6.In the Command Line box, enter the following command, which will run on the management server:

cmd /k

7.Select the All elements option.

8.Click OK.

To run the remote command prompt:

1.Right-click an element from which you want to obtain information.

2.Select Custom Commands and select the command from the menu. The software displays the remote console on the management server.

To enter a command in the remote console:

1.Enter the command in the Commands box, and then

2.Press Enter.

You can stop a command by clicking the Stop button in the remote console.

Keep in mind the following:

•You can quickly access information about the element you right-clicked by typing the following at the command prompt:

set appiq

•The software ships with a utility called plink. To view the commands for plink, enter the following in the Commands box and then press ENTER:

plink

Buttons on the Remote Console

The remote console provides the Stop and Help buttons, as described in Table 40 on page 300. Table 40 Buttons on the Remote Console

Button

Description

 

 

Stop

Stops a command. Once a command has been executed the console

 

becomes inactive.

 

 

Help

Provides the following information about the remote console:

 

• Clearing the remote console - Enter CLS in the Commands box of the

 

remote console.

 

• Copying text to the Commands box - Place the cursor at the end of the

 

line in the window below the Commands box, and then press ENTER.

 

The command is copied to the Commands box.

 

Note: If you are viewing the remote console on Microsoft Windows, you

 

can copy text by using CTRL + C, then use CTRL + P to paste it.

 

 

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