execute – Execute a real-time SYSVIEW function command

Synopsis

Issue a SYSVIEW function command and display any messages.

Parameters

command_string (required, type: str)

Command(s) to be issued

(If more than one command, separated by a semi-colon)

Example: “ACTIVITY;SORT CPU% D”

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context_fields (type: list)

Context fields to display. Defaults to hiding all context.

timeout (type: int, default: 30)

The number of seconds to wait before timing out.

host (type: str)

The hostname of the SYSVIEW REST API.

port (type: int)

The port number of the SYSVIEW REST API.

user (type: str)

Your z/OS username used to authenticate to the SYSVIEW REST API.

password (type: str)

Your z/OS password used to authenticate to the SYSVIEW REST API.

reject_unauthorized (type: bool)

If set, the server certificate is verified against the list of supplied CAs.

ssid (type: str, default: GSVX)

SSID of the SYSVIEW instance. Default value: GSVX

base_path (type: str, default: /api/v1)

The base path for your Zowe API Mediation Layer instance. Do not specify this option if you are not using an Zowe API Mediation Layer.

cert_file (type: path)

The file path to a certificate file to use for authentication.

Note: The CLI does not support certificate files that require a password. For more information, search Troubleshooting PEM Certificates in Zowe Docs.

cert_key_file (type: path)

The file path to a certificate key file to use for authentication.

Examples

- name: Issue the APFTEST command and display any messages returned from SYSVIEW.
  broadcom.sysview.execute:
    command_string: APFTEST SYS1.LINKLIB SYS001

Return Values

data (type: list, when returned data is a dictionary)

Data from the module execution (a data structure). The items of this dict are set as individual return values on the top level as well.

error (type: complex, error)

More details about why the action has failed. If the failure is when calling an API service, the response contains the connection parameters.

additional_details (type: str)

Detailed message about the failure.

msg (type: str)

Short description of the result or failure.

request (type: str, API request failed)

HTTP method used to invoke API service request.

resource (type: str, API request failed)

URI of the resource of the API service request.

failed (type: bool, always)

A boolean that indicates if the task was failed or not.

list (type: list, when returned data is a list)

Data from the module execution (a list of data structures).

msg (type: str, sometimes)

Short description of the result or failure.

rc (type: int, always)

Exit code of the module, successful exit code is 0, failure is typically 1 or higher.

stderr (type: str, error)

Details of the error.

stdout (type: str, success)

Summary of the result.

Status

• This module is maintained by Broadcom.