Operating BS2000 with PuTTY

Users with the roles administrator, BS2000 administrator or operator have access to the CLI commands bs2Console, bs2Dialog and svpConsole on the Management Unit (MU). Upon entering the correct parameters, these commands open the correct operation instance (BS2000 console, BS2000 terminal or SVP console) on the specified Server Unit.

Below, we will use a few examples to quickly outline how you can use these commands for the alternate BS2000 operation under PuTTY.

In general:

• A prerequisite for this is a valid account for the role administrator, BS2000 administrator or operator on the Management Unit.
  Both local accounts and LDAP accounts can be used.

• The respective command is specified in PuTTY as follow-up command.

  An administrator has access to the CLI and can therefore use the commands directly in the shell.

  • Some special settings are required for an ideal display and the use of specific shortcuts.

  The administrator can also open a Linux shell on the Management Unit and can use this to call CLI commands. The cli_info command lists the M2000-specific commands which are available.

  A detailed syntax description of the CLI commands is provided in the CLI command reference, see the online help under Further information -> PDF documents.

  Notes on PuTTY

  • Access to the Management Unit is only possible with the most recent PuTTY versions (from version 0.63 onwards).

  • You can find the most recent version on the PuTTY download page: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html

The following sections describe the BS2000 operation with PuTTY in more detail. Some screenshots still show M2000 version V6.2A. The described procedure, however, also applies to V6.3A and V6.4A.

• BS2000 console on MU or SU /390
• BS2000 dialog on MU or SU /390
• SVP console on MU or SU /390
• BS2000 console on SU x86
• BS2000 dialog on SU x86
• Information on the user strategy