Establishing a remote command-line session

Use remote command line to run commands on a remote system.

Before you begin
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About this task
Note: For more information about navigating and working with the Available table, see "Navigating tables."

To establish a remote command-line session, complete the following steps:

  1. From the Remote Access Summary page, click Remote command line. The Targets page is displayed.
  2. Select a target for remote access, using the Add and Remove buttons to move a system from the Available column to the Selected column. You can select only one target.
  3. Optional: Click Show to filter the targets, for example, to show only those targets that support remote command line.
  4. Click OK. A window with a remote command line is displayed and enabled for input.
  5. Communicate with the remote system by issuing its operating system's commands.
  6. Optional: You can select text within the remote command-line window and click Edit > Copy to copy the selected text to the clipboard. You can also import clipboard text into a remote command line window by clicking Edit > Paste.
  7. When you are finished, click File > Close to terminate the session.
Related concepts

Remote command line
Related reference

Remote Command Line window

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