NonStop Operations Guide for H-Series and J-Series RVUs

◦ “Expand-Over-IP Line Startup File” (page 213)
◦ “Expand Direct-Connect Line Startup File” (page 214)
• “Tips for Shutdown Files” (page 214)
• “Shutdown File Examples” (page 214)
“System Shutdown File” (page 214)◦
◦ “CP6100 Lines Shutdown File” (page 215)
◦ “ATP6100 Lines Shutdown File” (page 215)
◦ “X.25 Lines Shutdown File” (page 216)
◦ “Printer Line Shutdown File” (page 216)
◦ “Expand-Over-IP Line Shutdown File” (page 216)
◦ “Direct-Connect Line Shutdown File” (page 216)
◦ “Spooler Shutdown File” (page 217)
◦ “TMF Shutdown File” (page 217)
Automating System Startup and Shutdown
NonStop Cluster Boot Application
HP NonStop Cluster Essentials includes a boot application that provides the functionality to boot
and provision both NonStop and Linux systems together in sequence or in parallel, using a
predefined boot configuration. Users can define one or many boot configurations and use them
for subsequent boots by one click. The boot configurations can also be exported to other CMSs.
The steps in a boot configuration can be performed in parallel or in sequence. A step can be either
running a script or performing the boot (system load) or delay. Users can specify whether the failure
of a step should abort the boot operation or not. Any specified script can reside on the system or
on the console. The console script can be run on the console itself, or transferred to the system and
run there. For a NonStop system, a script can be either a Guardian-based script or an OSS-based
script.
The boot application allows the user to orchestrate any simple or complex workflow for single or
multiple NonStop or Linux systems.
HP NonStop Cluster Essentials has support for booting NonStop systems using Cluster I/O Module
(CLIM) attached disks, Fibre Channel Disk Module (FCDM) disks, or SCSI disks. Users can also
define global NonStop boot parameters (such as SYSnn, system disk locations, and so on) and
use them for individual systems.
For detailed instructions about using the NonStop Cluster Boot Application, see the NonStop Cluster
Boot Application User’s Guide, which is available in the online help for Nonstop Cluster Essentials.
Managed Configuration Services (MCS)
NonStop systems 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 Planning Guide for your
NonStop system.
200 Creating Startup and Shutdown Files