Terminal and Powershell

NAVIGATION   Modules > Devices > Device List > select a device > Manage > Terminal

PERMISSIONS  Device Management > Add Devices

PERMISSIONS  Device Management > Delete Devices

The Terminal feature enables you to open an elevated Command Prompt (CMD) session for Windows, macOS, and Linux devices, or a PowerShell session for Windows devices, and issue instructions remotely to the endpoint. This article describes how to access and use this functionality.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN  For this feature to be available, the managed device must be powered on and checking in to your VSA 10 platform.

Launching a terminal session

You can launch a terminal session for a managed device from the Device List page. To do so, perform the following steps:

  1. In VSA 10, navigate to Devices > Device List.
  2. View your managed endpoints, grouped by organization.
  1. Enter all or some of a device name in the search bar to filter results. The list of devices will begin to filter the results as you type. You can apply additional criteria to your search by selecting options from the Filter by list.
  2. Click any search result to populate the endpoint's extended details and management options in the device details pane.
  3. Scroll down to the Manage section and click the Terminal option.
  4. The device details pane will pivot to a remote terminal session on the selected device. For Windows devices, this will default to a PowerShell terminal. Linux and macOS devices will default to an Command Prompt (CMD) terminal.

    NOTE  To open a Command Prompt terminal for a Windows device, click the New Session button at the top of the window. This will open an additional tab using CMD instead of PowerShell.

  5. To end the terminal session, click Close Session.

Terminal session features

The Terminal module contains the following additional features: 

  • Copy and paste commands and outputs directly to and from the terminal session.
  • Navigation of command history using up/down arrows.
  • Pop out the terminal to a new browser tab using the pop-out button in the upper right of the terminal window. This enables you to manage multiple active sessions across multiple devices without losing your place.
  • Status messages indicate connectivity and command status: 
    • Connected: The terminal is connected to the remove device, and no commands are currently running.
    • Running Command: The terminal is connected and running the last command entered.
    • Disconnecting: The terminal is in the process of disconnecting, typically from the device going offline.
  • If disconnected but the machine is still online, you can use the Reconnect? button to quickly reconnect the terminal session.