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Conference csc32::consolemanager

Title:POLYCENTER Console Manager
Notice:Kits, Scans, Docs on CSC32:: as PCM$KITS:,PCM$DOCS:, PCM$SCANS:
Moderator:CSC32::BUTTERWORTH
Created:Thu Aug 06 1992
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1541
Total number of notes:6564

141.0. "Single typing to multiple keyboards?" by XIRTLU::schott (Eric R. Schott USG Product Management) Sun Dec 05 1993 14:22

Hi

 Is it possible with OSF/1 version to have the keyboard automatically
feed input to several consoles simulatenously?

ie, I want to run setld in parallel on several machines, and my input
could be echo'ed to multilple consoles without my needing to re-type
it or cut/paste it?

thanks

Eric

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141.1My guess : noKETJE::SYBERTZMarc Sybertz@BRO - 856/7572Mon Dec 06 1993 14:355
Hi Eric,

I think the answer is no. But Phil or Simon can have additional idea.

Marc.
141.2Not directly But....OPG::SIMONMon Dec 06 1993 15:1710
    Eric,
        not as such asd the connect session is based to a single syustem 
    not a list.
    However it is possible to write a dialog script which could be sent to
    multiple machines from a monitor session. You could run the setld on a
    single system and get a script of the questions and answers then
    "massage" that into the dialog format. this could then be useed on
    different systems.
    
    cheers Simon....
141.3XIRTLU::schottEric R. Schott USG Product ManagementTue Dec 07 1993 00:5218
hi

 I would like to suggest that you add this capability...some method
for me to direct what I type to multiple consoles simulateanously.

The dialog is not a suitable workaround for what we are looking for.

BTW: Sun offers this in their "cluster" manager for their "Sparc
clusters"....

regards

Eric

PS: Should this be easy to do?



141.4Phase 0 OPG::SIMONTue Dec 07 1993 13:547
    Eric,
            we are hoping to open the Phase 0 for the next version soon and
    this should be submitted as a request. You sit in TAY ( I think ) so
    you are close to the US part of the group. Ann Dinneen is the product
    manager so "touch Base" with her on this one.
    
    Cheers Simon....
141.5WOTVAX::ELLISMAre you all sitting too comfybold square on your botty? - Then we'll beginMon Dec 13 1993 23:097
Simon,

Are you sure this isn't available. The possibility is available in VCS, via the 
monitor interface, to send a text string to many consoles. Is this one of the
things not in CM V1.1 that was in VCS V1.4?

Martin
141.6CSC32::BUTTERWORTHTue Dec 14 1993 19:1711
    Martin,
      What you are thinking of is the OUTPUT command. Indeed it will send
    a string to as many nodes as you wish but you must enter one OUTPUT
    string for each string you wish to send. Note CM also has an OUTPUT 
    command. 
    
    Regs,
       Dan