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NetCI

Command Operation Modes

The prompt indicates the command operation mode in which you are

presently operating. The command operation mode that is in effect at

any one time may be the

• NetCI mode which is indicated by the NetCI> prompt

• MPE mode which is indicated by a node or list name prompt.

NetCI Mode

You are in the NetCI mode when the NetCI> prompt is displayed. Only

NetCI commands may be entered in this mode. For example, when you

enter

NetCI>SHOWNODE @

you are executing a NetCI command in NetCI. If you enter an MPE

command after the NetCI> prompt, you will receive an error message.

MPE Mode

To execute MPE commands, you should be in the MPE mode by

entering the node or list name preceding the MPE command. For

example, when you enter

NetCI>PINOIT SHOWJOB

you will be in the MPE mode in order to execute the MPE SHOWJOB

command. The PINOIT prompt will now be the default prompt.

Whenever the prompt is a node or list name, you know you are in the

MPE mode. NetCI assumes all commands entered in the MPE mode are

MPE commands. If you want to enter a NetCI command in the MPE

mode, a slash (/) must precede the NetCI command.

For example, you enter

PINOIT>/SHOWLIST @

to execute the NetCI SHOWLIST command when you are in the MPE

mode. Refer to “Writing and Executing Script Files” discussed later in

this section for details on how the special slash character would be

especially useful in script ﬁles.

If you want to return to the NetCI mode, you must enter a colon or

NetCI after the node or list prompt. For example, when you enter

PINOIT> :

PINOIT>NetCI

you will receive the NetCI> prompt indicating you are in NetCI mode.