ctm_menu

ctm_menu is a utility that invokes the following interactive menu that provides access to a variety of functions and utilities that are used to maintain Control-M/Server.

  • Control-M Manager: Enables you to check, start and stop Control-M/Server, Control-M/Server database, and Control-M/Server Configuration Agent.

    You can also start/shut down components using the start_ctm and shut_ctm utilities.

  • Database Menu: Facilitates day-to-day maintenance and diagnostics of Control-M/Server database. You can also access the Database Menu directly, as described in dbu_menu.

  • Security Authorization: Enables you to add and delete users/groups and back up and restore security definition tables in the Control-M Security database. For more information about adding/deleting users, see ctmsec.

  • Parameter Customization: Enables you to view and edit communication parameters.

  • Host Group: List, edit and delete host groups. For more information, see ctmhostgrp

  • View HostID details: Enables you to view HostID details, which displays the same information as the ctmgetcm utility, which collects and displays application information server information from Control-M/Agent. For more information, see ctmgetcm.

  • Agent Status: View and edit Control-M/Agent details. You can view the status, change status, delete Agent platform, ping Agents or Discover Agents. To convert a remote host to an Agent computer, see Converting a remote host to a Control-M/Agent using the ctm_menu.

  • Troubleshooting: Enables you to set diagnostics and various restart procedures.

Running the ctm_menu Utility

This procedure describes how to run the ctm_menu utility, which invokes an interactive menu that provides access to a variety of functions and utilities that are used to maintain Control-M/Server.

Begin

  1. Do one of the following:

    • UNIX: Log in to a Control-M/Server account

    • Windows: Open a command prompt window where Control-M/Server is installed.

  2. Type the following command:

    ctm_menu