HP Systems Insight Manager 6.3 Command Line Interface Guide

• mxtask -cf taskxmlfile
This command enables you to create a new task from information provided in an external
task-specific XML definition file. You must be an administrative rights user to run this command.
See the mxtask(4) manpage for a description of the task-specific XML format.
• mxtask -rf taskxmlfile
This command enables you to remove the specified task(s). The information regarding the
task(s) is provided by an external task specific XML definition file. You must be an authorized
user to remove a task. See the mxtask(4) manpage for a description of the task-specific XML
format
• mxtask -h
This command displays extended help for mxtask.
Options
-lt
Display a tabular listing of all registered tasks with their associated attributes.
-ld taskname
Display a detailed attribute listing for a single specified task.
-lf taskname
Display an XML file listing for a specified task. This output can be redirected (>) to
a file and used as input to the -f option when creating a new task. For example,
-lf taskname >filename.
-lf all
Display an xml format list of all Systems Insight Manager tasks. This output can be
redirected to a file and used as input to -f when creating a new task.
-r taskname
Remove a specified task immediately.
-rf taskxmlfile
Indicates that the specified Systems Insight Manager task(s) is to be removed. All
required task configuration information must be specified via an external file
containing task specific data in predefined xml format. See the mxtask(4) man page
for a detailed description of the task specific xml format.
-e taskname
Run a specified task immediately.
-o taskname taskowner
Assign a specified task to a new owner.
-c taskname
Create a new task. All required task configuration information must be specified
on the command line following this option. Additional required options are: -q,
-t, -w, (-A|-f).
-cf taskxmlfile
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