HP Systems Insight Manager 5.2 Update 2 Technical Reference Guide

Command line interface
Use the mxtask command to execute tools immediately and to schedule tasks for later time. Perform this
task from the command line interface (CLI). For assistance with this command, see the HP-UX or Linux manpage
by entering man mxtask at the command line or see the Windows command line help. for information
about accessing the manpage, see “Using command line interface commands”.
Related procedures
• Creating a task
• Stopping a task
Related topic
▲ Managing with tasks
Task status types
HP SIM reports the following summary status for tasks :
• Failed. The task instance or task target instance failed and needs immediate attention.
• Killed. The task instance or task target instance stopped.
• Canceled. The task instance or task target instance was canceled before the task was complete.
• Complete. The task instance or task target instance is complete.
• Running. The task instance or task target instance is running without a problem.
The following status types are for the task target instance:
• Copying. The task target instance is copying without a problem.
• Pending. The task target instance is not complete or is pending.
• Skipped. The task target instance includes a system that is not supported or the system was in a
disabled state.
NOTE: If the task instance status of Skipped, the task results (job status) shown in the Task Results
table is Complete.
NOTE: When a tool does not support a system (for example, running a Windows tool on a Linux
system), the task status is Skipped and the tool is not run on that system. The task can be created
against collections even if some systems might not match the tool filter. When the task runs, the tool
filtering is applied at that point. This differs from selecting a handful of systems and receiving the verify
target selections screen with errors like system is not a Linux OS. Skipped also appears if a
system is disabled and a polling tool (for example, Status polling or Data Collection) is run on it.
Related topic
▲ Managing with tasks
Task results list
This list displays the list of task instances known to the system . Each task instance listed displays:
• Its unique job ID
• Task name
• Owner, status, and duration
• Start and end time
The list provides status information for scheduled tasks that have run and for runnable tasks (tasks that do
not have a schedule). The list enables you to stop, delete, and view task instance results.
To see task information:
Task status types 289