topic Re: Can I background a task to free up the console? in Microsoft Virtualization Discussions https://community.netapp.com/t5/Microsoft-Virtualization-Discussions/Can-I-background-a-task-to-free-up-the-console/m-p/65847#M3292 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Unfortunately, “no” to both questions. It is better to use rsh/ssh connection for long running tasks so as to not block console; the same can also be used to script your activities (using host side scripting language).</P><P></P><P>There are also development kit with C/Perl/Java/C# bindings as well as powershell toolkit available.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 06 May 2011 10:34:37 GMT aborzenkov 2011-05-06T10:34:37Z Can I background a task to free up the console? https://community.netapp.com/t5/Microsoft-Virtualization-Discussions/Can-I-background-a-task-to-free-up-the-console/m-p/65841#M3291 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Is there any way of backgrounding a task on the console so I can get on with other activities?&nbsp; Also are there any unix like shell I can use to automate mundane tasks?</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 06:55:15 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Microsoft-Virtualization-Discussions/Can-I-background-a-task-to-free-up-the-console/m-p/65841#M3291 PRINCE_NYARKO 2025-06-05T06:55:15Z Re: Can I background a task to free up the console? https://community.netapp.com/t5/Microsoft-Virtualization-Discussions/Can-I-background-a-task-to-free-up-the-console/m-p/65847#M3292 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Unfortunately, “no” to both questions. It is better to use rsh/ssh connection for long running tasks so as to not block console; the same can also be used to script your activities (using host side scripting language).</P><P></P><P>There are also development kit with C/Perl/Java/C# bindings as well as powershell toolkit available.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 06 May 2011 10:34:37 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Microsoft-Virtualization-Discussions/Can-I-background-a-task-to-free-up-the-console/m-p/65847#M3292 aborzenkov 2011-05-06T10:34:37Z