Work with NWS Status (WRKNWSSTS)

The Work with Network Server Status (WRKNWSSTS) command displays a list of servers and their current status. Specific options are available to work with individual servers in the list. These options provide functions such as displaying active users, restarting a server, displaying statistics, and so on. The display that appears differs depending on the value of the SVRTYPE parameter.

  1. If SRVTYPE(*ALL) is specified, the display shows options and information relevant for ALL server types configured on IBM i.
  2. If SVRTYPE(*NWSUSRA) is specified, the display shown depends on the value specified for the SVRTYPE parameter in the network server user attributes (CHGNWSUSRA command) for the current user.
  3. If SVRTYPE(*NWSA) is specified, the display shown depends on the value specified for the SVRTYPE parameter in the network server attributes (CHGNWSA command).
  4. If SVRTYPE(*WINDOWS) or (*WINDOWSNT) is specified, the display shows options and information relevant to local NWSDs that were created as Windows servers.
  5. If SVRTYPE(*ESX) is specified, the display shows options and information relavant to NWSDs running VMware ESX operating systems.
  6. If SVRTYPE(*AUX) is specified, the display shows options and information relavant to NWSDs associated with auxiliary server operating systems such as VMware virtual machines managed by IBM i.
  7. If SVRTYPE(*LINUX) or (*AIX) is specified, the display shows options and information relevant for NWSDs running Linux or AIX operating systems. If the NWSD server type is *GUEST, then the Status is shown only. The Display details option will not be available to be selected.

Parameters

Keyword Description Choices Notes
SERVER Server Character value, *ALL Optional, Positional 1
SVRTYPE Server type *ALL, *NWSUSRA, *NWSA, *WINDOWS, *ESX, *AUX, *LINUX, *AIX, *WINDOWSNT Optional

Server (SERVER)

Specifies the name of a server.

*ALL
All local servers and all remote 'active' servers are displayed.
generic*-server-name
Specify the generic name of the server.
server-name
Specify the name of a specific server.

Server type (SVRTYPE)

Specifies which type of server to work with. The Work with Network Server Status display lists Windows, ESX, Linux, or AIX servers.

*ALL
A list of ALL existing server types is displayed.
*NWSUSRA
The type of servers to list is specified in the network server user attributes (CHGNWSUSRA command).
*NWSA
The type of servers to list is specified in the network server attributes (CHGNWSA command).
*WINDOWS or *WINDOWSNT
A list of Windows servers is displayed.

Note: *WINDOWS should be used in V5R4 and later releases. The *WINDOWSNT value is supported for compatibility with releases prior to V5R4.

*ESX
A list of VMware ESX servers is displayed.
*AUX
A list of auxiliary operating system servers is displayed.
*LINUX or *AIX
A list of NWSDs with Linux or AIX operating system is displayed.

Note: If the NWSD server type is *GUEST, then the Status is shown only. Display details option is not available to be displayed.

Examples

WRKNWSSTS   SERVER(SERVER2)  SVRTYPE(*WINDOWS)

This command displays the Work with Network Server Status panel for a Windows server named SERVER2.

WRKNWSSTS SVRTYPE(*ALL)

This command displays the Work with Network Server Status panel for ALL existing server types.

Error messages

*ESCAPE Messages

CPFA451
Server name too long.