You can invoke the InfoServer in the following ways: o Using the RUN command As explained in the introduction, you can invoke the InfoServer using the RUN command by entering the following at the DCL command prompt: $ RUN SYS$SYSTEM:ESS$INFOSERVER o Defining the InfoServer as a foreign command You can also define the InfoServer as a foreign command by entering the following at the DCL prompt, or in a startup or login command file: $ InfoServer :== $ESS$INFOSERVER After you enter this definition, you can enter the InfoServer command at the DCL prompt to invoke the utility: $ InfoServer If you use InfoServer as a foreign command: - And also enter an InfoServer command, the utility terminates after it executes the command and returns you to the DCL command prompt; for example: $ InfoServer SHOW SERVER . . . (output) . . . $ - Without specifying an InfoServer command, the utility displays the InfoServer> prompt, at which point you can enter commands; for example: $ InfoServer InfoServer> SHOW SERVER . . . (output) . . . When you are inside the InfoServer utility, you can enter HELP to get help on InfoServer commands. NOTE All InfoServer commands require SYSPRV and OPER privileges. To exit from the InfoServer utility, enter the EXIT command at the InfoServer> prompt or press Ctrl/Z. For information about the InfoServer utility, enter the HELP command at the InfoServer> prompt.