Owner`s manual

The Z command syntax is:
Z [/qualifier] <XMI-node>
where <XMI-node> is required and is the number of the target node. When
used with the /BI qualifier, <VAXBI-node> specifies the target node on the
VAXBI. When no qualifier is present, <XMI-node> specifies the target node
on the XMI.
The Z command allows you to access the console program on a secondary
processor directly. It also allows you to communicate with adapters that
have ROM-based diagnostics.
Use a CTRL/P to terminate the Z command and return control to the
primary processor. Use ESC to ignore any special functions of the character
following the escape key. For example, ESC CTRL/P passes CTRL/P to the
target node.
Only one Z command is in effect at a time. You cannot issue a Z command
from one secondary processor to another secondary processor. Z commands
can be issued only from the boot processor. A processor node that is already
the target of a Z command rejects any Z commands that it receives and
issues an error message. This way your characters are not being forwarded
to more than one target node, but only to the node you have specified.
Once you have issued a Z command to access a secondary processor and
you wish to access another secondary processor, you must issue a CTRL/P
to return to the primary processor, and from there issue a Z command to
the new secondary processor you wish to access.
When you access a secondary processor, the system modifies the console
prompt to include the secondary processor node number (n>>). This
modified prompt remains until you use a CTRL/P command to return to
the primary processor.
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