Use the Command Definitions page to create a command definition
that is saved to the Command Automation page in the IBM® Systems
Director Web interface.
When you create and save a command definition, you can then apply it to a
system and run the command. This page is also used to edit an existing command
definition.
Menu bar
- File >
- Open
- Displays the Open page in which you can select an existing command definition.
The information for the selected command definition is used to complete the
fields of the command definition that you are creating. You can then change
any of the fields and save the data using the Save As or Save option
to create a new command definition.
- Save
- Saves the data on this page as an update to the existing command definition.
This option is enabled if you have opened an existing command definition or
copied the information of an existing command definition into this page.
- Save As
- Displays the Save As page in which you can enter
a new name for this command definition or select an existing command definition
name. If you select an existing command definition name, you are prompted
to confirm that you want to overwrite the existing command definition with
the command specified in this command definition.
- Close
- Closes the window.
- Help >
- Command Definition
- Displays help information for the Command Definition page.
- Index
- Displays the IBM Systems
Director Help
Index.
Fields
- Command
- Command
- Specifies the file path and syntax of the command that you want to run.
- Timeout (Seconds)
- This field specifies the amount of time, in seconds, to wait for the command
to return a completion code or timeout. This field is active only when you
select the Log option.
- Log
- Records the standard output and standard error information in the IBM Systems
Director scheduler log. When
the command definition task is initiated, it and its execution history are
listed in the left-hand pane of the Scheduler page. You can then select the
task to view associated execution details in the right-hand pane. Selecting
this option enables the Timeout (Seconds) option.
When Log is
not selected and a command definition task is performed, IBM Systems
Director does
not wait for the task to complete; it is unknown whether the task ran correctly.
If the command is submitted successfully, it is displayed as having completed
regardless of the actual status of the task.
If logging is enabled, IBM Systems
Director waits for the command
definition task to complete. If the task fails, the failure is
displayed in the task status.
- Login
- User ID
- A user ID you enter to override the default user ID.
- Password
- If the user ID specified requires a password, type the password.