DSM/Tape Catalog Operator Interface (MEDIACOM) Manual

DSM/Tape Catalog Operator Interface (MEDIACOM) Manual—429828-010
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1 Using MEDIACOM
MEDIACOM is an interactive interface. MEDIACOM commands executed during a
session take effect immediately on the node specified. Command syntax lets you
specify a node.
To start a MEDIACOM session, enter a run command at the command interpreter
prompt. The three running modes are:
RUN Command Syntax
To start MEDIACOM from the command interpreter, enter a MEDIACOM run
command:
MEDIACOM
is an implicit RUN command instructing your command interpreter to run the
MEDIACOM program.
If you enter MEDIACOM without a command, you start an interactive MEDIACOM
session that controls the terminal and displays the MEDIACOM command prompt:
MC>. You can enter a MEDIACOM command at the prompt. To end the session,
use the EXIT command.
run-option
is an option of the HP Tandem Advanced Command Language (TACL) RUN
command. For a complete list of run options, see the description of the RUN
command in the TACL Reference Manual.
Run options frequently used with MEDIACOM include:
CPU cpu
IN in-name
NAME [ $process-name ]
NOWAIT
OUT [ out-file ]
PRI priority
Execute-
and-quit
MEDIACOM executes specified commands and then returns control to the
command interpreter.
Interactive
session
MEDIACOM prompts you for commands and displays the command results on
your terminal.
Batch MEDIACOM accepts commands from an IN file (an EDIT-format file that
contains MEDIACOM commands) that you specify in the run command or
through an OBEY command during an interactive session.
MEDIACOM [ / run-option [ , run-option ... ] / ]
[ command [ ; command ... ] ]