NonStop NS-Series Operations Guide (H06.12+)

— “Spooler Shutdown File” (page 190)
— “TMF Shutdown File” (page 190)
Automating System Startup and Shutdown
Managed Configuration Services (MCS)
Integrity NonStop NS-Series servers are being configured with Managed Configuration Services
(MCS) when they are installed. Functions performed by MCS include configuring the Spooler,
Pathway, and Expand lines, and creating startup and shutdown files. This section is about creating
startup and shutdown files without the use of MCS. For more information about MCS, see the
Integrity NonStop NS-Series Hardware Installation Manual.
Startup
You can use startup command files to automate the starting of devices and processes on the
system, which minimizes the possibility of operator errors caused by forgotten or mistyped
commands.
The system is shipped with a basic startup file named CIIN, located on the $SYSTEM.SYS00
subvolume. The CIIN file must be specified in a particular way. See “CIIN File” (page 176) for
more information.
After the commands in the CIIN file are executed, other startup files can be invoked either
automatically, from another startup file, or manually in commands entered by the operator. The
startup file sequence usually starts the spooler and other system software first and then starts
applications.
Shutdown
Automating system shutdown with a collection of shutdown files helps the operator bring the
system to an orderly halt. The shutdown file sequence reverses the order of commands in the
startup file sequence: applications are shut down first, followed by the spooler and other system
software.
For More Information
SeeFor information about ...
Spooler Utilities Reference ManualConfiguring the spoolers
TS/MP System Management ManualConfiguring and managing Pathway applications
TMF Planning and Configuration GuideTMF Operations and
Recovery Guide
Configuring and managing TMF
TRANSFER Installation and Management GuideConfiguring and managing TRANSFER applications
Processes That Represent the System Console
On Integrity NonStop NS-series servers, the system console is a pair of windows on a
LAN-connected system console. It is represented by the processes $YMIOP.#CLCI and
$YMIOP.#CNSL, and the home terminal is represented by the $ZHOME process pair.
$YMIOP.#CLCI
$YMIOP.#CLCI is the primary interactive terminal for the operator interface to the system.
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