ENABLE SESSIONS (Resume user activity on the server)

Use this command after issuing the DISABLE SESSIONS command to start new sessions that can access a server. For a particular server, you can specify whether to enable inbound sessions, outbound sessions, or both.

The processing of this command does not affect system processes, such as migration and reclamation.

Use the QUERY STATUS command to display the availability of the server.

Privilege class

To issue this command, you must have system privilege or operator privilege.

Syntax


>>-ENable SESSions---------------------------------------------->

   .-CLIent------------------------------------------------------.   
>--+-------------------------------------------------------------+-><
   '-+-CLIent--------------------------------------------------+-'   
     +-ALL-----------------------------------------------------+     
     +-ADMin---------------------------------------------------+     
     '-SERVer--+---------------------------------------------+-'     
               |              .-DIRection--=--Both---------. |       
               '-server_name--+----------------------------+-'       
                              '-+-DIRection--=--Both-----+-'         
                                +-DIRection--=--INbound--+           
                                '-DIRection--=--OUTbound-'

Parameters

Specifies the type of session to be enabled. This parameter is optional. The default value is CLIENT. You can specify one of the following values:

CLIent

Enables only backup and archive client sessions.

ALL

Enables all session types.

ADMin

Enables only administrative sessions.

SERVer

Enables only server-to-server sessions. You can also specify whether to enable inbound sessions, outbound sessions, or both for a particular server.

server_name

Specifies the name of a particular server whose sessions you want to enable. This parameter is optional. If you do not specify this parameter, new sessions with all other servers are enabled.

DIRection

Specifies whether to enable inbound sessions, outbound sessions, or both. This parameter is optional. The default is BOTH. The following values are possible:

Both: Specifies that inbound sessions from the specified server and outbound sessions to the specified server are enabled.
INbound: Specifies that only inbound sessions to the specified server are enabled.
OUTbound: Specifies that only outbound sessions from the specified server are enabled.

Example: Resume client node activity on the server

Resume normal operation, permitting client nodes to access the server.

enable sessions

Example: Resume all activity on the server

Resume normal operation, permitting all sessions to access the server.

enable sessions all

Example: Enable outbound sessions to a server

Enable outbound sessions to a server named REPLSRV.

enable sessions server replsrv direction=outbound

Related commands

Table 1. Commands related to ENABLE SESSIONS
Command	Description
ACCEPT DATE	Accepts the current date on the server.
CANCEL SESSION	Cancels active sessions with the server.
ENABLE REPLICATION	Allows outbound replication processing on a server.
DISABLE SESSIONS	Prevents new sessions from accessing Tivoli Storage Manager but permits existing sessions to continue.
QUERY SESSION	Displays information about all active administrator and client sessions with Tivoli Storage Manager.
QUERY STATUS	Displays the settings of server parameters, such as those selected by the SET commands.