Applications Configure scripts to run manually
IX10 User Guide
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Command line
a. Select the device in Remote Manager and click Actions > Open Console, or log into the
IX10 local command line as a user with full Admin access rights.
Depending on your device configuration, you may be presented with an Access selection
menu. Type admin to access the Admin CLI.
b. At the command line, use the scp command to upload the Python application script to the
IX10 device:
> scp host hostname-or-ip user username remote remote-path local
local-path to local
where:
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hostname-or-ip is the hostname or IP address of the remote host.
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username is the name of the user on the remote host.
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remote-path is the path and filename of the file on the remote host that will be
copied to the IX10 device.
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local-path is the location on the IX10 device where the copied file will be placed.
For example:
To upload a script from a remote host with an IP address of 192.168.4.1 to the
/etc/config/scripts directory on the IX10 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. Type exit 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 IX10 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, ports and storage:
# python /etc/config/scripts/test.py 120 ports storage
Configure scripts to run manually
You can configure an scripts to be manually run.