mzsh Commands

The mzsh can be used both as a system administration tool and as a system client tool.

When using mzsh without running the platform, mzsh enables you to startup or shutdown the system and perform other tasks that are not dependent on having a Platform running.

The Platform server process is started by entering the following in the shell:

MZ> startup platform

The following text will appear:

Starting platform...done.

If mzsh is entered while the platform is running, mzsh will become a pico instance, with the ability to manage the system processes. For further information about Pico Clients, see the /wiki/spaces/MD82/pages/3768690.

Using commands downloaded from Platform requires that the user is logged in. For further information about the Platform, see the /wiki/spaces/MD82/pages/3778529. If mzsh is started in interactive mode, the system will prompt that username and password be entered:

$ mzsh
Username: mzadmin
Password: ******

  or:

$ mzsh mzadmin/<password> startup platform

For example, if the platform has already been started, the following command:

$ mzsh startup platform

Will generate the following message:

Platform is already running.

You can still use mzsh in either interactive or non-interactive mode as described earlier.