This topic describes the Execute Command window in IBM Director.
Introduction
Use
the Execute Command window to create a command that is executed immediately
on the system to which the Process Management task has been applied.
Fields
- Command
- Command
- Specifies the file path and syntax of the command you want to execute.
- Wait For Finish
- Selecting this option enables the Timeout (Seconds) field. The completion
status is monitored and displayed in the Output page.
- Timeout (Seconds)
- Specifies the amount of time, in seconds, to wait for the command to return
a completion code or timeout. The command output is recorded on the Output
page.
- Login
- Specify User ID
- Selecting this option enables the User ID and Password fields for data
entry.
- User ID
- If you want to override the default user ID, enter a user ID in this field.
- Password
- The password required if you are overriding the default user ID.
- Output
- Displays the status of the command execution, including the program output.
The completion status and command output are posted only in this window pane.
If you close the window, you can reopen it later to view the execution status
of the command.
- Execute
- Runs on the selected system the command specified in the
Command field.
- Close
- Closes the dialog.
Note: Closing the dialog does not terminate the execution
of the command. It only closes the dialog window.