ViewPoint Manual

Using ViewPoint

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Using Remote Processes

The following instructions describe how you use remote processes. If you follow all the

following steps in sequence, your ViewPoint files remain in your logon subvolume for

future use and all temporary files and processes are eliminated.

1. Perform Steps 1 through 4 from the previous subsection, “Using Define Process

Commands.”

2. Type > DP \REMO.TACL /PNAME A/.

This starts a remote TACL process named A on system node \REMO.

3. Type > A to go to the remote TACL.

Note that the remote TACL has its own history number, that follows the local TACL

history number.

4. Type > STATUS *,PROG $SYSTEM.SYSTEM.PATHMON

From the information displayed, pick a valid PATHMON name (for example,

$PTMI) for use in Step 7 and press [CTRL-Y].

5. Return to your local TACL.

6. Type the following to observe information about the remote TACL process you

have started:

> PINFO /DETAIL/ A

Note that the process name in the PINFO display is prefixed with the name of the

system node where the process is running.

7. Type > DP \REMO.PATHCOM /PNAME MYREMOTEPATHMON1/

\REMO.$PTMI to define a second remote process in that node—a PATHMON

process.

The example uses a long logical name; these names can be 1 to 16 characters.

8. Type > PINFO /DETAIL/ MYREMOTEPATHMON1 to observe information about

this new remote process.

Note that, with the long names, three lines are needed to show the detailed

information for this process.

You now have four processes defined: two local and two remote. Try going to each

one of them.

a. Type PERUSE. You are now in your local PERUSE process.

b. Press BREAK to return to TACL.

Note. These steps can be performed only if you have access to some other node of a

Compaq network, so you must have remote passwords established on both systems—your

local one and the remote one. Instructions for establishing remote passwords are in the

Guardian User’s Guide.