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Benefits of the Global Shell

The Global Shell, OGFS, and rosh utility, offer the following benefits:

  • Security: Logging on to managed servers is controlled by the Server Automation security framework.
  • Auditing: Logins and commands on managed servers are recorded in audit log files.
  • Re-use of existing scripts: Existing native scripts can run on managed servers with the rosh utility. For example, you can run .BAT, .vbs, and .sh scripts on managed servers. Scripts written in UNIX shells will run within the Global Shell, which supports bash, csh, and other common shells.
  • Routine maintenance tasks on multiple servers: By accessing the global view of the OGFS, system administration scripts can run iteratively on groups of servers.
  • Access to the Server Automation data model: Global shell scripts can access information about managed servers, including custom attributes.