Object Status

Two types of status are relevant for each Control-O/COSMOS-controlled object:

• Current status – Current status of the object.
• Desired status – Preferred status of the object.

When the desired status and the current status match (for example, when both the current status and the desired status of object CICS are UP), no changes are necessary regarding the object.

When the desired status and current status of an object do not match (for example, the current status of the CICS object is DOWN and the desired status is UP), Control-O/COSMOS detects this and proceeds with actions designed to bring the object to the desired status.

Desired status of objects is set initially according to an option chosen by the user during Control-O/COSMOS startup. The user can then modify the desired status using:

• An option in the Control-O/COSMOS Object Status screen, described in Control-O/COSMOS Object Status Screen.
• Control-O/COSMOS command COSCMD, described in COSCMD Command.

Direct user intervention is not necessarily required to change the desired status of an object. Use of Control-O rules can often replace direct intervention. Once the appropriate rule is defined, the changing of the desired status of the object can be initiated by the rule.