Procedure 3.8. Batch Mode Commands and Operations

1. Enter batch mode

   Enter batch mode with the batch command.

   [standalone@localhost:9999 /] batch
   [standalone@localhost:9999 / #]

   Batch mode is indicated by the hash symbol (#) in the prompt.

2. Add operation requests to the batch

   Once in batch mode, enter operation requests as normal. The operation requests are added to the batch in the order they are entered.
   Refer to Section 3.5.8, “Use Operations and Commands in the Management CLI” for details on formatting operation requests.

3. Run the batch

   Once the entire sequence of operation requests is entered, run the batch with the run-batch command.

   [standalone@localhost:9999 / #] run-batch
   The batch executed successfully.

   Refer to Section 3.5.7, “CLI Batch Mode Commands” for a full list of commands available for working with batches.

4. Batch commands stored in external files

   Frequently run batch commands can be stored in an external text file and can either be loaded by passing the full path to the file as an argument to the batch command or executed directly by being an argument to the run-batch command.
   You can create a batch command file using a text editor. Each command must be on a line by itself and the CLI should be able to access it.
   The following command will load a myscript.txt file in the batch mode. All commands in this file will now be accessible to be edited or removed. New commands can be inserted. Changes made in this batch session do not persist to the myscript.txt file.

   [standalone@localhost:9999 /] batch --file=myscript.txt

   The following will instantly run the batch commands stored in the file myscript.txt

   [standalone@localhost:9999 /] run-batch --file=myscript.txt