RUN process /ON=node

HELP RUN PROCESS /ON=node indicates that one can actually start a
process running on a different node.

So, I decided to try this at home.

From my VAX at 7.3, (node VELO) I issued:

$RUN/proc=MOSAIC/ON=BIKE APPL_ALPHA:[MOSAIC40]MOSAIC.EXE

I get a created process ID that has the BIKE digits at the start.

But nothing seems to happen. BIKE is an ALPHA, but has a common SYSUAF
with VELO.


How does the process actually get created on the target node ? Is it
created in the same way SYSMAN creates them when you specify a node and
username except here it assumes the same username as the guy typing the
RUN command ?

More importantlty, assuming the above worked, on what node does
APPL_ALPHA actually get resolved ? The help text mentions something
about the RUN command not checking for the existance of the file name
because its existance may different on the target node (disk mounted or
not mounted on both nodes for instance).

In my case, I have a system logical APPL which points to a VAX root when
translated on VAXes and points to an ALPHA root when on an ALPHA.

So, if I issued RUN/ON=node APPL:[MOSAIC40]MOSAIC.EXE would it supply
the fileID of the VAX executable because the "APPL" would be translated
by the issuing node, or would the receiving node create the new process
and then translate APPL itself (which would then point to the ALPHA root).
.

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