HP NonStop NS manual Opening a Tacl Window Directly From OutsideView, 172.17.22.187

Introduction to Integrity NonStop NS-Series	Opening a TACL Window
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is established from the console through Internet Explorer browser sessions. For more information, see Launching OSM Applications on page 1-11.

Opening a TACL Window

On a system console, you must open a TACL window before you can log on to the TACL command interpreter. For information about logging on to a TACL command interpreter, see the Guardian User’s Guide.

You can use any of the following methods to open a TACL window.

Opening a TACL Window Directly From OutsideView

If you know the IP address of the NonStop server (not that of OSM), use this method:

1.Select Start>Programs>OutsideView32 7.1.

2.From the Session menu, select New. The New Session Properties dialog box appears.

3.From the New Session Properties dialog box, Session tab, click IO Properties. The TCP/IP Properties dialog box appears.

4.In the TCP/IP Properties dialog box:

a.In the Host name or IP address and port box, type the IP address, followed by a space and the port number. For example:

172.17.22.187 23

The port number is 23 for a TACL prompt and 301 for a Startup TACL prompt. In general, you should use port number 23 to perform operations tasks.

b.Click OK.

5.From the New Session Properties dialog box, click OK. A TACL window appears.

6.Log on to the TACL prompt.

Opening a TACL Window From the Low-Level Link

You can also open a TACL window from the OSM Low-Level Link application as described in the Troubleshooting section in Opening Startup Event Stream and Startup TACL Windows on page 15-22.

For more details on the functions of the TACL command interpreter, see Appendix B, Tools and Utilities for Operations.

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