Thanks for the tip! I wasn't aware of this app, but I'm certainly looking forward to using it in the future! Thanks again!
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of KJ Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 2:21 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [nlug] Tip of the week - pconsole I don't think we've seen a linux command tip lately so here's one that I found extremely useful a few weeks ago. We were installing 4 different servers at the same time with the same OS. Being able to use the console via LOM (lights out management) we were able to attach to the machines with *pconsole* and do almost all of the install steps at the same time. Only things like individual hostnames and IP addresses required one-on-one action. HOW-TO: Four xterms were opened and then pconsole was run in a 5th. After determing the device for each of the other terms we then went into command mode and "attached" to them. Here is some screen capture from a session. Many of you may have used pconsole or dsh to work with clustered systems, for me this was new but I can see where it could have made my life easier so many times in the past. host$ sudo pconsole >>> attach /dev/pts/2 >>> attach /dev/pts/3 At this point you will see a message in terms 2 & 3 saying [pconsole attached from tty /dev/pts/6]. >>> connect Press <Ctlr-A> for command mode > Now run all your commands on terms 2 & 3 here, enjoy the awesomeness, use your power only for good. <CTRL-A> >>> detach /dev/pts/2 detaching from /dev/pts/2 : Ok >>> exit So you can see how this could be used after doing ssh to several remote servers, or many other means of connecting. ================================================================== pconsole command mode >>> help help Give help about the available commands ? short-cut for 'help' version Display version information echo Turn echo on or off attach Attach to a tty device detach Detach from a tty device list Show devices currently attached to connect Leave command mode quit Exit pconsole exit Exit pconsole >>> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
