you exit HP Easytime/iX, or
       change the view again.

To reset the view 

If you have set the view to show only selected sessions, you can quickly
reset it to display all sessions on the system.

   1.  Press F2 V to open the View menu.

   2.  Press R for Reset View.

To sort a list of sessions 

You can define how sessions are sorted (order in which they are
displayed) on the Session Management screen.  When you start HP
Easytime/iX and go to Session Management, sessions are sorted
alphabetically by session name.  You can change this to sort sessions,
for example, by user.

   1.  Press F2 V to open the View menu.

   2.  Choose one of the following settings:
              sort by Session Name
              sort by User
              sort by Account

       The sessions on your screen will be sorted according to the
       setting that you selected.  An asterisk (*) appears in front of
       the selected setting.  This setting is valid until you exit HP
       Easytime/iX, or until you change the sort again.

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