Applications Configurescriptsto run manually
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For example:
To upload a script from a remote host with an IPaddress of 192.168.4.1 to the
/etc/config/scripts directory on the IX20 device, issue the following command:
> scp host 192.168.4.1 user admin remote /home/admin/bin/test.py local
/etc/config/scripts/ to local
admin@192.168.4.1's password: adminpwd
test.py 100% 36MB 11.1MB/s 00:03
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c. Typeexit to exit the Admin CLI.
Depending on your device configuration, you may be presented with an Access selection
menu. Type quit to disconnect from the device.
Note You can also create scripts by using the vi command when logged in with shell access.
2. Select a device in Remote Manager that is configured to allow shell access to the admin user,
and click Actions> Open Console. Alternatively, log into the IX20 local command line as a user
with shell access.
Depending on your device configuration, you may be presented with an Access selection
menu. Type shell to access the device shell.
3. Use the python command to run the Python application. In the following example, the Python
application, test.py, takes 3 parameters: 120, portsand storage:
# python /etc/config/scripts/test.py 120 ports storage
Configure scripts to run manually
You can configure an scripts to bemanually run.
Required configuration items
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Upload or create the script.
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Enable the script.
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Set the script to run manually.
Additional configuration items
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Alabel used to identify the script.
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The arguments for the script.
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Whether to write the script output and errorsto the system log.
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The memory available to be used by the script.
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Whether the script should run one time only.
Task one: Upload the application
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