HP Systems Insight Manager Technical Reference Guide

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Tools that Extend Management \| Creating New Command Line Tools \| New Copy a File Tool

New Copy a File Tool


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» Example of Creating a Copy a File Tool

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This tool creates a command line tool that copies a file to each single-system aware (SSA) system then runs a command (which could be that file if it is a script). Note that the source and target paths of the file to copy must to be different.

This tool creates a temporary XML tool definition file under /var/tmp, then loads it with the command mxtool -af file. You only need to enter data into the required fields.


Warning!


	If you define this tool to run as root, any user authorized to run this tool might be able to gain full access to the managed system, depending on how you define the command and what its capabilities are. Otherwise, the tool runs as the HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM) user and that user's SSH public key must be configured on the managed system using the mxagentconfig command.

To create a new copy file tool:

Select ToolsCommand Line ToolsNew Command Line ToolsNew Copy a File Tool. The New Copy a File Tool page appears.
Under Parameters, add information using the standard tool parameters. The following fields are required:
- Enter tool name
- Enter source path on central management server
- Enter target path on managed system
- Enter command
Refer to Example of Creating a Copy a File Tool for an example of filing in the parameters.
Click [Run Now] to run the task immediately or click [Schedule] to schedule when the task runs. Refer to Managing with Tasks - Scheduling a Task for more information on scheduling a task.

Additional Information

Additional information is available in the following sections:

Example of Creating a Copy a File Tool

The following is a simple example to copy a script file (name myScript) to a target system then execute the script.

In the Enter tool name field, enter a name for the new tool, such as My Script.
In the Enter source path on central management server field. For example, /home/user name/myScript.
In the Enter target path on managed system, enter the path where you want to save the tool. For example, /tmp/myScript.
In the Enter command field, enter the command to execute the tool on the managed system. For example, sh/rmp/myScript.

Related Procedures

» Creating New Command Line Tools - New Command Line Tool

» Tools that Extend Management - Removing and Restoring Tools

» Custom Commands - New Web Launch Tool

» Creating New Command Line Tools - New X Window Tool