3PAR InForm® OS 2.3.1 CLI Administrator's Manual (320-200180 Rev B, February 2010)

13.4
Task Manager
3PAR InForm CLI Administrator’s Manual InForm OS Version 2.3.1
13.2.2 Task Manager Commands
You can use the task manager commands to display, cancel, and remove tasks running on the
system. See Table 13-1 for a list of the InForm CLI task manager commands.
For a complete list of options available for the CLI task manager commands, see the InForm OS
Command Line Interface Reference and InForm CLI Help.
13.2.3 Starting a Task
You can use the starttask command to start a CLI command that runs as a
background_command task type. The background_command manages CLI commands with
long running times in the background so that tasks can run concurrently. The
background_command task type can be managed with the task manager commands.
■ See Table 13-1 for a complete list of the task manager commands.
■ See the background_command task type in Table 13-2 for a list of the commands that can
be run by the
starttask command.
If the command running as a
background_command requires user confirmation, you must
force the command with the
-f option.
Table 13-1. Task Manager Commands
Command Description Privilege Level
canceltask
Cancel one or more tasks. Super, Edit
removetask
Remove information about one or more tasks
and their details.
Super, Edit, Service
showtask
Display information about tasks on the system. Super, Edit, Browse,
Service
starttask
Start a CLI command that runs as a background
task.
Super, Service
waittask
Ask the CLI to wait for a task to complete before
proceeding.
Super, Edit, Browse,
Service