Tornado

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Launcher
3.1 Introduction
This chapter discusses the Tornado Launcher, the control panel for Tornado. Once
Tornado is configured and targets are set up on your network, all the information
you need to connect Tornado tools to a target is in this chapter.
3.2 The Tornado Launcher
The Tornado Launcher is a central control panel that ties together the whole suite
of Tornado tools and services. The launcher’s mission is to bring together tools and
targets; but, as the centerpiece of Tornado, the launcher also provides other
services.
Through the launcher, you can
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inspect information about available targets and target servers
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launch any Tornado tool attached to any available target server
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start VxWorks target simulators
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select among available target servers
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create and manage target servers
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install new Tornado components
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consult Internet publications relating to Tornado or VxWorks
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transmit support requests to Wind River Systems, and query their status
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