There are three basic type of SCM tools, single-system aware (SSA) tools, mulitple-system aware (MSA) tools and web launch aware (WLA) tools.
SSA tools are executed on a target node and are only aware of the target node environment. When executing an SSA tool, therefore, the DTF sends the tool information to each SCM agent to execute the tool. An example of an SSA tool would be a tool that wraps a common UNIX command, such as ls, cat, or cp.
MSA tools are executed on a central node, sometimes the Central Management Server (CMS), and know how to handle a list of target nodes. An example of an MSA tool would be a tool that wraps the functionality of Ignite-UX on HP-UX systems.
WLA tools are tools that are generally executed in a browser and are specified by a universal resource location (URL).
The name attribute specifies the tool name and must be specified.
There are three basic type of SCM tools, single-system aware (SSA) tools, mulitple-system aware (MSA) tools and web launch aware (WLA) tools. |
SSA tools are executed on a target node and are only aware of the target node environment. When executing an SSA tool, therefore, the DTF sends the tool information to each SCM agent to execute the tool. An example of an SSA tool would be a tool that wraps a common UNIX command, such as ls, cat, or cp. |
MSA tools are executed on a central node, sometimes the Central Management Server (CMS), and know how to handle a list of target nodes. An example of an MSA tool would be a tool that wraps the functionality of Ignite-UX on HP-UX systems. |
WLA tools are tools that are generally executed
in a browser and are specified by a universal resource location (URL). |
A parameter element has three attributes. The index attribute specifies which argument in a parameterized string this parameter substitutes. Parameters may be indexed from 1 to 10 with a default index of 1. Tools cannot contain parameters with duplicate indexes. If more than one parameter in a tool definition contains the same index, only the last parameter added to the tool with the duplicate index remains in the tool. The prompt attribute provides information about the parameter that may be displayed in a GUI for assistance. The required attribute specifies whether this parameter must be specified when the tool is executed.
By default, parameters are not required.